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Hakeem Jeffries calls out election deniers during House speech.

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Democrats Get A Huge Win As New York Ordered To Redraw Congressional Map

The New York State Court of Appeals has ordered the state to draw new congressional maps before the 2024 election, which should net Democrats more House seats.

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Federal, State, And Local Law Enforcement Is Preparing For A Trump Indictment

Law enforcement at all levels of government is preparing for Donald Trump to be indicted over the Stormy Daniels hush money case.

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Trump And At Least 1 Of His Kids Set To Be Sued For Fraud

NY Attorney General Letitia James has rejected Trump’s settlement offer and the stage is now set for the former president and at least one of his kids to be sued for fraud.

Eric Trump on the Trump Organization indictment

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Eric Trump Is Suddenly Very Worried About Prosecutions

Eric Trump commented on Monday about the dangers of “political prosecutions,” while he is under investigation.

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Michael Cohen: Trump is Taking Control of His NYC Legal Defense and He Has No Idea What He’s Doing [VIDEO]

No matter what room he’s in, Donald Trump always assumes he the smart person in it. When he was in the White House he frequently ignored the ideas of more experienced and educated advisers. And whether he realizes it or not, Trump is now in the biggest legal fight of his life. Michael Cohen, a…

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George Conway Explains Why Trump’s Complaints About NY’s Treatment of Giuliani Are Strategically Stupid

Rudy Giuliani has spent much of the last 5 years in Donald Trump‘s corner. The one time popular New York City mayor has become a walking punchline. And now Giuliani is facing legal trouble as well. On Thursday, it was announced that New York State would be suspending Giuliani’s law license. Trump released a statement…

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WATCH: Neal Katyal Says That if Weisselberg Doesn’t Cooperate, He Has to Worry About Trump Flipping on Him

While a fair amount of his business career has taken place in court rooms, Donald Trump has spent the last 4 years immune from prosecution. That protection, though is now over and Trump has to face the music in New York and Georgia. Things are moving faster in Trump’s hometown. The state of New York…

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WATCH: Enraged Giuliani Says if Former President Committed Crimes “Before He Was Donald Trump”, it is “Unconstitutional” to Investigate Them

Rudy Giuliani was, at one point, one of the most famous lawyers in the world. As the United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York, he prosecuted some of the country’s best known mobsters. So the former New York City Mayor should certainly know better than to go on television when he is…

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WATCH: Former Mueller Prosecutor Andrew Weissmann Explains Why Today’s News is Really Troubling for Trump

For months now, both Georgia and New York state were ramping up cases against Donald Trump. Many wondered where that cases were going and how long it would be before Trump ended up in court. And now, at least in New York, it seems that the answer is soon. Last week, a spokesperson from New…

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Andrew Giuliani: I’m Qualified to Be the Governor of New York Because I’ve Been in Politics Since I Was 3 Years Old

Rudy Giuliani spent the last year humiliating himself. First, there was an embarrassing cameo in the latest Borat film. Then the unhinged election press conferences, one in front of a Pennsylvania sex shop. The year culminated with the FBI raiding his Manhattan apartment. One would think this would be a good time for members of…

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WATCH: Mueller Prosecutor Says DeSantis Can Protect Trump From Extradition, But Then Trump Couldn’t Ever Leave Florida

When Donald Trump left the White House, he went right down to Florida and hasn’t really left Mar-a-Lago. Luckily for Trump the state is run by Ron DeSantis, a big booster of the former president. And having DeSantis in charge could be beneficial to Trump in the coming months. The New York District Attorney’s office…

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NYC Mayoral Hopeful Andrew Yang Bombed a Speech to Important Gay Political Club

Bill DiBlasio has been the Mayor of New York City since . He has not been a popular leader. In fact, his current approval rating in the wildly liberal city stands at 42%. The Mayor will be leaving office next year and there will be a 2021 election to determine his successor. There are over…

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Allen Weisselberg’s Former Daughter-in-Law Says She’s Cooperating With Prosecutors

Thanks to a ban from Twitter, Americans are hearing so much less from Donald Trump these days. The former president seems to occupy most of his days playing golf and preparing for his upcoming court cases. And both New York and Georgia are building out strong cases against Trump. The New York case looks further…

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WATCH: NY AG Letitia James Predicts Trump Will Resign So Pence Can Pardon Him. But She Also Says It Won’t Help.

