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‘It puts a target on our back’: Trump’s war on DEI and beards in military further ostracizes Black service members

The Trump administration’s war on DEI is having a chilling effect on Black military service members, as advocates warn it’s part of a broader objective to exclude Black Americans from every corner of the federal government. Last week, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth delivered highly politicized speeches before the military’s top generals and admirals. They doubled down on their belief that diversity, equity, and inclusion policies lower the standard of so-called “fitness” and “preparedness” for the U.S. […]

October 8, 2025

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‘We are done with that s—t’: Secretary Pete Hegseth declares war on DEI…and beards

Secretary of War Pete Hegseth railed against DEI and other military policies on Tuesday, telling the nation’s top generals and admirals that such policies go against the Trump administration’s “warrior ethos.” “An entire generation of generals and admirals was told that they must parrot the insane fallacy that ‘Our diversity is our strength.’ …They had to put out dizzying DEI and LGBTQI+ statements,” said Hegseth. “We became the woke department. No more identity months, DEI offices, dudes in dresses, no […]

October 1, 2025

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Harris faces protesters, condemns Israel’s war in Gaza on first night of book tour

Former Vice President Kamala Harris, forced to confront Israel’s war in Gaza on the first night of her book tour, expressed compassion for the Palestinians and condemned President Donald Trump for giving the Israeli government “a blank check.” “What’s happening to the Palestinian people is outrageous and it beaks my heart,” she told a packed New York City performance center on Wednesday night after being interrupted by the first of four pro-Palestinian protesters. “Donald Trump has given (Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin) […]

September 25, 2025

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Congressional Black Caucus fights for winning message in information war dominated by Trump  

As the Congressional Black Caucus holds its 54th Annual Legislative Conference this week in Washington, D.C., members of the powerful caucus acknowledge the challenges they face as a minority in Congress as they fight against the messaging machine of President Donald Trump‘s White House and the Republican Party. Since Trump re-entered office, Democrats have faced incessant criticisms and questions around what they are doing to effectively push back against Trump’s MAGA agenda, which has resulted in the rolling back of […]

September 24, 2025

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Trump denies he’s going to war in Chicago after threatening majority-Black city in jarring social media post

President Donald Trump said on Sunday that he is not going to war in Chicago after seemingly threatening to send his newly renamed Department of War to the majority-Black city in a Truth Social post over the weekend. TheGrio was on the ground at the White House as Trump was boarding Marine One to attend the U.S. Open men’s championship final in New York City. While taking questions from reporters, the president denied that he is going to war in […]

September 7, 2025

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Trump calls for a ceasefire deal on the war in Gaza as signs of progress emerge

U.S. President Donald Trump on Sunday urged progress in ceasefire talks in the 20-month war in Gaza, as Israel and Hamas appeared to move closer to an agreement. A top adviser to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, Ron Dermer, was set to travel to Washington this week for talks on a ceasefire, an Israeli official said, and plans were being made for Netanyahu to travel there in the coming weeks, a sign there may be movement on a deal. The official declined to […]

June 30, 2025

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The war over federal troops in LA and the problem we all live with

There is a famous Norman Rockwell painting that stands out from the rest of his work not solely because of who we see in it but also because of who we don’t see. A little Black girl in a perfectly pressed dress with braided hair adorned by a bow walks face forward with a book and ruler in hand, looking past a big spray-painted slur on the wall: N*GGER. She is escorted by men in yellow armbands, who represent the […]

June 21, 2025

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‘We are going to be on your a-es!’: Trump White House and Dems trade war of words over Musk and DOGE protests

The Trump White House on Wednesday accused Democrats of inciting violence after an explosive congressional-led protest against recent actions taken at several federal agencies by Elon Musk and his newly formed task force called the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. “For Democrat officials to incite violence and encourage Americans to take to the streets is incredibly alarming, and they should be held accountable for that rhetoric,” said White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt at Wednesday’s press briefing. […]

February 5, 2025

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Trump puts tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China, spurring trade war as North American allies respond

President Donald Trump on Saturday signed an order to impose stiff tariffs on imports from Mexico, Canada and China, drawing swift retaliation and an undeniable sense of betrayal from the country’s North American neighbors as a trade war erupted among the longtime allies. The Republican president posted on social media that the tariffs were necessary “to protect Americans,” pressing the three nations to do more to curb the manufacture and export of illicit fentanyl and for Canada and Mexico to reduce illegal […]

February 2, 2025