The Trump administration is proposing to cut Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits, which would strip eligibility from hundreds of thousands of people and slash monthly payments by as much as one-third, while unions and lawmakers are pushing back to protect the program.
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National Urban League Declares’ State of Emergency’ for Black America in 2025 Report
The National Urban League has declared a “state of emergency” for democracy and civil rights in the US, warning of a deliberate campaign to reverse decades of progress for Black Americans, and urging vigilance, mobilization, solidarity, and support to defend rights and the principles of American democracy.
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‘Free America Weekend’ ignites wave of protests nationwide
Billed as “Free America Weekend,” the effort was the latest in a string of large-scale demonstrations, following June’s “No Kings Day” protests that drew crowds nationwide to reject what organizers […]
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FTC Data Reveals Surge in Online Job Scams, With Losses Exceeding $220 Million in 2024
The FTC has reported a staggering rise in online job scams, with task scams accounting for nearly 40% of job scam reports in 2024, resulting in more than $220 million in losses in just the first six months of the year.
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Lawmakers Urge President Biden to Finalize Equal Rights Amendment Before Transition
A coalition of House Democrats has urged President Biden to direct the archivist of the United States to certify the Equal Rights Amendment as the 28th amendment to the Constitution, arguing that it would advance gender equality and defend constitutional rights.
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Brittney Griner Freed
The deal to release Griner was consummated a week ago in the United Arab Emirates. Biden said Griner’s expected home within 24 hours. “It’s a good morning,” the president exclaimed at a news conference where Vice President Kamala Harris and Griner’s wife, Cherelle, stood close. “After months of being unjustly detained and held under intolerable circumstances, she’s coming home,” Biden asserted.
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There Was No Red Wave but Election Night Results Could Still Leave Democrats Feeling Blue
By Stacy M. Brown Originally appeared in NNPA As Election Night turned slowly into Wednesday morning, the U.S. House and Senate balance of power remained a tossup after tens of […]
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Seven Decades After First Black Reporter Covered the White House, the Black Press Receives Coveted Credentials
By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Seventy-two years after President Franklin D. Roosevelt invited Harry S. McAlpin Jr. of the National Negro Publishers Association to cover […]