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Federal Judge Boldly Blocks Trump’s National Guard Move In Oregon As Illinois Pushes Back On Chicago Deployment—‘Outrageous & Un-American’
A federal judge has temporarily halted President Donald Trump’s plan to deploy the Oregon National Guard to Portland, even as his administration …

Trump Using Government Websites And Federal Employee Emails To Blame Democrats For Government Shutdown – Blavity
As the federal government shutdown continues, President Donald Trump’s administration has found a new and legally questionable way to score political points …

What The Government Shutdown Means For Black America: SNAP, HBCUs And Federal Workers On The Line
Source: Andrew Harnik / Getty For the first time in six years, the federal government has officially shut down after Congress failed to pass …

Federal Government Shuts Down After Parties Fail To Make Deal: Here’s What This Means – Blavity
A federal government shutdown, the first since 2019, began Wednesday morning after Democrats and Republicans in the U.S. Senate failed to reach …

Trump’s Attempt To Fire Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook Blocked By Judge
President Donald Trump’s attempt to fire Lisa Cook, the first Black woman to serve as a governor on the Federal Reserve Board, …

Tyre Nichols: 3 Memphis Cops Convicted Of Federal Charges Get New Trial After Judge’s Statement Suggests Bias
Source: Memphis Police Department / Memphis Police Department Tyre Nichols was beaten to death by a group of five Memphis police officers …

Trump Says He’s Fired Lisa Cook, First Black Woman Federal Reserve Board Governor – Blavity
President Donald Trump has taken his feud with the Federal Reserve Board to a new level, announcing that he is firing board …

Trump Targeting Chicago As Next City For Federal Takeover, Other Black-Led Cites Also On Radar – Blavity
Weeks after President Donald Trump sent federal troops to police Washington, D.C., the president is following up on his threats to intervene …

Trump Talks Targeting Chicago Next With Federal Crackdown Despite Steep Decline In Crime
President Donald Trump said Friday his administration could target Chicago next in its crackdown on crime, even as city data show shootings, …

Federal Appeals Court Allows Lawsuit Over Possible NFL Discrimination Against Black Coaches – Blavity
A lawsuit brought by an NFL coach accusing the league of discriminating against Black coaches can proceed after a federal appeals court …

Wait, What?! Buffalo Supermarket Shooter Wants Federal Charges Tossed Citing ‘Too White’ Grand Jury
Attorneys for Payton Gendron, the white gunman who murdered 10 Black people at a Buffalo Tops supermarket in 2022, are now arguing …

Lock Him Up: Ex Georgia Cop Who Killed Leonard Cure Indicted By Federal Grand Jury For Excessive Force
Source: Bet_Noire / Getty Leonard Cure was 53-years-old when he was gunned down by 43-year-old Camden County Sheriff’s Office Staff Sgt. Buck …

Lock Him Up: Ex Georgia Cop Who Killed Leonard Cure Indicted By Federal Grand Jury For Excessive Force
Source: Bet_Noire / Getty Leonard Cure was 53-years-old when he was gunned down by 43-year-old Camden County Sheriff’s Office Staff Sgt. Buck …

Columbia University Makes Trump Admin Deal, Will Pay $221M In Federal Funding Settlement – Blavity
Columbia University reached a deal on Wednesday with the Trump administration to pay more than $200 million to restore federal funding that …

PBS, NPR’s Federal Funding Officially Cut By Congress, Trump Celebrates Orgs’ 1.1M Loss – Blavity
President Donald Trump is celebrating as Congress has approved his proposal to cut all federal funding for PBS and NPR. The move …