New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) asked Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the “ultra-wealthy,” citing a "significant chasm" in the city's $5.4 billion deficit. During a preliminary budget proposal announcement on Tuesday, Mamdani laid out two different “paths” the city could take to address the deficit concerns. The first and “most sustainable and...
Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said on Tuesday that he would “rather eat glass” than replace gubernatorial candidate Amy Klobuchar’s (D-Minn.) in her U.S. Senate seat if she is elected. The lighthearted moment occurred when the governor took a question on the way to the podium at a press conference on Tuesday. “The context was...
A federal judge reinstated two Democratic appointees at the National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) on Tuesday whom President Trump purported to fire. It’s the latest decision reversing Trump’s firings of independent agency leaders across the federal bureaucracy. U.S. District Judge Amir Ali warned in his 27-page ruling that accepting the administration’s position would mean that...
A group of 21 attorneys general filed a Monday lawsuit against the Trump administration over a February executive order that ousts undocumented immigrants from social service programs. Under the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (PRWORA), the U.S. Departments of Health and Human Services, Education, Labor and Justice have reworked requirements to gain access...
The Education Department has paused student loan forgiveness under the Income-Based Repayment (IBR) plan without a clear timeline of when it might resume. The department argues any IBR forbearances were impacted by ongoing court action. “The Department has temporarily paused discharges for IBR borrowers in order to comply with ongoing court injunctions regarding the Biden...
Former President Obama on Tuesday denied the Trump administration’s claims that he manipulated intelligence related to Russian interference in the 2016 election. “These bizarre allegations are ridiculous and a weak attempt at distraction,” Patrick Rodenbush, a spokesperson for Obama, said in a statement sent to NewsNation, The Hill’s sister company. “Nothing in the document issued...
A majority of Americans said they will never be interested in buying cryptocurrency even with the ownership rising in the past few years, according to a new survey that was released on Tuesday. The new Gallup found that 60 percent of respondents said they have no interest in buying cryptocurrency. Around 17 percent said they...
The State Department on Tuesday confirmed an American citizen was shot and killed by Syrian government forces in viral graphic footage on social media. Hosam Saraya, a Syrian American citizen of Druze descent, was murdered alongside dozens of other men being held captive by local forces in Tishreen Square, located in the center of Sweida,...
British-Swedish pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca announced a $50 billion investment in the U.S. this week, with the Trump administration claiming some credit due to its tariff policy and President Trump calling it an "honor." The company announced the investment on Monday, saying it would invest $50 billion into the country by 2030 to build on "America’s...
Israel's recent strike on a Catholic church in Gaza, which killed three civilians and injured nine, has sparked a political backlash from its most staunch allies, including evangelical Christians and American politicians, and has raised questions about the shared moral values that have historically supported Israel's support in the US.
The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday afternoon is set to dive into border security and immigration enforcement efforts under the Biden administration. The hearing, titled "Biden’s Border Betrayal: Criminal Aliens in America," comes as President Trump is seeking to beef up funding for border security and has launched a robust crackdown on illegal immigration. The...
Judges on the U.S. District Court of New Jersey have declined to retain President Trump’s pick for the state’s top federal prosecutor, Alina Habba, as the clock on her interim status runs out. In a terse standing order, the court tapped attorney Desiree Leigh Grace to lead the office hours before the expiration of Habba’s 120-day temporary...
Republican attorneys general in more than two dozen states urged the NCAA on Tuesday to strip records, titles and awards from transgender women who competed in women’s college sports. The attorneys general, led by Mississippi's Lynn Fitch, sent a letter to NCAA President Charlie Baker calling for the college sports organization to “restore to female...
The Philippines has agreed to a trade deal with the United States that will lower U.S. tariffs on its exports to 19 percent, President Trump announced Tuesday following a meeting with the country's president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr. U.S. exports to the Philippines will not face tariffs, Trump said. “President Ferdinand Marcos, of the Philippines, is...
