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Federal DEI funding cuts threaten the work of the few remaining Black farmers in East Texas

| July 18, 2025

It has embroiled the federal government in disputes with colleges and universities. Big cities are reevaluating programs to ensure they don’t lose grants. And Fortune 500 companies seeking favor from the new administration have ended their DEI practices. And it has frozen cash flow for Black farmers, many of whom live in East Texas.

Arlington Charities prepares for double the demand after the passing of Trump bill

by Staff Reports

| July 17, 2025

The Trump Administration’s “Big Beautiful Bill” gives more tax cuts for billionaires, while slashing federal funding to programs like SNAP and Medicaid.

Photo of protestors outside the US Supreme Court protesting Trump's executive order on birthright citizenship.

Supreme Court limits nationwide injunctions, but fate of Trump birthright citizenship order unclear

by Associated Press

| June 27, 2025

A divided Supreme Court on Friday ruled that individual judges lack the authority to grant nationwide injunctions, but the decision left unclear the fate of President Donald Trump’s restrictions on birthright citizenship.