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Trump says Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene has ‘lost her way’ for criticizing his foreign policy focus

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday said that key Republican ally Georgia Congresswoman Marjorie Taylor Greene had “lost her way” by saying that he’s spending too much time on foreign affairs and should be more focused on inflation. The dispute reflects a fundamental challenge within Trump’s coalition after last week’s off-cycle elections, in which voters in the New Jersey and Virginia governor races flocked to Democrats in large part over concerns about the cost of living. The White House has recognized that it needs to do […]

November 11, 2025

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South African government criticizes Trump’s refugee policy prioritizing white Afrikaner minority

South Africa’s government on Friday criticized the U.S. refugee policy shift that gives priority to Afrikaners, the country’s white minority group of Dutch descent. The Trump administration on Thursday announced a ceiling of 7,500 refugees to be admitted to the United States, a sharp decrease from the previous 125,000 spots and said Afrikaners would be given preference over other groups. U.S. President Donald Trump has claimed that there is a “genocide” against Afrikaners in South Africa and that they are facing persecution and discrimination because of […]

November 1, 2025

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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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Marine Corps’ new grooming policy slammed for targeting Black men

A recently updated grooming policy issued by the United States Marine Corps is being slammed by advocates for negatively targeting Black male service members. The policy is a reversal of a decades-long waiver that allowed Black men with coarse or curly hair to electively wear their beards as a result of a skin condition. The waivers allowed Black service members to avoid the military’s requirements for men to be clean-shaven. In March, the Marine Corps issued a new guidance on […]

May 29, 2025

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Center 1968 is on a mission to train and elect more Black women in politics and policy

When Jasmine Sessoms observed the political landscape, she was disheartened to see that practically no Black women worked in public policy. After successfully training Black women to run for political office in her home state of Pennsylvania through her “She Can Run” program—resulting in graduates like Cherelle Parker, who went on to be elected Philadelphia’s first female mayor—Sessoms decided she needed to go a step further. “Without training us, investing in us, and connecting us, we really are struggling,” said […]

March 20, 2025

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Pennsylvania LG Austin Davis says Democrats must ‘listen’ before writing ‘policy prescription for everything’

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Austin Davis, who was elected the new chair of the Democratic Lieutenant Governors’ Association (DLGA) on Tuesday, believes the Democratic Party could learn a thing or two from other lieutenant governors across the country. As Democrats work to rehabilitate their party after Vice President Kamala Harris’ devastating loss, and their loss of complete control in Congress, Lt. Governor Davis told theGrio during a recent interview that the answer for Dems will come down to state and local […]

December 7, 2024

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Harris works to energize Black male voters while Trump continues to attack immigration policy

DETROIT (AP) — Democratic presidential nominee Kamala Harris warned Tuesday that Republican Donald Trump would “institutionalize” harsh policing tactics that disproportionately affect Black men, while Trump blamed Harris’ immigration policies for “devastating” Black and Latino communities. “Any African American or Hispanic that votes for Kamala … you’ve got to have your head examined, because they are really screwing you,” Trump said of Harris, who is African American, at an evening rally in Georgia. Earlier, during a radio town hall moderated by Charlamagne […]

October 16, 2024

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Harris cautiously rolls out policy, aiming to outmaneuver Trump and address 2020 liabilities

WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris is trying to outmaneuver former President Donald Trump and address old vulnerabilities on her policy positions as she starts to fill in how she would govern if elected in November. Vice presidents rarely have policy portfolios of their own — and almost always set aside any views that differ from those of the Oval Office occupant. Now, after four years of following President Joe Biden‘s lead, Harris is taking a cautious approach to […]

August 13, 2024

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For 4/20, advocates call on Biden and Harris to go further on marijuana policy

As millions of people around the globe celebrate the cannabis holiday known as 4/20, advocates are calling on President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris to do more on the federal level to redress the legal and societal harms of marijuana prohibition, and its disproportionate impact on Black and brown communities. “It is a moral imperative that marijuana be decriminalized and descheduled,” read a letter addressed to Biden and Harris from the Marijuana Justice Coalition, which is comprised of […]

April 20, 2024