AP Spotlight After Trump's win, Black women are rethinking their role as America's reliable political organizers KENYA HUNTER Associated Press Nov 26, 2024 Nov 26, 2024 Updated May 31, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ATLANTA — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington.kAmpD 2 q=24< H@>2?[ D96 ;FDE 4@F=5?’E D66 96CD6=7 96=A:?8 E@ C6A=:42E6 E96 =2C86DE 24E @7 C6D:DE2?46 282:?DE E96?\!C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A’D 7:CDE E6C> :? y2?F2CJ a_`f] tG6? :? 2? 6=64E:@? E9:D J62C H96C6 %CF>A BF6DE:@?65 9:D @AA@?6?E’D C246[ 96=5 C2==:6D 762EFC:?8 C24:DE :?DF=ED 2?5 72=D6=J 4=2:>65 q=24< >:8C2?ED :? ~9:@ H6C6 62E:?8 E96:C ?6:893@CD’ A6ED[ 96 5:5?VE ;FDE H:? 2 D64@?5 E6C>] w6 3642>6 E96 7:CDE #6AF3=:42? :? 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Trump signs order directing creation of a national voter list, a move already facing lawsuit threats Voting law experts say the order violates the Constitution by attempting to seize the power to run elections from states.
Trump says he'll sign order to resume pay for Homeland Security. His move bypasses Congress Trump says he'll sign an order to resume pay for the Department of Homeland Security, which includes FEMA and the Coast Guard, in a move that …
