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NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – As CENTCOM commander, he was responsible for military strategy and joint operations throughout the Middle East and Central and South Asia. He […]

NNPA NEWSWIRE — By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National Correspondent – “On Thursday, December 17, we confirmed that incoming White House Senior Advisor and Director of the Office of Public Engagement Cedric Richmond […]

by Derek Major – Outgoing President Donald Trump is pushing Congress to release a second round of coronavirus stimulus checks for Americans in the next relief package. Trump, who is still fighting a losing battle in […]

With a new presidential administration set to take the helm, the U.S.’s top nuclear energy lobbying group sees an opportunity to finally achieve a permanent solution for disposing of the nation’s spent nuclear fuel. “With […]

By WI Web Staff – Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms has officially quashed speculation that she will be part of President-elect Joe Biden’s incoming administration. Bottoms, 50, said she’d rather concentrate on the city of […]

The Supreme Court of the United States on Tuesday declined a request for an injunction that would have pressed pause on Pennsylvania’s effort to deliver the state’s 20 Electoral College votes to former Vice President […]

 By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Contributor – Brandon Bernard, a Black man who was an accomplice in a crime as a teen and received little help from attorneys during his 1999 criminal trial, is […]

By Stacy M. Brown  (Washington Informer) Rep. Joyce Beatty will chair the Congressional Black Caucus for the 117th Congress as the caucus embarks on its 50th anniversary as the voice of Black America on Capitol […]

By ALEXANDRA JAFFE Associated Press – WASHINGTON (AP) — Joe Biden said Thursday that he will ask Americans to commit to 100 days of wearing masks as one of his first acts as president, stopping […]

Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in the 2020 presidential election by what seems like an overwhelming margin—at least 6 million votes nationwide. Yet thanks to the United States’ peculiar Electoral College system, only about 150,000 […]