Ahead of entering Manhattan court on Tuesday, former President Trump slammed anti-Israel protests raging on college campuses as a “disgrace” while pinning blame on President Biden. “What’s going on at the college level… Columbia, NYU and others is a disgrace. And it’s really on Biden,” Trump said Tuesday morning outside the courtroom. “He’s got the wrong words. He doesn’t know …
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Former President Trump slammed what he described as an “unconstitutional” gag order imposed on him during his trial in Manhattan while pinning blame for the trial and ongoing anti-Israel protests unfolding on college campuses nationwide on President Biden. “We have a gag order, which to me is totally unconstitutional. I’m not allowed to talk, but people are allowed to talk …
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New York Judge Juan Merchan told former President Trump’s defense team they were “losing all credibility” during a Tuesday hearing on whether the 45th president violated a gag order in his Manhattan criminal trial. “I have to tell you right now, you’re losing all credibility in the court,” Merchan told Trump attorney Todd Blanche on Tuesday. Tuesday’s court proceedings began …
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Mayor Eric Adams and New York City Police Department top brass condemned “outside agitators” for fanning the flames of anti-Israel protests at Columbia and New York University as police made more arrests. At his usual Tuesday press conference from City Hall, Adams, a Democrat and former police officer, praised the NYPD’s response. “We can’t have outside agitators come in and …
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Her dream job was often a nightmare. Barbara Butcher spent decades with the office of the chief medical examiner in New York City, visiting more than 5,500 death scenes – nearly 700 of which were homicides, including the Carnegie Deli massacre and the terrorist attacks of 9/11. Dealing with the victims’ families required her to maintain her composure as they …
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Can Donald Trump beat Joe Biden in November despite being cooped up in a courtroom, fenced in by what he calls an ongoing “witch hunt”? It won’t be easy; the polls have tightened in recent weeks, perhaps because Biden is out campaigning, gleefully spewing taxpayer money to swing-state voters and slamming his opponent, and Trump is not. Instead, Trump is …
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Students at Columbia University have been instructed that classes have shifted to virtual or hybrid amid ongoing safety concerns stemming from anti-Israel protests. The new guidelines said all courses on the Morningside main campus have moved to hybrid learning “until the end of each school’s Spring 2024 semester.” “Safety is our highest priority as we strive to support our students’ …
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The judge presiding over former President Trump’s trial in Manhattan delivered the jury its instructions ahead of the prosecution and defense teams delivering their respective opening remarks Monday morning. Trump arrived at the Manhattan courthouse Monday morning after 12 jurors and six alternates were seated and sworn in on the panel last week. Judge Juan Merchan on Monday morning detailed …
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A number of Democrats in the Senate have joined their Republican colleagues in denouncing discrimination against Jewish students at the prestigious Ivy League Columbia University, where an anti-Israel solidarity encampment persists on campus, prompting the institution to move classes online on Monday. “Every American has a right to protest,” Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., said in a statement. “But when …
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Rep. Ilhan Omar’s, D-Minn., daughter says she has nowhere to go and nothing to eat following her suspension from Barnard College after taking part in anti-Israel protests at Columbia University last week. Isra Hirsi was among more than 100 people arrested and issued a summons for trespassing on Thursday after protests at Columbia University. Hours earlier, she said she had …
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