AP Spotlight After Trump's win, Black women are rethinking their role as America's reliable political organizers KENYA HUNTER Associated Press Nov 26, 2024 Nov 26, 2024 Updated May 31, 2025 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ATLANTA — As she checked into a recent flight to Mexico for vacation, Teja Smith chuckled at the idea of joining another Women’s March on Washington.kAmpD 2 q=24< H@>2?[ D96 ;FDE 4@F=5?’E D66 96CD6=7 96=A:?8 E@ C6A=:42E6 E96 =2C86DE 24E @7 C6D:DE2?46 282:?DE E96?\!C6D:56?E s@?2=5 %CF>A’D 7:CDE E6C> :? y2?F2CJ a_`f] tG6? :? 2? 6=64E:@? E9:D J62C H96C6 %CF>A BF6DE:@?65 9:D @AA@?6?E’D C246[ 96=5 C2==:6D 762EFC:?8 C24:DE :?DF=ED 2?5 72=D6=J 4=2:>65 q=24< >:8C2?ED :? ~9:@ H6C6 62E:?8 E96:C ?6:893@CD’ A6ED[ 96 5:5?VE ;FDE H:? 2 D64@?5 E6C>] w6 3642>6 E96 7:CDE #6AF3=:42? :? 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Government-politics AP VoteCast takeaways: Gender voting gap was unremarkable compared with recent history ALEXANDRA OLSON Associated Press
Nation & World Trump hammered Democrats on transgender issues. Now the party is at odds on a response BILL BARROW and MARC LEVY Associated Press
What do Americans think of Trump’s attempted Washington DC makeover? As President Donald Trump is attempting to make over several parts of Washington, D.C., polling suggests many Americans are uneasy with the sc…
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Meet the lib bros: The young straight White men punching back at Trump Shult and Sisson post gym photos flexing their physique, co-opting Republicans' ownership of masculinity. They also jab Trump over his Epstein…
Where are the best jobs in 2026? Indeed ranks top careers with long-term growth The rankings are based on metrics such as the number of job postings, the growth of wages and estimated median salary.
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