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Judge issues injunction restricting immigration arrests in nation’s capital

A federal judge late Tuesday blocked the Trump administration from making widespread immigration arrests in the nation’s capital without warrants or probable cause that the person is an imminent flight risk. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington granted a preliminary injunction sought by civil liberties and immigrants rights groups in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. An email to the department after hours Tuesday was not immediately returned. Officers making civil immigration arrests generally have to have an administrative […]

todayDecember 3, 2025 1

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Trump issues additional pardons for two January 6 rioters

Months after President Donald Trump began his second term, pardoning individuals who were convicted of crimes related to the January 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, he’s issuing new pardons. The first of this new batch went to a militia member who was convicted of a separate Kentucky firearms charge that wasn’t included in his initial pardon and the second to a woman who threatened to shoot FBI agents. The District of Columbia rejected an April appeal for Dan Wilson, […]

todayNovember 15, 2025 3

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Supreme Court issues emergency order to block full SNAP food aid payments

BOSTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday granted the Trump administration’s emergency appeal to temporarily block a court order to fully fund SNAP food aid payments amid the government shutdown. A judge had given the Republican administration until Friday to make the payments through the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program. But the administration asked the appeals court to suspend any court orders requiring it to spend more money than is available in a contingency fund, and instead allow it to […]

todayNovember 7, 2025

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‘It did cause me some issues’: Jasmine Crockett explains why she dropped out of race for top House Oversight role

U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett‘s bid to be the top Democrat on the U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform ended abruptly when the congresswoman announced that she dropped out of the race following a preliminary recommendation vote from her colleagues. The Monday vote among Democratic members of the House Committee on Steering and Policy resulted in Crockett’s last-place finish. As a result, Crockett removed her name from the bidding, and, on Tuesday, House Democrats ultimately elected U.S. Rep. Robert […]

todayJune 24, 2025

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Trump issues pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol

Donald Trump issued pardons for participants in the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol, one of his first acts after being sworn in as the country’s 47th president on Monday. The pardons fulfilled Trump’s promise to release supporters who tried to help him overturn his election defeat four years ago. “These are the hostages,” he said while signing the paperwork in the Oval Office. Trump said he hopes many are released shortly. His desk was covered with executive orders […]

todayJanuary 21, 2025

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Biden issues record clemency and pardons for nearly 1,500

President Joe Biden will issue clemency on Thursday for nearly 1,500 people sentenced to home confinement and 39 individuals who were convicted of non-violent crimes, theGrio is first to report.  President Biden’s executive action is the largest single-day grant of clemency in modern history by any American president. “Mercy is being granted” for “proven rehabilitation” efforts, according to a source at the White House close to the clemency process. The commutations involve individuals who served out their sentences in home […]

todayDecember 12, 2024

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Many in Gaza are eating just once a day, as hunger spreads amid aid issues

Yasmin Eid coughs and covers her face, cooking a small pot of lentils over a fire fed with twigs and scrap paper in the tent she shares with her husband and four young daughters in the Gaza Strip. It was their only meal Wednesday — it was all they could afford. “My girls suck on their thumbs because of how hungry they are, and I pat their backs until they sleep,” she said. After being displaced five times, the Eids reside […]

todayNovember 22, 2024

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Black Caucus issues new guidelines for DEI policies and urges firms to help reduce racial wealth gap

WASHINGTON (AP) — Corporate policies meant to advance diversity and inclusion in the workplace are legal and should be expanded to promote broad economic prosperity and reduce racial wealth inequities, according to a new report by the Congressional Black Caucus. The report released Monday offers guidelines to corporations on the best practices to adopt to advance diversity, equity and inclusion policies in the workplace and calls on companies to recommit to advance racial justice in the workplace. The document also […]

todaySeptember 9, 2024 1

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5 important issues for Black men this election season

Editor’s note: The following article is an op-ed, and the views expressed are the author’s own. Read more opinions on theGrio. This election cycle and every election cycle, Black men must be engaged in the same way that political parties intentionally engage other demographics. Unfortunately, Black men are rarely sought out nor are their concerns carefully considered by the typical political candidate. It is true that some candidates will host barbershop tours, but those usually come the weekend or two […]

todayJune 18, 2024