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NYC to allow ICE to return to its jail to focus on ‘violent criminals and gangs’

In a major reversal, New York Mayor Eric Adams said Thursday that his city will build a new relationship with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, allowing officers into the city's main jail in an as-yet murky role.

Prosecutor who quit after refusing to drop Adams case says she’s confident he ‘committed the crimes’

The top federal prosecutor in Manhattan resigned Thursday after refusing a Justice Department order to drop corruption charges against New York City Mayor Eric Adams. Before quitting, Danielle Sassoon told President Donald Trump's new attorney general that she was "confident" Adams had committed the crimes.

House races against Senate to push forward budget plan for Trump agenda

House Republicans held a marathon markup session Thursday to push forward a budget blueprint that will tee up President Trump's agenda of steep spending cuts and sweeping tax cuts.

Trump’s spending pause exposes extreme reach of federal government

As the battle over President Trump's spending pause plays out in the courts, it's becoming clear just how far Uncle Sam's financial fingers reach in American society.

Mitch McConnell goes maverick, bucks Senate GOP and Trump with votes against Cabinet nominees

Sen. Mitch McConnell's days of fierce party loyalty are gone as the former top Republican, free of his longtime leadership duties, forges a new reputation as a rebel in the Senate.

Ex-Biden ambassador Rahm Emanuel joins CNN as senior political commentator

Rham Emanuel, who served the Biden administration as the U.S. ambassador to Japan, is joining CNN as a senior political commentator, the network announced Thursday. Emanuel will also be a global affairs commentator and bring his “extensive knowledge of American politics and international affairs” to the network, CNN said in a release. “A political veteran...

National retailers warn of higher prices with reciprocal tariffs

The National Retail Federation (NRF) is warning that higher prices will soon hit Americans as President Trump signs off on reciprocal tariffs on foreign trading partners. “While we support the president’s efforts to reduce trade barriers and imbalances, this scale of undertaking is massive and will be extremely disruptive to our supply chains,” David French,...

Sanders: Trump chairing Kennedy Center ‘a little bit weird’

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) questioned President Trump’s intentions after successfully being elected chair of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts.  “I am concerned that there is a real, it is a little bit weird, just a little bit weird that the president of the United States is now head of the Kennedy...

Democrats needle GOP budget plan in hours-long hearing 

House Democrats sought to dial up the heat on Republicans on Thursday, as lawmakers considered a budget blueprint that could be key to enacting President Trump’s agenda, despite internal GOP rifts over spending and taxes that threaten to impede those efforts. Democrats raised the alarm throughout the hearing over potential cuts to programs like Medicaid...

Man accused of shooting Kansas City teen Ralph Yarl to change plea

Andrew Lester, the man accused of shooting Ralph Yarl, a Kansas City teen in 2023, will take a plea deal in a last-minute hearing on Friday.

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