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Jeffries says Republicans are trying to ‘cover up for the pedophiles’ amid standstill vote over ex-Trump friend Epstein

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives, scolded his Republican colleagues amid a standstill on a vote to release FBI files related to convicted sex trafficker–and former friend of President Donald Trump–Jeffrey Epstein. “Mike Johnson and this group continue to cover up for the pedophiles. That’s crazy,” Jeffries told Jen Psaki, host of MSNBC’s “The Briefing” on Wednesday. The vote to unseal the Epstein files has become a political vulnerability for Republicans, given the billionaire […]

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Jeffries Calls Out Party of Hypocrisy as GOP Continues to Block Epstein Files – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries has accused congressional Republicans of “covering up for pedophiles,” as the party continues to block a measure forcing the release of federal files on Jeffrey Epstein. “We don’t buy it at all,” Jeffries said on MSNBC’s The Briefing. “Republicans on The Hill for months have been doing Donald Trump’s bidding and trying to hide these Epstein files from the American people, notwithstanding the fact that the […]

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Former President Obama reacts to Israel-Hamas deal to end conflict in Gaza

Former President Barack Obama is speaking out after the White House announced that a deal had been reached between Israel and Hamas to end the deadly conflict in Gaza that has killed more than 67,000 Palestinians since Oct. 7, 2023. “After two years of unimaginable loss and suffering for Israeli families and the people of Gaza, we should all be encouraged and relieved that an end to the conflict is within sight; that those hostages still being held will be […]

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‘No weapon formed against me shall prosper’: Letitia James hits back at Trump after ‘baseless’ indictment

New York Attorney General Letitia James quickly hit back at President Donald Trump after his Justice Department indicted her for mortgage fraud, calling the charges “baseless.” “This is nothing more than a continuation of the president’s desperate weaponization of our justice system,” James declared in a video response to the shocking Thursday indictment. Citing the president’s own statements, New York’s top prosecutor said the charges brought by the Trump administration are nothing more than “political retribution” for her successful prosecution […]

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Leftist Protesters Labeled Antifa and Domestic Terrorists – BlackPressUSA

By April Ryan The White House wants to invoke the Insurrection Act as the Trump administration continues to target Antifa, which they consider leftist terrorist cells. An Antifa designation could also, in turn, render a classification as domestic terrorists. This Trump message was taken abroad last month. An American traveling with the White House press corps asked the British Prime Minister, Keir Starmer, if he would follow America’s lead and disavow Antifa. Copy and paste this HTML code into your […]

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New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted by Trump administration

A grand jury has indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on a fraud charge, a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press on Thursday. James was indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia on one count after a mortgage fraud investigation, said the person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to publicly discuss the matter. The indictment, two weeks after a separate criminal case charging former FBI Director James Comey with […]

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‘Why you playing yourself?’: Hakeem Jeffries clashes with Republican in explosive hallway confrontation over government shutdown

Things got testy at the U.S. Capitol after Republican Rep. Mike Lawler approached Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, resulting in an explosive hallway confrontation. The exchange between Lawler and Jeffries, both congressmen from New York, highlighted the continued political divide—and the high emotions attached to it—as the government shutdown lingers with no deal in sight between Republicans and Democrats. As Leader Jeffries walked out of an office on Capitol Hill, Lawler, who is facing a tough re-election in next […]

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 ‘Recognition, responsibility, and restitution’: Ghana presents historic reparations push for Africans and Black Americans

For centuries, the transatlantic slave trade has been treated as history — a horrific chapter to be memorialized but not rectified. Last week at the United Nations General Assembly, Ghana’s president, John Dramani Mahama, forced the world to confront that fiction, calling the trade “the greatest crime against humanity” and demanding reparations on behalf of Africans and their descendants worldwide. Mahama announced plans to submit the first formal motion calling for reparative justice through a global body. The proposal challenges […]

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Democrats Tout State Races, but Party of Diversity Still Refuses to Invest in Black Media   – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent The Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC) announced ten key state legislative races to watch this November, touting the contests as pivotal for maintaining and expanding Democratic power in states such as Virginia, New Jersey, Minnesota, Mississippi, and Washington. Yet, even as the DLCC calls attention to its candidates and their communities, the party’s silence and neglect toward Black-owned media — particularly the historic Black Press of America — continues to speak […]

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