From the day she took office in January of 2019 , New York Attorney General Letitia James put a target on Donald Trump’s back. None of the questionable actions he took as a New York City businessman would go un-investigated. Trump is soon to be out of office and will no longer have the legal…

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Amy Coney Barrett Played Key Role in SCOTUS Decision Barring NY from Reimposing Covid-19 Restrictions on Religious Gatherings

Last night, the Supreme Court voted to bar the state of New York from reimposing Covid-19 restrictions on religious gatherings. The court voted 5-4 in an emergency ruling issued just before midnight. Justice Amy Coney Barrett, who was just recently confirmed, sided with her conservative colleagues in a crucial swing vote. In their decision, the majority…

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Trump Says NRA Didn’t Take His Advice to “Get Out of New York” Before NY Sued to Dissolve Them

In August, the state of New York sued the National Rifle Association (NRA), arguing that misspending and corruption justified dissolving the organization for good. According to President Donald Trump, who called in to speak with the hosts of “Fox and Friends” earlier this morning, the NRA is in trouble after not taking his advice to…

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Jared Kushner Reportedly Didn’t Want Federal Response to Coronavirus: “Free Markets Will Solve This”

A new report claims that Jared Kushner didn’t want a federal response to the Coronavirus pandemic and blamed New York for the suffering that the virus would cause there. A blockbuster report in Vanity Fair outlines comments Kushner made at a meeting about on March 20 Federal Emergency Management Agency that was meant to develop a strategy…

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Justice Department Wants Data on Nursing Home Deaths in States Led by Democrats

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has sent letters to the Democratic governors of New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Michigan to ascertain whether states violated federal law by ordering nursing homes to accept recovering COVID-19 patients from hospitals, an action that critics say spread the novel coronavirus and possibly contributed to the death toll. DOJ…

Trump claims Democrats want to build statues of Biden

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Poll: New Yorkers Say They’re “Ashamed” of Trump as Biden Enjoys Lead in State

According to Public Policy Polling, which surveyed 1,029 New York voters, 60 percent said they were “ashamed” President Donald Trump was from the state. 30 percent said they were “proud.” Trump lost New York by 20 points in 2016; the latest information puts him on a track for a similar loss. Democrat Joe Biden, who…

Biden nails Trump for trying to defund the police

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New Poll Shows Scranton Loves Joe Biden but Queens Is Ashamed of Trump

Joe Biden’s hometown is overwhelmingly proud of him but the same is not the case with Donald Trump’s native Queens. A new poll shows the contrast between the candidate’s birthplaces. The former Vice President was born in Scranton, Pennsylvania and lived there until he was 10-years-old and President Trumps’ campaign has tried to suggest he…

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New York AG Letitia James: Execs Used NRA as “Their Personal Piggy Bank”

Letitia James has claimed some people at the National Rifle Association used the organization as their “personal piggy bank” as she moves to dissolve the gun group. The New York Attorney General spoke to MSNBC’s Rachael Maddow on Thursday following her announcement the previous day of her intention to seek the NRA’s dissolution. James caused…

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Mike Pompeo Suggests Election Could Be Delayed, FEC Commissioner Says It Can’t Be

Donald Trump’s tweet about delaying November’s election set off a firestorm of reaction on Thursday morning with the President’s allies and critics weighing in. During testimony before the Senate, Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was asked about the tweet and he hinted that the election could be delayed under certain circumstances. “In the end, the…

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Plainclothes Officers in New York Bundle Protester into Unmarked Vehicle in Viral Video

A video showing plainclothes NYPD officers putting a protester onto an unmarked vehicle has gone viral overnight, garnering more than 7 million views. NBC New York reports that Nikki Stone was arrested on Tuesday by undercover officers from the New York Police Department and forced into an unmarked van. The video shows several men accosting…

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An Engineer That Received a $69 Million Contract After A Tweet to Trump Never Provided Ventilators

According to an investigative report from Buzzfeed News, an engineer that received a $69.1 million contract from the state of New York after replying to tweets from President Donald Trump never provided the ventilators. Yaron Oren-Pines, an electrical engineer in Silicon Valley who specializes in mobile phone technology, received a $69.1 million payment from New…

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Cuomo Hires Consultants to Develop “Trump Proof” Plan So Economy Can Reopen on New York’s Terms

