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Once Again Leader Hakeem Jeffries Must Navigate Senate Democrats Caving to Republicans – BlackPressUSA

By Lauren Burke At a midday press conference on November 10 in a House side Capitol Hill recording studio, House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) was asked the same question repeatedly: Was he still supporting his Democratic Senate counterpart, Chuck Schumer? The questions once again arrived after eight Senate Democrats agreed to join Senate Republicans to open the government with no agreement on an extension of health care tax subsidies. Leader Jeffries decided to stay focused on Republicans who have […]

November 12, 2025

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Supreme Court extends full SNAP payment pause despite Ketanji Brown Jackson’s objection

The Supreme Court on Tuesday extended an administrative stay until Thursday on a lower court decision that required the Trump administration to make full Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) payments during the ongoing government shutdown. The decision does not deny the legal merits of the case, but continues to place a pause on full payments of SNAP benefits for roughly 42 million Americans for another two days. While the Senate has passed a bill that would reopen the government, the […]

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Shutdown leaves a mark on an already-struggling economy, from lost paychecks to canceled flights

WASHINGTON (AP) — The longest federal government shutdown in U.S. history appears to be nearing an end, but not without leaving a mark on an already-struggling economy. About 1.25 million federal workers haven’t been paid since Oct. 1. Thousands of flights have been canceled, a trend that is expected to continue this week even as Congress moves toward reopening the government. Government contract awards have slowed and some food aid recipients have seen their benefits interrupted. Most of the lost economic activity will […]

November 11, 2025 2

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April Ryan’s Race In America Panel 2025 — with Nikole Hannah Jones and Don Lemon – BlackPressUSA

Copy and paste this HTML code into your webpage to embed. Join April Ryan, White House correspondent at TheGrio and author of Black Women Will Save the World: An Anthem, Under Fire, At Mama’s Knee, and The Presidency in Black and White for another installment in an ongoing series of discussions focusing on the panelists’ most recent books and current events. Ryan will examine recent and longstanding issues with the following panelists: White House Correspondent April Ryan has a […]

November 11, 2025

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Rep. Ilhan Omar reacts to Trump dig over US Constitution: ‘Unlike you, I can read’

U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., hit back at President Donald Trump after he mentioned her during a recent Fox News interview. While discussing his views of Democrats, Trump told host Laura Ingraham that the party was filled with “crazed lunatics.” “I look at somebody that comes from Somalia, where they don’t have anything — they don’t have police, they don’t have military, they don’t have anything,” said Trump, referring to Omar without naming her. The progressive congresswoman is the only […]

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Senate approves bill to end the shutdown, sending it to the House

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate passed legislation Monday to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an end as a small group of Democrats ratified a deal with Republicans despite searing criticism from within their party. The 41-day shutdown could last a few more days as members of the House, which has been on recess since mid-September, return to Washington to vote on the legislation. President Donald Trump has signaled support for the bill, saying Monday that “we’re going to be […]

November 11, 2025

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While Trump threatens controllers, US flight cancellations will drag on even after shutdown ends

Air travelers should expect worsening cancellations and delays this week even if the government shutdown ends, as the Federal Aviation Administration rolls out deeper cuts to flights at 40 major U.S. airports, officials said Monday. The fourth day of the flight restrictions saw airlines scrap over 2,300 flights Monday and more than 1,000 flights set for takeoff Tuesday. Unpaid for more than a month, some air traffic controllers have begun calling out of work, citing stress and the need to take on second jobs. President Donald Trump took […]

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Trump’s Budget of Death and the Collapse of USAID – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent The Trump administration’s decision to dismantle the United States Agency for International Development has triggered a humanitarian catastrophe that can only be described as state-engineered cruelty. Reports from The New Yorker, KFF, ABC News, and humanitarian groups reveal a grim portrait of what happens when governance becomes an instrument of vengeance rather than stewardship. President Trump’s second term began not with promises of compassion but with an executive order freezing all […]

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Trump says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has ‘lost her way’ for criticizing his foreign policy focus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday said that key Republican ally Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene had “lost her way” by saying that he’s spending too much time on foreign affairs and should be more focused on inflation. The dispute reflects a fundamental challenge within Trump’s coalition after last week’s off-cycle elections, in which voters in the New Jersey and Virginia governor races flocked to Democrats in large part over concerns about the cost of living. The White House has recognized that it needs to do […]

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