Donald Trump reportedly spends $26.1 million in taxpayer funds since 2017 to travel to his private club in Florida, while the Trump administration is in early talks about staging a grand military parade in Washington, D.C. on June 14.
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Michelle Obama: ‘I’m Not Divorcing Barack — I’m Choosing Me’
Michelle Obama has addressed rumors of a split from former President Barack Obama, stating that she was making choices for herself and not for her marriage, and that society often misinterprets women’s efforts to assert themselves.
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RFK Jr.: Black Kids on ADHD Drugs Should be ‘Re-parented’
Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has raised concerns about Black children being overmedicated and suggested government-run farms could be a solution, which has sparked criticism for its resemblance to forced family separations and lack of scientific backing.
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Honoring Greatness: Presidential Medal of Freedom Recipients Reflect America’s Rich Diversity
President Joe Biden has announced the 2025 recipients of the Presidential Medal of Freedom, including trailblazers whose work has shaped Black history, culture, and progress, such as Fannie Lou Hamer, Magic Johnson, and Denzel Washington.
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Shannan Paul
Shannen Paul, a Black woman, voted for Kamala Harris in the 2020 election, feeling that her vote was a pledge to history and a recognition of the work done by Black Women.
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New Biden rule means healthier water for Black communities
The Biden administration has finalized a landmark rule requiring water utilities nationwide to locate and replace all lead pipes in their infrastructure systems by 2034, in an effort to protect underserved communities from lead exposure.
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Biden-Harris administration launch ‘Time Is Money’ initiative to advance consumer safeguards
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris have launched “Time Is Money,” a government-wide initiative to stop corporations from imposing excessive paperwork.
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News Analysis: Kamala Harris for president
Vice President Kamala Harris has been endorsed by President Joe Biden to be the Democratic Party’s new nominee for re-election, and the party must unite behind her to defeat Donald Trump.
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospitalization reignites controversy
Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin was urgently admitted to a hospital for symptoms related to a bladder issue.
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Biden signs executive order establishing office of environmental justice
‘These communities with environmental justice concerns face even greater burdens due to climate change.’
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Barack and Michelle Obama revel in ‘family reunion’—return to White House for official portrait unveiling
Former presidents and first ladies usually have their official White House portraits unveiled by their successors. However, former President Donald Trump spent much of his presidency attempting to erase Obama’s legacy and never held the traditional ceremony.
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Karine Jean-Pierre selected as first Black woman White House press secretary
‘Karine not only brings the experience, talent, and integrity needed for this difficult job, but she will continue to lead the way in communicating about the work of the Biden-Harris Administration on behalf of the American people.’
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Supreme Court Justice Jackson proclaims: ‘We’ve made it. All of us’
‘It has taken 232 years and 115 prior appointments for a Black woman to be selected to serve on the Supreme Court of the United States.’
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Biden’s speech gave lip service to environmental justice but will it deliver for MN?
How and when local advocates of environmental justice will see the impacts of these federal policy initiatives in Minnesota remains unclear.
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Jury deliberations begin in Kim Potter trial
Prosecutors argued that Kimberly Potter is guilty of manslaughter for recklessly handling a weapon that resulted in the death of Daunte Wright.
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White House, Dems furious over Sen. Manchin’s Build Back Better betrayal
While the GOP has blocked the popular Build Back Better bill, the most consequential “no vote” came from a Democrat.
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President Biden announces new actions to combat COVID-19 and new omicron variant
‘We have more tools today to fight the omicron variant than we have had to fight previous variants, including delta.’
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President Biden signs into law historic $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill
Minnesota will receive an estimated $4.5 billion for roads, $680 million for water, and $100 million for broadband.
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Rep. Cori Bush cheered after Biden, CDC extend eviction moratorium
The CDC’s new federal eviction moratorium will apply to communities with high or substantial COVID-19 transmission.
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Twin Cities selected for new White House violence intervention initiative
‘Our country is experiencing an epidemic of gun violence, and Minneapolis isn’t immune to it.’