Minutes from the May meeting of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate-setting committee show stagflationary risk to the economy as a result of new White House trade policies and higher projections for unemployment through the next couple of years. Fed bankers weighed in with their outlook for the economy in the middle of Trump’s tariff blitz,...
State Assembly member Zohran Mamdani (D) has surged into a clear second place in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, though he still trails former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D), a new poll found. The Emerson College Polling/PIX11/The Hill survey showed Cuomo leading in the first round of the ranked-choice vote system that...
🖊️ Plus: Trump on pardoning spree {beacon} NEW POLLING DATA and 2024 election analyses underscore the difficulties the Democratic Party faces as it seeks a new identity during President Trump’s second term in office. The numbers are stark: • A new survey from The Economist/YouGov finds Democrats trailing Republicans by 10 points in...
President Trump on Wednesday took a slew of clemency actions, including pardoning former Rep. Michael Grimm (R-N.Y.) and commuting the sentence of a former Chicago gang leader. Trump granted a full pardon to Grimm, a White House official confirmed. The former congressman represented Staten Island parts of Brooklyn from 2011 to 2015. He served seven...
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) signed a bill Tuesday requiring app stores, such as those run by Apple and Google, to verify user ages amid a push to ramp up protections for children online. The Lone Star State is the second to pass a law putting the responsibility of age verification on app stores, following Utah’s...
Pope Leo XIV reiterated his call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip, the release of all hostages and for leaders on both sides of the war to “fully” respect international humanitarian law. “From #Gaza, the cries of parents rise to heaven ever more intensely as they clutch the lifeless bodies of their children, searching...
The Wisconsin Supreme Court suspended a Dane County judge for her actions in 2021, when she attempted to arrest a hospitalized defendant herself after he didn't show up for trial. The state Supreme Court ordered the seven-day suspension of Ellen Berz after a judicial conduct review panel said she acted "impulsively" and failed to perform...
U.S. senators meet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney to discuss trade tensions and strengthen bilateral relations, focusing on economic and defense priorities.