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US presidential candidate Ron DeSantis clashed with California’s Democrat Governor Gavin Newsom in an acrimonious debate on Thursday night, making a last-ditch pitch to Republican voters that he is their best option to take on President Joe Biden in next year’s election. DeSantis is trailing far behind former US President Donald Trump in polling for […]
The Chicago City Council approved Mayor Brandon Johnson’s $16.6 billion 2023 spending plan on Wednesday after a debate shaped by an intense focus on the amount of money the city expects to spend on housing, feeding and caring for the men, women and children sent to Chicago from the southern border. The budget, which takes […]
Five Republican presidential candidates in the United States have clashed in their latest debate over a host of issues, including the war in Gaza, immigration and their difficult quest to win the nomination against former President Donald Trump. Florida Governor Ron DeSantis, former envoy to the United Nations Nikki Haley, former New Jersey Governor Chris […]
Reading Time: 7 minutes Ronald Reagan praised the Voting Rights Act of 1965 as “vital.” Bill Clinton deemed it a “triumph.” George W. Bush said the law “broke the segregationist lock on the ballot box.” When the U.S. Senate reauthorized the law most recently, in 2006, it passed by a vote of 98 to 0. […]
Attachments Dear Ambassadors, We write to you ahead of this year’s annual Open Debate on Women, Peace and Security (WPS) to urge you to take action to realize the foundational demand of Resolution 1325 (2000)—ensuring women’s full, equal and meaningful participation in peacemaking. For nearly 25 years, the Security Council, the UN and Member States […]
The debate over the U.S. Senate dress code, spurred by Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), is a fight that seems insignificant to most yet reflects how the once vaunted and respected institution of the U.S. Senate has diminished in the eyes of the American people. Most voters care more about gas prices and inflation than Fetterman’s […]
Billionaire Elon Musk waded into the US immigration debate, paying a visit to the Texas border with Mexico to meet with local politicians and law enforcement and obtain what he called an “unfiltered” view of the situation. Musk’s visit on Thursday came as thousands of migrants have ventured to northern Mexico in recent days on […]
Billionaire Elon Musk waded into the US immigration debate, paying a visit to the Texas border with Mexico to meet with local politicians and law enforcement and obtain what he called an “unfiltered” view of the situation. Musk’s visit on Thursday came as thousands of migrants have ventured to northern Mexico in recent days on […]
[1/5]Elon Musk, Chief Executive Officer of SpaceX and Tesla and owner of X, views the Rio Grande river during a visit to Eagle Pass, Texas, U.S., as migrants continue crossing into the U.S. to seek asylum, as seen from Piedras Negras, Mexico September 28, 2023. REUTERS/Daniel Becerril
Scott’s comments on ‘Great Society’ sparks debate on Black Americans
Black Hot Fire Network
November 21, 2023
Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.), the only Black candidate running for the Republican presidential nomination, has sparked a debate around former President Lyndon B. Johnson’s “Great Society” and the impact it has had on Black Americans. During the second GOP presidential debate Wednesday, Scott criticized Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis for his state’s education policies, which require […]