Iran Deal Skepticism. Whoopi Vs Vance. Potomac Park Invasion. Racist Hurls Slurs At Black Boy.

The Trump Department of Justice's Civil Rights Division is seeking to join a lawsuit against Evanston, Illinois's housing reparations program. This program offers $25,000 in cash or housing assistance to eligible Black residents and their descendants who lived in Evanston as adults between 1919 and 1969. Federal officials argue the program unlawfully allocates public benefits based on race and ancestry, a move the host frames as explicitly anti-Black and a consequence of electoral outcomes.

The program offers $25,000 in cash or housing assistance to eligible Black residents and their descendants. Federal officials argue the program unlawfully allocates public benefits based on race and ancestry.

Donald Trump's alleged $300 billion Iran deal is widely criticized, even by Fox News commentators, for its substantial financial payout to Iran and its lack of transparency. The host highlights the hypocrisy, contrasting it with the criticism Obama faced for a much smaller $1.8 billion return of Iran's own money. Critics argue the deal is incomplete, fails to address critical issues like nuclear capabilities, and demonstrates Trump's poor negotiation skills, particularly given Iran's control over the Strait of Hormuz.

Trump's deal allegedly involves giving Iran $300 billion, compared to Obama's $1.8 billion. Fox News commentators expressed strong disapproval, stating Iran's 'killers and thugs are still in charge' and shouldn't receive any money. A Fox correspondent admitted Trump's claims of destroying Iran's military were false, as Iranian missiles still fire at US bases. Congressional leaders were not briefed on the deal's specifics.

During an appearance on 'The View,' JD Vance was challenged by Whoopi Goldberg and Sunny Hostin about the Trump administration's policies, specifically regarding the alleged erasure of Black history and the stigmatization of people of color. Vance denied these claims, deflecting to crime rates in Washington D.C. The host and guests provided specific examples, including the removal of General Chappie James's portrait, the removal of slavery information from exhibits, and the cancellation of programs honoring Black veterans, asserting Vance was 'a flat out heel billy liar.'

Whoopi Goldberg questioned Vance on the administration's policy toward Black folks and the removal of Black history. Sunny Hostin cited instances of Black history being erased from public spaces and Black voter districts being dismantled. The host provided examples: Pete Hegseth removing General Chappie James's portrait, removal of slavery information from a Philadelphia exhibit, removal of Medgar Evers and Jackie Robinson information from websites, and the renaming of military bases to remove Black heroes' names.

Los Angeles police shot and killed a Black woman's 2-year-old golden retriever, St. Bernard, and poodle mix, Jameson, after neighbors called 911 reporting a 'screaming woman.' The woman was celebrating the Knicks winning a championship. The police statement claimed the dog 'charged' an officer. The host and guests condemned the incident as an excessive and racially biased use of force, questioning the necessity of multiple officers and the immediate resort to lethal force against a non-threatening pet.

A woman was 'yelling, 'Oh my god. Oh my god'' while celebrating the Knicks win. Neighbors called the police, who responded with multiple officers, entered her apartment, and shot her dog. The dog owner, Marie Marcel, stated Jameson was not aggressive, bearing teeth, or growling, but 'just moving towards the officer.'

A former North Carolina state representative, Larry Pitman, publicly objected to Juneteenth, claiming it's based on a 'lie' and that the true date for celebrating emancipation should be December 18, 1865 (the ratification of the 13th Amendment). The host, a Black Texan, vehemently refuted this, emphasizing that Juneteenth (June 19, 1865) was created by Black Texans and is the only public federal recognition of slavery in the United States, forcing national media to acknowledge the 'original sin' annually.

Larry Pitman stated Juneteenth is 'based on a lie' and that the Emancipation Proclamation only applied to Confederate states. Roland Martin clarified that Black Texans created Juneteenth on June 19, 1865, and it was made a state holiday in Texas on June 7, 1979, by Representative Al Edwards. He stressed that Juneteenth is the 'only public federal recognition of slavery in this country.'

The Trump Department of Justice intervened in an NAACP lawsuit against Elon Musk's artificial intelligence company, XAI, in Mississippi. The lawsuit alleged XAI was operating dozens of polluting gas-burning turbines without permits, violating the Clean Air Act. The DOJ argued that the lawsuit 'threatens national security' by seeking to shut off power for AI innovation supporting military operations, and asserted that the federal government should have 'unchallenged authority' to stop environmental lawsuits brought by private groups. This is seen as the DOJ doing the bidding of corporations over public and environmental health.

The New York Times reported the DOJ told a federal court that XAI has the right to run polluting gas-burning turbines without permits. The NAACP lawsuit cited violations of the Clean Air Act. The DOJ memo argued the suit 'threatens national security' and that the federal government should have 'unchallenged authority to stop environmental lawsuits brought by private groups or individuals.'