By BBC A statue of the 19th Century US black activist Frederick Douglass has been toppled in New York state. It appears to have been vandalised on 5 July – the anniversary of a famous speech the former slave gave in 1852. In it he said Independence Day celebrations were a sham in a nation […]
An example of a mail-in absentee ballot form, which stands to become the go-to election item for next month’s primary. Photo: Linda Parton/Shutterstock By Rachel Holliday Smith, Additional Reporting by Christine Chung, The City For a moment, New York’s moot presidential primary was off. Then it was back on. Now, the state is trying again in […]
Washington, DC – Welcome to Trump’s first move post-acquittal. In a chilling development, the Trump administration is exploiting taxpayer-funded government levers to punish the state of New York for welcoming immigrants. DHS has suspended the ability of New Yorkers to join Global Entry as retribution for a range of common-sense, pro-immigrant policies enacted by the state. Frank […]