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Obama warns that Republicans want to ‘rig’ next year’s election in horrowing ad

Former President Barack Obama delivered a harrowing message to voters in a new ad aimed at President Donald Trump and the Republican Party for their efforts to redraw congressional maps in their favor. Following the controversial passage of a new map in Texas, which gives Republicans a five-seat advantage demanded by Trump ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, Obama says, “Republicans want to steal enough seats in Congress to rig the next election and wield unchecked power for two more […]

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Kamala Harris reacts to initial Gaza peace deal: ‘There is still much more work to do’

Former Vice President Kamala Harris applauded the initial peace deal to end Israel’s military operation in Gaza after more than two years of conflict that left more than 67,000 Palestinians dead and millions displaced. Harris, who arguably lost the 2024 presidential election largely due to the Biden-Harris administration’s response to the brutal conflict, said she was “thankful and deeply encouraged” by the ceasefire deal struck between Israel and Hamas–and brokered by President Donald Trump, Harris’s opponent in last year’s election. […]

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‘Inherently corrupting’: Obama warns against danger of Trump’s Chicago military deployment

Former President Barack Obama slammed President Donald Trump‘s attempts to use the military in American cities, warning that America’s democracy is being “weakened deliberately.” “When you have a military that can direct force against their own people, that is inherently corrupting,” America’s first Black president said on WTF podcast, accusing his successor of politicizing the military. Since entering office for a second time, Trump has taken extraordinary steps to address what he has described as out-of-control crime in cities led by […]

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Stephen A. Smith is called out for remarks about Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett

Radio personality Stephen A. Smith is being ridiculed for remarks he made about U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett during a recent episode of his Sirius XM show “Straight Shooter.” Calling out the Texas Democratic congresswoman for how she “expresses herself” in opposition to President Donald Trump and his policies, Smith suggested that Crockett’s criticisms of the president do not help the constituents who elected her to office. “Is that gonna help your district in Texas? Aren’t you there to find a […]

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Trump’s “Beautiful Black Women” Lie and the Complicity That Betrays Us – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent Donald Trump’s claim that “beautiful Black women” were begging him to come to Chicago was not flattery. It was a lie that weaponized race and gender to mask a long record of cruelty and contempt. It was a performance designed to seduce the uninformed and comfort those willing to excuse his open assault on the people he pretends to praise. For any Black person, minority, or woman defending this, the problem […]

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Andrew Cuomo refuses to condemn President Trump over Letitia James indictment

Former New York Governor and New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo refused to condemn President Donald Trump after his Justice Department indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James. When asked by Pix 11 reporter Dan Mannarino whether Trump should have “gone after” James, Cuomo responded, “Both sides, Democrats and Republicans believe there’s too much politics in the justice system.” Cuomo, who is running for mayor as an Independent, made the same remark in a previous statement reacting to the […]

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Supreme Court takes up Republican attack on Voting Rights Act in case over Black representation

A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities comes to the Supreme Court this week, more than a decade after the justices knocked out another pillar of the 60-year-old law. In arguments Wednesday, lawyers for Louisiana and the Trump administration will try to persuade the justices to wipe away the state’s second majority Black congressional district and make it much harder, if not impossible, to take account of race in redistricting. “Race-based redistricting is fundamentally […]

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How America Fails Its Sickest Patients—and the People Fighting Back – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent Across America, families are being broken not by illness alone, but by the quiet cruelty of denial letters from insurance companies. Patients in crisis are told their care is not medically necessary. Others learn too late that their coverage has been canceled. The denials come swiftly, the appeals take months, and the system often feels rigged against the very people it was built to protect. A ProPublica investigation revealed just how […]

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Tennessee Three’s Justin J. Pearson announces run for Congress, challenging longtime Democrat

Tennessee State Rep. Justin J. Pearson announced that he is running for Congress, setting up a primary contest against longtime Democratic Congressman Steve Cohen. “I am ready to fight for us in the United States Congress. The U.S. House of Representatives must be centered on us,” said Pearson in a campaign video declaring his candidacy for Tennessee’s 9th Congressional District in the 2026 election. Pearson, 30, gained national notoriety in 2023 after he was expelled from the Tennessee State House […]

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