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Angry NJ drivers aim to slay NY’s hated congestion toll — here’s how

The MTA won one court case, but the ruling didn’t resolve the bigger issue: whether it ever had the legal authority to start charging tolls on Manhattan’s streets in...

Time for the grown-ups to pull the plug on Mamdani’s fiscal fantasies

The New York City Council can't afford to rubber-stamp a financial plan the markets...

Kathy Hochul sees the left killing New York —but won’t actually stop it

Gov. Kathy Hochul was elbowing the Mamdani fanboys of "Patriotic Millionaires" last week with...

Big Tech like Apple STILL hasn’t gotten the message — End your news-feed bias

If Apple CEO Tim Cook told his Apple News minions to take their left...

Jerry O’Connell sums up the Dem dilemma perfectly — even if he did have to get beaten up for it

I never took Jerry O'Connell for a political guy, but while on Bill Maher's...

GOP grapples with $200 billion Pentagon funding ask for Iran war

Presented by Lanteris Space Systems {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security PRESENTED BY The Big Story GOP grapples with $200 billion Pentagon funding ask for Iran war GOP lawmakers are grappling with how to handle the massive $200 billion request for supplemental funding for the war with Iran. © Associated Press Republicans are...

Boat strikes ‘aren’t the answer’ to US drug problems, general says

The U.S. military’s lethal strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and eastern Pacific “aren’t the answer” to the country’s drug problems, Gen. Francis L. Donovan, the commander of U.S. Southern Command (Southcom), said during a hearing Thursday on Capitol Hill.  Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) asked Donovan what evidence the military has that its...

Nexstar secures merger with Tegna after FCC, DOJ approval

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and Department of Justice (DOJ) have cleared Nexstar Media Group's acquisition of fellow local broadcaster Tegna, the company announced on Thursday. The company announced the deal's closure after the FCC said in its own press release that it was granting Nexstar a waiver of the department's rule capping the percentage...

TSA official: Airport security problem ‘going to get worse before it gets better’

A senior Transportation Security Administration (TSA) official warned Thursday that the growing backlog at airport security checkpoints nationwide is likely “going to get worse before it gets better” as staffing becomes more strained as a result of the lingering Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shutdown. Acting Deputy TSA Administrator Adam Stahl told NewsNation host Blake...

Comey subpoenaed in 2016 election probe in Florida

Federal prosecutors in Florida have subpoenaed former FBI Director James Comey as part of a wide-ranging probe into a prior investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 election. NewsNation, The Hill’s sister network, confirmed Comey was subpoenaed in the probe, which is also reviewing the previous investigations into President Trump, including the work of Obama-era intelligence...

US Mint gets green light to put Trump on 250th gold coin

The Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) on Thursday greenlighted a $1 gold coin featuring President Trump’s likeness to commemorate America’s 250th anniversary.  The proposed design depicts Trump with his fists on what appears to be a table or desk. The word “Liberty” span above the image of the president. The back of the coin features...

HHS investigating states for ‘coercing’ health care entities to provide abortions

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story HHS investigating states for ‘coercing’ healthcare entities to provide abortions The Department of Health and Human Services announced Thursday it’s launching investigations into 13 states for allegedly violating a federal “conscience” clause forbidding discrimination against healthcare providers that...

John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award goes to ‘the people of the Twin Cities’ and Jerome Powell

This year’s John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award is a tie between “the people of the Twin Cities, Minnesota” and Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell. The prestigious annual honor has been awarded since 1989 by the Kennedy family to celebrate people demonstrating “political courage.” A bipartisan panel reviews the nominations and selects winners each...

The Memo: Frustrated Trump struggles against perception that he’s losing control of Iran war

A tide of political danger is rising around President Trump as criticism grows that he may be losing control of the war in Iran. The conflict that he started almost three weeks ago, in conjunction with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, was a war of choice. But even a weakened regime in Tehran still has...

5 things to know about the Cesar Chavez sexual abuse allegations

Allegations of sexual abuse and assault against civil rights icon Cesar Chavez, first reported by The New York Times on Wednesday, were met with shock and anger toward the late activist alongside praise and solidarity for the victims, including Chavez ally and Chicano activist Dolores Huerta. The Times's reporting, with detailed accounts from women who...

Russia says Ukraine peace talks in ‘situational pause’ amid Iran war

The Kremlin on Thursday said peace talks with the Trump administration to end the Russia-Ukraine war are on a “situational pause” amid the war in Iran.  "This is a situational pause, for obvious reasons," Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov told reporters on Thursday in reference to the Ukraine talks, according to Reuters. Peskov's Thursday comments regarding...

Google: AI tool helped prevent heat-trapping contrails

Google said on Thursday that its artificial intelligence (AI) forecasts helped prevent contrails, the white lines that often follow planes in the sky. The tech giant said in a blog post that it had decided to collaborate with American Airlines in 2023 “to show that pilots using AI-based forecasts could reduce contrails on a small...

Education Department shifting student loan responsibilities to Treasury Department

The Education Department announced Thursday that it is moving some of its student loan portfolio to the Treasury Department, the latest and largest in a series of program shifts as the Trump administration works toward its goal of shutting down the Education Department. The interagency agreement, officials said, will move “operational responsibility for collecting on defaulted Federal student loan...

Gas prices in 8 states cross $4: The states that could be there soon

Prices at the pump have been climbing, jumping more than $1 a gallon since the month began.

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