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Unless Mamdani reverses course on NYPD funding expect to see crime steadily rise

Mayor Zohran Mamdani is demanding some kind of tax hike to fund higher spending across city government — with the conspicuous exception of the NYPD.

If Mamdani puts this Angela Burton loon in charge of child safety, he’ll have blood on his hands

If Mayor Zohran Mamdani really does tap Angela Burton to become New York City's...

How anti-Israel Democrats are radicalizing the party

The question is simple: Will Democrats confront antisemitism and anti-Zionist extremism within their ranks,...

NYC is frozen solid again — even the mayor’s hot air couldn’t warm us up

We’re snowed in again, and I’m back humming, “Let It Snow.”

How Trump’s FDA is breaking his promise to America’s patients

A worrisome new ideological shift at the Food and Drug Administration threatens to undermine...

Body of civil rights leader Jesse Jackson is to lie in state in South Carolina

The Rev. Jesse Jackson Sr. will be honored at the South Carolina capitol in the state where he was born and where his crusade career as a civil rights activist started in high school by pushing to integrate his local library.

Calls for Texas Rep. Gonzales to resign grow louder from fellow House Republicans

Rep. Lauren Boebert of Colorado on Monday became the first of several House Republicans to call on Rep. Tony Gonzales to resign after allegations surfaced that he had an affair with a staffer who later committed suicide.

Chicagoans name snowplow ‘Abolish ICE’ in annual contest

When it comes to putting a name to Chicago's annual battle against its infamously inclement weather, it turns out that the practical is also the political.

‘Flawed response’: Top House Republicans, Pentagon challenge airline safety bill

Top House lawmakers and the Defense Department spoke out in opposition Monday to aviation safety legislation that Speaker Mike Johnson hopes to rush to passage on Tuesday, arguing it needs retooling and is too narrow.

ICE whistleblower testifies about ‘secretive orders,’ curtailed officer training program

Ryan Schwank, a whistleblower who recently resigned from ICE, told congressional Democratic oversight leaders Monday that he was given "secretive orders" to teach new officers to violate the Constitution by entering homes without a judicial warrant.

RFK Jr. fought pesticides for years. Now he’s backing their production

For years as an environmental lawyer, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. crusaded against a controversial herbicide ingredient known as glyphosate, even winning a landmark case against chemical giant Monsanto by arguing that its Roundup weedkiller contributed to his client's cancer.

FBI director invites scrutiny over travels with appearance at U.S. men’s hockey team celebration

When the American men's hockey team retreated to their locker room to celebrate their Winter Olympics gold medal win, they were joined by a special guest from the United States: FBI Director Kash Patel.

ICE officer training is ‘deficient’ and ‘broken,’ former agency lawyer tells congressional forum

A former U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement lawyer who was responsible for training new deportation officers warned Monday that the agency's training program for new recruits is "deficient, defective and broken."

Trump seeks reset on economy in State of the Union address

President Trump will stand before Congress and address the nation Tuesday night as a president in desperate need of a reset after a series of domestic setbacks have left his second-term agenda on thin ice.

Catholic leaders pushed Newsom to pardon attempted murderer as defiance of ICE

California Gov. Gavin Newsom was relying on Catholic Church leaders' assurances when he pardoned an attempted murder convict, protecting him from deportation.

House Dem compares Trump’s illegal immigration crackdown to ‘terrorism,’ vows to abolish ICE

Oregon Democrat compares U.S. immigration enforcement to "terrorism" in viral town hall video, vowing to dismantle ICE if party regains political power.

Abbott surges Texas troopers to border after cartel kingpin’s killing sparks violence in Mexico

Gov. Greg Abbott announced he is surging state troopers to the border and across the state to enhance public safety operations amid an ongoing spike in cartel violence.

Social media erupts after Stephen King makes false claim about Trump’s family: ‘What is this sh–?’

Stephen King slams Trump's personal life on social media ahead of the State of the Union, calling the president inexperienced and unqualified in his latest criticisms of the president.

‘They’ve stolen from you’: Dems sharpen economic message on tariffs

The Supreme Court’s tariff decision left the door wide open for Democrats to hammer President Donald Trump for violating the law. This time, they’re...

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