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Speaker Mike Johnson Relies on Minority Party Votes to Advance Foreign Aid Plan

House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-Louisiana) made history Thursday night, effectively surrendering Republican majority control to Democrats just before midnight. For the first time in recorded history, since the House began keeping records, the House Rules Committee relied on a minority vote to advance proposed rules to the House floor over the objections of the majority. […]

Congressional minority caucuses call for data on government spending on contractors

A tri-party caucus in Congress called on the Small Business Administration (SBA) to release complete federal contract spending data disaggregated by race and ethnicity. The chairs of the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC), the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC), and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), as well as Representative Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), lead 40 Democrats. […]

Microsoft to invest $1.5 billion in Emirati AI firm G42, takes minority stake

Microsoft will invest $1.5 billion in UAE-based artificial intelligence company G42, giving the US tech giant a minority stake and a board seat, the companies announced in a statement on Tuesday. Under the partnership, G42 will run AI applications and services on Microsoft’s cloud computing platform Azure, delivering advanced AI solutions to public sector customers […]

James Carville warns of Democratic Party’s ‘horrifying’ numbers among young minority voters

Democratic strategist James Carville warned on Sunday that the Democratic Party’s declining numbers among young minority voters ahead of the presidential election is “horrifying.” “I’ve been very vocal about this,” the former Bill Clinton campaign strategist said in an interview. Podcast “Carville Classroom”. “The numbers among young voters, especially young blacks, young Latinos, and young […]