The federal government is taking over the California National Guard and deploying 2,000 soldiers in Los Angeles — not because there is a shortage of law enforcement, but because they want a spectacle.
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This is a serious breach of state sovereignty — inflaming tensions while pulling resources from where they're actually needed.
The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers. That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
The federal government is moving to take over the California National Guard and deploy 2,000 soldiers. That move is purposefully inflammatory and will only escalate tensions.
As Mayor of a proud city of immigrants, who contribute to our city in so many ways, I am deeply angered by what has taken place.
To have her endorsement with just a few weeks to go; it’s the perfect time, in fact, to receive that.
The difference between myself and Andrew Cuomo is that my campaign is not funded by the very billionaires who put Donald Trump in D.C.
He should be set free. He should be at home with his wife Noor and their young child. And the fact that he is still in Louisiana is an abomination. It’s an attack on our First Amendment. And it is clear, another example of Donald Trump…
But instead of being rewarded for following the law, he was punished for doing what we all asked him to do.
Dylan Lopez Contreras was going through the exact legal proceeding that we encourage new arrivals to go through in order to be able to work and provide for their families — and even accessed the center that we created for migrants to be…
We have to be encountering people who don’t think like us
Not everybody that disagrees with us is a misogynist.
I was a better man for having known Bernie. I certainly was a braver and stronger man.
The government’s job is to actually make lives better
He was a great New Yorker and American. Rest in peace, my friend.
We've been together since the beginning. He's like my brother.
CIF’s proposed pilot is a reasonable, respectful way to navigate a complex issue without compromising competitive fairness — a model worth pursuing
It’s deeply unfair for transgender girls to participate in girls sports
People should really understand that this was not in the school building. We don’t know what was the outcome of the court case.
CIF's proposed pilot is a reasonable, respectful way to navigate a complex issue without compromising competitive fairness — a model worth pursuing.
He was a devoted public servant who gave 33 years of service to New York City.