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has hired McKinsey & Company to produce “models on testing, infections and other key data points that will underpin decisions on how and when to reopen the region’s economy” according to government sources who spoke to Reuters. “McKinsey, like so many other businesses, is committed to supporting the response to the…

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Trump Accuses Democratic Governors of ‘Mutiny’ While Comparing Himself to Famously Tyrannical Captain

President Donald Trump accidentally compared himself to a captain known for tyrannical behavior on Tuesday. He was attempting to criticize Democratic governors. “Tell the Democrat Governors that ‘Mutiny On The Bounty’ was one of my all time favorite movies,” Trump wrote. “A good old fashioned mutiny every now and then is an exciting and invigorating…

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Andrew Cuomo Mobilizes New York National Guard to Move ‘Urgently Required’ Ventilators

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has mobilized the state’s National Guard. He’s made the decision because of a lack of ventilators amid the Coronavirus outbreak. “We do not have enough ventilators. Period,” Cuomo said on Twitter. “I am signing an Executive Order allowing the state to take ventilators and redistribute to hospitals in need.” “The…

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New York Mayor Bill de Blasio Wants to Mobilize the Army to Help Fight Coronavirus

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio thinks the army could be used to help fight Coronavirus. The Democrat said he doesn’t think servicemen simply want to stay in their bases during the crisis. De Blasio spoke to CNN’s John Berman on Friday and pleaded for more medical personnel and supplies before suggesting military mobilization. “I…

Pence suggests Americans don't need coronavirus testing

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More Than 2,000 Federal Ventilators Don’t Work Due to Lack of Maintenance

More than 2,000 ventilators in the federal stockpile aren’t working because of a lack of maintenance. The news comes as states scramble for as many of the lifesaving machines as possible. The New York Times reported on Thursday that 2,109 ventilators in the federal stockpile don’t work and have not been properly maintained. The Trump administration…

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Trump Claims Some States Have ‘Insatiable Appetites’ for Medical Supplies and ‘Are Never Satisifed’

President Donald Trump has criticized states that he says want too many supplies to deal with Coronavirus. Trump also slammed hospitals for needing too much. The President said ‘massive amounts’ of medical supplies are being sent to states and hospitals. But he took a swipe at those he believes are asking for too much. “Some…

Trump tells America to be calm about coronavirus

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Trump Blames New York for Ventilator Shortage: “They Should Have More Than Enough”

President Donald Trump has blamed the state of New York for its ventilator shortage. The President gave a live interview on Fox News on Monday claiming the state was misusing the lifesaving machines. “I think New York should be fine, based on the numbers that we see,” Trump told the network’s morning show. “They should…

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New Poll: Majority of Americans Think Trump Was ‘Too Slow to Take Action’ on Coronavirus

A majority of Americans believe President Donald Trump was too slow to act on the Covid-19 global pandemic. A new poll found that 58% of people thought his response was too slow. The ABC/Washington Post poll showed 51% of Americans approve of Trump’s handling of the Coronavirus, while 36% strongly approve. Less than half of respondents…

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Trump Lashes Out at Democratic Governors Critical of His Coronavirus Response

President Donald Trump took to Twitter to lash out at the respective governors of New York and Michigan as the death toll attributed to the coronavirus pandemic continues to rise and as his administration faces blistering criticism for its response. The president accused Governor Andrew Cuomo (D-N.Y.) of politicizing the growing crisis, suggesting that a…

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Trump Spews Hate At New York Then Humiliates Himself After Hanukkah Stabbing

It took Trump hours to tweet about the Hanukkah stabbing in New York after he had tweeted hatred at the city and state on Sunday morning.

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Trump Is Closer To Indictment After DA Subpoenas 8 Years Of His Tax Returns

The Manhattan DA has subpoenaed eight years of Donald Trump’s tax returns as part of a criminal investigation into hush-money payments before the 2016 election.

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Trump accuses New York state of trying to take down the NRA over Letitia James’ subpoenas

It has worked closely with legislators to protect firearms manufacturers from liability for gun violence and pushed a ban on U.S. health officials from promoting gun control.

