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Nicki Minaj to speak about alleged Christian persecution in Nigeria this week alongside U.N. ambassador

Holy cow — Nicki Minaj is apparently gearing up to speak at an upcoming event with U.S. Ambassador Mike Waltz about the alleged persecution of Christians in Nigeria.  On Sunday, Nov. 16, Time correspondent Eric Coretellesa reported that the 42-year-old rapper will join U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Michael Waltz at an official event on Tuesday.  “Scoop: U.S. envoy to the UN @michaelgwaltz and rap superstar @NICKIMINAJ will deliver remarks early this week on the persecution of Christians in […]

todayNovember 18, 2025 2

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Hakeem Jeffries challenged to 2026 primary by 27-year-old New York councilman

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader in the U.S. House of Representatives, is facing a primary challenge in next year’s 2026 midterm elections. Chi Ossé, a 27-year-old New York City councilman, filed paperwork on Monday as a candidate to represent New York’s 8th Congressional District. As the leader of the Democratic Party, Jeffries, who has represented the 8th district in Brooklyn since 2013, hopes to become the first Black speaker of the House if Democrats win back the majority […]

todayNovember 18, 2025 5

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Trump explains hoarse voice during Oval meeting: ‘I was shouting at people’

President Donald Trump‘s voice was noticeably hoarse during a meeting inside the Oval Office on Monday, as he shared with White House reporters that he had a screaming fit. “Your voice sounds a little rough. Are you feeling OK?” a reporter asked Trump, who held a news conference to announce a new FIFA passport ahead of next year’s World Cup hosted in the United States. Trump assured, “I feel great,” but added that he lost his voice because “I was […]

todayNovember 17, 2025

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Trump could use same ‘tool of retribution’ against Mamdani as he did Kamala Harris, Letitia James

President Donald Trump and New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani have made it no secret that they are not fond of each other, but their ability to work together will soon be put to the test. Trump told reporters on Sunday that the White House is coordinating with Mamdani’s team for an upcoming meeting. “The mayor of New York, I will say, would like to meet with us, and we’ll work something out. But he would like to come to Washington and […]

todayNovember 17, 2025 2

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Trump backs release of Epstein files as GOP tensions rise

President Donald Trump said House Republicans should vote to release the files in the Jeffrey Epstein case, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal as a growing number of those in his own party supported it. “We have nothing to hide, and it’s time to move on from this Democrat Hoax perpetrated by Radical Left Lunatics in order to deflect from the Great Success of the Republican Party,” Trump wrote on social media late Sunday after landing at Joint […]

todayNovember 17, 2025 1

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Trump Hosted Former Terror Suspect While America Condemns a Muslim Mayor – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent They had the audacity, the gall, the hypocrisy to condemn Zohran Mamdani, the newly elected mayor of New York City, while opening the White House to a man their own government once called a terrorist. It was not long ago that the U.S. Embassy in Syria published a “Rewards for Justice” notice for Muhammad al-Jawlani, offering ten million dollars for his capture. His face, his name, and his crimes were displayed […]

todayNovember 16, 2025 2

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Trump’s Republican Party insists there’s no affordability crisis and dismisses election losses

NEW YORK (AP) — Almost two weeks after Republicans lost badly in elections in Georgia, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, many GOP leaders insist there is no problem with the party’s policies, its message or President Donald Trump’s leadership. Trump says Democrats and the media are misleading voters who are concerned about high costs and the economy. Republican officials aiming to avoid another defeat in next fall’s midterms are encouraging candidates to embrace the president fully and talk more about his accomplishments. Those are the major takeaways from a […]

todayNovember 16, 2025 3

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Donald Trump makes claim that HBCUs would “go out of business” without students from China

In a recent interview, President Donald Trump defended H-1B visas and international students, but made a grand claim about historically Black colleges and universities when doing so. According to the president, international students from China keep HBCUs afloat. “We do have a lot of people coming in from China,” President Trump said in an interview with Fox News’ Laura Ingraham on Monday. “We also have a massive system of colleges and universities, and if we were to cut that in […]

todayNovember 16, 2025 2

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Trump issues additional pardons for two January 6 rioters

Months after President Donald Trump began his second term, pardoning individuals who were convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, he’s issuing new pardons. The first of this new batch went to a militia member who was convicted of a separate Kentucky firearms charge that wasn’t included in his initial pardon and the second to a woman who threatened to shoot FBI agents. The District of Columbia rejected an April appeal for Dan Wilson, […]

todayNovember 15, 2025 3