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‘Racist, misogynistic, and unlawful attack’: Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook draws accusations of authoritarianism

Donald Trump became the first president to attempt to remove a member from the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in the central bank’s 111-year history. In a letter on Monday, President Trump announced that Lisa Cook, the first Black woman and woman of color to serve on the Fed board, was “removed” from her Senate-confirmed, 14-year-long role “effective immediately.” The presidential act sets up an unprecedented legal battle. It challenges the independence of the Federal Reserve, which Trump has pressured […]

todayAugust 26, 2025 1

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Trump draws outrage with pardons for DC officers convicted in death and coverup of Black motorist

Advocates are slamming President Donald Trump‘s decision to issue pardons for two D.C. police officers who were convicted in the death and subsequent coverup of a Black motorist. “President Trump’s first-week pardons make it clear he has no respect for democracy or the rule of law in D.C. or anywhere else,” said Markus Batchelor, a former D.C. Advisory Neighborhood Commission (ANC) commissioner and national political director at People For the American Way. Andrew Zabavsky and Terence Sutton received “full and […]

todayJanuary 24, 2025 1

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Elon Musk draws outrage with accused Hitler salute at Trump inauguration event

Elon Musk, the billionaire friend and incoming White House advisor to President Donald Trump, drew immediate public outrage during a Trump inaugural celebration event. After delivering remarks at the inaugural “parade” Monday afternoon, Musk appeared to deliver the Nazi salute to at least 20,000 Trump supporters inside the Capitol One Arena in Washington, D.C. The salute believed to be gestured by Musk, in which a person raises their right arm outstretched with their palm facing downwards, was prominent in Germany during […]

todayJanuary 20, 2025 2

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Trump shooting draws reactions from Black leaders, raises security concerns

Political leaders quickly condemned what is being investigated as an apparent assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump on Saturday evening at a Pennsylvania campaign rally.  President Joe Biden said, “There is no place for this type of violence in America,” and was “grateful” Donald Trump, who appeared to be shot or grazed on the ear, “is safe and doing well.” The presumptive 2024 Democratic presidential nominee declared, “Everybody must condemn it.” The White House confirmed that President Biden spoke […]

todayJuly 14, 2024 1

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Federal prison deaths report draws scrutiny from prison advocates

Prison advocates are calling attention to a scathing report from the Justice Department that details how mismanagement at federal prisons contributed to deaths of hundreds of inmates within the past decade. The Office of the Inspector General (OIG) report on the Federal Bureau of Prisons released earlier this month found that 344 inmates died, the majority due to suicide or homicide, in federal institutions between 2014 and 2021. Other deaths were categorized as accidental or unknown, many of which involved […]

todayFebruary 27, 2024 2