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Federal agencies now flag or avoid words like ‘Black’ and ‘racism’ to comply with Trump administration

As the Trump White House continues to transform the federal government to the will of President Donald Trump and his MAGA movement — particularly with issues like race, gender and sexuality — the new administration is literally eliminating or severely reducing the use of hundreds of words and concepts that have been targeted by Republicans for years. A New York Times analysis of memos, federal agency guidances, and other documents found that since taking office on Jan. 20, certain words have […]

todayMarch 10, 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. […]

todayFebruary 5, 2025

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Congressional Black Caucus members don’t mince words in reaction to McCarthy’s resignation

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus bid adieu to former House Speaker U.S. Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., after he announced that his last day in office would be Dec. 31. “It’s just interesting, he went from speaker to being vacated, to saying he was going to run for reelection to now resigning,” said U.S. Rep. Jamaal Bowman, D-N.Y. Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives Kevin McCarthy delivers a speech after he was elected on the 15th ballot at the […]

todayDecember 22, 2023