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05-19-2025 11:12 am • PDX and SEA Weather
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The Trump administration has been pushing back against some court rulings it doesn't like in the hundreds of cases filed against it in the past few months. One federal judge has found the administration may be liable for contempt. While the administration has complied with the vast majority of rulings against it, the intensity of its pushback is unusual to legal observers. The Republican-controlled Congress is trying to use its budget bill to undermine the courts' power to enforce contempt rulings. That's rarely used against the government, but the provision in the bill is a sign that some are concerned about it happening
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An immigration detention center in New Jersey is at the center of tensions between three congressional Democrats and the Trump administration after the arrest of Newark’s mayor outside the facility. Newark Mayor Ras Baraka has been charged with trespassing after agents arrested him Friday outside the 1,000-bed facility. The interim U.S. attorney for New Jersey says Baraka ignored warnings to leave an area inside the gate after joining three members of New Jersey’s congressional delegation at the site. Democrats have accused federal agents of escalating the situation by arresting the mayor. Baraka says he has a scheduled court appearance Thursday
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Democrats are looking for the right message and messengers to lead the opposition to President Donald Trump in his second term. And emerging as top Democratic voices are two very different politicians: Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, a billionaire from a wealthy family and New York congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who once worked as a waitress and bartender. Both have drawn praise for high-profile speeches and events that have excited voters on the left. Pritzker calls Trump a threat to democracy and national stability. Ocasio-Cortez maintains her antiestablishment profile and labels Trump a corrupt billionaire who's hurting the working class he says he represents. Their messages highlight a familiar argument among Democrats' progressive and more moderate factions
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Crystal Holmes, right, greets her granddaughter, Mackenzie Holmes, 10, as she arrives at Mission of Yahweh women's shelter after school on Tuesday, April 1, 2025, in Houston. A service provides transportation to and from school for Mackenzie. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)
Schoolchildren threatened with eviction are more likely to end up in another district or transfer to another school. They’re more likely to miss school, and those who end up transferring are suspended more often.
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RowVaughn Wells, the mother of Tyre Nichols, answers a question while taking the stand as a witness during the first day of the criminal trial for the death of Nichols in Memphis, Tenn., on Monday, April 28, 2025. (Chris Day/Commercial Appeal/USA Today Network, via AP, Pool)
Opening arguments have begun in the case of three former Tennessee police officers charged with second-degree murder charges in the beating death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis. The three have pleaded not guilty but already face the prospect of years behind bars after they were convicted of federal charges last year. Nichols’ death led to national protests, raised the volume on calls for police reforms and directed intense scrutiny toward the police force in majority-Black Memphis.
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The demonstration began at sunrise, with Jeffries and Booker livestreaming a conversation across TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, and YouTube, urging Americans to speak out against what they called a “cruel” and “reckless” budget.
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President Donald Trump’s administration is asking the Supreme Court to allow enforcement of a ban on transgender people in the military even as legal challenges proceed. The high court filing ollows a brief order from a federal judge in Tacoma, Washington that kept in place a court order blocking the policy nationwide. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a policy that presumptively disqualifies transgender people from military service, after the Republican president signed an executive order claiming the sexual identity of transgender service members is harmful to military readiness. Several transgender military members have challenged the ban, saying their firing would cause lasting damage to their careers and reputations
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In higher education, institutions may promote DEI initiatives while failing to address inequities in access and opportunity among students and faculty. Despite decades of stated commitments to DEI, predominantly white higher education institutions have made little progress toward racially diversifying their faculty, leadership or student body.
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BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — Hundreds of city leaders are expected to attend, representing more than 500 African American mayors who serve over 25 million Americans in large and small communities.
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BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — The meeting comes just weeks after Sharpton warned of a potential boycott in a letter dated April 4, where he condemned PepsiCo’s retreat from its DEI commitments.
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