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FocusFor LGBTQ+ elders, a search for safe housingAffordable housing is an issue for many older Americans. Members of the LGBTQ+ community are searching for solutions that allow them to live both safely and with dignity.
DC’s Black Lives Matter mural will be erased, but the idea can’t beUnder pressure from Congress and the Trump administration, Washington has begun to remove its Black Lives Matter mural. But Black history endures.
A civil rights activist on what ‘Eyes on the Prize III’ means at this moment“Eyes on the Prize” was a landmark documentary about the Civil Rights Movement. Dream Defenders’ Phillip Agnew, who is part of a new six-part series, talks about what the documentary means at this time of political upheaval.
FocusDismantling DEI on campus is messy. Here’s how it looks at one university.The Trump administration has made ridding U.S. college campuses of diversity, equity, and inclusion a top priority. What can be learned from a university in Texas, where a state DEI ban is already in place?
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First LookSupreme Court orders Trump to release $2 billion in foreign aid paymentsThe Supreme Court left in place a lower court’s decision to pause the Trump administration’s spending freeze. The administration had appealed U.S. District Judge Amir Ali’s deadline to give the federal government until Feb. 26 to pay out $2 billion in aid.
After wild six weeks, Trump tells Congress ‘We are just getting started’President Donald Trump touted his accomplishments on the border and going after government waste. On the economy, he warned of ‘a little disturbance.’
Should law enforcement work with ICE? Sheriffs in a ‘sanctuary’ state are torn.In Colorado, some sheriffs are pushing for closer cooperation between local law enforcement and federal immigration authorities. Others are telling immigrant populations their departments “are always here for you.”
Mexico faces US gunmakers in Supreme Court, saying they fuel cartel crimeDo U.S. arms manufacturers bear responsibility for the guns fueling cartel violence in Mexico? Mexico is arguing that case before the Supreme Court.
How will Europe defend itself? 3 ways Trump is forcing the continent to adapt.After President Donald Trump’s public rebuke of Ukraine’s president, European leaders are attempting to step up their defense of Kyiv and adjust to shifting security norms.
First LookAndrew Cuomo announces New York City mayoral bidAndrew Cuomo has formally entered the race to be New York City’s mayor. The former governor seeks to make a comeback after resigning in 2021 amid sexual harassment allegations.
Trump and Zelenskyy clash, clouding the path to peace in UkraineA hoped-for deal between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelenskyy collapsed, with consequences for the future of Ukraine and of U.S. leadership.
Trump has reduced US safeguards against corruption and white-collar crimePresident Trump is scaling back enforcement efforts against white-collar crimes. Could that become an invitation to corruption and tax evasion?
Here’s what a Trump-Zelenskyy minerals deal could mean for Ukraine – and the USAs President Trump aims to broker peace, a potential U.S. deal over mineral rights has implications for Ukraine’s security and U.S. posture in Europe.
Could DOGE backfire on Republicans? Virginia election is a test case.With a governor’s race underway and a high percentage of federal government employees, Virginia offers clues on how the Department of Government Efficiency is affecting politics at the state level.
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