#Hip hop hits 50 as powerful tool for Black Americans

#Hip hop hits 50 as powerful tool for Black Americans

Fifty years after it was created in New York City’s Bronx borough, hip hop is a multi-billion dollar industry that doubles as a powerful political tool for Black Americans. The music for a half-century has highlighted the experiences that Black, Brown and poor people face in America, and has operated as a breaking news service…

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#Legal chaos engulfs Biden and Trump

#Legal chaos engulfs Biden and Trump

A dramatic day in Washington on Friday shook up the 2024 presidential race, causing big problems for President Biden and former President Trump. The more shocking development came when Attorney General Merrick Garland announced the appointment of a special counsel to investigate the president’s son, Hunter Biden. The special counsel will be David Weiss, who had already…

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#Tracking Trump’s tangled web of legal troubles 

#Tracking Trump’s tangled web of legal troubles 

Former President Trump is increasingly enmeshed in a tangled web of legal troubles, facing state and federal probes across the country.  Trump is a party in more than a half-dozen civil lawsuits and faces 78 criminal charges across three cases, ranging from an alleged hush money cover-up to his purported efforts to overturn the 2020…

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#Democrats mobilize on abortion amendments after Ohio win

#Democrats mobilize on abortion amendments after Ohio win

Abortion rights advocates are looking to follow up on a win in Ohio this week with efforts in numerous states to enshrine abortion protections into state constitutions in 2024.  The defeat of a ballot initiative in Ohio is the latest in a series of wins for Democrats and reproductive rights advocates. The proposal, called Issue 1, would have made it harder to amend the Ohio…

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#Special counsel named in Hunter Biden case: Four things to know

#Special counsel named in Hunter Biden case: Four things to know

Attorney General Merrick Garland’s move to elevate U.S. Attorney for Delaware David Weiss to special counsel in the Hunter Biden investigation sits against the backdrop of multiple GOP investigations, puts the focus back on two IRS whistleblowers and comes as a plea deal for Biden over tax issues has evaporated. Garland made the surprise announcement on Friday…

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#DOJ moves to dismiss Hunter Biden case to bring new charges

#DOJ moves to dismiss Hunter Biden case to bring new charges

Prosecutors investigating Hunter Biden on tax-related charges say a trial is imminent after plea deal negotiations fell apart last month. David Weiss, the U.S. attorney leading the investigation moved to dismiss the case against Biden in new court filings so prosecutors can bring charges in Washington, D.C., or California. The president’s son was set to…

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#House GOP blasts appointment of Hunter Biden special counsel

#House GOP blasts appointment of Hunter Biden special counsel

Top House Republicans are accusing the Biden administration of attempting to stymie their investigation into Hunter Biden following the Department of Justice’s appointment of a special counsel. Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) raised doubts about whether special counsel David Weiss could be trusted and pledged in a statement that House Republicans would continue their investigations into…

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