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Here’s what hangs in the balance for Black Amercians this Election Day

On Tuesday, Nov. 4, millions of eligible voters will cast their ballots in the first election since Donald Trump‘s stunning 2024 presidential victory, which has resulted in his MAGA takeover of the federal government, and to some degree, state and local governments. The outcome of Tuesday’s elections is seen as a referendum on Trump’s performance as president to date, and will be critical for millions of Americans, most especially Black Americans, 83% of whom did not vote for Trump in […]

todayNovember 3, 2025

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As Trump bows to billionaire influence with shutdown, Black government workers hang in the balance

After Donald Trump sided with his billionaire ally Elon Musk, urging Republicans to abandon a budget deal with Democrats that would have averted a potential government shutdown, critics warn that the incoming president, seen as influenced by the wealthy class, poses serious socioeconomic harm for Black and other vulnerable Americans.  “He’s playing a very dangerous game with the livelihoods of a lot of workers, particularly a lot of workers from Black and Brown communities,” Democratic strategist Joel Payne said of Trump, who on Wednesday […]

todayDecember 20, 2024

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Control of the U.S. House hangs in the balance with enormous implications for Trump’s agenda

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. House majority hung in the balance Wednesday, teetering between Republican control that would usher in a new era of unified GOP governance in Washington or a flip to Democrats as a last line of resistance to a Trump second-term White House agenda. A few individual seats, or even a single one, will determine the outcome. Final tallies will take a while, likely pushing the decision into next week — or beyond. After Republicans swept into the majority in the U.S. Senate […]

todayNovember 8, 2024