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After Trump’s win, Black women are rethinking their role as America’s reliable political organizers
By KENYA HUNTERUpdated 6:57 AM CST, November 24, 2024
ATLANTA (AP) — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington.
As a Black woman, she just couldn’t see herself helping to replicate the largest act of resistance against then-President Donald Trump’s first term in January 2017. Even in an election this year where Trump questioned his opponent’s race, held rallies featuring racist insults and falsely claimed Black migrants in Ohio were eating residents’ pets, he didn’t just win a second term. He became the first Republican in two decades to clinch the popular vote, although by a small margin.
“It’s like the people have spoken and this is what America looks like,” said Smith, the Los Angeles-based founder of the advocacy social media agency, Get Social. “And there’s not too much more fighting that you’re going to be able to do without losing your own sanity.”
After Trump was declared the winner over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris, many politically engaged Black women said they were so dismayed by the outcome that they were reassessing — but not completely abandoning — their enthusiasm for electoral politics and movement organizing.
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www.nbcnews.comEven with access to blockbuster obesity drugs, some people don't lose weight
Most people taking popular drugs like Ozempic and Wegovy to lose weight have shed significant pounds.
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Who has Trump picked for his Cabinet? Scott Bessent, Lori Chavez-DeRemer join nominees
Donald Trump has nominated Scott Bessent to be the next Treasury secretary and Russell Vought as Office of Management and Budget director.
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Trump picks Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as nation's next surgeon general
President-elect Trump has nominated Dr. Janette Nesheiwat as surgeon general, calling her a "fierce advocate and strong communicator for preventative medicine and public health."
Vaccines don't cause autism. What does?
Scientists say most brain changes that contribute to autistic traits occur before birth.
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Trump picks Project 2025 co-author to lead White House’s budget office | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Russell Vought as his pick to lead the Office of Management and Budget, he said in a Truth Social post.
www.cnn.comWhat to know about Scott Bessent, Trump's pick for treasury secretary
President-elect Donald Trump chose money manager Scott Bessent, who worked for major Democrat supporter George Soros, to serve as his next treasury secretary.
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Nicaragua approves reforms boosting power of President Ortega and his wife
Legislators greenlight reforms giving more authority to Daniel Ortega and Rosario Murillo, accused of stifling dissent.
Freelance photographer arrested on Capitol riot charges
A freelance photographer has been arrested on charges that he joined a mob’s attack on the U.S. Capitol and pushed against a police officer’s riot shield.
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Beirut strike 'so powerful it was felt across the city'
An eight-storey building in Lebanon's capital was destroyed when it was struck without warning, the BBC's Hugo Bachega says.
www.bbc.comWhat to know about Lori Chavez-DeRemer, Trump's pick for labor secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has named Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor, elevating a Republican congresswoman who has strong support from unions in her district but lost reelection in November.
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Supreme Court takes up major appeal testing power of federal agencies | CNN Politics
The Supreme Court agreed Friday to wade into a fight over Congress’ ability to delegate power to federal agencies — opening the next chapter in a decadeslong effort by conservatives and business interests to reduce the power of the federal government.
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Bondi nomination receives high praise from GOP senators - Washington Examiner
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) called Bondi’s nomination “a grand slam, touchdown, hole in one, ace, hat trick, slam dunk, Olympic gold medal pick.”
www.washingtonexaminer.comTrump-backed Derek Merrin concedes to Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur in Ohio
Democratic U.S. Rep. Marcy Kaptur’s Trump-endorsed rival said he called the veteran Ohio congresswoman to concede defeat in the 2024 election.
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Norwegian guard at US Embassy in Oslo arrested over allegations of spying for Russia and Iran | CNN Politics
A Norwegian man working as a security guard for the US Embassy in Oslo was arrested this week on allegations of spying for Russia and Iran.
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Trump picks former Florida Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon as director of CDC
President-elect Trump announced that former Rep. Dr. Dave Weldon is his pick as director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Supreme Court to hear a new challenge to the scope of federal agency power
Case taking aim at the Federal Communications Commission's program requiring companies to subsidize services in rural areas raises big constitutional questions.
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Hegseth criticism of GOP senators could come back to haunt him - Washington Examiner
Pete Hegseth has criticized GOP senators since Donald Trump’s initial win in 2016, being notably critical of outgoing leader Sen. Mitch McConnell.
