In this Jan. 31, 2017 file photo, demonstrators call out Senate Minority leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y. during a protest in his Brooklyn neighborhood in New York. Emboldened by a wave of outrage against President Donald Trump, groups of liberal activists are targeting Democratic incumbents they consider too accommodating to the new administration.
Category: Brooklyn, NY
Law & disorder: ISIS plea, Amber Alert dad, mom allegedly snorts heroin top week’s events
A Mariners Harbor man who allegedly hid a knife in case the FBI showed up has admitted he was trying to help the foreign terrorist group ISIS. Fareed Mumuni, 22, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to provide material support to ISIS and attempting to murder federal officers during his appearance in Brooklyn federal court Thursday.
Federal judges to hear arguments defending Trump travel ban
Federal judges on opposite coasts are due Friday to hear legal arguments defending President Donald Trump’s travel ban on citizens from seven predominantly Muslim countries. The ban is sure to reverberate through the courts on a likely path to an appeals court or the U.S. Supreme Court.
Two Iraqis file lawsuit against Trump order banning travellers, refugees
Iraqi immigrant Hameed Darwish speaks with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez after being released at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, US, on January 28, 2017. Photo – Reuters Iraqi immigrant Hameed Darwish speaks with Congresswoman Nydia Velazquez after being released at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens, New York, US, on January 28, 2017.
Why One Brooklyn Community Went for Trump
Voters mark their ballots, Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016, in the Boro Park neighborhood in the Brooklyn borough of New York. The neighborhood has a diverse population, including many orthodox Jews.
Report: A.G. Loretta Lynch will leave office without resolving Eric Garner case
Attorney General Loretta Lynch will likely leave office without completing the investigation into Eric Garner’s death in police custody, the Washington Post reports . Lynch authorized the Department of Justice to move ahead with the case after prosecutors in Brooklyn and Washington, D.C. disagreed on whether there was enough evidence to bring civil rights charges, but she made the decision too late for the department to get resolution, the article said.
U.N. anti-Israel vote finds contempt from both sides of House
The vote by the United Nations Security Council to condemn Israeli settlements on the West Bank has drawn sharp criticism from Brooklyn lawmakers on both sides of the aisle in the House of Representatives. On Dec. 23, the 15-member Security Council voted to adopt a non-binding resolution, stating that establishing Israeli settlements in The U.S., which in the past has blocked anti-Israel resolutions by vetoing them, abstained this time around.
Everyone should be treated with respect — unless you’re a Republican :0
Thursday, Ivanka Trump and her family were accosted by Dan Goldstein, a lawyer from Brooklyn, who yelled at her that her father, who has yet to take office, was “ruining the country.” It wasn’t a spontaneous outburst.