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Mamdani is a miser — but only in his sleek social media videos

Rolling in windfall cash from Albany and Wall Street, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is letting city outlays balloon even as massive deficits still loom.

Karen Bass’ homeless victory lap is an expensive tribute to failure

Karen Bass took a victory lap this week after cutting the ribbon on a...

NY politicians keep poisoning any hope for affordable apartments

It gets ever harder to find a decent, affordable apartment in New York because...

Trump must clean house before Democrats’ ‘investigation’ assault begins

Corruption was a top voter concern in the midterms, so even the appearance of...

Talarico vs. AOC: Have Democrats learned to back strong borders?

Biden himself ran his 2020 campaign vowing to normalize policy post-Trump, only to cave...

Kaine planning vote to remove Trump authority to impose tariffs after rebuke of Canada moves

Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat, is planning to force a Senate vote to undo President Trump's across-the-board tariffs after getting through his chamber a resolution to revoke the emergency justification for previously announced tariffs on Canada.

SCOOP: Trump admin sets terms for Harvard to address antisemitism or lose billions in taxpayer dollars

The Trump administration lays out its demands for Harvard to combat antisemitism in order to keep receiving federal funding, including banning masks.

Republicans charge ahead on Trump budget, setting up marathon Senate votes

Republicans in the Senate started the process for passing a new version of President Donald Trump's budget to tackle the southern border and extend the 2017 tax cuts.

Trump wants Musk to stay with admin, says DOGE found something ‘horrible’ today

President Donald Trump said he wants Elon Musk to stay on his team "as long as possible" during a conversation with reporters Thursday, noting that DOGE had found something "horrible," without divulging further details.

Judge Boasberg poised to hold Trump admin in contempt, takes down names of DHS officials: ‘Pretty sketchy’

A federal judge is scrutinizing whether the Trump administration defied a court order to deport Venezuelans, raising the possibility of contempt in a high-stakes legal fight.

Kaine planning vote to remove Trump authority to impose tariffs after rebuke of Canada moves

Sen. Tim Kaine, Virginia Democrat, is planning to force a Senate vote to undo President Trump's across-the-board tariffs after getting through his chamber a resolution to revoke the emergency justification for previously announced tariffs on Canada.

States failed to spot $80 billion in erroneous pandemic payments

States have been far too eager to forgive pandemic unemployment fraud and have recovered just 4% of the money fraudsters stole, according to a government audit Thursday.

Federal judge finds Trump’s ‘America First’ slogan is racist toward immigrants

President Trump's immigration policy, like most of his foreign policy, is saturated with references to his campaign slogan "America First" -- and a federal judge this week said it shows illegal and racist "animus" toward immigrants.

Hunter Biden’s Connecticut law license in the spotlight after giving up D.C. license

Hunter Biden is temporarily suspended from practicing law in Connecticut and a group that filed an ethics complaint against him is questioning why he hasn't voluntarily withdrawn his membership as he did earlier this week in Washington.

Is DOGE done for? White House denies Elon Musk exit

Amid a big swing-state election loss and sinking poll numbers, President Trump's government efficiency adviser and sidekick Elon Musk was nowhere to be seen at the president's big White House event announcing across-the-board tariffs on most foreign imports.

Karoline Leavitt says tariffs are nonnegotiable

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said there's nothing other countries can do to stop the tariffs placed on them by President Trump, saying the aggressive trade stance was in response to a "national emergency."

Here’s a closer look at Trump’s tariff plan: What to know about the new duties

Trump unveiled the new tariffs in a ceremony at the White House’s Rose Garden on Wednesday for a "Make America Wealthy Again" event.

Dr. Oz becomes next head of Medicare and Medicaid Services following approval from full Senate

Dr. Mehmet Oz was confirmed by the full Senate Thursday afternoon to be the next head of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services following a lengthy nomination process.

The Senate’s next moves to pass Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’

The House and Senate are a long way from approving President Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" to cut spending and slash taxes. But the next step unfolds over the next 48 hours.

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