Vice President J.D. Vance, along with two other top Trump administration officials, took an aerial tour of the border and met with law enforcement officials to highlight the Trump administration’s immigration policies, which have led to a 39% decrease in illegal border crossings.
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House GOP Budget Approval: What’s Next?
The GOP’s budget plan would provide a $4.5 trillion tax break for the rich while eliminating programs such as Medicaid, Medicare, and the SNAP benefits program, which would disproportionately affect low-income communities and increase healthcare costs for Americans.
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Health Disparities in Texas: a Long History of Nothing Changing
Despite numerous task forces, centers, and bills aimed at addressing health disparities in Texas, the state has failed to enact meaningful legislation to eliminate these disparities for decades, with institutional racism perpetuating the issue.
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Al Green Accepts Consequences for Speech Disruption but Says He Will Do It Again
Congressman Al Green was escorted out of the House after disrupting President Trump’s speech, and a resolution to censure him is expected to pass, making him the first congressman to be censured for disruptions during a presidential joint session speech in recent years.
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‘We’re Not Running From Our Own House’: CBC Fights Against Trump, Musk, and Project 2025
The Congressional Black Caucus has launched a battle plan to counter President Trump, Elon Musk, and the far-right’s Project 2025, and plans to attend Trump’s address to look him in the eye and ensure that their message is heard.
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Nonprofit Orgs: Trump’s Blitz of Actions Puts Millions At Risk
Nonprofit organizations are suing the Trump administration for cutting federal funding, which they say is harming their clients and causing significant harm to Black communities.
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Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner dies
U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a Democrat from Houston, died at the age of 70 while serving his first term in the U.S. House, two months after being diagnosed with bone cancer.
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Importance of Truth Telling in Journalism in a Political Atmosphere of Censorship
The First Amendment guarantees the freedom of speech and press, but the Trump administration is attempting to eliminate the independent press by limiting access to the White House and allowing favoritism in the press pool, potentially leading to a tyrannical government and the erosion of American democracy.
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Voucher bills want to prioritize low-income families and be open to all students. Those goals might be at odds.
Texas lawmakers are proposing a school voucher program that would allow virtually any family in Texas to receive taxpayer dollars to fund their children’s private school tuition, with eligibility prioritizing students with disabilities and low-income families, but critics argue that the broad definition of low-income families would likely mean the program would primarily serve families who are already paying to send their kids to private schools.
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White House Suspends Chief Education Data Commissioner
The White House has suspended Peggy Carr, the head of the National Center for Education Statistics, which could hamper the collection of data that exposes racial disparities in K-12 schools.