Written By Lexx Thornton Today, December 4th, we celebrate Founders’ Day for Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc., the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African American men. Founded in 1906 at Cornell University by seven visionary college men, known as the “Jewels,” Alpha Phi Alpha was born out of the necessity for a strong brotherhood
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Written By Lexx Thornton AT&T has formally committed to eliminating its corporate Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs, confirming the move in a letter sent to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this week. The decision, which follows similar actions by competitors like Verizon and T-Mobile, is widely viewed by analysts as a strategic move to
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By Melanie Zanona and Bridget Bowman Speaker Mike Johnson is staring down a revolt from House Republican women. Several female lawmakers have been increasingly defying Johnson, R-La., on legislative matters and lobbing public broadsides at him — including a member of Johnson’s own leadership team. This week alone, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, R-Fla., launched a discharge petition to
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By Kayla Steinberg If you order products from abroad this holiday season, you could end up with an unwanted surprise: a pricey tariff bill. This is the first holiday shopping season since the Trump administration made a major change to customs rules, extending tariffs and customs fees to low-value packages that had long been exempt. Since
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By Steve Kornacki Republican Matt Van Epps held off a challenge from Democrat Aftyn Behn on Tuesday in the special election in Tennessee’s 7th Congressional District, with voters delivering both a result and a broader message. The result preserves a House seat that the GOP badly needs, given how slim its majority is. But the margin
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By Suzanne Gamboa, Julia Ainsley and Priscilla Thompson The Trump administration launched immigration enforcement operations in New Orleans and Minneapolis on Wednesday, a day after President Donald Trump said he would be sending National Guard troops to Louisiana. The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement about the New Orleans operation that it is “targeting criminal aliens roaming free thanks to
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