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Critics suggest White House ballroom be renamed after Obama, or bulldozed when Trump leaves office

President Donald Trump‘s $300 million ballroom continues to ignite outrage and debate as Democrats weigh in on what should be done when he ultimately leaves office. Some have welcomed the idea of renaming the yet-to-be-built ballroom after America’s first Black president, Barack Obama. “To really mess with him, just name it the ‘Barack Obama Ballroom,'” U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona told NBC News. “I think that would take care of half the problem.” News anchor and Zeteo founder Mehdi […]

todayOctober 27, 2025 1

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Trump reveals he had MRI after questioning Jasmine Crockett and AOC’s IQ, raising concerns about health

U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Monday that he underwent an MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, earlier this month, raising immediate questions about his health. “I got an MRI. It was perfect,” he told reporters on Air Force One on his way to Japan after being asked about his visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earlier this month. When asked to elaborate about the MRI, he falsely said, “I gave you the full results.” While the White House […]

todayOctober 27, 2025 1

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Trumps Approval is Underwater – BlackPressUSA

By April Ryan Only 37% of Americans approve of President Trump. Those numbers are from a new October 2025 AP-NORC Center Poll, Meanwhile, over 7,000,000 people are estimated to have marched across the country on Saturday against President Donald Trump in No Kings Day 2.0, which aligns with the Associated Press poll’s findings.Protesters included former Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff and scores of others protesting the fate of democracy and the human condition under the Trump administration’s second term. The White […]

todayOctober 26, 2025

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Diddy’s Fate and the Return of Political Forgiveness for Sale – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent It always begins the same way. A whisper in Washington. A rumor in the corridors of power. This time, the story comes from TMZ. Donald Trump, the man who once branded himself the law-and-order president, is reportedly weighing whether to commute the sentence of Sean “Diddy” Combs. Diddy, the chart-topping mogul now sitting behind federal bars for violating the Mann Act, has served just over a year of his 50-month sentence. […]

todayOctober 26, 2025 1

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In emotional speech, Zohran Mamdani defends Muslim identity against ‘racist and baseless’ attacks

NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, pledged Friday to further embrace his Muslim identity in response to growing attacks by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his surrogates that he characterized as “racist and baseless.” Encircled by faith leaders outside a Bronx mosque, Mamdani spoke in emotional terms about the “indignities” long faced by the city’s Muslim population, choking back tears as he described his aunt’s decision not to ride the subway after the Sept. […]

todayOctober 26, 2025 2

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‘I’m not done’: Kamala Harris hints at possible run for the White House again

Former Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t ruling out another run at president.  In an interview with the BBC, Harris says her grandnieces will see a woman in the White House “in their lifetime” and suggests that woman may “possibly” be her. “I am not done,” Harris told Laura Kuenssberg about a possible third run for the White House. “I have lived my entire career a life of service and it’s in my bones. There are many ways to serve, but […]

todayOctober 25, 2025 3

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Tish James is Arraigned in Virginia as Black Women Stand in Support of Her – BlackPressUSA

By April Ryan Tish James, the New York Attorney General, will be arraigned in Norfolk, Virginia, today on one count of bank fraud. Advocacy groups are at the courthouse in support of James to deliver a strong message against intimidating strong Black Women. NAACP New York State Conference President, L. Joy Williams, told Black Press USA exclusively, “These attacks on Attorney General Tish James are not just about her, they’re about trying to intimidate strong Black women who lead with […]

todayOctober 25, 2025

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Virginia Democrats Enter the War on Maps After GOP Moves to Kill Black Political Power – BlackPressUSA

By Lauren Burke “Democrats are going to take back control of the United States House of Representatives. It’s the reason why we see Republicans in full-blown panic right now,” House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries to reporters on Capitol Hill on Oct. 22. Democrats have been strategizing on redistricting strategy with leaders in Democratic states since Republicans in Texas. “We’ve never seen this level of extraordinary gerrymandering attempts take place across the country. Why do you think it’s happening? It’s happening […]

todayOctober 25, 2025

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National Guard deployments in DC and Portland, Oregon, are focus of court hearings

No National Guard troops are expected to be deployed in Portland, Oregon, for at least several days, after a temporary federal appeals court decision Friday. Meanwhile, a judge in Washington, D.C., is weighing whether to pull more than 2,000 troops off the streets of the nation’s capital. The developments are the latest in a head-spinning array of lawsuits and overlapping rulings prompted by Trump’s push to send the military into Democratic-run cities despite fierce resistance from mayors and governors. Troop deployment remains […]

todayOctober 25, 2025 1