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Zohran Mamdani suffers awful showing in NYC mayoral debate — but Andrew Cuomo still can’t bury him

If Mamdani did badly, Andrew Cuomo did worse. And an enjoyable Curtis Sliwa buried Cuomo even deeper.

Trump re-files more careful lawsuit against New York Times

President Trump filed a new version of his lawsuit against the New York Times and some of its staff Thursday, toning down the over-the-top language that got his first version tossed from a federal courtroom but still asking for $15 billion in damages for "false malicious and defamatory" coverage.

Andrew Cuomo tries to knock down ‘first-timer’ Zohran Mamdani in NYC mayor’s debate

Former Gov. Andrew Cuomo late Thursday said choosing the right New York City mayor is a matter of life and death, casting doubt on Zohran Mamdani's chops in a bid to drag down the frontrunner weeks before the election.

Cuomo and Sliwa aim to blunt Mamdani’s momentum in first NYC mayoral debate

The first debate of the New York City mayoral election got underway Thursday evening, with Andrew Cuomo and Republican Curtis Sliwa looking to halt the momentum of Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani, who already defeated the once-powerful New York governor in the primary this summer.

Pennsylvania GOP all in on No

Pennsylvania Republican Party Chairman Greg Rothman says his biggest challenge in this year’s off-cycle election is reminding voters how crucial it is to turn out and vote “no” on the retention of three Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices seeking new ten-year terms. “Back in February, when I became chairman, I looked at this and thought this […]

RFK Jr. has never been briefed by CDC experts on measles, COVID-19 or flu, former official says

Dr. Demetre Daskalakis, the former head of the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), on Thursday said Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has not been briefed by agency experts on measles, COVID-19 and the flu. “No one from my center...

Mueller won’t testify in House Epstein probe due to health issues: Report

Former FBI Director Robert Mueller will reportedly no longer appear before the House Oversight Committee due to health issues after House Oversight Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) requested his presence to provide testimony on convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal activity, according to a recent report. “The committee intends to withdraw its subpoena," a source told...

Social Security’s chief data officer resigns, cites ‘culture of panic and dread’

Social Security Chief Data Officer Charles Borges submitted a Friday resignation letter days after citing policy violations in a whistleblower report documenting the Department of Government Efficiency’s (DOGE) decision to upload sensitive data to a “vulnerable cloud environment.” “Recently, I have been made aware of several projects and incidents which may constitute violations of federal...

Public health in ‘uncharted waters’ amid CDC tumult

Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care   The Big Story CDC upheaval pushes public health into ‘uncharted waters’ In less than a week, the public health sector has been plunged into chaos as leaders at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) leave the agency amid heightened...

Who is Jim O’Neill, Trump’s new CDC director

The White House quickly named a new leader of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) after Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. pushed out Director Susan Monarez this week. Jim O'Neill, a senior Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) official with deep ties to President Trump donor Peter Thiel,...

Macron: Putin ‘played’ Trump if no Zelensky meeting commitment by Monday

French President Emmanuel Macron issued a reminder Friday of President Trump's deadline for Russian President Vladimir Putin to agree to meet Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky. "If that doesn't happen by Monday, the deadline set by President Trump, it means that once again President Putin played President Trump," Macron said Friday during a joint press conference...

Missouri governor calls special session to address redistricting

Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe (R) has called for a special session for the state Legislature to address redistricting, queuing it up to potentially be the next state to redraw its congressional district lines.  Kehoe announced his decision Friday in a release, saying the Legislature will convene Wednesday and unveil his map proposal. As expected, the...

Federal appeals court rejects Trump’s emergency tariffs

A federal appeals court on Friday rejected President Trump’s assertion that emergency powers justify his worldwide tariffs, a blow to his efforts to refashion global trade. In a 7-4 decision, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit affirmed a lower court’s ruling that the tariffs were not authorized by the statute Trump cited...

Alligator Alcatraz conversion could cost Florida $218M

The state of Florida could lose $218 million after a judge ordered the closure of Alligator Alcatraz, a detention facility based in the Everglades that was once a training airport. The site was created with funding from the Florida Division of Emergency Management and was quickly retrofitted to house people detained for federal immigration purposes. ...

Trump’s controversial cutting move

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story What to know about Trump’s ‘pocket rescission’ President Trump is using a tool known as a “pocket rescission” to cut roughly $5 billion in congressionally approved funding, sparking bipartisan pushback. © Evan Vucci, Associated Press The...

Duffy pulls $679M in funding from offshore wind projects

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said he pulled $679 million in funding for offshore wind projects Friday, suggesting investments be made elsewhere. “Wasteful, wind projects are using resources that could otherwise go towards revitalizing America’s maritime industry,” the Transportation secretary said in a Friday statement. “Joe Biden and [former Transportation Secretary] Pete Buttigieg bent over backwards...

FTC chair alleges Gmail uses partisan filtering

FTC Chairman Andrew N. Ferguson has warned Gmail that it may face a federal investigation over allegations that it intentionally suppresses messages sent by Republicans, which could violate the FTC Act's prohibition of unfair or deceptive trade practices.

CVS withholding COVID-19 vaccines in 15 states and DC, citing ‘regulatory environment’

Related video: Changes Atop the CDC CVS Health does not currently plan to offer the updated annual vaccine COVID-19 vaccine in more than a dozen states, citing the current "regulatory environment" after the updated shots receiving approval for high risk groups this week. A spokesperson for CVS said in a statement that "based on the...

School districts sue Education Department over transgender policy funding loss threats

Arlington Public Schools and Fairfax County Public Schools sued the Department of Education on Friday after the federal agency threatened funding losses over the Virginia school districts' policies regarding transgender students.   The Education Department said five school districts in Northern Virginia were at risk of losing funding over their refusal to change policies that...

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