Wes Moore sworn in to office as first Black governor of Maryland
Maryland Gov. Wes Moore was sworn in as the state's first Black governor on Wednesday, punctuating his inauguration with references to...
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U.S. House GOP backs McCarthy as speaker after a tense and chaotic late-night session
Louisiana Illuminator WASHINGTON — The U.S. House elected Kevin McCarthy speaker early Saturday after most of the chamber’s Republicans...
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Student loan repayment pause extended by White House amid legal battles over relief plan
WASHINGTON — The Department of Education announced on Tuesday it is extending the pandemic-era pause on federal student loan repayments...
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U.S. Postal Service honors the late civil rights leader Rep. John Lewis with a stamp
Civil rights giant and former U.S. Rep. John Lewis, who spent decades fighting for racial justice, will be honored with a postage stamp...
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House Committee Details the Charges Referred to DOJ Against Donald Trump
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent Donald Trump, who holds the ignominious distinction of being the only...
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U.S. House Democrats make history electing first Black party leader in Congress
BY: JENNIFER SHUTT Courtesy Louisiana Illuminator WASHINGTON — The three U.S. House Democrats who have led their party through four...
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Biden’s student loan forgiveness program remains blocked, for now, schedules arguments for February
The Supreme Court said Thursday that President Joe Biden’s student loan debt forgiveness program will remain blocked for now. Still, the...
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Congress votes to avert rail strike amid dire warnings
By KEVIN FREKING and JOSH FUNK WASHINGTON — Legislation to avert what could have been an economically ruinous freight rail strike won...
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With Pending Criminal, Civil, and Congressional Investigations, Donald Trump Formally Announces 2024
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Six hundred and seventy-eight days after he inspired...
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Karen Bass Becomes First Black Woman Elected As Mayor Of Los Angeles
Rep. Karen Bass has made history as the first Black woman elected mayor of Los Angeles, reports the Los Angeles Times. The Associated...
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Texas Judge Stops President Biden’s Student Loan Forgiveness Program
The conservative group, Job Creators Network Foundation, filed the lawsuit against the plan on behalf who two individuals who didn’t...
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Noose Found At President Obama Presidential Center Construction Site | VIDEO
*We know President Obama is familiar with acts of hate. Unfortunately, today he received another attack. According to TMZ, the site of...
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U.S. Senate control too close to call as multiple states grapple with tight vote counts
BY: JENNIFER SHUTT, ARIANA FIGUEROA AND JACOB FISCHLER Louisiana Illuminator WASHINGTON — Control of the U.S. Senate remained unclear...
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