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Nicki Minaj invited by Trump official for visit after praising president’s claim about Christians in Nigeria

The Trump administration extended an invitation to Nicki Minaj after the rapper praised President Donald Trump for defending against the so-called persecution of Christians in Nigeria. As theGrio previously reported, the 42-year-old hip-hop star expressed her “gratitude” for Trump‘s claims about Christians facing an “existential threat” and that “thousands” have allegedly been killed based on their religion. Following adulation from Minaj, real name Onika Maraj, Mike Waltz, Trump’s U.S. ambassador to the United Nations and former national security advisor, invited […]

todayNovember 3, 2025 1

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Ex-Trump White House official calls Karine Jean-Pierre ‘incompetent’ and proof ‘DEI doesn’t work’

Karine Jean-Pierre was personally attacked on CNN by former White House official Katie Miller, who called the former White House press secretary “incompetent” and proof that “DEI doesn’t work.” Jean-Pierre has been in the news a lot lately due to several interviews promoting her new post-White House book, “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines.” The book details Jean-Pierre’s historic run as the first Black and LGBTQ+ White House press secretary, and what she describes […]

todayOctober 29, 2025 2

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Congressman tells Black Trump ICE official blocking immigration oversight that he hopes spirit ‘haunts your soul’

A Black ICE official got a mouthful after members of Congress were denied entry to a facility where undocumented Maryland residents are being detained under the Trump administration’s crackdown on illegal immigration. U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Angela Alsobrooks, and U.S. Reps. Kweisi Mfume, Glenn Ivey, Johnny Olzewski Jr., and Sarah Elfreth—all Democrats representing the state of Maryland—entered the George H. Fallon federal building in Baltimore on Monday to conduct an oversight visit. The lawmakers said they were touring the […]

todayJuly 30, 2025 1

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Trump signs order designating English as the official language of the US

President Donald Trump signed on Saturday an executive order designating English as the official language of the United States. The order allows government agencies and organizations that receive federal funding to choose whether to continue to offer documents and services in language other than English. It rescinds a mandate from former President Bill Clinton that required the government and organizations that received federal funding to provide language assistance to non-English speakers. “Establishing English as the official language will not only streamline communication but also […]

todayMarch 2, 2025

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Biden won’t enforce TikTok ban, official says, leaving fate of app to Trump

President Joe Biden won’t enforce a ban on the social media app TikTok that is set to take effect a day before he leaves office on Monday, a U.S. official said Thursday, leaving its fate in the hands of President-elect Donald Trump. Congress last year, in a law signed by Biden, required that TikTok’s China-based parent company ByteDance divest the company by Jan. 19, a day before the presidential inauguration. The official said the outgoing administration was leaving the implementation […]

todayJanuary 17, 2025

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Beyoncé allows Kamala Harris to use ‘Freedom’ as an official campaign song

Beyoncé is seemingly showing her support for Vice President Kamala Harris’ presidential campaign through her music.  The music superstar, 42, gave the 59-year-old presidential hopeful permission to use her song, “Freedom,” throughout Harris’ campaign, according to CNN. The vice president walked out to the 2016 song, which was featured on Beyoncé’s groundbreaking album “Lemonade,” during her first official visit to her campaign headquarters on Monday, the outlet reported.  Beyoncé is known for enforcing “strict clearance guidelines” around her music, a […]

todayJuly 23, 2024

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Los Angeles Mayor Karen Bass safe after suspect breaks into official residence, police say

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Police in Los Angeles arrested a suspect following a break-in at the home of Mayor Karen Bass on Sunday morning, officials said. Bass and her family were not harmed when a suspect gained access to Getty House, the L.A. mayor’s official residence on Irving Boulevard. “Around 6:40 AM this morning an individual smashed a window to gain entry into the Getty House while occupied,” the Los Angeles Police Department said in a statement on social media, […]

todayApril 22, 2024