The National Urban League has issued an urgent warning about the state of civil rights in the United States, declaring a national “state of emergency” in response to sweeping rollbacks enacted under President Donald Trump’s second term. Unveiled Thursday, July 18, at the organization’s annual State of Black America conference in Cleveland, Ohio, the League’s…
Republican lawmakers have voted to block a Democratic-led attempt to force the release of the so-called “Epstein files,” a large cache of sealed evidence from the late Jeffrey Epstein’s federal sex trafficking case. The move has intensified political tensions over transparency and accountability related to one of the most notorious criminal investigations in modern U.S.…
A bombshell report has sparked nationwide concern over the integrity of the 2024 U.S. presidential election, suggesting that Kamala Harris may have rightfully won the race. According to the report by The Economic Times, a federally accredited voting machine testing lab made substantial changes to voting systems in over 40% of U.S. counties without public…
The U.S. Supreme Court heard pivotal arguments this week in a case that could reshape how executive orders are challenged in federal court—and potentially redefine the power of individual federal judges across the country. At the heart of the debate: whether nationwide injunctions—court orders that block a law or policy across the entire U.S.—should be…
Former White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre has officially severed ties with the Democratic Party, announcing her new independent political affiliation ahead of the release of her upcoming book. The memoir, titled “Independent: A Look Inside a Broken White House, Outside the Party Lines”, is set to hit shelves in October and promises a searing…
A U.S. federal court on Friday, May 23, issued a permanent injunction against an executive order issued by President Donald Trump that targeted the prominent law firm Jenner & Block LLP, ruling that the order violated the First Amendment by engaging in viewpoint discrimination. Judge John D. Bates of the U.S. District Court for the…
Millions of low-income families could lose rental assistance under sweeping federal cuts and state-level changes President Donald Trump has unveiled his first budget proposal since returning to office, and housing advocates are raising alarms over a $26.7 billion cut to Section 8 and related federal housing programs—a staggering 43% decrease in funding. The plan would…