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January 18, 2025

Rep. William L. Dawson (D-IL) is elected chair of House Expenditures Committee in 1949.

Today in Black America - January 17

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The Washington Post

Biden seeks last-minute moves that could be hard for Trump to undo

Biden commutes sentences of nearly 2,500 nonviolent drug offenders

Giuliani and Georgia election workers reach settlement in defamation case


The New York Times

Editorial: Standing Up to Donald Trump’s Fear Tactics

What Did the Trump Tax Cuts Do? Nobody Really Knows.


Eric Adams, N.Y.C.’s Mayor, Heads to Mar-a-Lago to Meet With Trump



The Associated Press

How Trump’s political and business interests will intersect in the White House

Biden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges


Austin, the first Black defense secretary, ends his term marred by Afghanistan but buoyed by Ukraine


USA Today

Trump to meet with indicted NYC mayor at Mar-a-Lago

Kristi Noem, key to Trump deportation plans, faces senators

Opinion: Senate Republicans LOVE Trump's recklessly unqualified Cabinet picks


NJ.com

N.J. councilman berates cop, calls police chief during traffic stop. ‘You know who I am, right?’


N.J. snow potential from weekend winter storm ranges from 0 to 6 inches

Nearly 600 abandoned mines are hidden beneath N.J. towns. See the map.


The Los Angeles Times

‘Is this real?’: Three generations of Altadena family lose homes in Eaton fire

Lessons from the burn zone: Why some homes survived the L.A. wildfires


State regulators approve Edison’s wildfire prevention plan despite concerns


The Chicago Sun-Times


University of Chicago students cancel decades-old school tradition in protest of student's arrest


Neil Steinberg: The legacy of Martin Luther King in Chicago: “to fight on, against all odds’’

Donald Trump's tariff threat has Chicago's construction industry bracing for impact


The Atlanta Journal Constitution


Extremist groups at a pivot point as Trump returns to Washington

Aging pipes, ‘design flaw’ from 1941 contribute to DeKalb water main woes

New Biden deportation protections could help thousands in Georgia





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