Stacy Brown

1 week ago | washingtoninformer.com | Sam Collins |Stacy Brown

With the House on a two-week recess and D.C.’s Fiscal Year 2025 budget still under siege, D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser (D) announced the start of a government-wide freeze on new hires, overtime spending, pay raises, promotions, and non-personnel expenditures. This freeze, which went into effect on Tuesday afternoon, will more than likely lay the foundation for furloughs and government facility closures that City Administrator Kevin Donahue will recommend toward the end of April.

1 week ago | theatlantavoice.com | Stacy Brown |Itoro Umontuen

Former First Lady Michelle Obama is setting the record straight about her marriage, brushing off rumors of a split from former President Barack Obama and calling out the sexist assumptions that fueled them.

1 month ago | tri-statedefender.com | Stacy Brown |Stacy Brown

By Stacy M. BrownBlackPressUSA.com Senior National CorrespondentJust before President Donald Trump took the podium to deliver his address to a joint session of Congress, Democratic Texas Rep. Jasmine Crockett sent a message loud and clear: He is “not like us.” Crockett, dancing and lip-syncing to Kendrick Lamar’s culture-defining hit, later punctuated her defiance with a pointed jab. “Well… the State of the ‘DisUnion’ will begin shortly,” Crockett noted.

2 months ago | washingtoninformer.com | Stacy Brown |Stacy Brown

President Donald Trump (left) watches as HUD Secretary Scott Turner speaks during a Black History Month event at the White House on Feb. 20. (Courtesy of White House Black History Month Stream) President Donald Trump welcomed hundreds of Black supporters to the White House East Room for a Black History Month observance, where chants of “Four more years!” rang out — despite the Constitution limiting presidents to two terms.

2 months ago | seattlemedium.com | Stacy Brown |Aaron Allen

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA Newswire Senior National CorrespondentThe Biden administration’s effort to rein in excessive overdraft fees is now under direct attack from congressional Republicans, who have launched a campaign to repeal the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that would cap overdraft charges at $5. The move comes as the banking industry—one of Washington’s most powerful lobbying forces—pushes to preserve the estimated $8 billion in annual revenue it collects from these fees.