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Local environmental leaders prepare for reduced federal funds under Trump
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Local environmental leaders prepare for reduced federal funds under Trump
Throughout the four years of the Biden-Harris administration, climate efforts saw unprecedented federal support, said local environmental leaders. Now, those same leaders are bracing for limited leadership and investment at the national level as former President Donald Trump prepares for his return to the White House.
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Opinion
Why Black kids need the Education Dept. — and why Trump wants it gone
Convinced it’s yet another wasteful government bureaucracy, Donald Trump says he’ll blow up the Department of Education — which happens to be a top priority in the Project 2025 blueprint.
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Ayanna Pressley: “... everything about this election is extraordinary.”
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Ayanna Pressley: “... everything about this election is extraordinary.”
As the campaign for president draws to a close, Vice President Kamala Harris has sent surrogates from every corner of the Democratic network to share her message of unity and prosperity, along with the consequences of what another Donald Trump presidency would look like.
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The great debate
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Editorial
The great debate
This month a presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump will be aired on the ABC network.
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Biden vs. Trump: The choice is clear
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Editorial
Biden vs. Trump: The choice is clear
As the presidential election looms closer, it’s time to see the two candidates face each other in a debate, and this year that debate is more important than ever.
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Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes
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Guilty: Trump becomes first former US president convicted of felony crimes
Donald Trump became the first former president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of falsifying business records in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through hush money payments to a porn actor who said the two had sex.
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The felonies have finally caught up to Donald J. Trump
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Editorial
The felonies have finally caught up to Donald J. Trump
On April 15, jury selection began in The People of the State of New York v. Donald Trump. This is the first-ever criminal trial of a former president of the United States, and it is one of four criminal and civil cases against Trump that are percolating before the presidential election of 2024.
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New Hampshire: the first primary battleground
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Editorial
New Hampshire: the first primary battleground
As this year’s presidential campaign heats up, New Hampshire is once again playing a significant role as the first state in the nation to run a presidential primary.
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Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss finally receive justice for Giuliani’s Big Lie
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Editorial
Ruby Freeman and Shaye Moss finally receive justice for Giuliani’s Big Lie
Recently we saw a monumental verdict in federal court against one of Donald Trump’s primary co-conspirators in perpetuating the 2020 election lie — former New York mayor Rudy Giuliani.
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The rise of Yusef Salaam
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Editorial
The rise of Yusef Salaam
New York City has been known for two sensational media moments in the past few decades involving Donald Trump and the Central Park Five. Both have been synonymous with the city that never sleeps. Back in 1989, Trump was a real estate magnate known for extravagance and opulent ways but not known for taking political stands, Wall Street was wilding out with Gordon Gekko-type greed, and a jogger in Central Park was brutally attacked and raped.
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Editorial
A failure to protect the people
It was always hard to see how working-class Americans could be fond of Donald Trump. He certainly had TV appeal, but his proposals provided few benefits for those with limited resources.
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Opinion
Garland likely won’t indict Trump
Much has been made in the news headlines of polls that purport to show Trump’s fading popularity. They give the impression that Trump is a dead letter politically among Republicans. The blunt reality is far different.
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