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‘The function of racism is distraction’: Zohran Mamdani quotes Toni Morrison in calling out critics’ bigotry

In the final stretch before Election Day, New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani is calling out the “bigotry” of his critics, who have made several Islamophobic comments about him and his campaign. Mamdani, who could become the first Muslim elected mayor of New York City on Nov. 4, quoted Nobel Prize-winning author Toni Morrison in denouncing the rhetoric in today’s political environment. “I think often about Toni Morrison, you know, she said that, ‘The function of racism is […]

October 28, 2025

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‘Anti-woke is anti-Black’: California Gov. Gavin Newsom calls out attempts to drag America back to pre-voting rights

California Governor Gavin Newsom has been vocal about the Trump Administration and various policies and decisions since President Donald Trump assumed office for a second term in January. In a new interview with the “All The Smoke” podcast, Newsom isn’t mincing words about his thoughts regarding the conservative-majority Supreme Court and how it appears current government ideology isn’t moving forward but backward. “They’re putting America in reverse, to a 1960s world,” Newsom told Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson. “You got […]

October 27, 2025 1

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Critics suggest White House ballroom be renamed after Obama, or bulldozed when Trump leaves office

President Donald Trump‘s $300 million ballroom continues to ignite outrage and debate as Democrats weigh in on what should be done when he ultimately leaves office. Some have welcomed the idea of renaming the yet-to-be-built ballroom after America’s first Black president, Barack Obama. “To really mess with him, just name it the ‘Barack Obama Ballroom,'” U.S. Senator Ruben Gallego of Arizona told NBC News. “I think that would take care of half the problem.” News anchor and Zeteo founder Mehdi […]

October 27, 2025

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Trump reveals he had MRI after questioning Jasmine Crockett and AOC’s IQ, raising concerns about health

U.S. President Donald Trump revealed on Monday that he underwent an MRI, or magnetic resonance imaging, earlier this month, raising immediate questions about his health. “I got an MRI. It was perfect,” he told reporters on Air Force One on his way to Japan after being asked about his visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center earlier this month. When asked to elaborate about the MRI, he falsely said, “I gave you the full results.” While the White House […]

October 27, 2025

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In emotional speech, Zohran Mamdani defends Muslim identity against ‘racist and baseless’ attacks

NEW YORK (AP) — Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, pledged Friday to further embrace his Muslim identity in response to growing attacks by former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his surrogates that he characterized as “racist and baseless.” Encircled by faith leaders outside a Bronx mosque, Mamdani spoke in emotional terms about the “indignities” long faced by the city’s Muslim population, choking back tears as he described his aunt’s decision not to ride the subway after the Sept. […]

October 26, 2025

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‘I’m not done’: Kamala Harris hints at possible run for the White House again

Former Vice President Kamala Harris isn’t ruling out another run at president. In an interview with the BBC, Harris says her grandnieces will see a woman in the White House “in their lifetime” and suggests that woman may “possibly” be her. “I am not done,” Harris told Laura Kuenssberg about a possible third run for the White House. “I have lived my entire career a life of service and it’s in my bones. There are many ways to serve, but […]

October 25, 2025

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National Guard deployments in DC and Portland, Oregon, are focus of court hearings

No National Guard troops are expected to be deployed in Portland, Oregon, for at least several days, after a temporary federal appeals court decision Friday. Meanwhile, a judge in Washington, D.C., is weighing whether to pull more than 2,000 troops off the streets of the nation’s capital. The developments are the latest in a head-spinning array of lawsuits and overlapping rulings prompted by Trump’s push to send the military into Democratic-run cities despite fierce resistance from mayors and governors. Troop deployment remains […]

October 25, 2025

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Zohran Mamdani earns long-awaited endorsement from top Democrat as NYC mayoral race nears

New York City Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani has finally landed the endorsement of U.S. Rep. Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., the minority leader of the United States House of Representatives. For months, Jeffries appeared to show reluctance in endorsing Mamdani. The Democratic socialist, who is running on a platform of taxing the rich to address the city’s affordability crisis, has been characterized by President Donald Trump and Republicans as a “communist.” Mamdani’s campaign for mayor of New York City garnered the […]

October 24, 2025

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Former Trump advisor says there are ‘plans’ for him to run for third term in 2028, despite law forbidding it

Donald Trump and many of his MAGA allies have repeatedly floated the unconstitutional idea that the 45th and 47th president of the United States will serve a third term in office. Steve Bannon, a former White House advisor to Trump during his first term, says there are “plans” mapped out to ensure Trump can run for another term in 2028. “He’s going to get a third term … so Trump is going to be president in 2028. And people just […]

October 24, 2025