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End the Pride Parade’s hypocritical ban on gay NYPD officers

For the fifth straight year, the folks who run the city's Pride parade banned cops from marching in uniform: Gay officers have to closet their NYPD affiliation to participate.

Why Mamdani’s rent freeze means disaster for NYC tenants

The Rent Guidelines Board's hikes for rent-stabilized housing will ensure more landlords can’t collect...

Powell’s $2.5B Fed revamp denial exposes his privileged arrogance

During a grilling by lawmakers at a Senate Banking Committee hearing last week, Powell...

Why Trump’s ‘Mamdani the Commie’ tag will stick — despite the media’s cover operation

Unfortunately for Zohran Mamdani and his media allies, there aren’t enough semantic tricks in...

Judge blocks Trump’s attempt to shut down African Development Foundation

A federal judge shot down President Trump's attempt to curtail the U.S. African Development Foundation, ruling Tuesday that the move likely went beyond his executive powers.

Trump rails against Iran’s supreme leader for claiming victory over U.S., Israel

President Trump said he saved Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei from his death by securing a peace deal between Iran and Israel, and lambasted him for declaring victory.

Trump says ceasefire in Gaza is ‘close’

President Trump says a ceasefire between Israel and Gaza could be just days away.

Trump again presides as peacemaker — this time bringing together Rwanda and Congo

President Trump celebrated the signing of a historic peace deal between the Democratic Republic of Congo and Rwanda, hopefully leading to an end to the decades-long conflict.

Environmental groups sue to block migrant detention center rising in Florida Everglades

Environmental groups filed a federal lawsuit Friday to block a migrant detention center dubbed "Alligator Alcatraz" now being built on an airstrip in the heart of the Florida Everglades.

Republicans near deal on SALT deduction as Senate prepares for weekend votes on Trump agenda bill

Republicans may only temporarily increase the cap on the amount of state and local taxes that can be deducted on federal tax returns, in an emerging compromise to one of the major issues holding up President Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

It takes from the poor’: Catholic bishops, other faith leaders challenge ‘big, beautiful bill’

Catholic bishops in the U.S. and other faith leaders are raising concerns about the harm low-income and vulnerable Americans would suffer under President Trump's "big, beautiful bill."

ACLU sues Trump over birthright order as Supreme Court clears path for it to take effect

The ACLU filed a class-action suit in New Hampshire challenging President Donald Trump’s birthright citizenship order as unconstitutional and harmful to U.S.-born children.

Oversight chair demands Jean-Pierre, other former WH staff testify on alleged Biden mental decline coverup

A House committee is demanding former White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre and other staffers testify on the alleged cover-up of former President Joe Biden’s mental decline.

Senate shuts down Kaine’s attempt to check Trump’s war powers

War powers resolution aimed at limiting Trump's military authority against Iran defeated in Senate vote amid ongoing debate over congressional role in authorizing strikes.

Senate Republicans move to slash CFPB funding by half, risking hundreds of job cuts

Senate Republicans have moved to cut the funding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by roughly half, as part of President Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," which is likely to lead to hundreds of job cuts at the nation's financial watchdog agency.

Trump cancels trade talks with Canada over digital tax

President Trump said he is cutting off trade talks with Canada because Ottawa is imposing a digital services tax on U.S. tech companies.

Immigration groups try end run around Supreme Court ruling with new ‘birthright’ class action suit

Immigrant rights groups moved quickly to try to stop President Trump's birthright citizenship policy with a class action lawsuit Friday, filed just hours after the Supreme Court dented their previous legal attack.

Supreme Court puts off ruling on racial lines in Louisiana’s congressional map

The Supreme Court said Friday it will wait to rehear cases involving a challenge to Louisiana's congressional map, putting off until the next term a decision on whether lawmakers were too focused on race when they drew the lines.

Republicans stick with Trump on Iran strikes amid lasting ceasefire

Days after President Trump announced a Middle East ceasefire, Republicans are almost unanimously backing his decision to launch U.S. military strikes on Iran's nuclear enrichment sites.

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