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Op-Ed: When America stops playing by its own rules
By Zhengyu “Z” Huang Growing up in Los Angeles, I spent countless afternoons on a battered basketball court outside my local library. The hoop was rusted, the net long gone, […] The post Op-Ed: When America stops playing by its own rules appeared first on AsAmNews.
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Trump boosts racist rant about Chinese and Indian immigrants
President Trump reposted a racist attack on Chinese and Indian immigrants on his social media platform today. The transcript from a recent episode of the Michael Savage Show called both […] The post Trump boosts racist rant about Chinese and Indian immigrants appeared first on AsAmNews.
Rep. Ami Bera Condemns President Trump’s Attack On Indian Immigrants
Today, U.S. Representative Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-06), the longest-serving Indian American Member of Congress, released the following statement in response to President Donald Trump’s Truth Social post attacking Indian immigrants and labeling India as a “hellhole”. Donald Trump reposted a video clip on Truth Social from radio host Michael Savage, prompting widespread backlash about a…
Kim unveils ‘Stop DEI Act’ targeting campus diversity initiatives
Rep Young Kim (R-CA) introduced a bill Wednesday blocking universities from receiving federal funds if they implement programs in support of diversity, equity and inclusion. Kim says her Stop DEI […] The post Kim unveils ‘Stop DEI Act’ targeting campus diversity initiatives appeared first on AsAmNews.
Virginia’s redistricting vote was about representation, power, and history
ARLINGTON, Virginia — After weeks of wall-to-wall campaigning, Virginians made their voices heard, approving a new U.S. House map that could help Democrats to pick up four additional seats and bolster Black political power in Congress. But less than 24 hours later, a judge barred the certification of the results. Wednesday’s ruling halts state officials from…
A sudden resignation leaves Florida’s Blackest congressional district in limbo
Constituents of Florida’s heavily Black 20th Congressional District must now navigate a volatile political moment, as U.S. Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, a Democrat who represented the district since 2022, resigned on Tuesday. The surprise announcement came just ahead of a hearing when the House Ethics Committee was scheduled to formally recommend disciplinary action over an investigation…
A Defining Moment For Immigrants: The Fight Over Birthright Citizenship
Who Gets to Be American? The battle over birthright citizenship has reemerged not simply as a constitutional question, but as a profound reckoning with America’s identity—one that resonates deeply across immigrant communities, including millions of South Asians who have built their lives in the United States. At its core lies a question both legal and…
Mamdani’s first 100 days: Pragmatism, promises and the politics of getting things done
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani took office promising bold change, including making child care and buses free and freezing rents for over a million units, and proposing big tax hikes on the rich and corporations to pay for it. And in his roughly first 100 days, Mamdani has moved to expand free child care…
What America loses if birthright citizenship ends
By Aneela Mirchandani As the Supreme Court mulls over the question of whether to end birthright citizenship, a recent panel sketched a dire picture of what an America without such a birthright would look like. It would be poorer: losing out on a projected $7.7 trillion added to the U.S. economy over a century. A…
Gov. Hochul moves to block city bill banning 24-hour home care shifts: Sources say
The behind-the-scenes opposition to legislation that would ban 24-hour shifts for home health aides is apparently growing, with Gov. Kathy Hochul pushing to block the bill from even coming up for a vote, two sources with direct knowledge of the situation told Documented. The sources told Documented that Hochul has been pressuring City Council Speaker…
The censorship of journalists is also violence
“…the work people set out to accomplish is vulnerable to becoming mission impossible under the […] structural prohibitions that situate grassroots groups […] in the shadow of the shadow state.” Ruth Wilson Gilmore, in the shadow of the shadow state “Decolonization […] cannot be accomplished by a wave of a magic wand, a natural cataclysm,…
NYC mayor celebrates his first 100 days with new proposals
To mark the early political milestone, Mayor Zohran Mamdani held a raucous rally with supporters at the Knockdown Center in Queens.
Silicon Valley congressional race grapples with integrity
Integrity has become the theme of Silicon Valley’s hottest congressional race between Rep. Ro Khanna and his challenger, Ethan Agarwal, who’s ripped into Khanna over family ties to stock trading. Yet questions are emerging about Agarwal’s own past as a tech company founder — dogged by millions of dollars in legal debts, defaulted payments, and…
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