Rep. Jasmine Crockett, D-Texas, has defended her remarks about Immigration and Customs Enforcement, comparing the tactics of its agents to those of slave patrols who disciplined runaway enslaved Black people in the South during the 1700s and 1800s. What did Crockett say about ICE and its nationwide deportation tactics? In an interview with The Grio, […]
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As controversy continues over the Epstein files, the information they contain and the problem-ridden way in which they have been released, Attorney General Pam Bondi appeared before Congress on Wednesday to answer for the Trump administration. Her testimony often went off the rails as she shouted, insulted Democrats and at least one Republican, digressed to
Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has long faced scrutiny for her actions and partisan attacks from conservatives since she was nominated to the nation’s highest court by President Joe Biden in 2022. Now, her appearance at this year’s Grammy Awards has drawn Republican condemnation, leading the first Black woman justice to respond. Jackson defends
By Jane C. Timm Virginia Democrats released a congressional map proposal Thursday evening that could allow the party to win all but one of state’s districts in this year’s midterm elections. Under the proposed map, former Vice President Kamala Harris would have carried 10 of Virginia’s 11 congressional districts in the 2024 election rather than six.
By Bridget Bowman Some feel they’ve hit an appropriate retirement age. Others want to tend to their health or their families. Yet more are leaving because they don’t like the workplace. Add it all together, and members of Congress are heading for the exit at a historically high rate ahead of the 2026 midterm elections, with
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FAMU laws around Black identity became a national flashpoint in early February after students at Florida A&M University’s College of Law said they were instructed to remove or alter the word “Black” from promotional materials for a Black History Month event. The claim sparked immediate backlash because FAMU is Florida’s only public HBCU, and Black
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BY Bill Barrow AND River Zhang Ever since a racist video was posted on President Donald Trump’s social media account, the White House has offered shifting responses. First it dismissed “fake outrage,” then it deleted the post and blamed a staff member. Trump later told reporters Friday that “I didn’t make a mistake.” The Republican president insisted that before the
Since returning to office, President Donald Trump has taken various measures to sanitize displays of American history and erase references to racism and anti-Black oppression. Now, the federal government appears to be stepping in to censor information about the death of a Civil Rights Movement icon’s murder, removing references to racism in the killing. After
President Donald Trump is drawing widespread outrage and condemnation for sharing a video that contains a racist depiction of Barack and Michelle Obama as apes. The White House has defended Trump’s action, the latest example of Trump promoting racism and targeting the Obamas. Trump shares conspiracy theory video with racist clip, receives widespread condemnation The
By Jane C. Timm Days after a tense gathering in Washington, D.C., laid bare growing acrimony between President Donald Trump’s administration and state election officials, the FBI invited those same officials to discuss “preparations” for the midterm elections. The invitation, which was first reported by Crooked Media and confirmed to NBC News by an election official who received it, is
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