Violent acts excluded. The White House and the FBI both say the First Amendment does not protect assaulting or obstructing law enforcement, and that prosecutions target criminal conduct.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
1 day agoIsrael
Mamdani defends Oct. 7 statement amid backlash from all sides
Mamdani's anniversary statement mourned Israeli victims while calling Israel's Gaza campaign a "genocide" funded by U.S. tax dollars. He refused to apologize and attended a coexistence vigil, drawing anger and disruption from both pro-Palestinian protesters and Jewish community members.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
6 days agoICE
Mamdani demands Trump halt ICE operations after agent shoots man
An ICE agent fired seven rounds into Oscar Belgal's car in Marble Hill, wounding the 28-year-old Dominican man while his 5-year-old son sat in the back seat. Mamdani spent two hours on the phone with Trump and DHS Secretary Mullin demanding Belgal's release and an end to all ICE operations in the city — but federal authorities removed Belgal from the hospital before morning. Mullin rejected the demand and accused Mamdani of inciting hostility toward ICE.
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President Donald Trump
1 day agoICE
FBI whistleblower alleges Trump ordered probe of L.A. immigration protesters
Jill Fields, a former supervisory intelligence analyst in the FBI's L.A. field office, says Trump ordered Director Kash Patel to investigate Alhambra protesters after seeing a TikTok video — despite an initial FBI assessment finding their conduct was constitutionally protected. She alleges agents were pulled from cartel cases and that she was reassigned after objecting.
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President Donald Trump
8 days agoIran War
On Iran War, Trump says "Let 'em take out LA"
At a midterm rally, Trump called U.S. cities being struck "a very small price to pay" for stopping a nuclear Iran. His team said the remark was misunderstood, but he declined to clarify. Gas tops $6 a gallon nationally as the war, launched Feb. 28, stretches past seven months with no deal in sight.
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Heat map · 7 daysPixels are New York City's ratings over the last week. You are the yellow dot.