Summary
In this Weekly Wrap Up, Eddie reviews ongoing airstrikes in Gaza, Senate efforts to monitor human rights in the West Bank, and the economic strain tied to the Iran conflict and Canadian trade tensions. Domestically, he covers record ICE arrest numbers, the deletion of federal data tracking police conduct, Democratic leadership meeting with Jared Kushner, and calls for thorough investigations into a series of hanging deaths. Eddie also highlights the widespread downsizing of university Black Studies programs. Finally, he reflects on the civic legacy of Dolly Parton.
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Middle East Conflict & Human Rights
U.S.-Iran Escalation & Foreign Policy
New York Daily News: Trump Declares ‘Mission Accomplished’ in Iran
The Washington Post: The U.S. is Escalating its Economic War on Iran
Economy, Tariffs & Canadian Trade
The New York Times: Mark Carney Vows Canada Will Retaliate Against Trump Tariffs
The Guardian: Paper Products and Toilet Paper Hit by U.S.-Canada Tariffs
The Guardian: Canada Imposes Retaliatory Tariffs on Range of U.S. Goods
ABC News: Trump Floats Renaming Lake Ontario to ‘Lake America’
Immigration Enforcement & ICE
The New York Times: Interactive Look at ICE Immigrant Arrests and Trump’s Deportation Push
NBC News: Immigrant Father of USS Lincoln Sailor Released from ICE Detention
Common Dreams: Sen. Chris Murphy Intervenes in Danbury ICE Raids
Federal Data, Census & Government Transparency
The Guardian: Interactive Report on Trump Administration Deleting or Altering Federal Data
NPR: Census Bureau Data and the Debate Over Differential Privacy
Domestic Politics & Party Leadership
Axios: Democratic Reaction to Hakeem Jeffries’ Meeting with Jared Kushner
The Contrarian: Opinion - Jeffries Never Should Have Met With Kushner
Tallahassee Democrat: Opinion - We’re Too Quick to Use Labels to Judge Political Candidates
Axios: Florida Senate Candidate Angie Nixon Faces ‘Socialist’ Attacks
Civil Rights, Investigations & Higher Education
TheGrio: Demetrius Fleming Death Investigation in Roanoke Rapids
TheGrio: Questions Arise After Black People Found Hanging from Trees Ruled Suicides
WHUR: New Cases of Black People Found Hanging Raise Calls for Independent Investigations
The Washington Post: Why Colleges Are Cutting Black Studies Departments and Classes
The Nation: Black Studies, Freedom, and Democracy Under Threat
The New York Times: Kehinde Wiley Painting Removed from U.S. Embassy in Dominican Republic
