Reparations bill returns to Congress as Trump leads charge against racial equity in government
Rep. Ayanna Pressley will reintroduce H.R. 40, federal legislation to study reparations for slavery, on Wednesday as the Trump administration leads a wide-scale rollback of diversity, equity and inclusion efforts in the federal government.
Read more at NBC News
Topics
-
Rosa DeLauro: Congress, Not Trump, Controls the Money
It is right there, as clear as day in Article I, Section 9, Clause 7, that the legislature controls the money.The New York Times - 1h -
Justice Department orders charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams dismissed
Acting U.S. Deputy Attorney General Emil Bove has ordered federal prosecutors in New York to drop corruption charges against New York Mayor Eric Adams, a senior Justice Department official said ...NBC News - 1d -
DOJ orders charges against NYC Mayor Eric Adams dismissed
The Department of Justice ordered the acting U.S. attorney of the Southern District of New York to dismiss all charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. NBC News' Ken Dilanian explains the ...NBC News - 1d -
US justice department official seeks dismissal of charges against Eric Adams
Federal prosecutors ordered to drop charges against New York mayor, who has cultivated relationship with Trump. A top official at the US Department of Justice has ordered federal prosecutors to ...The Guardian - 1d -
Here Are the Charges Against Eric Adams
The indictment on corruption and fraud charges was the first against a sitting mayor in modern New York City history.The New York Times - 1d -
How Democrats in Congress are tackling Trump's massive government changes
Democrats in Congress are working on messaging and other moves to confront President Trump's changes as he settles into his second term in the White House. CBS News' Taurean Small reports from ...CBS News - 2d -
Trump brings members of Congress to Super Bowl
President Donald Trump is at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans watching the Super Bowl, marking the first time a sitting president appears at the game.ABC News - 2d -
Trump cuts aid to South Africa over ‘racial discrimination’ against Afrikaners
US president also offers asylum to Afrikaners and criticises law that allows land seizures without compensation in some circumstances. The US president, Donald Trump, has signed an executive order ...The Guardian - 4d -
President Trump continues attacks on government agencies as he prepares for funding bill
President Trump hosted a group of Republican senators on Friday night at his Florida resort, trying to build Congressional support for a massive funding bill. Meanwhile, he continues to attack the ...CBS News - 4d -
Thornton leads Ohio State against Nebraska
Ohio State visits the Nebraska Cornhuskers after Bruce Thornton scored 31 points in the Buckeyes' 73-70 victory over the Maryland TerrapinsABC News - 4d
More from NBC News
-
How America's chief consumer-protection agency came into the Trump administration's crosshairs
When the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau made an appearance in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 blueprint, the conservative group’s plan was simple: Abolish it entirely.NBC News - 1h -
Trump's feared DOJ enforcer has a secret: He, too, investigated Jan. 6th
Emil Bove, the acting DOJ official behind a potential witch hunt against prosecutors and FBI agents who investigated the Capitol riot, worked on Jan. 6 cases himselfNBC News - 4h -
January consumer price index report shows a rise in inflation and prices
New numbers from the January consumer price index report show a rise in gas, eggs and coffee prices. NBC News’ Brian Cheung and Investopedia’s Editor-in-Chief Caleb Silver break down the inflation ...NBC News - 7h -
Hygge to Hollywood: Petition calling for Denmark to buy California reaches 200,000 signatures
A satirical counter offer to President Donald Trump’s proposal to buy Greenland has popped in the form of a petition which says Denmark should buy California.NBC News - 4h -
Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish get Rock Hall nominations
Mariah Carey, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, OutKast and Phish are some the 2025 nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame, a list that also includes two sets of musical brothers who ...NBC News - 6h
More in Top stories
-
How Trump is reshaping the Kennedy Center, moving away from "woke culture"
President Trump is changing the composition of the Kennedy Center's board — and wants to change the types of performances the center shows.CBS News - 14m -
LIVE: ABC News Live
24/7 coverage of breaking news and live eventsABC News - 15m -
Exclusive: Gabbard to meet with US allies in Munich on first trip as DNI
During her first full day as director of national intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard will meet with U.S. allies at the Munich Security Conference.ABC News - 19m -
New Jersey man sues safari tour operator after rampaging hippo killed his wife in Africa
A New Jersey man whose wife was killed by a hippo during an African safari has filed a lawsuit alleging that their tour operator was negligent in failing to keep her safe.NBC News - 25m -
Immigration divides New Jersey Democrats in an early test for the party
The New Jersey governor’s race is providing an early test for Democrats trying to navigate the thorny issues of immigration and border security following Donald Trump’s victory, and those issues ...NBC News - 28m