Supreme Court case could grant Trump and Republicans power to trample Black voting rights for one-party rule, advocates warn The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in a case that could effectively kill the Voting Rights Act Read More
Rep. Nicole Collier refused GOP ‘permission slip’ rule, was locked in the Texas chamber — and slept in her bonnet overnight to protest Texas State Rep. Nicole Collier is being hailed by Democrats after refusing to agree to a demand by Republican leadership Read More
Trump’s EPA repeal of climate change rule will result in ‘slow suffocation’ of Black communities The Trump administration has taken steps to undo a key federal scientific finding that has been used to combat the Read More
Trump’s HUD Secretary cuts a key fair housing rule; advocates warn of deeper segregation Scott Turner, secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, has announced he is terminating the Affirmative Furthering Read More
VP Harris announces rule eliminating medical debt from credit reports; highlights Black couple’s inspirational story Vice President Kamala Harris on Tuesday announced a ruling from a federal consumer agency that will remove medical debt from Read More
Trump says he can’t guarantee tariffs won’t raise US prices and won’t rule out revenge prosecutions WASHINGTON (AP) — Donald Trump said he can’t guarantee that his promised tariffs on key U.S. foreign trade partners won’t raise prices for American consumers and Read More
Health advocates in Africa worry Trump will reimpose abortion ‘gag rule’ governing US aid EPWORTH, Zimbabwe (AP) — Carrying her infant daughter, 19-year-old Sithulisiwe Moyo waited two hours to get birth-control pills from a Read More
U.S. Supreme Court justices could rule in favor of Trump in Colorado presidential primary ballot case The conservative-majority U.S. Supreme Court may rule to keep former President Donald Trump’s name on the Colorado 2024 presidential primary Read More
Judge blocks tighter rule on same-day registration in North Carolina elections RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — A federal judge has blocked, for now, a new law recently approved by North Carolina lawmakers that tightens Read More