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‘Crossed the line’: Stephen A. Smith blasts Sen. Mark Kelly over viral video urging troops to defy illegal Trump orders

Stephen A. Smith has opinions, and this week, he aimed them straight at Capitol Hill. On the latest episode of his “Straight Shooter” SiriusXM show, the ESPN personality called out Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) for appearing in a viral video alongside five other Democratic lawmakers, which has garnered more than 18 million views on X. In the clip, the group with military or intelligence backgrounds encourages service members to refuse illegal orders from the Trump administration. To Stephen A., that […]

November 29, 2025 1

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Federal judge orders Alabama’s largest county to redraw racially gerrymandered districts

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered Alabama’s largest county to redraw county commission lines after ruling that the districts were unconstitutional because of racial gerrymandering. U.S. District Judge Madeline H. Haikala ruled the county map was unconstitutional because race was the predominant factor when the Jefferson County Commission drew districts. The ruling came in a 2023 lawsuit that says the plan overly packed Black voters, who make up 40% of the county population, into just two districts. “Because the 2021 […]

September 18, 2025 5

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Trump faces harsh critiques after signing executive orders to end cashless bail-a policy that benefits Black, brown and poor defendants

President Donald Trump on Monday signed executive orders aiming to end cash bail across the United States, beginning in Washington, D.C., where he seeks to show his enduring dominance amid his declared crime emergency in the nation’s capital. Cashless bail, a system intended to remove poverty barriers for defendants who do not pose a risk to the community, is part of a number of bail reform policies established in states like New York, New Jersey, California and Illinois. Washington, D.C., […]

August 25, 2025

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Ayanna Pressley introduces bill to restore Biden-era DEI orders, calls for ‘Third Reconstruction’

As President Donald Trump‘s executive grip on DEI puts both the public and private sectors in a tight chokehold, U.S. Rep. Ayanna Pressley, D-Mass., on Wednesday introduced a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would restore what advocates say are major setbacks to closing social and economic gaps for Black and other marginalized communities. “Their rollbacks have been swift and deep over the last six months, and all marginalized people are feeling the impacts,” Pressley told theGrio. She […]

July 23, 2025 1

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Trump orders ICE to execute ‘largest mass deportation program in history,’ setting up clashes with Black mayors

President Donald Trump ordered ICE officials to execute the “largest Mass Deportation Program in History” in a clear escalation of his aggressive immigration agenda, setting up likely clashes with Democratic-run cities, many of them led by Black mayors. In a Truth Social post published Sunday night, Trump, whose controversial policies ignited thousands of protests over the weekend as he held an unprecedented military parade on his birthday, instructed federal officers to “do all in their power” to carry out his […]

June 16, 2025 1

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NAACP lawsuit says Department of Education is ‘intentionally discriminating’ against Black Americans with anti-DEI orders

The NAACP is challenging the Trump administration in a new federal lawsuit that accuses the U.S. Department of Education of violating the civil rights of Black American students with its broad anti-DEI policies. In the lawsuit, filed in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday, the nation’s oldest civil rights organization, joined by the Legal Defense Fund, targets the DOE’s threat to withhold federal funding from school districts if they do not eliminate a range of programs and curriculums designed to foster racial […]

April 16, 2025 1

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Appeals court lifts blocks on Trump’s orders restricting diversity, equity and inclusion programs

An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity and inclusion programs, handing the Trump administration a win after a string of setbacks defending President Donald Trump’s agenda from dozens of lawsuits. The decision from a three-judge panel allows the orders to be enforced as a lawsuit challenging them plays out. The appeals court judges halted a nationwide injunction from U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson in Baltimore. Two of the judges […]

March 15, 2025 1

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‘Sham’: Judge chastises Trump administration, orders thousands of federal employees to get jobs back

In a blistering ruling on Thursday, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to “immediately” offer thousands of recently fired federal employees their jobs back. U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered that federal agencies, including the Departments of Defense, Treasury, Energy, Interior, Veterans Affairs and Agriculture, rehire probationary employees who were terminated in mass, citing that it was “unlawful,” reports Politico. The lawsuit brought by federal employee unions came after the Trump administration implemented the mass firings as part of […]

March 14, 2025 1

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Judge largely blocks Trump’s executive orders ending federal support for DEI programs

A federal judge on Friday largely blocked sweeping executive orders from President Donald Trump that seek to end government support for programs promoting diversity, equity and inclusion. U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson in Baltimore granted a preliminary injunction blocking the administration from terminating or changing federal contracts they consider equity-related. Abelson found that the orders likely carry constitutional violations, including against free-speech rights. Trump signed an order his first day in office directing federal agencies to terminate all “equity-related” grants or contracts. He signed […]

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