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Trump leans into white grievance politics in tense meeting with South Africa’s president

President Donald Trump and White House officials were accused of engaging in political theater after clashing with South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a Wednesday Oval Office meeting over what he has repeatedly called a “genocide” against white South African farmers. Trump displayed printed articles about the alleged deaths of white farmers and had his White House aides play a nearly 5-minute-long video of members of the South African Parliament calling for Black South Africans to reclaim land and, in […]

todayMay 21, 2025

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White House responds to rumors of Trump pardoning Derek Chauvin amid renewed call from Marjorie Taylor Greene

Despite previous dismissals from President Donald Trump and the White House of a federal pardon for Derek Chauvin, the ex-Minneapolis police officer convicted in the murder of George Floyd, rumors of the potential clemency have been renewed. As the fifth anniversary of Floyd’s murder approaches later this month, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz and Minneapolis officials have indicated that they are preparing for the possibility of a presidential pardon for Chauvin and subsequent unrest in the city. “I think it behooves […]

todayMay 15, 2025 2

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Trump accused of expanding global ‘white supremacist’ agenda with South Africa refugee program

President Donald Trump is being accused by critics of escalating a global white supremacist agenda after his administration launched a new refugee program for white South Africans under the guise of racial discrimination. “This is an incredibly aggressive and bold declaration of the administration’s priorities, and their priority is to essentially re-establish the idea of white supremacy as not only acceptable, but necessary,” Joseph Tolton, a Pan-African activist and founder of Interconnected Justice, told theGrio. Tolton is among many advocates […]

todayMay 12, 2025 1

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Trump praises Saquon Barkley and Jalen Hurts at White House ceremony for Philadelphia Eagles amid political debate

A decades-long tradition of the White House welcoming the season’s NFL championship team quickly turned political in the days leading up to the Philadelphia Eagles being honored by President Donald Trump on Monday. In the face of public scrutiny about quarterback Jalen Hurts, who did not attend the Eagles ceremony (among several others), and running back Saquon Barkley, who notably hung out with Trump the day before, the president was conciliatory of both players. Despite speculation that Hurts and other […]

todayApril 29, 2025 1

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Amber Ruffin sarcastically addresses her removal from White House Correspondents’ dinner

Comedian Amber Ruffin is taking a sharp, satirical approach to address the White House Correspondents’ Association and the Trump administration’s decision to cancel her appearance at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner. During an appearance on “Late Night with Seth Meyers,” Ruffin didn’t hold back, mocking the organization’s request for her to craft jokes that were “fair to both sides.” “Amber, when people are objectively terrible, we should be able to point it out on television,” Meyers said during their […]

todayApril 2, 2025

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White House Correspondents’ Association cancels Amber Ruffin performance at dinner

Comedian Amber Ruffin will no longer serve as headline performer at this year’s White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the White House Correspondents’ Association announced on Saturday. “The WHCA board has unanimously decided we are no longer featuring a comedic performance this year,” said Eugene Daniels, WHCA president, in a statement to association members. He continued, “At this consequential moment for journalism, I want to ensure the focus is not on the politics of division but entirely on awarding our colleagues for […]

todayMarch 29, 2025

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Federal workers file class action lawsuit saying white men kept jobs while they got fired in DEI backlash

A group of federal workers say that massive layoffs tied to President Trump’s DEI ban targeted workers of color and women—even if their jobs had nothing to do with DEI. These workers have now filed a class action lawsuit against Trump’s administration and are being represented by the ACLU of D.C., according to NBC News. The legal argument workers are making is that their First Amendment rights were violated when they were fired over the perception that they had pro-DEI […]

todayMarch 27, 2025 3

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Karine Jean-Pierre doesn’t miss her job as White House press secretary

Former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has only been out of the job for two months, but she’s already enjoying life away from the press briefing podium. The former Biden spokesperson and senior advisor recently revealed that while holding the position of press secretary was a great honor, she’s not losing sleep at night that she’s no longer in the high-stakes position. “It was an honor and a privilege to have the job and to have done it for […]

todayMarch 25, 2025 3

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Was President Trump’s purchase of a Tesla off White House lawn good or bad optics?

President Donald Trump purchased a Tesla at the White House on Tuesday in a show of presidential support for Tesla’s owner, Elon Musk, who is also a Trump senior advisor and head of the Department of Government Efficiency, also known as DOGE. The move came amid several national protests of the carmaker — many of which have taken place at Tesla dealerships — in reaction to Musk leading the administration’s government-wide effort to slash the federal workforce and programs. After […]

todayMarch 12, 2025