Ashlee Banks
White House/Capitol Hill Correspondent at Freelance
White House | Capitol Hill Correspondent | J.D. Candidate at University of Baltimore School of Law ‘25 @UBLAW_SBA | IG + TikTok: @ashleembanks
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1 week ago |
afro.com | Ashlee Banks
By Ashlee BanksSpecial to the AFROThe U.S. Supreme Court on April 8 blocked a lower court ruling that would have required the Trump administration to reinstate thousands of federal employees who were swept up in mass terminations aimed at dramatically downsizing the federal government. In a brief, unsigned order, the justices granted the administration’s emergency appeal, effectively pausing a decision by U.S. District Judge William Alsup in California.
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1 month ago |
garlandjournal.com | Ashlee Banks
By Ashlee BanksAfro Reprintedhttps://afro.com/Democratic lawmakers responded with outrage to President Donald Trump’s 2025 address before a joint session of Congress, denouncing it as a misleading, hyper-partisan spectacle that ignored the struggles of everyday Americans. From attacks on federal workers to misleading claims about the economy, critics argued that Trump’s speech was filled with distortions meant to prop up his administration’s controversial policies. U.S. Rep.
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2 months ago |
theinnercitynews.com | Ashlee Banks
By Ashlee BanksSpecial to the AFROOn Jan. 23, a federal judge temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order seeking to strip U.S. citizenship from children born to undocumented parents, labeling the action “undeniably unconstitutional.” This marked the first significant legal challenge in a multi-state effort to counter the policy, which has drawn sharp criticism for disproportionately affecting Black migrants and their families.
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Jan 16, 2025 |
sdvoice.info | Ashlee Banks
By Ashlee Banks, Special to the AFROU.S. Reps. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.-04) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.-37) are celebrating a significant milestone in the global fight for racial equity and justice. The United Nations General Assembly has officially adopted a resolution establishing a second Decade for People of African Descent. This new decade will run from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec.
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Jan 9, 2025 |
721news.com | Ashlee Banks
This post was originally published on AfroBy Ashlee BanksU.S. Reps. Hank Johnson (D-Ga.-04) and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (D-Calif.-37) are celebrating a significant milestone in the global fight for racial equity and justice. The United Nations General Assembly has officially adopted a resolution establishing a second Decade for People of African Descent. This new decade will run from Jan. 1, 2025, to Dec.
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I asked House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) what are House Dems going to do to about Pres. Donald Trump’s executive order to eliminate DEI programs? https://t.co/kvU18NVkBG
I spoke with U.S. Rep. Maxwell Frost about the executive orders Trump issued Monday night. “You know a lot of people online were like ‘wow there was some sort of coordinated effort. All this stuff happened yesterday.’ Well yeah it’s called Project 2025.” https://t.co/3T6VjONkPE
GOP Rep. Clay Higgins retracts racist remarks calling Haitians ‘thugs,’ telling them to get ‘their a** out of our country’ https://t.co/pUVRkr4cXG https://t.co/y1JnbqUXyI