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After Iran strikes, Senate rejects resolution to block Trump from military action without congressional approval

Democratic efforts in the Senate to prevent President Donald Trump from further escalating with Iran fell short Friday, with Republicans blocking a resolution that marked Congress’ first attempt to reassert its war powers following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites. The resolution, authored by Sen. Tim Kaine of Virginia, aimed to affirm that Trump should seek authorization from Congress before launching more military action against Iran. Asked Friday if he would bomb Iranian nuclear sites again if he deemed necessary, Trump said, “Sure, […]

todayJune 28, 2025 2

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Trump Jr. says Barack Obama getting Nobel Peace Prize over his father is affirmative action

Donald Trump Jr. suggested that former President Barack Obama’s being Black is the reason he has been awarded a Nobel Peace Prize—and that his father has not. “Affirmative action is when Barack Obama gets the Nobel Peace Prize instead of Donald Trump,” Trump Jr. posted Tuesday on X. The statement comes as President Donald Trump and some Republican voices have expressed that Trump deserves the more than century-old Swedish honor bestowed upon recipients “who have promoted or achieved peace worldwide” […]

todayJune 25, 2025

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Trump’s DOJ investigates whether universities comply with SCOTUS ruling on race-based affirmative action

The Trump administration has opened investigations into the admissions policies at Stanford University and three campuses within the University of California system, including UC Berkeley, UCLA and UC Irvine, the Department of Justice said Thursday. U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi has directed the department’s Civil Rights Division to investigate whether the schools’ policies comply with the 2023 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that ended affirmative action in college admissions, the department said in a statement. Since taking office in January, President Donald Trump has attempted […]

todayMarch 28, 2025 1

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Federal workers file class action lawsuit saying white men kept jobs while they got fired in DEI backlash

A group of federal workers say that massive layoffs tied to President Trump’s DEI ban targeted workers of color and women—even if their jobs had nothing to do with DEI. These workers have now filed a class action lawsuit against Trump’s administration and are being represented by the ACLU of D.C., according to NBC News. The legal argument workers are making is that their First Amendment rights were violated when they were fired over the perception that they had pro-DEI […]

todayMarch 27, 2025 2

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NAACP President: With two weeks until Inauguration Day, we’re calling on Biden to take urgent action

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio In 2020, when he was officially declared as the next president of the United States, Joe Biden sent a clear message to Black America: I have your back. Now, with less than two weeks to go until Inauguration Day, President Biden still has the opportunity to cement his progressive legacy, and deliver on three critical promises he made to our community. First, […]

todayJanuary 8, 2025

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Black voters want action on housing

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio.   “There’s just no inventory for affordable housing at all.” That’s a direct quote from Jeffrey from Atlanta, Georgia, one of 200,000+ people who participated in the largest survey of Black people in U.S. history.  Jeffrey wasn’t alone in saying housing is a pressing concern. Participants in my organization’s Black Census Project pointed to the lack of affordable housing as […]

todayOctober 26, 2024 1

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California lawmakers pass landmark bills to atone for racism, but hold off on fund to take action

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California lawmakers this week passed some of the nation’s most ambitious legislation aimed at atoning for a legacy of racist policies that drove disparities for Black people, from housing to education to health. None of the bills would provide widespread direct payments to African Americans. The state Legislature instead approved proposals allowing for the return of land or compensation to families whose property was unjustly seized by the government, and issuing a formal apology for laws […]

todaySeptember 3, 2024

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Watch: Would Biden honor Sheila Jackson Lee with executive action on reparations?

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee was laid to rest this week in Houston after losing her battle with cancer on July 19. The 74-year-old longtime congresswoman’s signature bill in recent years was HR 40, which would create a U.S. commission to study reparations for African-American citizens. Jackson Lee took up the mantle of introducing the bill every session of Congress after the late Rep. John Conyers of Michigan left office. But after more than 30 years, the legislation has yet to […]

todayAugust 2, 2024