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From Philly to Bucks, protesters rally against Trump and Musk on Presidents Day: 'Not a king!'

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Activists in Philadelphia and Bucks County spent Presidents Day demonstrating against President Donald Trump and billionaire Elon Musk, who is attempting a significant overhaul of the federal government.

The local protests — which coincided with other demonstrations nationwide — come roughly one month into Trump’s second administration ...Read more

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NYC Council Speaker Adams demands Mayor Eric Adams' resignation

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City Council Speaker Adrienne Adams called on Mayor Adams to resign Monday, becoming the latest top-ranking city official to demand he step down as a push for his forcible removal also began taking shape.

The speaker, who stopped short of demanding the mayor’s resignation after he was indicted on corruption charges in September, said in a ...Read more

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Some 2,000 protesters blast Trump at Wash. Presidents Day protest: 'No billionaires, no kings'

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Not their president.

On Monday, Feb. 17 — Presidents Day — thousands of protesters condemned President Donald Trump and X owner Elon Musk, head of the Trump-created Department of Government Efficiency, at a demonstration near Tivoli Fountain on the Capitol Campus in Olympia.

Many lined Capitol Way, holding signs and chanting — “The ...Read more

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'Not My Presidents Day' protesters gather across Bay Area

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Anger at the Trump administration bubbled over across the Bay Area as hundreds gathered for “Not My Presidents Day” to protest alleged anti-democratic actions by the Trump administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency.

The Monday protests — with large groups in San Jose, Oakland and San Francisco — were part of a ...Read more

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Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey pushes back on Trump administration order to end DEI in schools

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Gov. Maura Healey signaled an intent to resist an order from the U.S. Department of Education under the Trump administration threatening to pull federal funding from schools that do not erase any trace of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies in a statement Monday.

“Diversity, equity and inclusion make our education system, our ...Read more

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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco enters the 2026 California governor's race

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Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco on Monday launched his campaign for California governor, painting himself as a law-and-order conservative who can right a state in decline after decades of mismanagement by Democratic leadership.

Before hundreds of supporters gathered in Riverside, Bianco, 58, said the California dream had "turned into a ...Read more

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Columbine High School shooting survivor dies decades after tragedy. Her tenacious spirit is remembered

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While Columbine High School shooting survivor Anne Marie Hochhalter’s life was shaped by tragedy, the tenacious woman worked hard to ensure tragedy did not define her.

Hochhalter was 17 when her life shifted from teen clarinet player to among the most injured survivors of the 1999 Columbine High School shooting. The high school junior was ...Read more

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Protesters rally against Donald Trump at California Capitol. 'We're all under attack'

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Xochil Pasillas became overwhelmed with emotion when asked why she decided to join several hundred protesters Monday at California’s Capitol building in Sacramento in a demonstration against President Donald Trump and his administration.

She remembers Trump’s first term in the White House, but Pasillas said this time it’s much worse. Her ...Read more

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Larry Keefe, who planned Florida migrant flights, to head immigration board

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TALLAHASSEE — Larry Keefe, who coordinated flights that took about 50 migrants from Texas to Martha’s Vineyard, will again have his hands in Florida’s immigration enforcement.

The Florida Cabinet appointed him executive director for the new State Board of Immigration Enforcement on Monday.

The board was created by a bill passed by the ...Read more

Israel says army retreating from Lebanon, but for five outposts

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Israel says it’s retreating from Lebanon by a Tuesday ceasefire deadline, but named five spots inside the country where soldiers will remain, drawing protest from the Lebanese government.

Most ground troops have already returned to Israel after handing over to the Lebanese Armed Forces, as per the truce deal agreed with militant group ...Read more

NC Republicans moving to block AG Jeff Jackson from suing Trump over executive orders

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As Democratic state leaders ramp up their legal battles with President Donald Trump over his executive actions, Republicans in the General Assembly are moving to block North Carolina’s top lawyer from joining those fights.

Legislation advancing in the N.C. House in the coming weeks would prevent Attorney General Jeff Jackson, who has already ...Read more

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What we know about the group behind the 'Not My Presidents Day' protests

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A grassroots group formed mostly on Reddit says it organized protests in all 50 states on Monday, in defiance of the Presidents’ Day holiday.

The rallies and demonstrations, which vary by region, are a response to actions taken by President Donald Trump and his administration. Some have been nicknamed “Not My Presidents Day” rallies — ...Read more

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Crowd gathers in downtown Bel Air to protest Trump, spur action by Harris

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Chants from a loudspeaker denouncing President Donald Trump, the Department of Government Efficiency, and tech billionaire Elon Musk rang out in front of U.S. Rep. Andy Harris’ office in downtown Bel Air on Monday as dozens urged the Republican lawmaker to stand against the current administration’s actions.

The large crowd lined East ...Read more

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NYC Mayor Adams calls demands to resign over Trump DOJ indictment dismissal a 'modern day Mein Kampf,' sparking outrage

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Mayor Eric Adams contended Monday that renewed calls for his resignation over President Trump’s Justice Department bid to drop his corruption indictment amounts to “a modern day ‘Mein Kampf,'” a comment that his critics quickly blasted as offensive.

Adams delivered the heated remark while speaking at an event at Brooklyn’s Rehoboth ...Read more

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Trump’s Department of Education gives schools 2 weeks to ditch DEI…or else

Public schools and universities in Massachusetts and across the U.S. have less than two weeks to scrub their curriculums and outside contracts of any diversity, equity and inclusion policies or risk losing access to federal funds.

According to a “Dear Colleagues�...Read more

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Thousands gather in Raleigh for protests over NC Supreme Court race, Trump and Musk

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Thousands of demonstrators gathered at the State Capitol in downtown Raleigh on Monday for protests related to the ongoing challenge of the results in the state Supreme Court election and President Donald Trump’s actions since taking office last month.

First, beginning at noon, hundreds gathered to protest Republican Jefferson Griffin’s ...Read more

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Florida's new immigration law met with fears of profiling, distrust

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Brayan De Los Rios said it’s getting harder for him to make ends meet.

His sales at Latin Touch Spanish Grocery in Brandon have dropped by more than 30% since January. He’s worried many of his Hispanic customers have stopped coming because they are afraid of new immigration policies out of Tallahassee and Washington, D.C.

He believes ...Read more

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'Complete and total support': President Trump weighs in on this Idaho bill proposal

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President Donald Trump took to social media over the weekend to endorse a bill in the Idaho Legislature, putting pressure on state lawmakers to send $50 million to students who do not attend public schools.

“Congratulations to Governor Brad Little, and Idaho legislators, who are fighting to bring school choice to their beautiful state,” ...Read more

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Recent crashes and incidents draw attention to U.S. aviation safety

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The midair collision of an American Airlines plane and an Army helicopter on Jan. 29 that killed all 67 people aboard brought concerns about aviation safety to the forefront.

Now, a crash landing of a Delta Connection Endeavor Air CRJ-900 plane on a snowy airfield at Toronto Pearson Airport in Canada put Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines, a top U.S...Read more

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Denver proposes $2.5 million settlement over police actions against protesters in 2020

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Denver would pay $2.5 million to 13 people who sued the city over police officers’ actions during the George Floyd protests of 2020 under a settlement the City Council is set to consider Tuesday.

The lawsuit, filed in May 2022, alleged that officers with the Denver Police Department used tear gas, flashbang grenades, pepper balls and rubber ...Read more