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Biden Seeks $100B Disaster Aid for Hurricanes, Recovery

By Jennifer Scholtes The Biden administration on Monday sent Congress a roughly $100 billion emergency funding request to rebuild communities hit by hurricanes Helene and Milton, along with a slew of other disasters nationwide. Top lawmakers plan to spend the next few weeks finalizing a bipartisan bill that fulfills at least some of that request, with a goal of final passage sometime between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Since Congress also faces a government shutdown deadline on Dec. 20, it’s possible disaster aid gets tied into a spending patch or broader funding package. Besides $40 billion to refill FEMA’s disaster relief fund,

Trump Plans Swift, Sweeping Immigration Changes in 2025

By Betsy Woodruff Swan In his first 100 days, President-elect Donald Trump plans to begin the process of deporting hundreds of thousands of people. He is expected to end parole for people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua and Venezuela. And he is likely to undo a policy that significantly constrained deportations for people who weren’t deemed threats to public safety or national security. Trump’s team is already thinking about how to craft executive actions aimed to withstand the legal challenges from immigrants’ rights groups — all in hopes of avoiding an early defeat like the one his 2017 travel ban targeting

Biden Backs Ukraine with Strikes Before G20, Trump Looms

By Zolan Kanno- Youngs President Biden will begin what is likely to be his last summit with global leaders as commander in chief on Monday, pushing for even stronger support of Ukraine despite the looming uncertainty of how president-elect Donald J. Trump might undo his efforts. Just before the Group of 20 summit began in Rio de Janeiro, Mr. Biden authorized the first use of U.S.-supplied long-range missiles by Ukraine for strikes inside Russia, U.S. officials said. The decision, a major change in U.S. policy, was made in part to help shore up Ukraine’s defenses after Russia recruited North Korean troops to assist

Morehouse Rises in 2025 Rankings, Top HBCU for Teaching

Written By Morehouse College Morehouse College has risen five places to rank No. 95 among Liberal Arts Colleges nationwide, according to the 2025 U.S. News & World Report rankings. The College maintains its position among the top five historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the nation, reflected in its record enrollment of over 2,500 students with an average 3.7 GPA, for the incoming class of 2028. Of the over 7,000 applications received, only 43% were accepted due to the increased competitiveness amongst prospective students vying for a future at Morehouse College. Additional national rankings for Morehouse College among National Liberal Arts

Palm Springs Nears $6M Reparations Deal for Section 14

By Audra D.S. Burch The city of Palm Springs, Calif., will consider a nearly $6 million reparations settlement for former residents of a neighborhood of mostly Black and Latino families that was destroyed more than a half-century ago. Former residents of Section 14, which was razed in the 1960s to make room for commercial development, accepted the city’s final cash offer of $5.9 million. Up to another $21 million could go toward housing, economic development and small business programs. The City Council is expected to vote on the settlement offer and the initiatives at a public meeting on Thursday. “We have been

HBCUs Welcome Veterans, Families with Specialized Programs

By Deborah Bailey Veterans and their dependents are flocking to college classrooms after enlistment days are over, thanks to educational benefits available to most veterans and their families after honorable discharge from military service. The Post-9/11 Veterans Educational Assistance Act of 2007 is sending veterans and their families to college in record numbers. The Washington, D.C. region’s three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have rolled out the welcome mat to hundreds of veterans and dependents this fall, with specialized outreach to and services for those honorably discharged men and women and their families. Only one in three veterans holds

Jim Trotter Launches HBCU Sports Journalism Scholarship

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By Ashley Brown In a significant development for aspiring sports journalists from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Howard alumnus and former NFL media reporter Jim Trotter has plans to create a scholarship fund supported by his recent lawsuit settlement with the National Football League. Earlier this month, Trotter settled in a retaliation lawsuit he filed against the NFL after alleging racial discrimination within the organization. Although the specific terms of the settlement have not been disclosed, Trotter revealed via social media that the NFL will contribute to the scholarship initiative to support HBCU students pursuing careers in sports journalism. Details of

Democrats Blame Trans Issues After Election Day Losses

By Matt Lavietes Desperate for answers on what went wrong on Election Day, finger-pointing among Democrats and media pundits has been swift. Many — in private — are holding President Joe Biden responsible. Others are blaming the operatives who have run the party’s last several campaigns. But some are pointing to an issue with far less power in American politics: transgender rights. “The Democrats have to stop pandering to the far left,” Rep. Tom Suozzi, D-N.Y., told The New York Times on Wednesday. “I don’t want to discriminate against anybody, but I don’t think biological boys should be playing in girls’ sports.” Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass.,

Trump Returns to White House for Peaceful Power Handoff

By Tamara Keith Former and future President Donald Trump is set to visit his old office today, the Oval Office. President Biden invited his predecessor and successor for what is a ceremonial tradition meant to signal the desire for a smooth and peaceful transfer of power. In 2020, Trump refused to accept the results of the election and did not invite Biden to the Oval Office. But in 2016, then-President Barack Obama sat next to Trump in the Oval Office just two days after Trump beat Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton. Sitting side by side, Trump called Obama a “very good man,” said

DOJ Sues Mississippi Senate Over Racial Pay Discrimination

By Raquel Coronell Uribe The Department of Justice sued the Mississippi Senate on Friday, alleging that it discriminated against a Black employee for years by paying her “significantly less” than her white colleagues. The DOJ said the state Senate’s Legal Services Office paid a Black staff attorney about half the salary of her white peers, in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The lawsuit said Kristie Metcalfe, who has since left her job, received compensation well below that of her white co-workers. Before Metcalfe’s hiring, the office had only employed white attorneys. Near the end of her employment, in 2019, the office hired a white

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