(2-24-26) BHNTalk Radio:’Strike team’ goes to California, President Trump on Jesse Jackson, Howard University marching band peek

The show is hosted by news publishers Cheryl Smith, Julia Dudley Najieb, and Brigitte Jones. BREAKING: (FOX) Labor Department deploys ‘strike team’ to California over $21B unemployment debt, fraud concerns: The Labor Department deployed a "strike team" to California to address federal findings of improper payments and alleged fraud within the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) program. California has been found to have a depleted UI trust fund, along with $21 billion in borrowed federal funds to keep the system running, which federal officials say has led state employers to pay higher UI taxes to repay the debt. Also, news hosts give their final reflections on the late civil rights leader, Jesse Jackson as they discuss President Donald J. Trump also giving his remarks regarding the deceased community activist. (EdSource) Meanwhile, California State University campuses are among those that have pledged to sever ties with organizations that help people of color under pressure from the Trump administration, an investigation by the Washington Post has found, according to EdSource. Black History Month Spotlight: HBCU marching bands go through quite a bit of preparation for their performances. Here is a backstage look at Howard University's marching band preparing for a big show. Elections & Politics: (NPR) Fewer congressional contests are expected to be competitive this fall, compared with past election cycles, and experts say the extraordinary mid-decade redistricting efforts initiated by President Trump are largely to blame, surmised from The Cook Political Report. (CBS News.) Longtime incumbent Sen. John Cornyn is facing the fight of his political life, with Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and Houston Rep. Wesley Hunt, both challenging him for the GOP nomination. The most recent polling from the University of Houston's Hobby School of Public Affairs showed Paxton with 38% support, Cornyn at 31%, Hunt with 17% and 12% undecided. The Real Clear Politics average of polls between December 1 and February 3 gives Paxton a two-point lead. If no candidate gets a majority, as is widely expected, the race will end up in a runoff on May 26th.  Watch the last part of the documentary, "Nanoplastics: Threat to Life."