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Ranking member of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, U.S. Rep. Gregory Meeks, D-N.Y., does not believe President Joe Biden’s handling of the Israel-Hamas conflict will cause him to lose the support of Black voters. While Black voters are concerned about “innocent people being killed” and “want to make sure that humanitarian aid is getting to […]
After stopping by a meet-and-greet in Ridgeland, a porch festival in Vicksburg, the Great Delta Bear Affair in Rolling Fork and an event on a baseball diamond in Yazoo City, Brandon Presley entered a packed room in McComb, launching into the message he believes can get a Democrat — namely, himself — elected governor of […]
WASHINGTON, May 17 (Reuters) – House Speaker Kevin McCarthy on Wednesday said he believed the United States will not default on its debt now that congressional leaders and President Joe Biden’s administration are sitting down and negotiating. “I think at the end of the day, we do not have a debt default,” McCarthy said in […]
After more than two years, the U.S. finally has an ambassador to India: Eric Garcetti. On Wednesday, the U.S. Senate confirmed former Los Angeles Mayor Garcetti’s appointment as the country’s envoy to India, 20 months after President Joe Biden nominated him. The confirmation was held up in part due to concerns over how he responded […]
LOS ANGELES (KABC) — There’s not a single Black woman in the entire U.S. Senate, but Congresswoman Barbara Lee hopes to change that. She’s the newest candidate running for Diane Feinstein’s senate seat. “Black women have lived at the intersection of so many challenges that people in our country face, especially here in California,” she […]
Alan Cumming is coming clean on returning a British Honour he held since 2009. On the eve of his birthday on Friday, January 27, Scottish actor Alan Cumming announced that he returned his Officer of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire honor. Speaking with People, on January 29, Cumming noted that the reaction […]
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This new type of sharp-dressing, crime-fighting Democrat — who can sound like Donald Trump when denouncing “woke” progressives while also preaching deep blue values of expanded health care, workplace diversity and childcare tax credits — has emerged at a time when his party is searching for its next generation of leaders. But the results of […]
In his first major interview since being elected the first Black leader in Congress, the New York Democrat Hakeem Jeffries was asked what he thought of Kevin McCarthy, the Californian now seeking the votes to be speaker when Republicans take over the House next year. “We serve in Congress together,” Jeffries said. Then,
Athletics – Ostrava Golden Spike Meeting – Ostrava, Czech Republic – May 31, 2022 Allyson Felix of the U.S. in action during the women’s 200m REUTERS/David W Cerny Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register EUGENE, Ore., June 25 (Reuters) – There was a bit of sadness as legendary sprinter Allyson Felix stepped […]