Sen. Elissa Slotkin criticized President Trump’s economic policies and erratic leadership, warning that his billionaire-friendly agenda could leave everyday Americans footing the bill and endanger national security.
Tag: President Donald Trump
Posted inBlack History
Bloody Sunday at 60: This is not a celebration
Sixty years after Bloody Sunday, civil rights activists and scholars warn that the right to vote is in peril due to restrictive voting laws and attacks on voting rights.
Posted inMaryland Government
Fired federal workers could see relief under proposed Maryland bills
State Del. Jazz Lewis and State Sen. Nick Charles are pushing legislation to provide more resources for federal workers who have been laid off due to the Trump-Musk administration’s initiative to cut “wasteful” federal spending.
Posted inPolitics
Rep. Al Green is censured by U.S. House after protest during president’s address
Rep. Al Green (D-Texas) was censured by a 224-198 vote in the House after interrupting President Trump’s joint address to Congress, while Republicans were not censured for similar actions against President Biden during his State of the Union addresses.
Posted inNational News
Members of the Congressional Black Caucus condemn U.S. president’s address in joint session of Congress as ‘misleading’ and ‘divisive’
President Trump’s 2025 address before a joint session of Congress was criticized by Democratic lawmakers as a misleading, hyper-partisan speech that ignored the struggles of everyday Americans and failed to offer concrete solutions to lower costs for working families.
Posted inPOLITICS
First Black Librarian of Congress must have term renewed by the 47th president
Dr. Carla Hayden, the first Black person to head the Library of Congress, may face challenges to renew her term in 2026 due to the political climate and her DEI initiatives.
Posted inU.S. Government
White House trade war draws swift retaliation from Mexico, Canada and China
President Trump imposed tariffs on Mexican and Canadian imports, and China retaliated with tariffs on U.S. farm exports, causing financial markets to drop and potentially rekindling inflation and paralyzing uncertainty for business.
Posted inBUSINESS
Clergy call for nationwide, 40-day boycott of Best Buy, Target, Walmart and other major retail chains
Hundreds of pastors, clergy, and officers of the Black Church attended a press conference on Presidents Day in response to executive orders by the 47th president of the United States, calling for a nationwide boycott to begin on Ash Wednesday, March 5.
Posted inNational News
Kamala Harris receives prestigious Chairman’s prize at NAACP Image Awards
Former Vice President Kamala Harris delivered a message of resilience and unity during her acceptance of the NAACP Chairman’s Award, urging people to hold onto their faith during the tenure of President Donald Trump.
Posted inNational News
White House launches attack on Fourth Estate, undermining freedom of press
The White House has announced that its officials will determine which news outlets can regularly cover President Donald Trump up close, a move that has been criticized by free speech advocates and has raised concerns about the independence of a free press in the United States.
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The White House is firing 2,000 USAID workers and putting thousands of others on leave
By Ellen Knickmeyer The Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration said Feb. 23 that it is eliminating 2,000 positions at the U.S. Agency for International Development and placing all but a fraction of other staffers worldwide on leave. It comes after a federal judge on Feb. 21 allowed the administration to move forward […]
Posted inU.S. Government
47th president fires chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
President Donald Trump has fired Air Force Gen. CQ Brown Jr. as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, replacing him with Air Force Lt. Gen. Dan “Razin” Caine, in a move that has been criticized as a political maneuver to rid the military of leaders who support diversity and equity in the ranks.
