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Supreme Court makes it easier to claim ‘reverse discrimination’ in employment

A unanimous Supreme Court made it easier Thursday to bring lawsuits over so-called reverse discrimination, siding with an Ohio woman who claims she didn’t get a job and then was demoted because she is straight. The justices’ decision affects lawsuits in 20 states and the District of Columbia where, until now, courts had set a higher bar when members of a majority group, including those who are white and heterosexual, sue for discrimination under federal law. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson wrote for the court […]

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Jasmine Crockett seeks to be top Democrat on powerful House Oversight Committee: ‘Ready to meet the moment’

Rising Democratic star U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Texas is seeking a powerful congressional role that would position her as one of her party’s most influential leaders. In a letter to the Democratic House Caucus, Crockett announced her candidacy to be the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the main investigative body of the U.S. House of Representatives. “Our country is in an existential crisis driven by an out-of-control Executive with a flagrant disregard for […]

todayJune 4, 2025 13

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Education Secretary Linda McMahon doesn’t appear to know what Tulsa Race Massacre is during House hearing

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon got an unexpected pop quiz on Black history during a congressional hearing on Wednesday. While questioned by Rep. Summer Lee, D-Pa., McMahon appeared clueless about the Tulsa Race Massacre, a historical event of racial violence that has horrified generations of African Americans. McMahon, who President Donald Trump appointed with a mandate to dismantle the Education Department, testified before the House Committee on Education and Labor about her agency’s budget and priorities. During one striking […]

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Musk calls Trump’s big tax break bill a ‘disgusting abomination,’ testing his influence over the GOP

Elon Musk blasted President Donald Trump’s“big, beautiful bill” of tax breaks and spending cuts as a “disgusting abomination” on Tuesday, testing the limits of his political influence as he targeted the centerpiece of Republicans’ legislative agenda. The broadside, which Musk issued on his social media platform X, came just days after the president gave him a celebratory Oval Office farewell that marked the end of his work for the administration, where he spearheaded the Department of Government Efficiency. “I’m sorry, but I just can’t stand […]

todayJune 4, 2025 13

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Trump budget bill is ‘largest transfer of wealth’ since slavery, says Rev. William Barber after US Capitol arrest

Longtime activist Dr. Rev. William Barber, co-chair of the Poor People’s Campaign, was arrested for a second time in the last two months at the U.S. Capitol as he and hundreds protested in Washington, D.C., against controversial budget legislation backed by President Donald Trump and the Republican Party. “This is a big, ugly, deadly, destructive bill,” Barber told theGrio a couple of hours after being released from police custody on Monday. Barber, who was praying at the time of his […]

todayJune 3, 2025 17

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Republican push for proof of citizenship to vote proves a tough sell in the states

President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have made it a priority this year to require people to prove citizenship before they can register to vote. Turning that aspiration into reality has proved difficult. Trump’s executive order directing a documentary, proof-of-citizenship requirement for federal elections has been blocked by a judge, while federal legislation to accomplish it doesn’t appear to have the votes to pass in the Senate. At the same time, state-level efforts have found little success, even in places where Republicans control the legislature and governor’s office. The most […]

todayJune 3, 2025 10

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Newark mayor sues New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor after arrest at immigration detention site

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka sued New Jersey’s top federal prosecutor on Tuesday over his arrest on a trespassing charge, which was later dropped, at a federal immigration detention facility. Baraka, who leads New Jersey’s biggest city, is a candidate in a crowded primary field for the Democratic nomination for governor next Tuesday. The lawsuit against interim U.S. Attorney for New Jersey Alina Habba coincided with the day early in-person voting began. The lawsuit seeks damages for “false arrest and malicious prosecution,” […]

todayJune 3, 2025 12

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White House and Hakeem Jeffries clash over claim people will ‘literally die’ from proposed Medicaid cuts

In a war of words, the White House on Monday called out House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries for his claim that President Donald Trump‘s “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” will result in deaths. In response, the minority leader’s office tells theGrio the facts speak for themselves. This week, the U.S. Senate is considering passage of the Republican Party’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” which includes key items of Trump’s agenda, like permanent tax cuts and increased spending for immigration enforcement. To pay […]

todayJune 2, 2025 13

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Provision in Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ would weaken court’s ability to hold him accountable

As President Donald Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” Act, which includes sweeping tax and budget cuts including to Medicaid and SNAP, is under review in the U.S. Senate, there’s one obscure provision that would also give him and his administration more protection from consequences for violating court orders. The provision would block federal judges from enforcing contempt of court citations if they had not previously ordered a bond, essentially making it more expensive for plaintiffs suing the federal government. Typically, judges […]

todayJune 2, 2025 16