::THE SLICE REPORT WITH MONA AUSTIN

By Mona Austin As the pain of yet another unjustified, senseless murder of Black people, throbs in the heart of the Black community a group of Black Civil rights attorneys gathered in the East Room of the White House at an event that recognized their role. The Lawyer's Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law was founded at the height of the Civil Rights Movement in 1963. Its members know the families of victims of hate crimes like the Jacksonville shooting that Pres. Joe Biden addressed in his remarks all too well. Cases involving race and rights beckon their assistance and more frequently deadly discrimination is becoming more prevalent. In Jacksonville the shooting took place on the same day the March on Washington was held in the nation's Capitol. From the manifestos the white supremacist shooter left behind, it is apparent that the three people he murdered were targeted solely because they were Black, as if being born Black is a crime. Pres. Biden met with Civil ...

By Mona Austin  White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said on Tuesday that president Joe Biden wants every Los Angeles City Council member who participated in a racist discussion to resign.  Head of the City Council Nury Martinez resigned as council president  after pressure and protests, but has not stepped down from her elected role.  “I take responsibility for what I said, and there are no excuses for those comments. I’m so sorry,” Nury Martinez, the council president, said in a statement on Monday announcing that she would resign. “As a mother, I know better and I am sorry. I am truly ashamed.’   Martinez is on a leave of absence currently. A reporter asked in a press briefing  how Biden who has spoken out against racism felt about an elected official being caught on tape using racist language. Martinez ridiculed a White co-worker for  The Los Angeles Times exposed leaked audio of the inappropriate comments, leading to several other Democr...

By Mona Austin, White House Correspondent (The Slice): Today is  the National Day of Prayer.  Ahead of time the White House issued an  official proclamation from Pres. Joe Biden, omitting the mention of "God" which was noted is a cause of concern for some Evangelicals who believe Democrats were trying to remove God from the public sphere.  Democrats were accused of leaving out the "under God" clause from the Pledge of Allegiance in 2020.  In 1988, the Congress, by Public Law 100-307, as amended, called on the President to issue each year a proclamation designating the first Thursday in May as a National Day of Prayer, "on which the people of the United States may turn to God in prayer and meditation at churches, in groups, and as individuals." Generally a reference to God in  a proclamation about prayer is acceptable across all faiths.  While the National Day of Prayer event itself was created by evangelicals as an observation to pray for ma...

By Mona Austin Snap assistance and Medicaid are not the only federal programs being cut under  Pres. Donald Trump's FY 21 Budget Proposal unveiled on Monday.  People with disabilities and the Children's Health Insurance Program, or CHIP, which provides funding for uninsured children whose families earn too much money to qualify for Medicaid and nearly 2 million people on the payroll of the federal government and various  departments are getting the axe.  These areas are being slashed in favor of building up military programs and operations. The losses to specific government agencies to experience budgetary reductions are below: Agriculture Department. . -$3.6B. Education Department. -$8.8B. HUD Department. -$8.6B. READ PRESIDENT TRUMP'S FY 2021 BUDGET PLAN Pres. Trump notified Congress on Monday that pay adjustments for federal civilian employees will take effect in Fiscal Year 2021. The supplemental document to the FY21 Budget stated ...

We, the President of the United States and the Prime Minister of Bulgaria, reaffirm the strong friendship and alliance between our two countries.  As friends and Allies, we dedicate ourselves to deepening our security cooperation and to promoting economic growth and prosperity for our two great nations.  Today, we are announcing measures intended to strengthen the strategic partnership between the United States of America and the Republic of Bulgaria. The principal goal of our relationship is to strengthen the transatlantic community as a community of nations, united by shared sacrifice and a commitment to common defense, democratic values, fair trade, and mutual strategic interests.  Thirty years ago, with the end of the Communist dictatorship, Bulgaria freely chose a transatlantic orientation.  Fifteen years ago, Bulgaria reaffirmed its transatlantic Western choice when it became a NATO Ally.   The United States commends Bulgaria’s leadership an...