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New York Lawmakers Have Their Own Plan to See Trump’s Tax Returns

Last week House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Richard Neal (D-Mass) sent a letter to the IRS Commissioner demanding six years of Donald Trump’s tax returns. This started a huge legal and political fight in Washington, with both sides prematurely claiming victory. Neal and other House Democrats have said the federal law is clear, and…

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N.Y. AG Candidate: ‘I Will Sue Trump in New York to Thwart Pardons’

Law professor Zephyr Teachout wants to be Attorney General of New York, and as she announced her candidacy on Tuesday she said her main campaign promise would be to investigate and litigate against President Donald Trump. Standing outside Trump Tower in Manhattan for her campaign kickoff speech Teachout said previous New York Attorneys General had…

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Laughter Ensues After GOP Congressman Gives Trump A “Solid A” For His Job Performance

“He’s doing everything that he promised he would do – working to secure our borders, took us out of TPP, has the best cabinet that has never been assembled in history.”

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New York Will Ignore Trump’s Assault On LGBTQ Rights And Protect Transgender Students

The Trump administration abandoned Obama-era LGBTQ protections. New York wasn’t having it.

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The Fight Begins: New York Gov. Cuomo Orders Creation Of Special Unit for Hate Crimes

“I am ordering the State Police to put together a special unit to address the explosion of hate crimes in our state,” Governor Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday morning, while speaking at Abyssinian Baptist Church in Harlem.

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Obama Turns Up The Heat On Republicans After New York Enacts $15 Minimum Wage

After Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed legislation giving 12 weeks of paid family leave and increasing the minimum wage throughout New York,
President Barack Obama commended Gov. Cuomo and the state of New York for supporting working families and then made sure to reiterate his call on Congress to raise the minimum wage.

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Ted Cruz Makes Himself the Victim of His Attack on New York Values

Cruz finally locked horns with Trump, answering birther claims by saying Trump has New York values. The backlash left Cruz acting the victim

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Papa John’s Franchisees Pay Out Half A Million In Wage Theft Settlement

Four Papa John’s Franchisees in New York City have agreed to a 500,000 dollar settlement to pay back 250 employees whose wages were stolen.

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Former GOP Congressman Michael Grimm Is Headed For Prison

Former Republican Congressman Michael Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison for federal tax fraud on Friday morning.

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Judge Releases Homegrown Anti-Muslim Terrorist Because He Might Not Be A “True Threat”

Despite allegedly plotting mass murder, Robert Doggart was released to the custody of his family, pending disposition of his case.

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Republican New York Senate Majority Leader Will Be Arrested On Federal Corruption Charges

According to the NY Times, State Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos (R) will be arrested on federal corruption charges some time next week.

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Where The States Stand On “Therapy” that Amounts to Brainwashing the Gay Away

When the President supported a nationwide ban on “Conversion Therapy”, he mentioned the idea of state solutions.

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Ted Cruz Is Unelectable, So Why Is He Running For President?

That gnawing, aching need for limelight, even more so than Cruz’s disingenuous flouting of science in exchange for base adoration, is what makes him unfit to lead.

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Republican Fascists Want Pledge of Allegiance in English Only

If you want to hear one of the craziest things to come out of a Republican mouth this week, it’s the Republican objection to anyone reading the Pledge of Allegiance in Arabic. This apparently deplorable display of patriotism took place on March 18 during National Foreign Language Week, of all things. Watch the latest…

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Donald Trump Quits TV Show, Forms Exploratory Committee To Kick Off Presidential Campaign

Billionaire Donald Trump has formed an exploratory committee and hired staff for a 2016 presidential run.

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Police Union Official Wearing ‘I Am Darren Wilson’ Wristband Starts Brawl At St. Louis Meeting

Jeff Roorda, the business manager for the St. Louis Police Officers Association, interrupted a meeting at St. Louis City Hall Wednesday evening and sparked a melee when he pushed a young black woman to the ground.

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Mike Huckabee Slams “Trashy” Women At Fox News For Cussing Too Much

Mike Huckabee complains about “trashy” women, but his insistence on trashing women, is the real problem that needs to be addressed.

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Rudy Giuliani Uses Charlie Hebdo Tragedy To Demand America Become A Police State

During an appearance on Fox & Friends Thursday, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani used the terrorist attack on a French newspaper to insist that the United States needs to have a police presence inside all Muslim places of worship.

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Republican Congressman Michael Grimm To Resign From Office After Felony Conviction

New York Republican Congressman Michael Grimm is resigning, after pleading guilty to felony tax evasion.

