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The U.S. political climate spurs efforts to reclaim the MLK holiday

By The Associated Press As communities across the country on Monday hosted parades, panels and service projects for the 40th federal observation of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, the political climate for some is more fraught with tensions than festive with reflection on the slain Black American civil rights icon’s legacy. In the year since Donald Trump’s second inauguration fell on King Day, the Republican president has adopted a scorched earth stance against diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives and targeted mostly Black-led cities for federal law enforcement operations, among other policies that many King admirers have criticized. One year ago, Trump’s executive orders, “Ending

HBCU basketball players connected to FBI gambling indictment

Federal prosecutors have charged several men’s college basketball players — including those with ties to HBCUs — in a widening point-shaving conspiracy that authorities say spanned multiple schools and involved hundreds of thousands of dollars in illicit wagers. According to an indictment filed this week in federal court, the alleged scheme reached into Division I programs across the country, including HBCUs such as North Carolina A&T, Coppin State, and Alabama State. Prosecutors say that at least four collegiate games in 2024 were intentionally manipulated to benefit a group of “fixers” who placed large bets through U.S. sportsbooks. The federal indictment, filed in Philadelphia,

Black lawmakers warn constituents that proposed funding formula changes could hurt Mississippi’s HBCUs

By Candace Wilder Proposed changes to how the state funds its eight public universities could harm historically Black institutions, some lawmakers said. The funding formula updates, which legislators discussed with higher education officials in December, would tie state money to post-graduation student success such as the number of Mississippians attaining jobs and completing some form of education beyond high school. A delegation of Black lawmakers said that factoring graduation rates, post-graduation employment and degrees awarded by universities into their allotted funding would unfairly penalize historically Black colleges and universities for challenges tied to decades of underfunding. Black lawmakers spoke about the funding

Trump threatens to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to Minneapolis protests

By Rebecca Shabad WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to invoke the Insurrection Act in response to rising tensions between protesters and federal personnel in Minneapolis. “If the corrupt politicians of Minnesota don’t obey the law and stop the professional agitators and insurrectionists from attacking the Patriots of I.C.E., who are only trying to do their job, I will institute the INSURRECTION ACT, which many Presidents have done before me, and quickly put an end to the travesty that is taking place in that once great State,” Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social. His warning came just hours after a

Venezuela’s opposition leader gives Trump her Nobel Peace Prize medal

By Peter Nicholas and Monica Alba WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump lost out on the Nobel Peace Prize, yet in a rare confluence of geopolitics and chance, he wound up with the 18-karat gold medal nonetheless. María Corina Machado, who won the 2025 prize, presented her medal to Trump during a private meeting at the White House on Thursday in appreciation for deposing Venezuela’s repressive leader, Nicolás Maduro, in a U.S. military raid on Jan. 3. In a post on his social media site, Trump thanked Machado for parting with her prize. He did not say what he intends to do it. “It was my Great Honor to

Federal prosecutors resign over concerns about probe into Minneapolis ICE shooting, source says

By Julia Ainsley, Daniella Silva, Ryan J. Reilly and Michael Kosnar At least three prosecutors with the U.S. attorney’s office in Minnesota have resigned over their concerns with the direction of the investigation into the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a person familiar with the resignations told NBC News on Tuesday. The person confirmed the resignations of Joseph Thompson, Melinda Williams and another attorney. The two named attorneys, Thompson and Williams, did not immediately respond to messages seeking comment by NBC News. The attorneys had felt pressure from Justice Department leadership, both in Minneapolis and in Washington,

House Republicans plan to hold Hillary Clinton in contempt for refusing to testify in Epstein probe

By Raquel Coronell Uribe and Rebecca Shabad The House Oversight Committee will seek to hold former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in contempt of Congress after she did not appear for a scheduled deposition as part of the Republican-led panel’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein, Chairman James Comer announced Wednesday. The move comes a day after Comer said the committee would seek to hold former President Bill Clinton in contempt for failing to appear for his scheduled deposition Tuesday. “We’re going to hold both Clintons in criminal contempt of Congress,” Comer told reporters Wednesday morning. The Oversight Committee will vote on both contempt measures next Wednesday

FBI searches Washington Post reporter’s home as part of an investigation into government contractor

By Michael Kosnar and Corky Siemaszko The FBI searched the home of a Washington Post reporter Wednesday as part of an investigation into a government contractor who has been accused of illegally retaining classified materials, the newspaper confirmed. The reporter, Hannah Natanson, was at her home in Virginia when the FBI arrived, the newspaper reported. It seized her phone, as well as her work and personal laptops and a Garmin smartwatch, according to the newspaper. “Investigators told Natanson that she is not the focus of the probe,” the Post reported. The contractor is Navy veteran Aurelio Perez-Lugones, who is a system administrator in Maryland

Caleb Wilson’s mother reportedly frustrated with Southern University

The mother of Caleb Wilson is expressing frustration at Southern University. Following the last meeting of the task force named after her son, who passed away last year following an Omega Psi Phi hazing ritual, Urania Wilson asked if the Beta Sigma chapter of Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Incorporated, would be welcome back on campus following their recent expulsion. Per a report by Fox 8, Southern University general counsel Corinne Blache indicated that the return of the fraternity chapter was a possibility. “I understand that our answers may seem to be, um, dodging the question, I will tell you we are in uncharted

Some Democrats push for a fight over DHS funds after ICE shooting in Minneapolis

By Sahil Kapur, Kyle Stewart and Melanie Zanona WASHINGTON — Democrats are wrestling with whether to use a key Jan. 30 deadline to demand constraints on President Donald Trump’s immigration crackdown after an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer shot and killed an American woman in Minneapolis. Progressives in the House and Senate are calling on their party to hold firm in opposition to a funding bill for the Department of Homeland Security unless it comes with conditions — such as requiring agents to wear identification, limiting Customs and Border Protection agents to the border and requiring judicial warrants to arrest suspects in immigration cases. They

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