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Infant dead in listeria outbreak tied to Yu Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products: CDC
As of Friday, 11 people have been infected in four states in a listeria outbreak linked to Yu Shang Food ready-to-eat meat and poultry products, the CDC said.
COP29 live: Recriminations as nations say $300bn COP29 cash deal for poorer countries falls short
The money - which will help poorer nations most vulnerable to global warming - is described as "too little, too late".
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Trump nominates GOP Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead Labor Department
President-elect Donald Trump will nominate Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, R-Ore., to lead the Labor Department.
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Louisiana GOP lawmakers want to make it easier to try juveniles as adults
Louisiana's GOP-dominated Legislature approved a constitutional amendment on Friday that would allow lawmakers to expand the number of crimes in which juveniles between 14 and 16 years old could be tried as adults.
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With Gaetz out as attorney general pick, Trump’s right flank looks for a new ally at FBI | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump’s hunt for a new FBI director is being complicated by the need to find someone who has a clear path to confirmation — and who will appeal to the MAGA base.
www.cnn.comNational monument proposed for North Dakota Badlands, with tribes' support
A coalition of conservation groups and Native American tribal citizens have asked President Joe Biden to designate thousands of acres of rugged, scenic Badlands as North Dakota's first national monument.
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Fetterman rips Democrats’ ‘freakouts’ about his tentative support for Oz - Washington Examiner
Sen. John Fetterman has frequently spurned tribalistic behavior, taking approaches that are often more in line with Republicans than members of his own party.
www.washingtonexaminer.com'Are we not humans?': Anger in Beirut as massive Israeli strike kills 20
The death toll from the strike on a multi-storey building in central Beirut's Basta district is expected to rise.
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Pew poll: Democrats’ pessimism about their party’s future is at its highest level in the Trump era | CNN Politics
In the aftermath of the 2024 elections, Democrats are less optimistic about their party’s future than they’ve been at any point in the past eight years, according to new Pew Research Center polling released Friday.
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Jussie Smollett's attorney says actor was 'harmed substantially' by conviction
The Illinois Supreme Court threw out Jussie Smollett's conviction after finding the state's prosecution unfair due to an agreement that initially dropped the charges.
AOC speaks out against the bathroom ban, stands with Sarah McBride
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez criticizes the new bathroom policy in Congress that impacts an incoming transgender lawmaker.
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How major US stock indexes fared Friday, 11/22/2024
Stocks closed higher on Wall Street, giving the market its fifth gain in a row and notching another record high for the Dow Jones Industrial Average.
apnews.comJudge delays Trump hush money sentencing in order to decide where case should go now
A judge has confirmed that President-elect Donald Trump won’t be sentenced this month in his hush money case.
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Here's how the US and Israel could thwart Iran’s nuclear efforts under a new Trump administration
President-elect Trump will take office just as Iran has the potential to become the world’s 10th nuclear-armed state, and it’s not clear if either side knows how it will approach the other.
Montreal hit by violent pro-Palestinian and anti-NATO protests - Washington Examiner
Those who were apprehended in Montreal were accused of assaulting police officers and obstructing police work.
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Inside Trump’s dramatic potential plan to shake up the FBI | CNN Politics
President-elect Donald Trump is considering shaking up the leadership at the FBI by firing the director and installing an experienced former agent and MAGA loyalist in the top two roles.
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Israel kills Hezbollah leader who planned elaborate attack on U.S. soldiers in Iraq
Ali Mussa Daqduq had been captured by U.S. forces following the audacious 2007 raid that left five U.S. soldiers dead, but he was later released by the Iraqis.
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Yale professor concedes in NYT opinion essay: ‘Yearslong effort to vanquish’ Trump was a ‘dismal failure’
A liberal professor of law at Yale University wrote a New York Times guest essay admitting that the lawfare used against President-elect Trump throughout his career has backfired.
ICE data on noncitizen 'murderers' is misrepresented | Fact check
The ICE data in the posts includes people who have entered the U.S. over the past 40 or more years, not just during the Biden administration.
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Louisiana lawmakers pass income and corporate tax cuts, raising statewide sales tax to pay for it
Louisiana’s GOP-dominated legislature passed tax cuts on personal and corporate income on Friday in exchange for a statewide sales tax increase.
apnews.comBeyond evangelicals, Trump and his allies courted smaller faith groups, from the Amish to Chabad
Donald Trump’s lock on the white evangelical vote is legendary, but he didn't focus exclusively on large religious voter blocs.
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