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‘Dictator’ Trump and Allies Forewarns Retaliatory Measures Against Media, Others in Potential Second Term

On the far-right wing Steve Bannon’s podcast, a former Donald Trump ally, Kash Patel, who served in the Justice Department and held key positions in the Defense Department and National Security Council, made it clear that if the former president

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Congressional Leaders Advocate for Rosa Parks Day Federal Holiday

As the nation approaches the 68th anniversary of Rosa Parks’ historic arrest, U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell of Alabama’s 7th District, along with Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) Chairman Steven Horsford and Representative Joyce Beatty, held a press conference on Capitol Hill

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Black Non-Profit in North Carolina Takes Steps to Meaningful Change by Donating Socks to Local Schools

Straight Talk Support Group, a community-based organization, widely known as STSG, provides support group resources for families and friends of an incarcerated loved one and transitional housing for justice-involved individuals. In true alignment with STSG’s motto, Serving to See Greatness,

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Native American mothers whose children have been separated from them experience a raw and ongoing grief that has no end

Native American mothers whose children were separated from them – either through child removal for assimilation into residential boarding schools or through coerced adoption – experience the kind of grief no parent should ever feel. Yet theirs is a loss

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A Year of Political Fireworks: Trump’s Legal Odyssey, GOP Infighting, and Congressional Expulsion

In a rollercoaster year of political drama, 2023 unfolded with Republicans engaged in a high-stakes power struggle, setting the stage for a cascade of events that would rock the political landscape. The year kicked off with a heavyweight bout within

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Texas Democrats Urge DOJ Intervention as ‘Operation Lonestar’ Faces Increased Scrutiny

Congress members Jasmine Crockett and Greg Casar, alongside fellow Texas Democratic Reps. Colin Allred, Joaquin Castro, Lloyd Doggett, Veronica Escobar, Lizzie Fletcher, Sylvia Garcia, Vincente Gonzalez, Al Green, Sheila Jackson Lee, and Marc Veasey, have penned a letter to Attorney

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Trailblazing Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor Passes Away at 93

Sandra Day O’Connor, the trailblazing legal luminary who shattered the glass ceiling as the first female Supreme Court justice, breathed her last on Friday morning in Phoenix, Arizona. She was 93. The icon’s battle with dementia was disclosed to the

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Biden-Harris Administration Advances Ambitious Plan to Eliminate Lead Exposure

In its effort toward creating safer communities, the Biden-Harris Administration said it is actively addressing the pervasive issue of lead exposure, with the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiling a proposal to fortify the Lead and Copper Rule, identified as a

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US Food Insecurity Surveys Aren’t Getting Accurate Data Regarding Latino Families

The federal government has conducted the U.S. Household Food Security Survey Module for more than 25 years. The data collected annually from about 50,000 U.S. households helps form estimates of the scale of food insecurity – not having access to

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The Financial Literacy Gender Gap − And Older Women Are Eager For Education

Every day, families across the U.S. have to make difficult decisions about budgeting, spending, insurance, investments, savings, retirement and on and on. When faced with these choices, financial literacy – that is, knowing how to make informed decisions about money

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Edward Blum’s Crusade Against Affirmative Action Used Legal Strategy Developed By Civil Rights Activists

Few people have been more associated with rolling back modern-day civil rights laws than Edward Blum, the former stockbroker who has successfully challenged many affirmative action and voting rights laws. Blum has no formal legal training. He, in fact, refers

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Henry Kissinger’s bombing campaign likely killed hundreds of thousands of Cambodians

Henry Kissinger, who died on Nov. 29, 2023 at the age of 100, stood as a colossus of U.S. foreign policy. His influence on American politics lasted long beyond his eight-year stint guiding the Nixon and Ford administrations as national

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