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Mark Zuckerberg grilled about underage Instagram users, social media addiction during landmark trial

By Shanshan Dong and Angela Yang In his first time testifying about child safety in front of a jury, Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg said the company does not seek to make Instagram addictive to younger users, pushing back against claims that the social media app is designed to be harmful to children. “I’m focused on building a community that is sustainable,” he said Wednesday when he was asked whether Meta wants people to be addicted to its social media platforms. “If you do something that’s not good for people, maybe they’ll spend more time [on Instagram] short term, but if they’re not happy

Many States Are Shortchanging the Students Most In Need of Aid—Including Students at HBCUs

By Jeremy M. Edwards Senior Communications Advisor  New research by The Century Foundation highlights a hundred-billion-dollar problem with how state financial aid is distributed: in many states, state financial aid is not effectively directed toward the students who need it most. In fact, state aid lags behind Pell Grants when it comes to effectiveness in reducing college costs for low-income students. TCF’s analysis shows that, in some states, a high share of state grant dollars go to students without financial need rather than to low-income students. State grant aid is crucial for making college affordable. Without adequate grant aid, many students will

Large banner of Trump unfurled at Justice Department headquarters

By Raquel Coronell Uribe and Ryan J. Reilly A banner featuring a photo of Donald Trump and the words “Make America Safe Again” was hung from the Justice Department’s headquarters in Washington on Thursday in one of the most public signs of the president’s influence over a department that once brought criminal charges against him. The Justice Department has traditionally operated with a degree of independence from the White House. That separation, however, has eroded during Trump’s second term as the Justice Department has gone after his perceived political foes. “We are proud at this Department of Justice to celebrate 250 years of our great country and

At least 12 Democratic lawmakers plan to boycott Trump’s State of the Union address

By Rebecca Shabad At least a dozen Democratic members of Congress plan to boycott President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address at the Capitol on Tuesday and are scheduled to attend a rally on the National Mall, instead. The progressive groups MoveOn and MeidasTouch announced Wednesday that they’re hosting the “People’s State of the Union” rally at 8:30 p.m. ET near the Capitol. The event is billed as “counterprogramming” to “President Trump’s night full of lies and misplaced priorities for the American people.” The groups said, “Democratic lawmakers will be joined on stage by the everyday Americans most impacted by

FAMU president attends White House Black History Month event hosted by Trump

Trump calls Jesse Jackson ‘a piece of work’ and a ‘good man’ President Trump offered condolences to the family of Rev. Jesse Jackson at a Black History Month event at the White House. Florida A&M University President Marva Johnson attended a White House Black History Month event hosted by President Donald Trump. The event included a pre-meeting with leaders from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). President Trump acknowledged the HBCU leaders in attendance and highlighted funding he secured for the institutions. Florida A&M University President Marva Johnson was in Washington D.C. Feb. 18, where she participated in the White House Black History Month Celebration hosted by

Immigration operations in Minnesota leave behind a more polarized populace

By Owen Auston-Babcock President Donald Trump’s immigration policies have divided Minnesotans even more sharply than adults nationwide, new polling shows. After federal officers killed two U.S. citizens last month, self-identified Republicans in the state expressed stronger support for Trump’s immigration agenda than Republicans nationwide, while Minnesota Democrats and independents pulled more strongly the other way than their national counterparts. That’s according to two NBC News Decision Desk polls powered by SurveyMonkey fielded nationwide and specifically in Minnesota in late January and early February. The polls were conducted after federal immigration officers shot and killed Renee Good and Alex Pretti and before the Trump administration began to

Jesse Jackson Dies: His HBCU and NC A&T Legacy

The news that Jesse Jackson dies marks the passing of a defining figure in American civil rights, electoral politics, and Black institutional advocacy. Rev. Jesse Jackson spent more than five decades shaping national conversations around race, economics, and access to opportunity. As the country reflects on his impact, the HBCU community is mourning not just a political leader, but a consistent champion of Black colleges. Reports confirm that Jackson passed away at 84 after years of health challenges, including a public battle with Parkinson’s disease that he disclosed in 2017, as previously reported by The New York Times. Though his public appearances became

Obama, Trump and Biden lead tributes to Jesse Jackson: ‘one of America’s greatest patriots’

By Richard Luscombe Three Democratic former presidents led a wealth of tributes to Jesse Jackson, a “titan” of the civil rights movement and “one of America’s greatest patriots” who has died at the age of 84. Joe Biden said history would remember Jackson as “a man of God and of the people”, calling him in a social media post : “Determined and tenacious. Unafraid of the work to redeem the soul of our Nation.” Biden added: “I’ve seen how Reverend Jackson has helped lead our Nation forward through tumult and triumph. He’s done it with optimism, and a relentless insistence on what is

South Carolina HBCUs unite to seek $30 million boost in state funding

College students and leaders from South Carolina’s historically Black colleges and universities packed the State House on Tuesday for HBCU Day, using the annual event to press lawmakers for more state investment in their campuses. All eight of South Carolina’s HBCUs joined the state’s first Legislative Black Caucus to call attention to what they described as a long-standing funding gap. During a Tuesday afternoon news conference, caucus Chairwoman Rep. Annie McDaniel said the group is pushing to “narrow the gap” in resources. “The South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus effectively sets the table for all who are now ready to narrow

Noem’s use of Coast Guard resources strains her relationship with the military branch, sources say

By Gordon Lubold, Courtney Kube, Jonathan Allen and Julia Ainsley Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem’s relationship with U.S. Coast Guard officials has become strained throughout her first year leading the department, according to two U.S. officials, a Coast Guard official and a former Coast Guard official. The tensions between Noem and the only branch of the U.S. military overseen by DHS stem from some early decisions she made that rankled Coast Guard officials, including a verbal directive to shift Coast Guard resources from a search-and-rescue mission to find a missing service member, the sources said. Noem’s leadership at DHS has created a specific split in

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