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‘I love that about you’: Kamala Harris urges ‘impatient’ young leaders to ‘stay in the fight’

Vice President Kamala Harris is continuing to make her rounds following her devastating loss to President-elect Donald Trump in the 2024 presidential election. On Tuesday, Harris delivered remarks before young AmeriCorps leaders at Prince George’s Community College in Lagos, Maryland, urging them to “stay in the fight” despite being disappointed by the election’s outcome. In her 16-minute remarks to high school and college students, recent graduates, and apprentices, the vice president urged the room of young leaders to remain committed […]

todayDecember 17, 2024 1

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Trump says he’s a ‘believer’ in polio vaccine, and other news conference takeaways

President-elect Donald Trump on Monday held a wide-ranging news conference in which he said he would preserve access to the polio vaccine but equivocated on other vaccines, pledged to look at bringing down the costs of pharmaceuticals and expressed doubts that his daughter-in-law might be Florida’s next senator. Trump held forth for over an hour, the first time he took questions from reporters since winning the election. The event harkens back to his long-winding news conferences from his first term and is […]

todayDecember 17, 2024 4

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Journalists anticipate a renewed hostility toward their work under the incoming Trump administration

NEW YORK (AP) — For the press heading into a second Trump administration, there’s a balancing act between being prepared and being fearful. The return to power of Donald Trump, who has called journalists enemies and talked about retribution against those he feels have wronged him, has news executives nervous. Perceived threats are numerous: lawsuits of every sort, efforts to unmask anonymous sources, physical danger and intimidation, attacks on public media and libel protections, day-to-day demonization. In a closely-watched case […]

todayDecember 17, 2024 2

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Judge rejects Trump’s bid to dismiss hush money conviction because of Supreme Court immunity ruling

A judge Monday rejected President-elect Donald Trump’s bid to have his hush money conviction dismissed because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the case’s overall future remains unclear. Manhattan Judge Juan M. Merchan‘s decision eliminates one potential off-ramp from the case ahead of Trump’s return to office next month, but his lawyers have raised other arguments for dismissal. Prosecutors have said there should be some accommodation for his upcoming presidency, but they insist the conviction should stand. […]

todayDecember 16, 2024 1

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‘Treated pretty unfairly’: President-elect Trump says he would pardon NYC Mayor Eric Adams

President-elect Donald Trump said he would be open to pardoning New York City Mayor Eric Adams, who was criminally indicted by federal prosecutors in September related to alleged campaign finance violations. “I think he was treated pretty unfairly,” said Trump during a Monday morning news conference at his Mar-a-Lago estate in West Palm Beach, Florida.  The incoming president admitted he had not “seen the gravity” of Adams’ indictments. However, citing details from the case involving the mayor allegedly receiving illegal […]

todayDecember 16, 2024 1

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Biden, Harris thank major Democratic donors and urge them to stay engaged after tough loss to Trump

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris on Sunday thanked deep-pocketed Democratic donors who raised record sums in last month’s election loss to President-elect Donald Trump and urged them not to lose hope and to remain politically engaged. Biden and Harris, along with their spouses, in remarks at the Democratic National Committee holiday reception sought to buck up key donors who the Democratic Party needs to stay committed as it tries to pick up the pieces. Republicans scored a decisive victory taking the White House and […]

todayDecember 16, 2024 1

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About 3 in 10 are highly confident in Trump on Cabinet, spending or military oversight: AP-NORC poll

WASHINGTON (AP) — Americans may have recently elected Donald Trump to a second term, but that doesn’t mean they have high confidence in his ability to choose well-qualified people for his Cabinet — or effectively manage government spending, the military and the White House, according to a new poll from the AP-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. As Trump names his appointees for key posts in his administration — some of whom could face difficult confirmation fights in the Senate even with Republicans […]

todayDecember 14, 2024

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New York City mayor meets with Trump’s ‘border czar’ to discuss how to go after ‘violent’ criminals

NEW YORK (AP) — New York City Mayor Eric Adams met with President-elect Donald Trump’s incoming “border czar” on Thursday, with the Democratic mayor expressing an enthusiasm to work with the incoming administration to pursue violent criminals in the city while Trump promises mass deportations. The mayor’s meeting with Tom Homan, who will oversee the southern and northern borders and be responsible for deportation efforts in the Trump administration, came as Adams has welcomed parts of the president-elect’s hardline immigration platform. Adams told reporters at […]

todayDecember 14, 2024 1

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Should Black Americans ‘reverse migrate’ to red states? SiriusXM host Karen Hunter explains why it might be a good idea

SiriusXM host Karen Hunter has been watching a lot of TV to escape these days. The award-winning journalist, professor, and bestselling author says that like many Black voters who rallied for democracy in Election 2024, she’s taking a beat to prioritize self-care and let America have its choice. “I’m gonna allow myself a minute to sit and regroup, and refocus and reinspire,” Hunter told theGrio during an interview about her new Women’s Empowerment Network podcast launch. “It’s wild because, you […]

todayDecember 13, 2024 1