Tag: Politics

Milo Yiannopoulos is officially in ICE's crosshairs. DHS dropped his sad-looking mug shot and says he's staying locked up until he's removed from the country. The agency posted the booking photo Friday on X while quoting TMZ's original report about Milo's arrest, saying agents nabbed the controversial political personality Thursday at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport.

John Boyd Jr., founder of the National Black Farmers Association, says Black farmers are suffering under the Trump administration after three decades of advocacy in Washington. He claims canceled agricultural grants and policies to increase foreign beef imports are pushing struggling farmers closer to losing their land. Boyd is frustrated that previous administrations provided billion-dollar funding and access to policymakers, while Trump has excluded him from White House events. He's also calling out Black leaders, athletes, and wealthy Americans for remaining silent as hundreds of farmers face foreclosure.

Mitch McConnell is back home after spending nearly two months receiving hospital care and rehabilitation following a fall. The 84-year-old Kentucky senator announced that he had been discharged from a rehabilitation center and will continue physical therapy from home.

After a long history of Republican leadership, Democrats have been strategizing on how to flip the state of Texas blue. But if you ask the Democratic nominee for Harris County judge, Dr. Letitia Plummer, that moment may finally be here. Dr. Plummer entered the 2026 Harris County race as an underdog against former Houston Mayor Annise Parker. In May, she defeated Parker and secured the nomination for the November general election.

Andrew Gillum is back behind bars in Alabama after authorities say the former Florida gubernatorial candidate missed a required drug screening and later tested positive for meth in court. Gillum was booked into the Baldwin County Jail on Aug. 6, jail records show.

Washington, D.C. was long ago dubbed Chocolate City in recognition of its significance as a place where Black residents built communities, elected leaders and created a cultural legacy that has shaped America for decades. But under President Donald Trump's second term, a new wave of battles over who controls the capital continues to rock residents and visitors alike. D.C. has long struggled with its lack of statehood, which many fear has opened the floodgates for the federal government to meddle in local affairs.