NAACP spending guide urges Black Americans to avoid companies that dumped DEI

The NAACP is urging Black Americans to refrain from shopping at retailers that have stepped back from diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The nation’s oldest civil rights organization released its Black Consumer Advisory, a project intended to help educate Black Americans on “who’s pushing progress and who’s stuck in the past.”  The advisory lists companies…

Conservative Party leader in Canada pledges to respond forcefully to Trump tariffs

Pierre Poilievre, the leader of Canada’s Conservative Party, pledged on Saturday to respond forcefully to tariffs imposed by President Trump that harm the Canadian people or their economy. Poilievre, seen as a likely contender to become the next prime minister, laid out his “Canada first” policy approach at a rally on Saturday, warning that the…

Trump suggests no laws violated if he ‘saves’ country

President Trump said over the weekend his work to “save” the country gives him legal leeway. “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law,” Trump posted Saturday to Truth Social and X. The phrase is attributed to Napoleon Bonaparte, who declared himself French emperor in the early 1800s. Trump’s post drew quick criticism from Democrats, who…

Republicans hope to jam through defense, border funding boost ahead of shutdown fight

Senate Republicans have the ambitious goal of jamming through funding boosts for defense and border security — separately from the appropriations process — ahead of a mid-March deadline to prevent a government shutdown. Senate Budget Committee Chair Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said this week that he told President Trump “it would be really helpful if we…

Senate eyes possibility of vote-a-rama on budget resolution

The Senate this week may move ahead with its budget resolution to enact part of President Trump’s legislative agenda, an effort that would include an hours-long vote-a-rama — which Democrats could use to protest the measure and stall its passage. Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) has not indicated if he plans to bring the…

Five pressing questions as RFK Jr. takes HHS reins

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has spent decades as an outsider railing against federal health authorities. His entire Make America Healthy Again movement is based largely on undermining the scientific and public health messaging from the federal government, along with overhauling the status quo in the food and drug industries. But after being confirmed by the…