Republican introduces bill to make Trump’s birthday a federal holiday

Rep. Claudia Tenney (R-N.Y.) introduced a bill Friday that would establish President Trump’s birthday, June 14, as a public holiday. The Trump’s Birthday and Flag Day Holiday Establishment Act proposes the recognition of both Trump’s birthday and Flag Day, celebrated on June 14, as federal public holidays. “Just as George Washington’s birthday is codified as…

Education Department investigating Northern Virginia school districts for transgender support policies

The Education Department is investigating whether five Northern Virginia school districts violated Title IX and one of President Trump’s recent executive orders by allowing transgender students to use their chosen name and pronouns at school and access restrooms and locker rooms that match their gender identity.  The department’s Office for Civil Rights opened probes into…

ACLU head: ‘We ain’t going to lose’ on birthright citizenship

Anthony Romero, the executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), said in a recent interview that opponents of President Trump’s executive action against birthright citizenship will ultimately prevail against him in court. Asked by The New Yorker during its “Radio Hour” podcast, Romero said birthright citizenship was the issue from the Trump administration…

Warnock at National Cathedral: ‘Don’t tell me you reject DEI when you live in a White House built by Black hands’

Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) is issuing a sharp rebuke of President Trump’s flurry of executive orders targeting diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) since his inauguration.  Speaking at the National Cathedral’s Holy Eucharist and Annual HBCU Welcome Sunday, Warnock said many of the president’s orders are a “wholesale unabashed assault” on DEI.  “Don’t tell me you…

Ukraine presses Europe to nominate representative for Russia talks

Ukraine is urging Europe to quickly select a representative for potential talks with the U.S. and Russia on ending Kyiv’s war with Russia. “It should be a quickly made decision,” Igor Zhovkva, the deputy head of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s office, told Bloomberg. “I hope right after the Paris meeting. We should act, not reflect.” French…

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…