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U.S. Congressional Democrats hold events to unveil police reform and racial injustice legislation at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

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Congressional Democrats pitch sweeping bill to tackle police reform, racial justice

Posted on June 8, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Secretary of State Powell takes part in an onstage interview with Aspen Institute President and CEO Isaacson at the Washington Ideas Forum in Washington

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Colin Powell endorses Joe Biden for president, says Trump ‘drifted away’ from Constitution

Posted on June 7, 2020

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Promises, promises: De Blasio says he’ll trim NYPD funding, but doesn’t explain how or when

Posted on June 7, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump receives a briefing on Hurricane Dorian recovery efforts aboard Air Force One in Havelock, North Carolina

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In warning sign for Trump, Republicans growing pessimistic about country’s direction

Posted on June 7, 2020

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De Blasio’s staff taking to the streets over his handling of George Floyd protests

Posted on June 6, 2020

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NYPD should be relieved of press credential duties, Stringer tells de Blasio

Posted on June 6, 2020

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks during a campaign event in Dover

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It’s official: Biden wins enough delegates to clinch Democratic prez nomination

Posted on June 6, 2020

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Public advocate calls mayor ‘delusional’ for failing to recognize police violence during protests

Posted on June 5, 2020

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De Blasio calls holding George Floyd protesters on Manhattan Bridge the ‘right decision’

Posted on June 3, 2020

Democratic U.S. presidential candidate Joe Biden speaks at event in Philadelphia

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Biden vows to heal racial wounds, rips Trump as divisive: ‘Is this who we want to be?’

Posted on June 2, 2020

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New legislation could make NYPD chokeholds illegal after George Floyd death

Posted on June 2, 2020

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AG Letitia James threatening legal action against President Trump if military deployed to quell protests

Posted on June 2, 2020

Protesters rally against the death in Minneapolis police custody of George Floyd, in New York

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Trump tells U.S. governors to crack down on violent protests

Posted on June 1, 2020

U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden visits the Bethel AME Church in Wilmington

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Biden meets black leaders, promises to earn African-American support amid protests

Posted on June 1, 2020

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Bronx senator calls for full rent and mortgage suspension

Posted on June 1, 2020

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A tale of two leaders: Cuomo and de Blasio take different attitudes toward riots

Posted on May 31, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A pro-democracy demonstrator raises his hand up as a symbol of the “Five demands, not one less” during a protest against Beijing’s plans to impose national security legislation in Hong Kong

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China media, Hong Kong government bristle at Trump’s pledge of curbs, sanctions

Posted on May 31, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Candidates former Vice President Joe Biden and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris on the second night of the second 2020 Democratic U.S. presidential debate in Detroit

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Biden urged to pick black VP, not Klobuchar as Minneapolis killing stokes racial tensions

Posted on May 30, 2020

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Mayor wants NYPD to use ‘light touch’ with George Floyd protesters

Posted on May 29, 2020

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New bill introduced by City Council allows outdoor dining on sidewalks, streets

Posted on May 28, 2020

U.S. President Trump hosts Rose Garden event on treating diabetes at the White House during coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Washington

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Trump set to order review of law that protects social media companies

Posted on May 28, 2020

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‘Words matter’: New York City set to remove offensive immigrant terms from codes of law

Posted on May 28, 2020

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BronxNet and Schneps Media to host two congressional debates next week

Posted on May 28, 2020

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State senate passes law allowing pharmacists to administer COVID-19 vaccine

Posted on May 27, 2020

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New York City is ‘$9 billion in the hole’ because of coronavirus says Mayor de Blasio

Posted on May 27, 2020

U.S. President Trump speaks about negotiations with pharmaceutical companies over the cost of insulin, at the White House in Washington

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Twitter’s fact-check label prompts Trump threat to shut down social media companies

Posted on May 27, 2020

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Seawright, knocked off the ballot for the second time, determined to hold seat

Posted on May 26, 2020

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Sex work advocates blast Queens DA’s plan to prosecute buyers

Posted on May 24, 2020

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Cuomo casts eyes on a post-pandemic New York as Long Island preps for reopening

Posted on May 24, 2020

‘Our community has been neglected’: NYC Lawmaker seeks count of LGBTQ victims with COVID-19

Posted on May 22, 2020

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City sacrificing future by freezing needed capital projects amid COVID-19 crisis: Stringer

Posted on May 22, 2020

Michael Cohen the former personal lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump arrives at his apartment in New York

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‘So much I want to say,’ Trump’s ex-lawyer Cohen says as he exits prison early

Posted on May 21, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump holds coronavirus response meeting with Governors Hutchison and Kelly at the White House in Washington

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U.S. pulls out of Open Skies treaty, Trump’s latest treaty withdrawal

Posted on May 21, 2020

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo speaks to the media at the State Department in Washington

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Pompeo says State Dept. watchdog should have been fired ‘some time ago’

Posted on May 20, 2020

FILE PHOTO: McCarthy speaks to the media

Top House Republican backs easing rules for coronavirus loan program

Posted on May 19, 2020

U.S. President Trump hosts coronavirus aid bill signing ceremony at the White House in Washington

Cuomo turns up pressure on Trump, McConnell to approve new COVID-19 relief bill

Posted on May 19, 2020

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Ocasio-Cortez claps back at challenger for criticism regarding postponed debate

Posted on May 18, 2020

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New York City pols pen legislation to create composting sites for recyclables not collected curbside

Posted on May 18, 2020

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Queens lawmaker pens legislation to repeal immunity law shielding nursing homes from lawsuits amid pandemic

Posted on May 18, 2020

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Progressives across America working to stop anti-gay Bronx Congress candidate

Posted on May 18, 2020

Arati Kreibich, a Democrat running for Congress in New Jersey’s fifth congressional district, drops off hot meals and groceries for seniors amid the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Paterson

Coronavirus makes Democratic congressional challengers’ uphill climb steeper

Posted on May 17, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. State Department Inspector General Linick departs after briefing House and Senate Intelligence committees at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

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Another Friday night firing: Trump dumps State Department inspector general

Posted on May 16, 2020

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Comptroller’s audit of Board of Elections finds ‘widespread mismanagement’

Posted on May 14, 2020

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) participates in a Census Town Hall at the Louis Armstrong Middle School in Queens, New York City

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Democrat Ocasio-Cortez to lead Biden climate change panel with Kerry

Posted on May 13, 2020

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Nadler shares Democrat’s wish list for next COVID-19 aid bill

Posted on May 13, 2020

Dr Anthony Fauci testifies remotely to the Senate Committee for Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions hearing on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in Washington

Early end to U.S. state lockdowns could cause needless ‘suffering and death’: Fauci

Posted on May 12, 2020

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‘Washington must act smartly’: Cuomo pushes Congress for stimulus to avoid massive state cuts

Posted on May 12, 2020

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Nonprofits across New York City going all out to serve while bracing for financial pain

Posted on May 11, 2020

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Protesters voiced their concerns about the proposed Metropolitan Park development at Corona Plaza on Sunday afternoon. Photo: Ramy Mahmoud.

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City Council grant to fund free field trips to Brooklyn Children’s Museum for Title I schools

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