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The annual fundraising event celebrated community leaders committed to racial justice and equality and commemorated the 70th anniversary of the Brown vs. Board Of Education case.

With its Black Community Commitment in its fourth year, Nike Inc. reveals an open-source grantmaking guide and announces new grant recipients.

>> with all deliberate speed. tona boyd, associate director of council of the legal defense fund. thank you for making the time tonight. >> thanks for having me. >> theres still more to come tonight. president biden takes a stand and give against the potentially destructive side of artificial intelligence. plus, vice president kamala harris response to the outrage in florida. suggest, that in the midst o these atrocities, that there was any benefit to being subjected to this level of dehumanizat...

The local Georgia DA said she’ll no longer be prosecuting the cases due to a “fundamental difference” in philosophy” with the state’s Republican AG, Chris Carr.

Jones, was an absolute godsend. he was an absolute godsend. hes not only the best storyteller youd ever want to meet, but also unbelievably popular on the hill, which helped a lot. i am also standing here today in no small part due to the hard work of the brilliant folks who interact with the legislature and other stakeholders on behalf of the white house, including louisa terrera, rema, tona boyd, and many more and andrew bates. [ applause ] i am also particularly grateful for the awe-inspiring...

WASHINGTON — Administration officials have quietly begun evaluating clemency requests and have signaled to activists that President Biden could begin issuing pardons or commutations by the midpoint of his term. The effort, which is being overseen by the White House Counsel’s Office and the Justice Department, is an implicit rebuke of President Donald J. Trump’s approach to clemency, which mostly bypassed the Justice Department and relied on an...

Biden and Democrats prepare to act fast on judges, having learned lesson from Trump Published 7:00 AM EST, Tue February 9, 2021 Stefani Reynolds/Pool/Getty Images (CNN) —   President Joe Biden had been in office less than a week when a federal judge issued a nationwide injunction blocking one of his first immigration-related actions. The order was a victory for Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who crowed “WE WON” on Twitter. In fact, Paxton, a controversial conserva...

Team to play central role in vetting judge picks Attorneys to oversee return of Obama lobbyist ban January 11, 2021 11:50 AM By Courtney Rozen and Dean Scott (Adds information about Megan Ceronsky in final two paragraphs.) President-elect Joe Biden named more than 20 lawyers to his White House counsel’s office, where they will help the new president revise ethics standards and put his imprint on the federal bench. The attorneys draw on expertise in civil rights, health, and...

Joe Biden Names 2 Indian Americans To Office Of White House Counsel Joe Biden Names 2 Indian Americans To Office Of White House Counsel Reema Shah has been named as Deputy Associate Counsel while Neha Gupta has been named as Associate Counsel in the Office of the White House Counsel. My administration has no greater task than restoring faith in US government, Joe Biden said. (File) Washington: US President-elect Joe Biden on Monday named two Indian Americans - Reema Shah and Neha Gupta - t...

POLITICO Get Playbook PM Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. House Democratic leaders have enough votes to impeach the president again. | Alex Wong/Getty Images BREAKING — “House has the votes to impeach Trump for inciting C...