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Trump Issues New Travel Ban on 12 Countries in 2025

By Lucy Clarke-Billings President Donald Trump’s sweeping new travel ban which bars citizens of 12 countries from entering the United States came into effect at 00:00 ET (05:00 BST) on Monday. The order, which Trump signed last week, restricts the nationals of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, Congo-Brazzaville, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen from entering the US. Nationals from a further seven countries – Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela – will face partial travel restrictions. The US president said the list could be revised if “material improvements” were made, while other countries could be added

RFK Jr. Fires Vaccine Panel, Sparks National Health Outcry

 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Monday said he is removing every member of a government panel that makes vaccine recommendations.  Kennedy said he is “retiring” all 17 members of the Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices, asserting that it“has become little more than a rubber stamp for any vaccine.”  “A clean sweep is needed to re-establish public confidence in vaccine science,” Kennedy wrote in an opinion piece published by the Wall Street Journal.  “Kennedy’s move was quickly rebuked by a number of doctors groups. A statement released by the American Medical Association said it “upends a

Trump’s LA National Guard Move Sparks Political Uproar

By Megan Lebowitz “California Democrats pushed back after President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to respond to anti-immigration raid protests in the Los Angeles area, with Gov. Gavin Newsom arguing that Trump is trying to“manufacture a crisis.” “Trump is sending 2,000 National Guard troops into LA County — not to meet an unmet need, but to manufacture a crisis. He’s hoping for chaos so he can justify more crackdowns, more fear, more control,” Newsom said Sunday on X, where he also urged people to “stay peaceful.” Trump deployed the National Guard despite Newsom’s opposition. Guard soldiers can be deployed

Newsom Blasts Trump’s National Guard Move as Unlawful

By Blake Jones Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration called the Trump administration’s deployment of National Guard troops to the Los Angeles area “unlawful,” urging Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday to back down as demonstrators clashed with law enforcement. The Trump administration’s extraordinary deployment of the Guard to quell immigration protests in Southern California came without necessary coordination with California officials, Newsom’s legal affairs secretary wrote in a letter to Hegseth. Newsom’s team argued that state and local police agencies had the situation under control and that federal intervention would only intensify the conflict. “There is currently no need for the

Tougaloo Probes Threats After Jasmine Crockett Speech

Generate Key Takeaways Tougaloo College said it received “concerning calls” following the commencement speech delivered by Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett on Sunday, according to Black Enterprise. The HBCU is investigating threats, while Crockett called out these incidents. The HBCU sent a letter to the campus community a day after commencement. Tougaloo College has launched an investigation “We are not taking these occurrences lightly. Appropriate actions have been taken. Contact has been made with law enforcement authorities to ensure that safety protocols are in place, if needed,” Tougaloo College President Donzell Lee wrote. “As always, your continuing safety is our primary concern.” Although

UNCF Report Reveals HBCU Career Pathway Breakthroughs

UNCF’s Institute for Capacity Building (ICB) released the highly anticipated Career Pathways Initiative (CPI) report, providing a data-driven narrative on how historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are redefining student success and aligning education with career outcomes. Fueled by a grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., CPI is empowering HBCUs to strengthen the link between academic experiences and the demands of a rapidly evolving workforce. The outcomes speak volumes. Across the program period, 2016 to 2022, participating institutions experienced a 27% increase in median job placement and a 21% increase in median salary when comparing pre- and post-pandemic periods. But CPI’s

Trump Travel Ban Sparks Outrage in Immigrant Communities

By Suzanne Gamboa, Carmen Sesin, Nicole Acevedo and Orlando Matos Anger and condemnation broke out as families, attorneys and immigrant advocates absorbed the blast from the latest bombshell delivered by the Trump immigration — a travel ban that stops or restricts people from 19 mostly African, Asian and Caribbean countries from entering the U.S. While the Trump administration said the travel ban is meant to keep Americans safe, critics lobbed accusations of discrimination, cruelty, racism, inhumanity and more in response. Meanwhile, the news also elicited confusion over what will happen once the ban goes into effect on Monday. “This travel ban is a racist, bigoted and

Senator Britt Backs HBCUs, Literacy, and School Choice

U.S. Senator Katie Britt (R-Ala.) recently attended a Senate Appropriations Labor, Health and Human Services, Education, and Related Agencies Subcommittee hearing with Education Secretary Linda McMahon to discuss the President’s Fiscal Year 2026 (FY26) Budget Request for the Department of Education. Senator Britt’s initial line of questioning highlighted the state of Alabama’s 14 historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs): “Alabama has more HBCUs than any other state in the nation. We are proud of the work that is done on those campuses. We know that it helps strengthen student experience, our workforce, our communities, and our future. So if you look across coast

Elon Musk Opposes Trump-Backed GOP Spending Bill

By Peter Nichols  Just days after he left his powerful position as one of Donald Trump’s closest advisers, Elon Musk is orchestrating a pressure campaign to sink the mammoth tax and spending package that is the centerpiece of the president’s policy agenda. Musk used X, his social media site, on Wednesday to implore Americans to call Congress and urge it to “kill” the bill that Trump hails as “big” and “beautiful.” He also urged lawmakers to rewrite the bill from scratch, putting him squarely at odds with Trump, who had invited him into Cabinet meetings and empowered him to dismantle whole agencies and shrink the government workforce.

Trump Signs New Travel Ban Targeting 19 Countries

By Asma Khalid President Trump on Wednesday signed a proclamation banning travelers from 12 countries and partially restricting travelers from seven others, starting on Monday, June 9. The White House said the action was needed to protect the United States from terrorist attacks and other national security threats, and said the countries lacked screening and vetting capabilities. The full ban applies to foreign nationals from Afghanistan, Burma, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen. The partial ban applies to people from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan, and Venezuela. In a

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