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President Trump has installed allies — including his former receptionist — on the boards and commissions tasked with overseeing the project.
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Wednesday's Black History Month event marked a continued defense of a president who has made racial grievance a hallmark of his political ascent.
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The president's comments come just a day after the US gave its official backing to the UK's Chagos deal.
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Tributes are pouring in from across the globe for Reverend Jesse Jackson, who died on Tuesday. The civil rights icon and two-time presidential candidate was 84 years old. Democracy Now!'s Juan González recounts his experience as a reporter visiting Cuba and Puerto Rico alongside Jackson. "Jesse was always there when people were fighting for some form of social justice," says González. "Of all the U.S. leaders of the past half-century, I believe none had a more international view and a commitment to worldwide social justice as Jesse Jackson did."
Bishop William Barber, president and senior lecturer of Repairers of the Breach, met Jackson 40 years ago as a student when he asked to work with Jackson's student campaign during his 1984 presidential run. Jackson "was somebody that was serious about people uniting to save humanity — PUSHing — that he was serious about an agenda of uplift," says Barber.
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The Trump organization said the move was necessary to protect the brand as Florida prepares to rename an airport after the president.
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As U.S. and Iranian officials continue negotiations over Iran's nuclear program, President Trump has ordered a buildup of U.S. forces in the Middle East, including two aircraft carriers. "This is an extremely dangerous situation, which both sides are actually incentivized to escalate," says Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. "Both sides actually believe that a short, intense war may improve their negotiating position."
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Chamberlain Harris, a 26-year-old White House aide and the president's longtime executive assistant, is set to be sworn in Thursday.
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The president is said to be eager to increase his involvement but has yet to approve a spending plan for his $300 million-plus war chest.
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Former President Donald Trump's hush money trial continues in New York. Follow here for the latest live news updates, analysis and more.
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