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Letitia James on Saturday welcomed a ruling from the U.S. Court of International Trade striking down a second round of tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump, calling the measures unlawful and harmful to consumers. The decision marks another setback for the Trump administration’s trade agenda after a previous tariff program was challenged successfully by James…
A prominent pro-Trump presence on X that drew a large audience as an independent supporter has been linked to a White House employee, according to a WIRED article. The account, known as Johnny MAGA, grew to hundreds of thousands of followers while presenting itself as a grassroots participant in the MAGA media sphere. It frequently…
Recent reporting has raised questions about whether a portion of online engagement surrounding Nicki Minaj was amplified by inauthentic accounts, according to analyses cited by Rolling Stone and POLITICO. The scrutiny stems from research conducted by Cyabra, a firm that tracks coordinated activity on social media platforms. The company reviewed engagement tied to Minaj’s posts…
Former President Barack Obama condemned a racist video shared on President Donald Trump’s social media account that depicted Mr. Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes, calling the incident troubling and lamenting the state of political discourse in the United States. In his first public comments since the Feb. 5 post on Truth…
President Donald Trump on Thursday posted a video on his social media platform that included a brief clip depicting former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama with their faces superimposed onto bodies of apes in a jungle scene, drawing widespread condemnation from political leaders and civil rights advocates. The one-minute video, shared…
Nicki Minaj appeared in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday to support the Trump administration’s new investment accounts for children, demonstrating her continued public support for President Donald Trump. Minaj joined Trump onstage at the Trump Accounts Summit after he invited her and Kevin O’Leary to appear. She addressed criticism over her new political stance. “I am…
Several perspectives have been expressed regarding hip-hop legend Nicki Minaj’s abrupt shift from an ally to an outright adversary of Black people and the LGBTQ+ community. But none stands out more than the perceived threat of deportation due to her status as an illegal immigrant. Did the Trump administration pressure arguably the greatest, if not…
New York Attorney General Letitia James issued a statement Tuesday after a federal judge blocked efforts by the Trump administration to impose fines on states tied to their Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program operations. “Our most vulnerable residents rely on SNAP to put food on the table. Despite the federal government’s best efforts to make it…