Deep blue cities don't want to 'defund the police'
CNN
New York City is often seen as the essence of big city liberalism but moderate candidates fared better than progressives in the first round of the mayoral primary, wrote John Avlon.
There's no question that it's a Democratic city -- with a six-to-one Democratic registration advantage over Republicans, who are also outnumbered by independent voters. But that deep blue hue conceals a real diversity of opinion. And that's what Tuesday's Democratic primary for mayor showed.President Joe Biden on Sunday delivers his first commencement address of the 2024 season at Morehouse College, where the president may for the first time in months have to confront the angst that’s been percolating on college campuses nationwide toward his administration’s policies on the Israel-Hamas war.
Arab and Palestinian Americans left a meeting with Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Friday night frustrated they did not have a clear understanding of how the Biden administration might act upon their concerns as the Israel-Hamas war devastates the civilian population in Gaza, participants told CNN.