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Juneteenth at the Trump White House shows what a difference a year makes

As millions of Americans celebrate Juneteenth, the federal holiday commemorating the end of slavery in the U.S. and the freedom of Americans of African descent, the politics of the holiday today can probably be best understood by what’s happening or not happening at the White House. While President Donald Trump issued presidential statements honoring Juneteenth in his first term, it is unclear whether he will do the same this year. This year marks 160 years since Union Maj. Gen. Gordon […]

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What you may not know about the ‘Father of Juneteenth’ Al Edwards

Though Juneteenth is now recognized across the country, many people don’t know the story behind the man partially responsible for it being a federal holiday.Though Opal Lee, known as the “Grandmother of Juneteenth,” brought national attention to the holiday through her advocacy — including 2.5-mile commemorative walks in the Lone Star State — Texas State Rep. Al Edwards, known to many as the “Father of Juneteenth,” masterminded the legislative victory. President Joe Biden, who signed Juneteenth into law as a […]

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Jeffries ‘strongly’ urges more security funding for members of Congress after Minnesota political assassination

U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the Democratic leader of the House of Representatives, is “strongly” urging the Republican Speaker of the House to increase the funding allowance for security to protect members of Congress following the political assassination of a Minnesota lawmaker and her husband that left another lawmaker and his wife critically injured. “These shootings were not isolated incidents. Credible threats and acts of political violence have increased significantly over the last decade,” said Jeffries in a letter sent […]

todayJune 17, 2025

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‘Profit over principle’? Trump family’s latest venture, ‘Trump Mobile,’ raises more concerns about self-enrichment

President Donald Trump’s family business has announced the launch of “Trump Mobile,” its latest venture. Part of its growing tech and media portfolio, Trump Mobile is garnering more criticism about whether or not he is using the presidency to enrich himself and the Trump Organization. Trump’s sons, Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump, executive vice presidents of the Trump Organization, announced the launch of the mobile package, which includes a $499 mobile device and a $47 monthly cellular plan. Eric […]

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NAACP breaks 116-year tradition by not inviting Trump to national convention: ‘Waste of our time’

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, more commonly known as the NAACP, has broken a 116-year tradition in an unprecedented move against President Donald Trump and his administration’s policies. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization announced on Monday it has decided not to invite Trump to its annual convention for the first time since its founding. “For 116 years, the NAACP has invited the sitting president of the United States to address the NAACP National Convention — […]

todayJune 16, 2025 1

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‘Age doesn’t guarantee wisdom’ 18-year-old, Brandon Moss, is running for mayor in Alabama

Age ain’t nothing but a number to Brandon Moss. This week, the 18-year-old announced his run for mayor of Fairfield, Alabama. Just two weeks after walking across the stage to receive his high school diploma, Moss is making history as the city’s youngest mayoral candidate.  “I am ready to take on this challenge. Age doesn’t guarantee wisdom or innovation,” Moss told ABC News. “I’m not going to say I’m perfect or I know it all; it will take a team […]

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Trump orders ICE to execute ‘largest mass deportation program in history,’ setting up clashes with Black mayors

President Donald Trump ordered ICE officials to execute the “largest Mass Deportation Program in History” in a clear escalation of his aggressive immigration agenda, setting up likely clashes with Democratic-run cities, many of them led by Black mayors. In a Truth Social post published Sunday night, Trump, whose controversial policies ignited thousands of protests over the weekend as he held an unprecedented military parade on his birthday, instructed federal officers to “do all in their power” to carry out his […]

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Judge blocks Trump’s election executive order, siding with Democrats who called it overreach

A federal judge on Friday blocked President Donald Trump’s attempt to overhaul elections in the U.S., siding with a group of Democratic state attorneys general who challenged the effort as unconstitutional. The Republican president’s March 25 executive order sought to compel officials to require documentary proof of citizenship for everyone registering to vote for federal elections, accept only mailed ballots received by Election Day and condition federal election grant funding on states adhering to the new ballot deadline. The attorneys general had argued the […]

todayJune 14, 2025

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As legal fight over Guard deployment plays out, Noem vows to continue Trump’s immigration crackdown

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem pledged to carry on with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown despite waves of unrest across the U.S. Hours after her comment Thursday, a judge directed the president to return control to California over National Guard troops he deployed after protests erupted over the immigration crackdown, but an appeals court quickly put the brakes on that and temporarily blocked the order that was to go into effect on Friday. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals scheduled a […]

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