May 26, 2026

Justice Department deletes press releases on charges against Jan. 6 rioters

By Ryan J. Reilly and Kyla Guilfoil The Justice Department has removed press releases detailing the charges against hundreds of individuals who participated in the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot from its website, the department confirmed Friday. “Nothing ‘quiet’ about it,” the DOJ Rapid Response X account said in a post replying to allegations that the Justice Department had deleted

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NCCU financial concerns highlight broader funding challenges in UNC System

North Carolina Central University is facing growing financial pressure as UNC System leaders continue lobbying state lawmakers for enrollment funding during ongoing budget negotiations, according to reporting from WUNC News. NCCU Chancellor Karrie Dixon told the UNC Board of Governors this week that additional state support is critical as the Durham-based HBCU works to strengthen

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Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation’s HBCU scholarship initiative distributes over $4.2 million

The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation announced the first milestones of its $50 million, 10-year scholarship initiative, reporting that more than $4.2 million has been dispersed to approximately 600 students at Atlanta’s Historically Black Colleges and Universities. Launched in October 2025, the program provides targeted gap funding to students in their junior and senior years.

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Trump says he won’t ‘rush into’ a deal with Iran as hopes of imminent agreement cool

By Alexandra Marquez, Keir Simmons, Julie Tsirkin, Kyla Guilfoil and Freddie Clayton President Donald Trump said Sunday that he will not “rush into a deal” to end the ongoing U.S.-Israeli war with Iran, after senior Republican lawmakers warned it could be a “disastrous mistake.” “Time is on our side,” he wrote in a post on Truth Social, a step back from earlier

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White House shooting is latest incident in a string of political violence

By Kyla Guilfoil The shooting at the White House on Saturday evening is just the latest act of political violence carried out in President Donald Trump’s orbit in recent weeks. It comes less than a month after a man opened fire outside the ballroom where Trump, members of his Cabinet and numerous government officials were attending the White House Correspondents’

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