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Obama says the US is at ‘an inflection point’ after Kirk’s killing and Trump has divided the country

Former President Barack Obama says that the United States is at “an inflection point” following the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk and that President Donald Trump has further divided the country rather than work to bring people together. “There are no ifs, ands or buts about it: The central premise of our democratic system is that we have to be able to disagree and have sometimes really contentious debates without resorting to violence,” Obama said Tuesday night during an event in Erie, Pennsylvania, […]

todaySeptember 17, 2025 1

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Biden warns of dangers of ‘oligarchy’ of ultra-rich, ‘tech-industrial complex’ running country in farewell address

 President Joe Biden used his farewell address to the nation Wednesday to warn of an “oligarchy” of the ultra-wealthy taking root in the country and of a “tech-industrial complex” that is infringing on Americans’ rights and the future of democracy. Speaking from the Oval Office as he prepares to hand over power Monday to President-elect Donald Trump, Biden sounded alarm over the accumulation of power and wealth among a small few. “Today, an oligarchy is taking shape in America of […]

todayJanuary 16, 2025

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Black voters have positive views of Kamala Harris, but they’re not sure she would change the country for the better, poll finds

WASHINGTON (AP) — Black registered voters have an overwhelmingly positive view of Vice President Kamala Harris, but they’re less sure that she would change the country for the better, according to a recent poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. The poll, which was conducted in mid-September, found about 7 in 10 Black voters have a somewhat or very favorable view of Harris, with few differences between Black men and women voters on how they view the Democratic candidate. Younger […]

todayOctober 9, 2024

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Exclusive: Members of Congress urge the Biden-Harris administration to stop the deportation of Black Mauritanians due to threats of racism in the African country

Members of Congress have written a letter to the Biden-Harris administration requesting President Joe Biden grant Mauritanians Temporary Protected Status (TPS) due to “ethnic cleansing” in the Northwestern African country. U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, D-Fl., told theGrio that more than half of the Mauritanian population is “vulnerable to enslavement-like conditions.” The U.S. Capitol building is shown in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images) She stated that Black Mauritanians, who are at a higher risk of being enslaved, have sought refuge […]

todayFebruary 4, 2024