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The Latest: Partial government shutdown over DHS oversight seems poised to drag on

Lawmakers and the White House offered no signs of compromise over the holiday weekend in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers that has led to a pause in funding for the Department of Homeland Security

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Jesse Jackson shifted Black politics from the margins of the Democratic party to its center

The civil rights icon, who died on Tuesday, used his progressivism as rebellion

The Guardian - US

Trump skirts question on Melania’s Valentine’s Day gift during Air Force One interview

Trump dodged questions about his Valentine’s Day plans with the first lady when quizzed by reporters

The Independent UK

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Jesse Jackson obituary

One of the US’s most prominent civil rights leaders who was a protege of Martin Luther King and a presidential hopeful

The Guardian - UK

Jesse Jackson dead at 84: Inside his family life, net worth, career and controversies – all you need to know

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, a towering figure of the American civil rights movement and two-time presidential candidate, has died aged 84. Rising from the segregated South to national politics, he spent decades campaigning for racial and economic justice. Admired and controversial in equal measure, Jackson’s legacy spans activism, electoral politics…

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Iran temporarily closed the Strait of Hormuz as it held latest round of indirect talks with US

Iran announced the temporary closure of the Strait of Hormuz for live fire military drills as its negotiators held another round of indirect talks with the United States in Geneva over its disputed nuclear program

The Independent UK

Elevate Prize winners gain more than $300K in funding. They learn to better tell their own stories

The Elevate Prize Foundation named its 10 winners for 2026 on Tuesday, including Monica Ramirez of Justice for Migrant Women and Mara Fleishman of the Chef Ann Foundation

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Jesse Jackson walked, so Barack Obama could run

Jackson once explained the purpose behind his activism with characteristic clarity, saying, “We have to build a movement that lifts people up, that gives them dignity and the power to shape their own destiny.” This emphasis on dignity became central to his political philosophy. He did not view civil rights…

The Times of India

Trump blasts AOC and Gavin Newsom after Munich global summit: ‘Incompetent’

President Trump also claimed that former First Lady Hillary Clinton was ‘Trump-deranged,’ but conceded that she was ‘competent’

The Independent UK

First Thing: Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon, dies aged 84

A fixture in Democratic politics, Jackson was once close to Martin Luther King Jr. Plus, did a prize-winning novelist steal a woman’s life story?

The Guardian - UK

Protesters block Beirut roads after Cabinet approves new taxes that raise fuel prices

Protesters block major roads around Beirut after Lebanon’s cabinet approves new taxes that raise fuel prices to fund public pay hikes

The Independent UK

Jesse Jackson’s most iconic speeches as civil rights leader dies aged 84

Jesse Jackson, longtime civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate, has died at the age of 84.

The Independent UK

Jesse Jackson Death: Why civil rights activist wanted to cut off Barack Obama's...

To understand why Jackson reacted so viscerally to Obama, one must first understand who he was. Long before Obama’s rise, Jesse Jackson was the closest thing America had to a national Black political candidate. Born in segregated South Carolina, he came of age in the crucible of the civil rights…

The Times of India

How young Jesse Jackson ruffled feathers with his early crusades - and hit back at critics

He assailed dirty lyrics in disco music, mediated local labor disputes and led boycotts of national corporations

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Jesse Jackson dies 'peacefully surrounded by family'

Civil rights leader Rev. Jesse Jackson has died at the age of 84 with a statement revealing he passed away "peacefully" surrounded by his loved ones.

The Times of India

Veteran US civil rights leader Jesse Jackson dies at 84 after prolonged illness

Civil rights icon Rev. Jesse L. Jackson, a close associate of Martin Luther King Jr., has died at 84 after battling Parkinson's and progressive supranuclear palsy. Jackson, a two-time presidential candidate, dedicated over five decades to fighting for voting rights, jobs, education, and racial equality, founding Operation PUSH and the…

The Independent UK

Jesse Jackson death latest: Trump praises civil rights hero’s ‘personality, grit, and street smarts’

Celebrated social activist and ally of Dr Martin Luther King praised as ‘transformative leader’ after passing away following recent health struggles

Axios

In photos: Jesse Jackson's life, activism and politics

His career in activism and politics coincided with a national transformation in civil rights and inequality

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Jesse Jackson: tributes and reactions from Bernice King, Trump, Obamas, and Biden after civil rights leader’s death

Follow latest updates as public figures praise civil rights leader who was a protege of Martin Luther King Jr and twice ran for Democratic presidential nomination

Axios

Civil rights icon Jesse Jackson dies at 84

He will go down in history as one of this country's most influential civil rights leaders.

Euronews

Rev. Jesse Jackson, civil rights icon and two-time US presidential candidate, dies aged 84

Reverend Jesse Jackson was a prominent civil rights campaigner who ran twice for the US Democratic Party's nomination for president in 1984 and 1988.

The Independent UK

Jesse Jackson: Civil rights icon who built on mentor Martin Luther King Jr’s legacy and inspired a generation

OBITUARY: The Reverend Jesse Jackson, a towering figure in the American civil rights movement, has passed away at the age of 84. Ariana Baio looks back on his inspirational life

The Independent UK

The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died at 84

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Jesse Jackson dead: Civil rights icon dies aged 84

A cause of death was not immediately given but Jackson’s family said he died peacefully, surrounded by loved ones

Evening Standard

Jesse Jackson, civil rights leader and former presidential candidate, dies aged 84

Reverend Jackson was one of the key figures of the civil rights movement in the US in the 1960’s and fought alongside Martin Luther King Jr

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