Archive for July 2017
As East End Progressives Head to Brentwood, Zeldin to Travel with Trump
East End Beacon – Posted by Beth Young • July 28, 2017 Donald Trump drew angry crowds both for and against his candidacy when he came to Patchogue in April 2016, before he was the presumptive presidential nominee. His speech that day was held blocks away from where Ecuadorian immigrant Marcelo Lucero was stabbed to…
Read MoreProtests erupt as Trump speaks about MS-13 crackdown on Long Island
Daily News – 7/28/17 Protestors and supporters gathered in Brentwood, Long Island for Donald Trump’s visit, where he gave a speech on his plans to crackdown on MS-13 gang violence that has been plaguing the community. Click here to view the gallery
Read MoreHundreds protest President Trump’s LI visit
Hundreds protest President Trump’s LI visit News 12 Long Island 7/28/17 Click Here to view the Video
Read MoreProtesters, Supporters Gather Outside Suffolk College For Trump Speech
CBS 4 New York – July 28, 2017 at 7:25 pm BRENTWOOD, N.Y. — Protesters and supporters gathered outside Suffolk County Community College where President Donald Trump spoke Friday afternoon about the violent MS-13 street gang. Protesters chanted “Hey, hey. Ho, ho. Donald Trump has got to go,” and “No hate, no fear, immigrants are…
Read MoreCrowds in support and against Trump make their voices heard as president comes to LI
Fios New 1 Long Island by Cecilia Dowd July 28, 2017, 5:52 pm President addressed the issue of gang violence on the Island Click here to watch the video and read full story BRENTWOOD — Hundreds of people showed up to both oppose and support President Donald Trump when he visited Long Island on Friday…
Read MoreResidents Protest, Police Cheer President Trump’s Upcoming Visit to Long Island
President Trump will come down hard on illegal immigration during his visit to Long Island, asking for more resources. Ray Villeda reports. NBC 4 News NY Published Thursday, July 27, 2017 Click here to read more and watch the video
Read MoreProtestors: Trump will use LI visit to criminalize immigrant community
President to speak Friday 7/28 at Suffolk Community College about Island’s gang problem. By Fios New 1 Long Island Click here to watch the video.
Read MoreObamacare lives for now. Where do Democrats go from here?
July 18, 2017 AMNY By Mark Chiusano The death of the GOP health care proposal is actually a bipartisan opportunity. At least it could be, according to President Donald Trump. Two crucial Republican senators defected Monday night, sinking the Senate’s American Health Care Act. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell then began making the even more unlikely…
Read MoreBabylon council races get flurry of candidates, dropout
Newsday – By Denise M. Bonilla – Updated July 9, 2017 9:20 PM The race for two Babylon Town council seats has gone from no competition to a flurry of candidate declarations and a dropout, all within days. The seats up are those of incumbent Democrat Tony Martinez and Independence Party member Lindsay Henry, who…
Read MoreNina Turner: It Is Not Our Job to Fit Into the Democratic Establishment
From The Nation – By Collier Meyerson The new president of Our Revolution on race, class, electoral strategy, and whether we’ll feel the Bern in 2020. JUNE 30, 2017 Nina Turner is a “proud homegirl” of Cleveland, Ohio, where she was a state senator from 2008 to 2014 and a candidate for secretary of state in…
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