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Recovering From a “Gut Punch”: Black Women Fired by Trump and Musk Work to Overcome Shame and Self-Blame

Lottie Joiner Black women working for the federal government did what they were supposed to do. Yet their achievements could not protect them from the political winds. The post Recovering From a “Gut Punch”: Black Women Fired by Trump and Musk Work to Overcome Shame and Self-Blame appeared first on The Nation .

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Zombie-Federal-AgencyShutting down the U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness is the right thing to do, but the Trump administration's approach allowed a dozen federal employees to collect paychecks for a year.

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‘Chaos and cruelty’: the kids trapped in Trump’s immigration enforcement campaignChildren are being detained in record numbers, sometimes alone and where lawyers and family cannot find them The image of immigration officers arresting five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos – in a blue bunny hat and Spider-Man backpack – in January sparked outrage across the country. Celebrities from Ms Rachel to Madonna called for the closure of the Dilley…

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US Moves to Reassure Taiwan as Trump-Xi Ties Stall Big Arms DealThe US has allowed a flurry of engagements with Taiwan in the wake of Donald Trump’s lavish welcome for China’s Xi Jinping, signaling support for the island democracy even as it keeps a major arms sale in limbo ahead of more meetings between the leaders this year.

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Anutin’s Key Ally Backs Thai Coalition Despite Flood CriticismPrime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul’s key coalition partner is standing behind his government even as its handling of severe flooding draws criticism and risks eroding public confidence.

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Arlington County Sues to Block Trump’s Triumphal ArchThe county is home to Arlington National Cemetery, the military gravesite that is central to the legal battle over the planned arch.

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Maine Debate — Troy Jackson Vows to Defund ICE: ‘Unreformable’Maine Democrat Senate candidate Troy Jackson said Thursday he would cut off funding for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and move its duties to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), calling the agency unreformable during a WMTW debate against Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). The post Maine Debate — Troy Jackson Vows to Defund ICE: ‘Unreformable’…

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Trump rigs kids’ piggy banks so billionaires can dump falling stock on them: analystA quiet change to President Donald Trump's namesake savings program for children amounts to a gift for billionaires , according to an economic analyst. In an article for The Bulwark on Thursday, economics columnist Catherine Rampell said the Trump administration now allows wealthy donors to stock Trump Accounts with shares of individual companies, which…

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