Month: June 2025
June 14, 2025
Politics
NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams using taxpayer money for 4th office to help boost popularity as she’s eyed for Hochul post: sources
NYC Council Speaker Adrienne Adams is on Gov. Kathy Hochul's short list for lieutenant governor -- and is in the process of using taxpayer money to open a fourth...
June 14, 2025
Politics
High crimes: FDNY chaplain’s signature forged on letter backing Queens pot shop
The owners of a popular Queens marijuana dispensary are under fire for allegedly trying to dupe government officials to back their expansion efforts-- by claiming the FDNY’s top religious leader is...
June 14, 2025
Congress
An old Capitol Hill troublemaker is trying to clinch a megabill deal
Mark Meadows has re-emerged as a behind-the-scenes sounding board for Republican hard-liners.
June 14, 2025
Politics
Suspected MS-13 gangbanger Kilmar Abrego Garcia possibly earned $100K a year smuggling illegal immigrants across US: witness
The new details about Abrego Garcia’s alleged “full-time job” come from co-conspirators and witnesses cooperating with the feds' human smuggling case against the Salvadoran national. The new details about...
June 14, 2025
Politics
Trump clears path for Nippon Steel investment in US Steel that gives feds a ‘golden share’
President Donald Trump on Friday signed an executive order paving the way for a Nippon Steel investment in U.S. Steel, so long as the Japanese company complies with a “national...
June 14, 2025
Politics
DHS says Elizabeth Warren ‘trying to revise history’ with criticism of Padilla’s treatment at Noem press conference
Sen. Elizabeth Warren joined the chorus of Democrats criticizing Department of Homeland Security Kristi Noem after Sen. Alex Padilla was stopped by Secret Service agents after interrupting a DHS...
June 14, 2025
Education
Eco Hero winner: Aspiring conservation veterinarian to fly to Australia on Saturday
This year’s Eco Hero winner, a recent high school graduate, is flying from Miami to Melbourne, Australia on Saturday. Brielle Martinez, who graduated from the Terra Environmental Research Institute,...
June 14, 2025
Politics
USAID official pleads guilty to taking part in $550M bribery scheme: ‘Violated the public trust’
Roderick Watson, of Maryland, is alleged to have received bribes valued in excess of $1 million while working at USAID, in exchange for using his position as a trusted...
June 13, 2025
Politics
Trump raked in $57M income from family crypto firm — seven-figures from guitars, sneakers, watches and books: financial disclosure
The president’s stock and bond investments span 145 pages of the document, which also shows he received north of $700,000 in fees for speaking engagements. The president’s stock and...
June 13, 2025
Politics
Anti-Israel activist Mahmoud Khalil can remain in detention, judge rules
A second charge against Khalil accuses him of failing to disclose on his green card application that he was a member of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency...