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12-06-2025 1:57 pm • PDX and SEA Weather
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Texas state Rep. Marc LaHood looks over a map as lawmakers prepare to debate a redrawn U.S. congressional map in Texas during a special, Wednesday, Aug. 20, 2025, in Austin, Texas. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
The new map creates up to five new, winnable congressional seats for the GOP.
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The Black Freedom Fund plans to expand to a $200 million endowment. It's a move that is rare in philanthropy and politically bold, given the Trump administration's efforts to eliminate race-based grantmaking.
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Many of President Donald Trump's picks to be federal judges have revealed anti-abortion views, been associated with anti-abortion groups or defended abortion restrictions. With Senate confirmation, they'd have lifetime appointments and be in position to roll back abortion access long after the Republican president leaves the White House. Of the 17 judicial nominees so far in Trump’s second term, an Associated Press review finds at least eight have argued in favor of abortion restrictions or against expanded abortion access. No such records could be found for the other nine, nor did the AP review find evidence that any nominees support increased access to abortion
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Singer and actress Marlena Smalls sings a Gullah spiritual at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in Beaufort, South Carolina, Saturday, July 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Luis Andres Henao)
A group of singers travels across the U.S. singing Gullah spirituals. These songs have been passed down from their enslaved ancestors who were forced to work the cotton and rice plantations of the South Carolina Sea Islands. They sing in the old Gullah Creole language that is rooted in West Africa.
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A video showing the violent arrest of a Black college student in Florida has sparked calls for drivers to use cameras that show a view from inside their car. William McNeil Jr.'s dashboard-mounted cellphone captured footage of officers beating him during a February traffic stop. The footage, which went viral when posted online last month, shows officers smashing McNeil's window and hitting him, actions not clearly visible on police bodycams. Experts suggest that car cameras can offer a unique perspective and protect against false claims. The arrest has led to discussions about police accountability and the limitations of bodycams READ MORE
A federal appeals court has upheld a temporary order blocking the Trump administration from conducting indiscriminate immigration stops and arrests in Southern California. The government argued the order was impeding their ability to enforce immigration law. Immigrant advocacy groups filed a lawsuit last month accusing President Donald Trump’s administration of systematically targeting brown-skinned people in Southern California during its ongoing immigration crackdown
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Jennifer Peyton sits for an interview in downtown Chicago on July 21, 2025. Peyton was fired from her position as Assistant Chief Immigration Judge on July 3rd, with no cause given. (AP Photo/Laura Bargfeld)
More than 50 immigration judges have been fired since Donald Trump assumed the presidency for the second time. Many believe they were targeted for reasons including racial and gender discrimination, and decisions on immigration cases.
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Kenneth Harris, a 38-year-old retired veteran, lifts weights at a gym in Nairobi, Kenya, Friday, May 23, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)
Many African Americans who have sought a better life abroad or are considering it said they had been mulling a move for some time, and the current political environment in the U.S. may be pushing them to act sooner than initially planned.
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Bubba Wallace kisses the "Yard of Bricks" after winning a NASCAR Cup Series auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, Sunday, July 27, 2025, in Indianapolis. (AP Photo/Darron Cummings)
Surviving a late rain delay, two overtimes, concerns over running out of fuel and a hard-charging Kyle Larson on Sunday, Wallace took first place in the Brickyard 400.
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The United States and the European Union have agreed to a trade framework setting a 15% tariff on most goods. President Donald Trump announced the agreement on Sunday after meeting with European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Scotland. This deal prevents higher import taxes that could have impacted global economies. U.S. and Chinese officials are meeting in Stockholm to discuss trade tariffs and a potential summit between their leaders. The U.S. currently taxes Chinese goods at 30%, while China imposes a 10% tariff. The talks may also address issues like China’s industrial overcapacity and fentanyl-related tariffs, with hopes of reaching a deal to be announced when U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese leader Xi Jinping possibly meet later this year.
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