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Rod Paige, Former HBCU Head Coach, Educator and the Nation’s first African American secretary of education, dies at 92

Rod Paige, an educator, coach and administrator who rolled out the nation’s landmark No Child Left Behind law as the first African American to serve as U.S. education secretary, died Tuesday. Former President George W. Bush, who tapped Paige for the nation’s top federal education post, announced the death in a statement but did not provide further details. Paige was 92. Dr. Rod Paige, former HBCU football head coach and athletic director, and the first African American to serve as U.S. Secretary of Education, died Tuesday at age 92. He was a foundational figure in today’s HBCU athletics. Though his

Federal Reserve prepares to cut interest rates for a third time this year

By Steve Kopack The Federal Reserve is expected to lower interest rates Wednesday for the third time this year. Traders overwhelmingly expect a relatively small 0.25% cut, the same size as the last two cuts. But the Fed’s rate-setting meeting in Washington is taking place in the fog of a data blackout, the result of the prolonged federal government shutdown this fall. The Bureau of Labor Statistics has released the September jobs report, but the October report was canceled altogether, and the November report remains a work in progress. The delayed November jobs report is set be released Dec. 16. Like

Fired FBI agents file lawsuit against FBI director Kash Patel and DOJ, alleging unlawful retaliation

By Scott MacFarlane In a federal civil lawsuit filed in Washington Monday, a dozen former FBI agents are seeking to get their jobs back, claiming they were fired during the second Trump administration for their efforts in 2020 to head off a riot in the wake of the killing of George Floyd. The former agents say they were unlawfully terminated by the Justice Department earlier this year for kneeling in 2020, as tensions were rising on the streets of Washington, D.C., soon after Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer. They allege FBI Director Kash Patel, Attorney General Pam Bondi,

Trump unveils $12 billion aid package for farmers hit by trade war

By Nandita Bose, Leah Douglas and Steve Holland U.S. President Donald Trump on Monday unveiled a $12 billion aid package for American farmers, the latest government effort to shore up a key political constituency hurt by the financial fallout from his trade policies. Farm groups and Republican farm-state lawmakers have sought the aid in part to support farmers with purchases of seeds, fertilizer and other expenses for next year’s growing season. The aid package aims to support a loyal voting bloc that has largely stood by Trump despite facing billions in lost sales from his trade war with China. Trump announced the aid at a roundtable at

Ex-Mayor Michael Bloomberg Commits $20M to HBCU-Charter Schools

Former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg is putting serious money behind a new push to reshape public education, committing $20 million to partnerships between historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and public charter schools. The funding comes from a joint effort between City Fund and Bloomberg Philanthropies, with each organization contributing $10 million, according to an announcement shared by the ex-mayor. The initiative is designed to support the creation and expansion of charter schools formally affiliated with HBCUs, creating a pipeline that links K-12 education with higher learning, career readiness, and local community investment. The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) will serve

Trump says Netflix-Warner Bros. deal could be a ‘problem’ and he will be involved in approval

By Steve Kopack President Donald Trump said Sunday that the proposed $72 billion merger between Netflix and Warner Bros. Discovery “could be a problem” because of the amount of market share the resulting company would have. The value of the deal balloons to more than $82 billion when debt is accounted for. Netflix said Friday it would purchase Warner Bros. Discovery’s film studio, HBO and the streaming service HBO Max. If the deal is approved, Netflix would also get access to decades of films and shows in the Warner Bros. Pictures archive. The deal would not include cable networks owned by Warner Bros. Discovery,

Trump’s battle with independent agencies is back at the Supreme Court

By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday weighs whether to drive the final nail into the coffin of the long-standing concept of independent federal agencies that operate at arm’s length from the president. In a significant case on the structure of the federal government, the conservative-majority court is hearing arguments on whether President Donald Trump had the authority to fire a member of the Federal Trade Commission regardless of a law enacted by Congress to insulate the agency from political pressures. The court has already signaled, with strong opposition from the three liberal justices, that Trump is likely to

Shalom Baranes Joins Trump’s $300M White House Ballroom Project

By Monica Alba and Dareh Gregorian The White House has brought in a new architect to work on President Donald Trump’s “vision” for his massive $300 million ballroom project, officials said Thursday. Shalom Baranes, head of Shalom Baranes Associates, has “joined the team of experts to carry out President Trump’s vision on building what will be the greatest addition to the White House since the Oval Office — the White House Ballroom,” White House spokesperson Davis Ingle said in a statement. Baranes’ involvement was first reported by The Washington Post. NBC News has reached out to Shalom Baranes Associates for comment. The White House

Grand Jury Rejects DOJ Bid to Reindict NY AG Letitia James

The Justice Department failed Thursday to secure a new indictment against New York Attorney General Letitia James after a judge dismissed the previous mortgage fraud prosecution encouraged by President Donald Trump, according to people familiar with the matter. Prosecutors went back to a grand jury in Virginia after a judge’s ruling halting the prosecution of James and another longtime Trump foe, former FBI Director James Comey, on the grounds that the U.S. attorney who presented the cases was illegally appointed. But grand jurors rejected prosecutors’ request to bring charges. It’s the latest setback for the Justice Department in its bid

Hopes fade in Congress for a health care deal before premiums soar in January

By Sahil Kapur WASHINGTON — Congress has less than a month before health insurance premiums are set to spike for millions of Americans. And hopes of a deal to mitigate the pain are fizzling among lawmakers in both parties. “I’m not hopeful that that’s going to happen,” Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., said. “We’ll keep trying to work at it, but I’m not feeling good about it right now. … Things are not coming together like I would’ve hoped that they would.” Peters was among a group of senators seeking a health care deal when eight Democrats voted with Republicans to reopen the government

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