by Ismael M. Belkoura | Apr 23, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – At the Supreme Court this week, a Texas corporation argued that the secretary of Health and Human Services did not have the authority to convene a health task force, but justices seemed skeptical. “It’s unlikely that Congress was just throwing it out...
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...
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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...
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...
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...
by Ismael M. Belkoura | Apr 22, 2025 | Featured, Politics
WASHINGTON – At a time when the Department of Veterans Affairs has been processing record levels of disability claims, Democrats warned last week that the agency’s productivity will not last under the deep cuts ordered by President Donald Trump. The 2022 PACT Act...
