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2016 presidential race

The Nasty Women's Choir sings against President-elect Donald Trump's anti-reproductive rights stance in front of Trump International Hotel.

Nasty Women’s Choir Spreads ‘Nastiness’ to Trump to Protect Reproductive Rights

A feminist activist group gathered a Nasty Women's Choir to stave off an assault on reproductive rights by Donald Trump.
By Madina Toure
Activists call on the Electoral College to delay their vote scheduled for Monday.

‘Delay the Vote’ Protest at Trump Tower Results in Clashes

Activists called on the Electoral College to wait for a full investigation of Russian election interference before voting Donald Trump into office.
By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio kicked off his 2017 reelection campaign with an endorsement from the Uniformed Sanitationmen's Association.

Bill de Blasio Now Thinks Bernie Sanders’ Message ‘Would Have Won The Election’

"Bernie would have had some real strengths but also some real weaknesses. I think the message would have won the election."
By Madina Toure
Council Speaker Melissa Mark-Viverito.

Top Clinton Surrogate Warns Hate Is Still ‘Welcome Under Trump’s Tent’

By Madina Toure
Rev. Al Sharpton.

Al Sharpton Promises Donald Trump ‘a Fight for the Future of This Country’

By Madina Toure
President-elect Donald Trump with President Barack Obama yesterday.

De Blasio Administration Promises Muslims It Will ‘Fight Back’ Against Donald Trump

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio addresses the aftermath of Donald Trump winning the presidential election in City Hall's Blue Room.

NYC Mayor Vows to Protect His Municipal Identification Program from Donald Trump

By Madina Toure
Protesters against Donald Trump's presidency chanted, "Not my president!" as they marched from Union Square to Trump Tower.

‘Not My President’ Protests Flood Manhattan Streets Night After Trump Victory

By Madina Toure
Hillary Clinton today.

Hillary Clinton Concedes Presidency to Donald Trump But Warns Him to Respect Equality

By Madina Toure
Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton's Campaign Chairman John Podesta (L) looks on prior to the start of the Presidential Debate at Hofstra University on September 26, 2016 in Hempstead, New York.

Clinton Campaign Declares Race ‘Too Close to Call’ as Trump Hovers on Brink of Victory

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a block party for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton outside the Javits Center.

New York Pols Boost Hillary Clinton at Block Party Outside Javits Center

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks about the city's Election Day security preparations in front of the NYPD Substation in Times Square.

NYC Braces for Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump and Whatever Else Election Day May Bring

By Madina Toure
Congressman Charlie Rangel, left, with former Mayor David Dinkins, center, and New Jersey Congressman Donald Payne, left.

I’m ‘Out of Here’ if Donald Trump Wins, Charles Rangel Says

By Madina Toure
Mayor Bill de Blasio addresses Donald Trump at the 9/11 Memorial event in September.

NYC Mayor ‘Won’t Tolerate Any Voter Intimidation’ From Donald Trump Supporters

By Madina Toure
New York City voting booths.

NYC Republican Longshots Capitalize on Elections Official’s Voter Fraud Claims

By Madina Toure
Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor speak as part of a panel in Manhattan.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Sonia Sotomayor Say Supreme Court Needs a Ninth Justice—Fast

By Madina Toure
Yusef Salaam, one of five men wrongly convicted and imprisoned in the 1989 Central Park jogger case, speaks during a Facebook Live chat.

Central Park Five’s Yusef Salaam Wants Voters and Pols to ‘Just Dump Trump’

By Madina Toure

What to Make of This Democratic Official’s Trump-Like Claims About Voter Fraud?

By Madina Toure
Brooklyn Congressman Hakeem Jeffries speaks at press conference condemning voter suppression attempts.

Congressman Rips ‘Two-Bit Racial Arsonist’ Donald Trump’s ‘Rigged Election’ Claim

By Madina Toure
Donald Trump at the Alfred E. Smith dinner.

Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump Clash at Historically Civil Charity Dinner

By Madina Toure
True love.

This Photoshop Battle of Donald Trump Kissing Mike Pence Went Exactly How You’d Expect

By Sage Lazzaro
Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords discusses gun violence prevention near City Hall steps.

Gabrielle Giffords Brings Her ‘Fight, Fight, Fight!’ For Gun Control to New York

By Madina Toure
Public Advocate Letitia James protests in front of Trump Tower with other female elected officials and advocates.

New York’s Female Dems Rip Donald Trump’s ‘Disgusting Record of Sexual Misconduct’

By Madina Toure
WITH ENDORSERS LIKE THESE... It was obvious all through 2015 that Mayor Bill de Blasio was desperate to make an impression on the presidential race. From his "Progressive Agenda" events at Gracie Mansion and outside the Capitol building in April and May 2015, to his scuttled plans to host both Democratic and GOP debates, the mayor seemed like an over-eager eight-year-old bouncing up and down to get the grown-ups' attention. Well, he finally got a little of that precious national notice he craved in April of this year—but it didn't come quite the way he wanted it. The mayor brought Hillary Clinton as his surprise guest to the April 9 Inner Circle show, an annual satire of NYC politics put on by reporters. De Blasio and Clinton did a little routine of their own onstage, where Clinton tweaked de Blasio over his belated decision to jump aboard her bandwagon with the rest of the political class. The mayor's excuse? "I was running on CP time," he said. That abbreviation usually stands for "colored people time," and hearkens to the stereotype that black people like to show up late. But here, Clinton helpfully explained, it meant "cautious politician time." Ba-dum tsh. The people in the room groaned and let it go. But a video of the skit escaped into the national news stream a couple days later, provoking some murmurings about sensitivity and the duo's horrible, horrible comic delivery. Clinton naturally blamed the bit of curdled comedy on the lesser Dem—and de Blasio got to be the laughingstock of the whole country and not just New York for a change. Would people have gotten so upset if it hadn't been such a godawful creaking awkward joke? The world may never know.

Bill de Blasio: I’m the Reason Hillary Clinton’s Much More Progressive Now

By Madina Toure
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