Month: March 2025
March 23, 2025
Politics
NY parents push lawmakers to back Hochul’s smartphone ban over fears Dems watering it down: ‘Must not take the wrong path’
Parent advocates are making an 11th hour push to urge state lawmakers to back Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposed statewide “bell-to-bell” ban on the use of smartphones in schools, and...
March 23, 2025
Politics
Angry Bernie Sanders nearly storms off ABC News set when asked if he’d like to see AOC join Senate: ‘You wanna do nonsense, do nonsense’
The Vermont senator grew visibly agitated and leaped up from his seat to cut an ABC News interview short after getting asked about whether his protege AOC should vie...
March 23, 2025
Politics
US negotiators ‘duped’ by Hamas, says Steve Witkoff as he claims Putin doesn’t want to ‘take all of Europe’
US special envoy Steve Witkoff underscored that there are "two sides" to the story of the war in Ukraine and posited that Russian strongman Vladimir Putin doesn't want to...
March 23, 2025
Politics
Lower courts blocking Trump’s executive orders at much higher rate than predecessors
The lower courts blocked more of Trump’s executive orders in his first two months of office than they did for other recent commanders in chief during their entire terms....
March 23, 2025
Politics
Second lady Usha Vance to visit Greenland as part of Trump push to acquire territory
US officials joining Veep JD Vance's wife on the Greenland trek include National Security Adviser Mike Waltz and Energy Secretary Chris Wright. US officials joining Veep JD Vance's wife...
March 23, 2025
Politics
Linda McMahon reveals game plan to unwind US Department of Education
The education secretary Sunday insisted there won’t be cuts to programs involving special education and student loans even if they end up administered by other departments. The education secretary...
March 23, 2025
Politics
Jessica Aber, US attorney found dead at 43, was in charge of high-profile cases targeting CIA leaks, Russian fraud
The former US Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia who was found dead Saturday morning had been in charge of some of the biggest cases targeting leaks in...
March 23, 2025
Congress
Schumer brushes off Pelosi’s criticism over government funding fight
“There was no leverage point that we could've — we could've asked for things, they just would've said no,” the New York senator said.
March 23, 2025
Politics
Here’s Trump’s advice to Kamala if she runs for California governor
Since her defeat against Trump in November, Harris, 60, has been rumored to be mulling three main options about her political future: running for California governor in 2026, vying...
March 23, 2025
Politics
Anthem Blue Cross under fire for ‘refusing to’ help NYC crack down on soaring health care costs, new report shows
The highest prices for full in-patient treatment were at New York-Presbyterian ($92,727) and Montefiore Medical Center ($83,573), while Stony Brook University Hospital was the lowest ($36,876). The highest prices...