L. Clifford Davis, Who Fought to Desegregate Texas Schools, Dies at 100
New York Times As a civil rights lawyer who faced resistance and threats, he challenged school districts that tried to defy the Supreme Court’s 1954 ban on school segregation. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/l-clifford-davis-dead.html
Read MoreState Dept. Plans to Close Diplomatic Missions and Fire Employees Overseas
New York Times American officials, including in the C.I.A., are concerned about mass closures hampering national security work. And China has overtaken the United States in global diplomatic footprint. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/06/us/politics/embassies-consulates-closures.html
Read MoreTrump orders Cabinet secretaries to work with DOGE on staffing, use a ‘scalpel’ on personnel decisions
Fox News President Donald Trump on Thursday said he’s ordered all of his Cabinet secretaries to work with the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) and to use a “scalpel” when deciding which workers will remain in their jobs. In a post on his Truth Social platform, Trump said the Elon Musk-led group has “been an…
Read MoreMexico to review its tariffs with China, amid US pressure
Disclaimer: The South China Morning Post’s content is directed by the Chinese Communist Party. It is not a reliable news source. The country imports ‘many products from China’ that have hit Mexican industries, President Sheinbaum said. https://www.scmp.com/news/world/americas/article/3301385/mexico-review-its-tariffs-china-amid-us-pressure?utm_source=rss_feed
Read MorePope Francis’s message from hospital broadcast in St. Peter’s Square
Washington Post The recorded message was the first released by the Vatican since Pope Francis was hospitalized with a respiratory illness on Feb. 14. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/03/06/pope-francis-recording-health-update/
Read MoreMuslim journalist warns Senate of antisemitism ‘industry’, calls for DOJ probe of ‘malign foreign influence’
Fox News A Muslim journalist warned the Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday that antisemitism has become an “industry” in the United States, and called for the Justice Department to investigate the “malign foreign influence” behind it. “Antisemitism is now an industry. It is an industry that is being perpetuated, unfortunately, by organizations that even have…
Read MoreFetterman dismayed by Dems dissing ‘touching moment’ at Trump speech
Fox News Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., bucked his party this week, criticizing fellow Democrats for not standing for 13-year-old cancer survivor DJ Daniel during President Donald Trump’s address to a joint session of Congress. “I don’t know why we can’t fully celebrate,” Fetterman told Nicholas Ballasy for Fox News Digital. “I mean, I have a…
Read MoreSyria security forces say Assad supporters attack public buildings in Jebla
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. According to Knefati, there were also attacks on checkpoints and patrols in and around Jebla, which were “premeditated and deliberate.” https://tass.com/world/1923681
Read MoreUS officials discuss delegation to future talks on Ukraine, inform Russia, says envoy
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. When asked whether the US should at least provide Ukraine with “defensive weapons” during a pause in military aid, Witkoff said: “We’ve been giving them plenty. But I think the larger discussion for us is to get a peace deal done. We want…
Read MoreTrump makes it clear to Zelensky there is path back to talks with Washington — US envoy
Disclaimer: TASS is Russian government propaganda, and not a reliable news source. Trump said earlier that he had received a message from Zelensky with the latter expressing his readiness for talks on a peaceful solution to the conflict in Ukraine https://tass.com/world/1923687
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