The agency’s statement followed earlier criticism from President Trump that its guidelines for reopening were too “tough.” Source: New York Times
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Judge Orders Cohen Released, Citing ‘Retaliation’ Over Tell-All Book
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2020
A judge agreed that federal officials had returned Michael D. Cohen to prison because he wanted to publish a book this fall about President Trump. Source: New York Times
Government Denies Cohen Was Imprisoned to Stop Trump Book
By Gotham Rex on July 22, 2020
Michael Cohen, the president’s former lawyer, said he was returned to prison as retaliation for writing a tell-all memoir about President Trump. Source: New York Times
Trump’s Warm Words for Ghislaine Maxwell: ‘I Just Wish Her Well’
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2020
The president’s comments about Ms. Maxwell, who is charged with luring girls into Jeffrey Epstein’s orbit, drew new attention to Mr. Trump’s friendship with Mr. Epstein. Source: New York Times
Michael Cohen Claims in Suit He Was Imprisoned to Stop Trump Book
By Gotham Rex on July 21, 2020
President Trump’s former lawyer said in court papers that officials returned him to prison to prevent him from finishing a book that paints the president as a racist. Source: New York Times
The ‘Black Lives Matter’ Street Art That Contain Multitudes
By Gotham Rex on July 16, 2020
The works in Harlem and Lower Manhattan are much more than a challenge to President Trump; they are opportunities for Black artists and community togetherness. Source: New York Times
Trump Raises New Objections to Subpoena Seeking His Tax Returns
By Gotham Rex on July 15, 2020
The effort came less than a week after the U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way for the Manhattan district attorney to demand the records. Source: New York Times
Cyrus Vance Jr., Beat Trump and Weinstein. Why is His Standing Still Shaky?
By Gotham Rex on July 13, 2020
The Manhattan district attorney, Cyrus R. Vance Jr., has two big recent victories, but still has not said whether he is seeking re-election. Source: New York Times
After Trump’s Supreme Court Loss, D.A. Moves Closer to Getting Tax Records
By Gotham Rex on July 10, 2020
A lower-court judge swiftly scheduled a hearing for next week on the Manhattan prosecutor’s demand to see President Trump’s financial records. Source: New York Times
Michael Cohen Is Returned to Federal Custody Over Home-Confinement Rules
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2020
President Trump’s former personal lawyer balked at signing an agreement not to publish a book while serving his sentence at home, his legal adviser said. Source: New York Times
N.Y.C. Paints ‘Black Lives Matter’ in Front of Trump Tower
By Gotham Rex on July 9, 2020
The public art project was the latest battle in a feud between President Trump and Mayor Bill de Blasio. Source: New York Times
The Cafe Has Black Lives Matter Signs. The Owner Voted for Trump.
By Gotham Rex on July 8, 2020
“I’m a liberal guy,” said Thomas Bosco, who is facing backlash after he said in an MSNBC interview that he voted for the president in 2016 and was likely to do so again. Source: New York Times
N.J.'s 2020 Primary Is Mostly by Mail. Here's Why That Matters.
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2020
Amy Kennedy, a former teacher, is married to Patrick Kennedy, a retired congressman. She will face Representative Jeff Van Drew, who quit the Democratic Party and is backed by President Trump. Source: New York Times
Mary Trump's Book: Why the President's Niece Wrote a Tell-All
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2020
President Trump’s niece was a family outcast. Her new book casts a cold light on the relatives she describes as dysfunctional. Source: New York Times
Who Tore Down This Frederick Douglass Statue?
By Gotham Rex on July 7, 2020
President Trump and others have speculated about why vandals destroyed a Rochester, N.Y., statue of the prominent Black abolitionist even as protests against systemic racism continue. Source: New York Times