The NAACP is pointing to several companies that it is urging black consumers to stay away from because they have rescinded their commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion.
The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court to halt a lower court order reinstating the leader of a whistleblower protection agency over the weekend that President Trump had fired in his attempt to cut the size of the federal government.
Actor Tom Hanks reprised his role as a President Trump supporter on "Saturday Night Live's" special three-hour episode celebrating the show's 50th anniversary. Hanks first played "Doug," sported a Make American Great Again hat, in a 2016 skit called "Black Jeopardy," surprising the host and fellow contestants with shared sentiments around distrust of government and...
The new chair of the Democratic National Committee (DNC) is kicking off a multistate tour, traveling across the country to meet with state parties and support local candidates as he looks to get national party “out of D.C.” Ken Martin will travel to states including Pennsylvania, Texas, Illinois, Wisconsin and Missouri, according to the DNC,...
A GOP debate is breaking out over Elbridge Colby, President Trump’s pick to serve as Defense undersecretary for policy. As The Hill reported, a number of Republican senators have raised concerns about Colby’s international defense views, as he’s advocated for U.S. defense efforts to focus less on the Middle East and more on the threat...
A bipartisan group of senators led by Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) will hold a press conference Monday from Tel Aviv to discuss their trip to Israel. The remarks are scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. EST and follow a number of meetings the group had with Israeli government officials. It's the first congressional delegation to...
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R) has opened an investigation into Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) startup DeepSeek over its privacy practices and claims about its popular new AI model. Paxton said Friday that he sent requests for information to Apple and Google, seeking their analysis of DeepSeek’s application and the documentation it was required to...
Actor Julianne Moore says she is surprised that schools overseen by the Department of Defense Education Activity have apparently decided to pull her children's book "Freckleface Strawberry" amid an ordered review of educational content. “It is a great shock for me to learn that my first book, ‘Freckleface Strawberry,’ has been banned by the Trump...
The White House touted President Trump’s comeback from facing multiple legal issues to his 2024 victory to mark Presidents Day on Monday. It shared an image on social media of Trump’s mug shot from when he was indicted in Georgia in August 2023 next to an image of Trump’s official presidential portrait. “They’re not just...