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DHS head Noem said NFL ‘won’t be able to sleep at night’ for choosing Bad Bunny for Super Bowl halftime show

The Department of Health Secretary Kristi Noem has weighed in on the NFL’s announcement that Bad Bunny will perform at the Super Bowl halftime show, and confirmed immigration agents will be there. Noem told conservative podcaster Benny Johnson that ICE “will be all over that place.” Until now, the Trump Administration had not confirmed that ICE would be present at the Super Bowl. “We are going to enforce the law. You shouldn’t be coming to the Super Bowl unless you […]

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Black Americans Hit Hard as Medical Debt Rule Tossed – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent A Trump-appointed federal judge has blocked a key rule that would have removed medical debt from the credit reports of roughly 15 million Americans, dealing a harsh blow to struggling families already burdened by the high cost of health care, particularly Black Americans who carry a disproportionate share of that debt. The ruling by Judge Sean Jordan of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Texas vacated the Consumer […]

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Trump’s Department of Justice Asks for a 1-Day Sentence for Ex-Cop Convicted in Killing of Breonna Taylor – BlackPressUSA

By Lauren Burke Harmeet Dhillon, President Trump’s assistant attorney general for civil rights, has asked a judge who will be sentencing a former Louisville, Kentucky Metro Police Department Officer who was a part of the wrongful shooting death of Breonna Taylor, to impose only a one-day sentence as punishment. Taylor, 26, was shot dead during a “no knock” warrant search conducted by seven Louisville police officers who entered her apartment. They killed Taylor as part of a raid in search […]

todayOctober 4, 2025

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Founding CBC Member and Missouri Trailblazer Bill Clay Sr. Dies at 94 – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent William Lacy Clay Sr., a civil rights leader, legislative powerhouse, and one of the 13 founding members of the Congressional Black Caucus, has died. He was 94. “The National Newspaper Publishers Association (NNPA) extends heartfelt condolences to the family of Congressman William Clay Sr.,” NNPA President and CEO Dr. Benjamin F. Chavis Jr. stated. The NNPA is the trade association of the more than 200 African American-owned newspapers and media companies […]

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White House reacts to Bad Bunny named as 2026 Super Bowl performer and threat of ICE enforcement

The White House officially reacted to the news of Latin global superstar Bad Bunny being named as the 2026 Super Bowl halftime performer during a Friday press briefing. When asked about the announcement, which has sparked criticism from conservatives, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt demurred on divulging President Donald Trump’s thoughts about the entertainment selection of Bad Bunny, real name Benito Antonio Martínez Ocasio. “I know there are many in this room who are very anxious to hear the […]

todayOctober 4, 2025 2

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Trump no longer distancing himself from Project 2025 as he uses shutdown to further pursue its goals

President Donald Trump is openly embracing the conservative blueprint he desperately tried to distance himself from during the 2024 campaign, as one of its architects works to use the government shutdown to accelerate his goals of slashing the size of the federal workforce and punishing Democratic states. In a post on his Truth Social site Thursday morning, Trump announced he would be meeting with his budget chief, “Russ Vought, he of PROJECT 2025 Fame, to determine which of the many Democrat Agencies, most of […]

todayOctober 3, 2025 4

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GOP Lawmaker Faces Eviction over Unpaid Rent – BlackPressUSA

By Stacy M. BrownBlack Press USA Senior National Correspondent While President Donald Trump and MAGA lawmakers’ controversial policies continue to make it difficult for everyday citizens to afford basic needs, perhaps one Republican congressman can relate. A landlord has filed an eviction complaint against U.S. Rep. Cory Mills, who represents Florida’s 7th Congressional District, alleging that Mills failed to pay tens of thousands of dollars in rent on a luxury apartment in Washington, D.C. According to the verified complaint filed […]

todayOctober 3, 2025 1

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President Trump falsely claims ‘record Black employment,’ amid rising Black joblessness

President Donald Trump appeared to take credit for “record” Black employment in a Truth Social post amid rising Black unemployment during his second term. On Thursday night, Trump posted a meme aiming at former Presidents Bill Clinton and Barack Obama and their record for Black Americans. For Clinton, the image reads “record Black imprisonment,” likely referring to his infamous 1994 crime bill, and for Obama, “record Black welfare.” But for Trump himself, the meme reads, “record Black employment.” During Trump’s […]

todayOctober 3, 2025 1

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Cori Bush aims for comeback after losing seat in Congress over Gaza

After devastatingly losing her congressional seat in Missouri, former U.S. Rep. Cori Bush said on Friday that she is aiming for a comeback in the 2026 midterm election. “I ran for Congress to change things for regular people. I’m running again, because St. Louis deserves leadership that doesn’t wait for permission, doesn’t answer to wealthy donors, and doesn’t hide when things get tough,” Bush says in a video announcing her re-election campaign for Missouri’s 1st Congressional District, which is currently […]

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