The Informer is one of D.C.’s premier Black community newspapers, serving a majority-Black city

The proposed FY 2026 HUD budget would slash funding from $89.1 billion to $43.5 billion — a 51% year-over-year cut. The plan eliminates Community Development Block Grants ($3.3 billion), the HOME Investment Partnerships Program ($1.25 billion), and the Fair Housing Initiatives Program ($56 million in competitive grants). As Rep. Maxine Waters warned: “At a time when homelessness is surging, with more than 771,000 people experiencing homelessness on any given night, President Trump is proposing the wholesale destruction of our federal housing safety net.” The Washington Informer

The connection to Callais is direct: with fewer Black members of Congress, there is less advocacy power to fight these cuts in appropriations battles. 🔗washingtoninformer.com