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February 4, 2026
HR7148 Signed Into Law Ending 4-Day Partial Shutdown, Minnesota Attempts To Protect Illegal Alien Domestic Abuser, Black History Month, Patriot Prince Estabrook
This bill provides FY2026 appropriations to several federal departments and agencies. It also extends various expiring programs and authorities.
Specifically, the bill includes 3 of the 12 regular FY2026 appropriations bills:
the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 2026;
the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2026; and
the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act.
The departments and agencies funded in the bill include
the Department of Defense,
the Department of Labor,
the Department of Health and Human Services,
the Department of Education,
the Department of Transportation,
the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and
related agencies.
The bill also extends several expiring programs and authorities, including
the U.S. Grain Standards Act;
the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s whistleblower program;
the National Flood Insurance Program;
the Forest Service's participation in the Agriculture Conservation Experienced Services Program;
the Transportation Security Administration’s Reimbursable Screening Services Program;
the Motor Carrier Safety Advisory Committee;
several authorities and programs related to cybersecurity;
the technology modernization fund and board;
the U.S. Parole Commission;
the special assessment on nonindigent persons or entities convicted of certain offenses involving sexual abuse or human trafficking;
several immigration-related programs and authorities;
the authority for the U.S. Sentencing Commission to promulgate certain guidelines or amendments related to the use of unmanned aircraft;
certain bankruptcy fees;
trade preferences for Haiti and countries in sub-Saharan Africa;
the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) program; and
several health care authorities and programs.
Note that DHS is NOT included in this bill. It had to be removed in order for Democrats to vote for it and to re-open from the 4-day partial shutdown because Democrats want ICE to be defunded so it can no longer enforce Immigration Law in our country.
The SAVE Act (discussed in my February 3, 2026 ANP Article) is being heavily attacked by Democrats. Why would they not want people who are voting to prove they are US Citizens in order to vote. It's like they want non-US-Citizens to vote in our National elections. Isn't that "foreign interference" in our election system? A separate vote on this Act is being held, so far unsuccessfully.
On February 3, 2026, the White House published the article Minnesota Democrats Protected This Violent Illegal Alien. The Trump Administration Is Deporting Him identifying a Guatemalan national who, in 2024, was arrested & charged for domestic assault, released without bail, and did not show up to his court appointment. He has evaded justice for nearly 1 year. On November 9, 2025, he was arrested on the warrant for non-appearance and released the next day on $100 bail because the prosecutor downgraded the charge. NONE of these law enforcement actions resulted in notifying ICE about this illegal alien. He is now in ICE custody awaiting deportation. The article concludes:
Minnesota’s “sanctuary” policies are a deliberate choice to put criminal illegals ahead of Americans’ safety. But the Trump Administration will not relent in targeting the worst of the worst and putting American citizens — not violent criminals — first.
In 1970, black history week became black history month (originally proposed in 1969). Within 6 years, black history month was recognized by President Gerald Ford. Black history month is celebrated in the UK (1987), Germany (1990), Canada (1995), Jamaica (mid-1990s), Republic of Ireland (2010), France (2018), and Africa (2020 in Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad, Ivory Coast, Comores, Senegal, and Cameroon). In 2021, African History Month moved to March.
In February 2025, Google announced they would no longer highlight Black History Month because it was no longer "scalable or sustainable" to add the growing number of national and international "cultural moments" to its calendars.
The History website has a section called Black History Month designating "A Century of Black History Commemorations" as the theme for 2026 while highlighting 12 Notable Figures in Black History highlighting John Mercer Langston, Lawyer, Congressman; Hiram Rhodes Revels, First Senator; George Washington Carver, Eminent Scientist; Jack Johnson, Heavyweight Champ; Madam C.J. Walker, Self-Made Millionaire; Hattie McDaniel, Oscar Winner; Jackie Robinson, MLB Trailblazer; Claudette Colvin, 15yo Montgomery Protester; Thurgood Marshall, Supreme Court Justice; Shirley Chisholm, First Black Woman Representative; Robert Johnson, First Black Billionaire; and Barack Obama, First Black President as prominent black Americans who have had an impact on US History.
In the proclamation, President Trump writes:
NOW, THEREFORE, I, DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim February 2026 as National Black History Month. I call upon public officials, educators, librarians, and all the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
On the morning of April 19, 1775, when the militia was called to assemble, Prince Estabrook was among those who attended. When the British attacked Lexington, 8 militiamen were dead and 9 injured, one of whom was Prince, making him the first black person to shed blood during the American Revolution. He was shot in the left shoulder, treated by Dr. Joseph Fiske, and fully recovered two months later.
Prince was present during the Battle of Bunker Hill, assigned to guard the headquarters of the newly formed Continental Army in Cambridge, Massachusetts. The next record of Prince is found in July 1776 when he joined Colonel Jonathan Reed's regiment on its way to Fort Ticonderoga remaining until discharged November 30, 1776.
From November 6, 1777 to April 1778, Prince guarded prisoners-of-war in Cambridge. In July 1780 he signed a 6-month enlistment which discharged April 7, 1781. In June 1781 he enlisted for another 3 years as a member of the Massachusetts 3rd Regiment which was permanently disbanded November 3, 1783.
There is no record of Prince ever marrying or having children. After Benjamin's death in 1803, Prince moved with Benjamin's son Nathan to Ashby, Massachusetts.
It is estimated that Prince was around 90 when he died of unknown causes in 1830. He was interred behind Ashby Church with the marking of "Prince Estabrook, Negro" on the headstone. This headstone was replaced in 1930 honoring his service during the American Revolutionary War. A 2nd memorial was dedicated in 2008 across the town green marking where he fought in 1775 to publicly acknowledge his role in the Revolutionary War. The memorial states:
Prince Estabrook was a slave who lived in Lexington. At dawn on April, 19, 1775, he was one of the Lexington Minute Men awaiting the arrival of the British Regulars at the Buckman Tavern. In the battle which followed, Prince Estabrook was wounded on Lexington Green. Through circumstances and destiny, he thus became the first black soldier to fight in the American Revolution. This monument is dedicated to the memory of Prince Estabrook and the thousands of other courageous black patriots long denied the recognition they deserve. Donated by the Alice Hinkle Memorial Fund April 21, 2008
Those are some of the exact words used by Google’s censors, aka 'Orwellian content police,' in describing many of our controversial stories. Stories later proven to be truthful and light years ahead of the mainstream media. But because we reported those 'inconvenient truths' they're trying to bankrupt ANP.
