By Bridget Bowman The fight for the Senate is expanding to a few more states next year, as both parties tout talented candidates and point to political dynamics tilting in their favor. Democrats still face an uphill battle to net the four seats they need to take control of the Senate, which would involve winning at […]
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The Kennedy Center Honors saw a sharp drop in ratings as President Donald Trump presented the ceremony, which aired on Tuesday. The news comes as Trump has been attempting to rename the center after himself despite needing the approval of Congress. This year’s Kennedy Center Honors ratings dropped by 35% The awards show, which airs
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Florida A&M University has been awarded a two-year, $321,000 subaward as part of a national initiative led by the Office of Naval Research aimed at cultivating a diverse and highly skilled STEM workforce. The funding will support efforts to prepare students to address emerging environmental issues and national security challenges, further positioning Florida A&M at the forefront of research,
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By Zoë Richards President Donald Trump’s name is being attached to a new class of U.S. battleships that will have nuclear capabilities. Making the announcement at an event at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, Navy Secretary John Phelan referred to the warships as “Trump-class battleships” and said a forthcoming vessel dubbed the USS Defiant will be “the largest,
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A hastily canceled segment of the news program 60 Minutes has led to accusations that CBS is censoring its content to appease the Trump administration. As fallout grows over the decision to pull a story critical of Trump’s deportation policies, calls are growing to boycott the network. Reporter decries pulling ’60 Minutes’ report as a
By Sahil Kapur WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House and Senate adjourned Thursday until the new year with no solution on expiring health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, meaning insurance premiums for about 22 million Americans will rise next month. But despite opposition from House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., some lawmakers in
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By: Nakell Williams On her first walk through City Hall as mayor-elect, Carmalitha Gumbs says she immediately sensed a shift. Employees greeted her with congratulations and optimism — a sign, she says, that people are ready for change. Gumbs made history Tuesday night, becoming the first woman ever elected mayor of the City of South
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As President Donald Trump and his hand-picked allies continue to assert their power over the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, it was announced that the institution would be renamed after Trump. However, that announcement is getting significant pushback, including by members of the Kennedy family, who are calling out Trump for dishonoring
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Georgia’s Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis appeared before a special Georgia Senate committee on Wednesday to defend her prosecution of President Donald Trump. She directly confronted Republican criticism, defended her actions, and denounced her dismissal from the case as politically motivated. Who is Fani Willis? Willis is currently serving as Georgia’s Fulton County District
A delegate representing Maryland‘s Anne Arundel and Prince George’s Counties is breaking racial barriers as the next speaker of the state’s House of Delegates. Joseline Peña-Melnyk is making history Del. Joseline Peña-Melnyk, D–Md. 21, was unanimously elected as the first Afro-Latina and first immigrant speaker of the House on Tuesday after a special meeting of
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