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Read Moreby Kathleen Untalan | Mar 30, 2025 | Maxine Waters, Congress, Donald Trump, Los Angeles, National Politics, Politics, Valleys | 0
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Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Mar 25, 2025 | Bakersfield, Congress, Donald Trump, Featured, Los Angeles, Valleys, World & Nation | 0
Chioma Chukwu, executive director of American Oversight, issued a sharp rebuke of the
current administration’s handling of sensitive national security matters following recent
reports that high-level officials used encrypted messaging apps to discuss active military
operations.
by Stefi Mar | Mar 25, 2025 | African Americans, Bakersfield, Donald Trump, Los Angeles, Valleys, World & Nation | 0
Donald Trump has expressed support for the United States becoming an “associate member” of the British Commonwealth, responding to a report in The Sun that King Charles might extend such an offer during Trump’s upcoming state visit to the United Kingdom. “I Love King Charles. Sounds good to me!” Trump wrote online. The Sun cited a “secret offer” in development following a Daily Mail report claiming discussions are underway “at the highest levels” to include the U.S. in the Commonwealth of Nations. While the British government deferred to Buckingham Palace, some officials in the Labour government view the monarchy as a diplomatic bridge to Trump, who has publicly praised the royals.
Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Mar 25, 2025 | African Americans, Bakersfield, Donald Trump, Los Angeles, Valleys, World & Nation | 0
The Trump administration has blatantly resurrected segregation in federal contracting, undoing decades of civil rights progress by removing anti-segregation mandates. The alarmingly regressive move reopens the door for racially divided facilities, eerily reminiscent of the Jim Crow era, with potential “Whites Only” and “Colored” signage in government-funded workplaces.
Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Mar 19, 2025 | Bakersfield, Congress, Donald Trump, Front Page, Los Angeles | 0
The Trump administration has taken its first steps in dismantling the Department of Education, slashing more than 1,300 jobs and closing regional offices in cities including New York, Boston, Chicago, and Cleveland. According to Rachel Oglesby, the department’s chief of staff, employees were informed via email Tuesday that the Washington headquarters and regional offices would be closed Wednesday for unspecified “security reasons” before reopening Thursday. “Today’s reduction in force reflects the Department of Education’s commitment to efficiency, accountability, and ensuring that resources are directed where they matter most: to students, parents, and teachers,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said.
Read Moreby Kathleen Untalan | Mar 18, 2025 | Donald Trump, Featured, Los Angeles, Maxine Waters, Small Business, small businesses, Valleys | 0
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Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Mar 11, 2025 | Bakersfield, Donald Trump, Education K-12, Los Angeles, Valleys, World & Nation | 0
The Trump administration is preparing to issue an executive order directing newly confirmed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to begin dismantling the Department of Education. While the president lacks the authority to unilaterally shut down the agency—requiring congressional approval—McMahon has been tasked with taking “all necessary steps” to reduce its role “to the maximum extent permitted by law.” The administration justifies the move by claiming the department has spent over $1 trillion since its 1979 founding without improving student achievement. However, data from The Nation’s Report Card shows math scores have improved significantly since the 1990s, though reading levels have remained stagnant. The pandemic further widened achievement gaps, leaving many students behind.
Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Mar 11, 2025 | Bakersfield, Congress, Donald Trump, Front Page, Los Angeles, Politics, State, Valleys | 0
In one of the quickest punishments of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives in the modern era, Congressman Al Green (D-TX) was censured by a 224-198 vote today in the House. His censure featured no hearing at the House Ethics Committee and his punishment was put on the floor for a vote by the Republican controlled House less than 72 hours after the infraction in question. Of the last three censures of members of the U.S. House, two have been members of the Congressional Black Caucus under GOP control. In 2023, Rep. Jamal Bowman was censured.
Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Mar 11, 2025 | Bakersfield, Congress, Donald Trump, Front Page, Los Angeles, National, Valleys | 0
The federal government has many loose ends to tie after firing massive numbers of government employees and contractors, particularly in one department that once dealt with diversity. To protect fired employees from retaliation, an anonymous contractor terminated on Valentine’s Day, February 14, has expressed concerns that they still have government devices and equipment and active government emails.
Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Mar 11, 2025 | Bakersfield, Donald Trump, Los Angeles, Politics, State, Valleys | 0
During an online conference on Feb. 26, California Attorney General Rob Bonta detailed how the Trump Administration had used its first five and half weeks to execute an agenda that runs counter in various ways to California state policies and priorities.
Read Moreby Stefi Mar | Mar 11, 2025 | Bakersfield, Donald Trump, Los Angeles, Politics, State, Statewide, Valleys | 0
Just before President Donald Trump took the podium to deliver his address to a joint session of Congress, Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett sent a message loud and clear: He is “not like us.” Crockett, dancing and lip-syncing to Kendrick Lamar’s culture-defining hit, later punctuated her defiance with a pointed jab. “Well… the State of the ‘DisUnion’ will begin shortly,” Crockett noted. “I’m gonna be in attendance.” It was just one of many signs of resistance from Democrats who braced for what they predicted would be an address filled with misinformation and political grandstanding. Undeterred, Crockett implored her millions of social media followers, “Do not watch.”
Read Moreby Kathleen Untalan | Mar 5, 2025 | African Americans, Bakersfield, Donald Trump, Los Angeles, National, Valleys | 0
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