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Roland Martin and the Washington Watch roundtable discuss Donald Trump’s proposed presidential run, how he is getting attention and branding his name. WATCH:

California Democrat, Rep. Karen Bass joins Roland Martin on the set of Washington Watch to discuss the U.S. budget battle. Rep. Bass described actions recently taken by Republicans as hostage taking and demanding ransom. Bass also explains that if the Republican budget were passed it could result in a loss of 700,000 jobs. WATCH:

Washington D.C. Mayor Vincent Gray has written an op-ed for TheGrio where he talks about his recent arrests for protesting budget restrictions placed on his city. The mayor, who said he “was pleased to be arrested” because it was for the right cause, was carrying a sign saying: “Congress – Don’t Tread On D.C” yesterday […]

This past Sunday, MSNBC hosted a panel titled “The Black Agenda” which received more press for the heated debate between Rev. Al Sharpton and Cornel West than for its focus on the issues affecting African Americans. TheRoot’s David Swerdick recently wrote a piece agreeing with Rev. Al Sharpton’s stance that we can’t blame President Obama […]

Illinois — With 130,000 children adopted each year in the USA, researchers find growing numbers involve kids whose race is different from their parents’. About 84 percent of children adopted from other countries are either trans-racial or trans-ethnic. The most common type of adoption in the USA is from foster care, which makes up 68% […]

New York — The New York Daily News is reporting that the MTA is using trains to transport garbage late nights collected from tracks by the work crews. A transit worker told the paper that he’s seen passengers sharing cars with big orange trash magazines. “I’ve seen stacks of bags, leaking, blocking the doorway, blocking […]

WASHINGTON  — Forcefully rejecting Republican budget cutting plans, President Barack Obama on Wednesday proposed lowering the nation’s future deficits by $4 trillion over a dozen years with a package that includes reducing spending on politically sensitive health care programs and raising taxes on high-earning Americans. Also Read: New Budget Cuts Will Affect The Poorest The […]

NEW YORK– A mother and 3 of her children died after she drove her minivan into the Hudson River last night.

PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA– Children as young as 11-years-old can now pick up or order free condoms from the Philadelphia Public Health Department through a program called Take Control Philly.

WOBURN, MA-Blayn Jiggetts, the friend and alleged accomplice of Jabrai Copney, the son of a former NYPD captain who wrote “Feelin It” for R&B group New Edition, testified against Copney yesterday in Woburn regarding the murder of Justin Cosby. Jiggetts has plead guilty to manslaughter and agreed to testify against Copney in return for a […]