Civil rights leader and two-time presidential candidate Jesse Jackson died Tuesday at the age of 84, according to a statement released by his family. Simultaneously, the Trump administration is proposing significant changes to the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), and an immigration crackdown in Maine has become a key issue in a Senate race.
Jackson, who worked alongside Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, surrounded by family, as reported by BBC News. His legacy includes his work in the civil rights movement and his two presidential bids.
Meanwhile, the Trump administration is undertaking a major overhaul of FEMA, the largest in a generation, according to NPR News. President Trump, a vocal critic of the agency, appointed a 12-person review council to propose sweeping changes. Details of these proposed changes were not immediately available.
In Maine, an immigration enforcement surge has become a central issue in the upcoming midterm elections. Senator Susan Collins, the only Republican senator up for reelection in a state that did not support Donald Trump in 2024, is facing increased scrutiny. Federal immigration authorities launched "Operation Catch of the Day" in January, aimed at identifying and arresting undocumented immigrants, as reported by NPR News.
The use of a federal Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) program that deputizes local police for immigration enforcement has also increased under the Trump administration, according to NPR News. This program allows local law enforcement to assist in federal immigration enforcement.
In other news, management philosophies of the mid-twentieth century are being re-examined. While Peter Drucker's influence is widely recognized in the United States, W. Edwards Deming's impact was more significant in Japan, according to a post on Hacker News. Deming's ideas influenced Toyota and the lean movement, but his management style remained "in exile" in the U.S.
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