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Michael Goodwin: Hochul and Mamdani are on an ideological bender — tax hike could kill NYC’s golden goose

During her 2022 campaign against GOP opponent Lee Zeldin, Hochul, in what had started as a routine public appearance, suddenly demanded that Republicans “just jump on a bus and...

Obama and Mamdani meet for the first time, read to New York City preschoolers

A group of preschoolers in the Bronx received a visit from former President Obama and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Saturday, the first meeting between the two men coming just over a week after Mamdani marked his 100th day in office. The pair read to children at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center...

Vance says he’s ‘grateful’ for Pope Leo’s statement on not wanting public debate with Trump

Vice President JD Vance thanked Pope Leo XIV on Saturday after the pontiff sought to downplay a days-long clash with President Trump and said he didn't want to engage in a public debate with the president. The pope said earlier on Saturday that some of the coverage of his comments throughout his papal visit to...

Obama, Mamdani sing ‘Wheels on the Bus’ with Bronx kids during first joint appearance: video

Barack Obama and Mayor Zohran Mamdani sang and read with children at a Bronx childcare center during their first in-person meeting on Saturday.

California ignores voter fraud –– and fights those who expose it

How easy is it for illegal votes to be cast in California? Consider the...

White House, FBI looking into case of missing scientists: ‘No stone will be unturned’

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said Friday that the Trump administration is looking into whether there may be a link among nearly a dozen American scientists who have reportedly died or gone missing in the past almost three years. Leavitt wrote in a post on social platform X that the White House is working...

England, France lead ‘strictly defensive’ global summit on Strait of Hormuz

The United Kingdom and France gathered more than 50 countries in Paris on Friday for a discussion focused on joint efforts to secure free trade through the Strait of Hormuz.  French President Emmanuel Macron and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer co-chaired the panel. The discussion included representatives from 51 countries, with around 30 to 40...

Iranian state news outlet questions foreign minister’s ‘unexpected tweet’ on Hormuz Strait

An Iranian state news outlet on Friday questioned the "unexpected tweet" from Iran's foreign minister Abbas Araghchi about the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz following the start of Israel and Lebanon's 10-day ceasefire. Araghchi wrote on the social platform X that the Strait of Hormuz was open "for all commercial vessels... for the remaining...

Senate passes 10-day extension of nation’s spy powers

The Senate on Friday passed a 10-day extension of the nation’s warrantless spy powers, approving a House plan hatched on the floor after a chaotic rejection of a package negotiated with skeptics. The bill will now head to the president’s desk, but Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) will continue to dominate Congress in...

Judge rejects Trump lawsuit to block Hawaii from filing climate lawsuit 

A federal judge this week rejected the Trump administration’s pre-emptive lawsuit from last year to block the state of Hawaii from suing fossil fuel companies over climate impact concerns. Hawaii Senior U.S. District Judge Helen Gillmor dismissed the administration’s lawsuit with prejudice in a Wednesday ruling. Federal officials filed the U.S. complaint on April 30,...

What does the Live Nation verdict mean for concertgoers?

A jury on Wednesday found Ticketmaster's parent company Live Nation to be guilty of running a monopoly over large venues across the U.S.

No, President Trump: ‘The Catholics’ do not love this.

The president should be smart enough to understand that religious leaders answer to a higher authority than him.  

Watch live: RFK Jr. testifies before House on HHS priorities

Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the House Education and Workforce Committee Friday morning on the administration's priorities for health care. Kennedy faced back-to-back hearings before two other House committees on Thursday — his first appearances on Capitol Hill in 2026 — where he faced questions on President...

Live updates: RFK Jr. back in hot seat; Trump to court young voters as GOP midterm fears grow

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. on Friday will testify once again before a House panel on the Trump administration's health care agenda. It comes a day after he was grilled by lawmakers over vaccine changes and his "Make America Healthy Again" initiative. President Trump on Friday is set to speak at...

Supreme Court changes coming? Swalwell shakes up California governor’s race: Join Friday’s Whole Hog

Is President Trump trying to nudge older conservatives off the Supreme Court? Did former Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-Calif.) just give the GOP a shot at the California governor's mansion? Will the U.S. blockade on the Strait of Hormuz hand Trump a win in Iran? Plus, what about the Michigan Senate race? The Hill’s senior vice...

Whole Hog Politics: A Supreme Court vacancy could remake Senate midterms 

[Watch Whole Hog Politics live: Join us today at 9 a.m. ET at TheHill.com as Chris Stirewalt and host Bill Sammon break down this week’s political news and answer questions from a live online audience.] Despite the hardening realization that the House of Representatives has moved out of reach for Republicans this fall, you’d still...

Fraud could be the last nail in the coffin for Gavin Newsom’s presidential hopes

Newsom may be in a hurry to become president, but his record as governor will likely be a giant speedbump slowing him down. 

Trump to tap ousted FEMA leader to head disaster agency

Cameron Hamilton, who was fired from the Federal Emergency Management Administration (FEMA) almost a year ago, is expected to be tapped by President Trump once again to lead the disaster relief agency, according to multiple reports. A source who was not authorized to discuss the plans publicly and spoke on condition of anonymity told The...

Why is the Trump administration continuing Biden’s abortion policies?

At some point, outreach starts to look like abandonment of core supporters and principles.

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