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NYPD Disrespects Mayor De Blasio By Booing And Heckling Him During Graduation Ceremony

Two days after hundreds of NYPD police officers turned their backs on New York Mayor Bill de Blasio as he spoke at Officer Rafael Ramos’ funeral, the mayor was heckled and booed at the NYPD graduation ceremony in New York Monday.

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President Obama Explains That Discussion Regarding Race Issues Is Healthy For The Nation

During a comprehensive interview with NPR’s Steve Inskeep that was released Monday, President Obama spoke at length on a number of hot-button topics and issues that have come to the forefront in 2014. One of the issues he touched on was race relations in this country.

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#BlackLivesMatter And #NYPDLivesMatter Are Not Mutually Exclusive

As human beings we all have value, and Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Wenjian Liu and Rafael Ramos did not deserve to die. At a fundamental level, #BlackLivesMatter and #NYPDLivesMatter mean the same thing.

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Blame N.Y. Officers Deaths On Convicted Criminal With A Gun, Not Obama

However, as Americans have witnessed more and more, when police kill citizens, especially unarmed African American citizens, no one is held accountable and failure to praise the killings is an outrage.

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Fox Affiliate Deceptively Edits Protest Footage To Show Protesters Chanting “Kill A Cop”

Baltimore news station Fox45 ran a story Sunday night attacking protests against police brutality and racial disparity by running deceptively edited footage to suggest protesters were chanting “kill a cop” during a demonstration.

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New York Bans Fracking Due to Health Risks – Wisconsin Bans Fracking Regulation Due To Greed

Republicans depend on lies and deceit to convince their ignorant base to support dangerous policies, and it is why they criticize science and unbiased research so vehemently; particularly surrounding issues surrounding the fossil fuel industry and its risk to the environment; and Americans’ health.

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White Conservatives Justify Their Racism By Claiming Black Criminals Are Racists

Even when the right tries to explain racism, they end up being racist. They are all in agreement that there are black criminals and bad cops. Funny thing, a cop who commits a crime, is indicted, found guilty and is serving time, well, they are a bad apple.

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Attorney General Eric Holder Announces Federal Restrictions And Bans On Racial Profiling

The Department of Justice announced Monday that Attorney General Eric Holder has unveiled stricter policies governing federal law enforcement when it comes to the use of racial profiling.

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St. Louis Motorist Hits Protesters With Minivan Then Threatens Them With Handgun

During a protest in St. Louis’ Central West End neighborhood Wednesday night, a minivan-driving man drove through a crowd of protesters, hitting four people. After he was stopped, he waved a gun at them.

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GOP Minority Outreach: Rudy Giuliani Continues Racist Tirade Over Michael Brown Killing

Over the past few days, both before and after the St. Louis County grand jury decided not to indict Ferguson police officer Darren Wilson, former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani has made waves over his racially insensitive statements regarding Michael Brown’s death and criminal statistics within the black community.

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Chris Christie’s Fear Mongering Ebola Quarantine Of Nurse Blows Up In His Face

On Monday, a day after he told Fox News he had “no second thoughts” about his decision to forcibly quarantine a nurse who had just returned from West Africa, New Jersey Governor Chris Christie reversed course and announced that he was allowing Kaci Hickox to return to her home in Maine.

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New York City’s Municipal ID Program Offers Model For Circumventing Immigration Inertia

Let’s be grateful to New York City for keeping this mess in the headlines, for trying to find real ways to work around the inertia on Capitol Hill to bring people together, even if it takes a little self-interested carrot dangling. That’s the American way!

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People From Around The World Gather In St. Louis For March Against Police Brutality

Activists and protesters from all over the world gathered Saturday morning in downtown St. Louis to participate in a march, part of Ferguson October, and show that they stand united against police brutality and racial disparity.

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Extremist Climate Deniers Claim Historic Climate March Was An Attack On Their Way of Life

The anti-science crowd loves science that gave them automobiles, medicine, electricity, sanitation, and ability to communicate easily with any location on Earth, and they depend on medical science to eliminate threats to their lives. It is curious, then, that when the preponderance of scientists from around the world warn them of an existential threat to their health, well-being, and their nation’s survival, the extremists claim it is “an attack on their way of life.”

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