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Trump Refuses To Apologize For Racist Obama Video, Points Finger At Staffer
President Donald Trump is refusing to apologize for sharing a racist video that depicted former President Barack Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama as apes on his Truth Social platform. Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on Friday, Feb. 6, Trump blamed an unnamed staffer for the post while defending his decision to share the content. "I knew it was all about," Trump said. "If you take a look at that, and see the whole thing, it was a small section at the very end. But that was about fraudulent elections, which we have, a lot of them. We're gonna get it stopped." Earlier r…
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Trump Deletes Racist Obamas Video Amid Outrage, White House Defends Post (
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President Donald Trump has deleted a racist, AI-generated video that briefly depicts former President Barack Obama and former First Lady Michelle Obama as apes. Trump removed the post on Friday, Feb. 6, about 12 hours after sharing it on his social media platform Truth Social. The 62-second clip repeated many of Trump's lies about his 2020 Presidential election defeat. In the video's final few seconds, the Obamas' faces are placed on apes dancing in a jungle to "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" by The Tokens. Click here for a new, updated story: Trump Refuses To Apologi…
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Governor Race: Hochul Locks In Running Mate As 2026 Election Takes Shape
Gov. Kathy Hochul unveiled her choice for lieutenant governor, tapping a veteran New York political figure with deep city roots to join her 2026 re-election campaign. Hochul has chosen former New York City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams as her running mate for the 2026 gubernatorial election, the governor confirmed Wednesday, Feb. 4, forming the first all-female major party ticket in New York State history. Hochul praised Adams as a Queens native raised in a union household and calling her “a fighter who knows how to deliver for New York.” “Welcome to the team my friend – and our next Lieu…
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Proposal To Block ICE Cooperation Stalls Despite Large Public Turnout In NY: Report
A controversial proposal that would limit how Rockland County cooperates with federal immigration authorities was pulled from the County Legislature’s agenda Tuesday night, Feb. 3, leaving the bill in limbo and delaying a planned public hearing. Lawmakers did not move forward with a vote to schedule a public hearing on the proposed Safety and Dignity for All Act after the item was removed from the agenda during the Feb. 3 legislative session, The Monsey Scoop reported. According to the outlet, Rockland County Legislature Chairman Jay Hood said the legislation was pulled after co…
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Jill Biden's Ex-Husband Charged With Murder In New Wife's Death, Police Say
The ex-husband of former First Lady Dr. Jill Biden is accused of killing his most recent wife in Delaware, authorities said. William Stevenson, 77, was indicted for first-degree murder on Monday, Feb. 2, according to the New Castle County Police Department. The felony charge comes more than a month after 64-year-old Linda Stevenson was found dead in the living room of the couple's home. Police arrested William Stevenson "without incident" at the house in the Oak Hill neighborhood of Wilmington. He's being held in the Howard Young Correctional Institution on $500,000 bail. Investi…
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NY Deploys ‘Legal Observers’ As Trump Admin Immigration Raids Expand
As federal immigration raids expand nationwide under the Trump administration, New York is deploying legal observers to monitor enforcement actions and protect residents’ rights. New York Attorney General Letitia James announced Tuesday, Feb. 3, a new statewide initiative dubbed the Legal Observation Project to document immigration enforcement actions and identify potential violations of constitutional rights. Under the initiative, the attorney general’s office will collect reports of federal enforcement activity and, when appropriate, deploy trained legal observers to witness and document …
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Local Police Cooperation With ICE Would Be Blocked By New Proposed Bill In This NY County
A proposal that would limit how local police in Rockland County cooperate with federal immigration authorities is drawing strong reactions from lawmakers, advocates, law enforcement, and state officials. On Monday, Feb. 2, a group of Democratic Rockland County legislators announced plans to introduce new legislation known as the Safety and Dignity for All Act, which would set boundaries on when county agencies and law enforcement can share information or assist US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Supporters say the bill is meant to protect immigrant families and peaceful pro…
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Music Stars Blast ICE At Grammys To Protest Trump's Immigration Policies: 'We Are Humans'
Many superstars used one of the music world's biggest stages to denounce Immigration and Customs Enforcement raids and President Donald Trump's mass deportation policies. Several musicians made their political statements at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards, which were held at Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles on Sunday, Feb. 1. The Grammys came as backlash grows nationwide against the Trump administration's immigration crackdown, especially after federal agents killed two 37-year-old US citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in Minneapolis in January. The highest-profile criticism came from super…
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New Poll Reveals Shift In How Americans Rate Trump On Immigration
Public opinion on immigration policy appears to be shifting as Americans reassess how President Donald Trump is handling one of his signature issues. A new Reuters/Ipsos poll shows approval of Trump’s immigration policy has fallen to its lowest level since his return to the White House, with a majority of Americans saying recent enforcement actions have gone too far. The nationwide poll was conducted Friday, Jan. 23, through Sunday, Jan. 25. It found that 39 percent of Americans approve of the job Trump is doing on immigration, down from 41 percent in an earlier Reuters/Ipsos poll conducted…
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Hochul Moves To Block Cops From Helping ICE In Immigration Crackdowns: 'Will Not Stand In NY'
Local police and jails across New York would be barred from assisting federal civil immigration enforcement under a proposal being considered by state lawmakers. The legislation, announced by Gov. Kathy Hochul Friday, Jan. 30, would prohibit state and local law enforcement agencies from entering or continuing agreements that deputize local officers to carry out civil immigration enforcement on behalf of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). It would also block federal immigration agents from using local detention facilities for civil immigration enforcement operations, including mas…
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Hundreds Gather To Protest Proposed ICE Facility In NY: 'Shameful, Un-American'
Hundreds of Hudson Valley residents gathered to protest a proposed Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention facility planned for a vacant warehouse in Orange County. The rally took place on Thursday, Jan. 29, and followed federal officials' confirmation of plans to purchase, occupy, and rehabilitate a former Pep Boys warehouse at 29 Elizabeth Drive for ICE operations, as Daily Voice previously reported. The site would be used as part of a broader federal plan to expand immigration detention capacity nationwide, with ICE proposing to house tens of thousands of migrants in wa…
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General Strike Planned As ICE Outrage Rises Nationwide: 'Enough Is Enough!'
Outrage over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown has transformed into a nationwide general strike. Grassroots organizers are calling for people to skip work, school, and shopping on Friday, Jan. 30, in a general strike against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The call follows weeks of escalating protests after federal agents killed two 37-year-old US citizens, Renee Good and Alex Pretti, in separate Minneapolis shootings. According to the campaign's website, more than 250 actions are planned across 46 states, with support from more than 1,000 organizations…
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