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WTO Warns Trump’s Tariffs Risk Reshaping Global Trade into Two Rival Blocs

WTO Warns Trump’s Tariffs Risk Reshaping Global Trade into Two Rival Blocs

by Amalia Huot-Marchand | Apr 23, 2025 | Featured, National Security

WASHINGTON D.C. – The Sino-American trade war could have drastic implications on the global economy and even split the world into two geopolitical trading blocs, according to the director general of the World Trade Organization Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala.  The United States...
Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda Pushes Hard Power to the Forefront

Trump’s ‘America First’ Agenda Pushes Hard Power to the Forefront

by Bridget Craig | Apr 23, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – As the State Department unveiled its plans Tuesday for a slimmer budget and staff cut, the Trump administration made clear it prioritized Pentagon funding over diplomacy. The State Department’s comprehensive reorganization plan called for deep cuts to...
Job Cuts, Climate Threats, and the Power of Now: Black Mayors Seek Strength in Solidarity

Job Cuts, Climate Threats, and the Power of Now: Black Mayors Seek Strength in Solidarity

by Jordan Owens | Apr 23, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Black mayors from across the country gathered in the nation’s capital for the annual African American Mayors Association Conference last week and strategized ways to govern their cities despite ongoing federal job cuts and recent actions coming from the...
HIGHLIGHTS: President Trump presents Commander-in-Chief Trophy to Navy Midshipmen football team

HIGHLIGHTS: President Trump presents Commander-in-Chief Trophy to Navy Midshipmen football team

by Matthew Shea | Apr 23, 2025 | National Security, Topics

HIGHLIGHTS: On April 15, President Trump hosted the Navy Midshipmen football team at the White House to present them with the Commander-in-Chief Trophy.   Yesterday, I was at the White House for @medillonthehill as @POTUS presented the Commander-in-Chief trophy...
Rubio Unveils Sweeping State Department Shake-Up to Reduce and Reorganize Agency

Rubio Unveils Sweeping State Department Shake-Up to Reduce and Reorganize Agency

by Matthew Shea | Apr 22, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State Marco Rubio unveiled the start of a major reorganization on Tuesday to drastically reduce the size and scope of the State Department. The plan reflected the Trump administration’s sweeping effort to cut back the federal government. The...
DC community rallies against Trump administration’s firing of federal workers

DC community rallies against Trump administration’s firing of federal workers

by Erin Drumm | Apr 22, 2025 | Featured, Politics

WASHINGTON—Paul Osadebe still holds his job as a lawyer at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Still, with so many of his coworkers having lost their jobs, he says it is endangering the mission of providing housing and revitalizing...
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