Sarah D. Wire

Pew Finds Just 6% of Journalists Are Black as Crisis Grows with Recent Firings BLACKPRESSUSA NEWSWIRE — the Black voice is too often invited in only to be pushed out when it dares to speak of the nation’s truths. Attiah, the Post’s only Black female opinion writer, said she was ...

“The absence of Black journalists doesn’t just harm us, it impoverishes the entire profession,” NABJ President Errin Haines declared. “When our voices are missing, stories go untold, perspectives go unchallenged, and the truth remains incomplete.”
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Newsom says he'll sue Trump for deploying 300 California National Guard troops to Oregon www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Federal officer blasts chemical spray into vocal but nonviolent Portland protester, video shows

The interaction illustrates how federal law enforcement officers do use aggressive tactics against protesters who yell and needle officers but don’t appear to present clear physical threats.

US carries out new strike against alleged drug vessel near Venezuela The United States killed four people in a strike against a vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Oct. 3, at least the fourth such attack in recent weeks.

BREAKING: The United States killed four people in a strike against a vessel allegedly carrying illegal drugs, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Oct. 3, at least the fourth such attack in recent weeks.

USC sold dead bodies to U.S. military to train IDF medical personnel A review of seven years’ worth of contracts unveiled more than $860,000 to use cadavers in surgical trainings involving the Israeli Defense Forces.

I love when student journalists break a crazy story, especially about their own school. This one is extraordinarily macabre. www.uscannenbergmedia.com/2025/10/01/u...

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I'm stubborn and have been fixing the same toaster for 20 years. I just bought a new one, and I am more excited than I should be.

President Trump is tweeting about him cutting agencies and staff. Democrats are lambasting him. Who is OMB Director Russ Vought and what is his role in the shutdown?
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OMB Director Russ Vought is expected to play an outsized role in government shutdown. Who is he?https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/10/03/who-is-russ-vought-role-government-shutdown/86444540007/

Victoria Sylvester and her husband have discussed divorcing ‒ just on paper ‒ to protect their assets if her health care costs tip her into bankruptcy.

Their health insurance premium is expected to jump from $0 to $1,500 a month when the premium tax credits end later this year. via @usatoday.com

ICE agents raid South Shore apartments; Trump says Chicago could become military training ground ICE agents raided a South Shore apartment building overnight as the city braces for a possible military deployment.

“ABC7 spoke to Pertissue Fisher, a woman who lives in the building. She said ICE agents took everyone in the building, including her, and asked questions later….’They was bringing the kids down, too, had them zip tied to each other.’”

It can’t happen here, you say. But it is happening.

What effects are you seeing from the government shutdown? Can be big or little, I'm curious.

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How long will the government shutdown last? Lawmakers don't have an answer. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Can undocumented immigrants get 'free health care' or Medicaid? www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Trump and RFK's Tylenol announcement last week led to a lot of anger and controversy.

We slowed down and talked to the MAHA moms who support what they're doing. I hope you'll read it.

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How the government shuts down and what it means for you www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Government shutdown live updates, Senate rejects funding deals, latest on Social Security www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

Billions in Taxpayer Dollars Have Become Virtually Untraceable The Trump administration’s aggressive approach to overhauling the executive branch has obscured how federal dollars are actually being spent — even for the members of Congress.

Billions in Taxpayer Dollars Have Become Virtually Untraceable www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Who are the MAHA moms? They're feeling heard by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

OMG this William G. Young opinion that just dropped (12:30pm) in AAUP v. Rubio.
It begins with a postcard sent to Chambers and Young's reply

card: "Trump has pardons and tanks, what do you have?"

WGY: "We the People of the United States — you and me — have our magnificent Constitution"

Tuna fish casserole, and yes it has crushed chips on top

Like a good mid-westerner I made a casserole ahead of the shutdown and man I forgot how much better these get with age.

These people have found their health care at the center of a shutdown showdown www.usatoday.com/story/news/p... via @usatoday.com

How a Government Shutdown Will Impact California | KQED We talk about the stakes of a government shutdown and what one could mean for California.

🎙️ ON AIR:

We're speaking with @sarahdwire.bsky.social, @russellberman.bsky.social, KQED's Adhiti Bandlamudi and Politico's Nicholas Wu about what's at stake if the government shuts down and how it could impact California.

❓What are your questions?

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Trump says he's sending troops to Portland, Oregon
Trump said on social media he's sending troops to Portland to protect immigration facilities

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DOJ asks Supreme Court to rule on plan to end birthright citizenship

The Justice Department wants the justices to decide whether Trump's proposal seeking to reinterpret the Constitution's 14th Amendment is lawful.

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The FBI has fired agents who were photographed kneeling with protesters in Washington during 2020 racial justice protests after George Floyd's death
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These people have found their health care at the center of a shutdown showdown Small business owners, self-employed people and early retirees are among the 24 million Americans who could lose the tax credit

MON at 10AM:

@sarahdwire.bsky.social, @russellberman.bsky.social, KQED's Adhiti Bandlamudi and Politico's Nicholas Wu join to talk about what's at stake if the government shuts down and how it could impact California.

❓What are your questions?

School superintendent arrested by ICE, Des Moines district says www.usatoday.com/story/news/n... via @usatoday.com

Where Mideast Envoy Pitched Peace, His Son Pitched Investors

NEW: As Steve Witkoff, Trump’s Middle East envoy, conducted delicate cease-fire negotiations between Israel and Hamas this year, his son Alex quietly soliciting billions of dollars from some of the same Middle East governments.

By Debra Kamin and Bradley Hope

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A look back at the weather extremes along Helene's path from Florida to Indiana, with the National Hurricane Center report: www.usatoday.com/story/news/n...