Month: June 2025
June 04, 2025
Politics
Trump’s 50% tariffs on imported steel, aluminum take effect
Steel and aluminum imports from the UK will continue to be taxed at 25% until at least July 9. Steel and aluminum imports from the UK will continue to...
June 04, 2025
Politics
Rep. Elise Stefanik launches PAC to juice GOP fundraising in New York after hinting at gubernatorial run
The Save New York PAC will help fund "strong, commonsense Republican leadership" in "local elections this November to build the groundwork for 2026," Stefanik said in a statement, before...
June 04, 2025
Politics
Andrew Cuomo has a target on his back as NYC’s crowded mayoral field prepares to gang up on the frontrunner at first Dem debate
"If people go out there and fire away at the frontrunner, it will turn people off," said political strategist and lobbyist Yvette Buckner. "They have to find something that...
June 04, 2025
Congress
‘A ton of tradeoffs’: Thune acts fast to cut deals and move Trump’s megabill
In an exclusive interview, the Senate majority leader laid out how he plans quick action on the GOP legislation.
June 04, 2025
Politics
Extent of FBI’s targeting of ‘radical traditionalist Catholics’ greater than Biden officials claimed, GOP senator reveals
The memo described the purported overlaps between Catholics who oppose abortion rights and would-be terrorists as an opportunity for “threat mitigation" and “source development." The memo described the purported...
June 04, 2025
Congress
White House allies ‘disappointed’ at Musk’s opposition to megabill
The GOP faces internal opposition over its legislative priority.
June 04, 2025
Politics
Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a highly rare move that will strip the ship of the moniker of a slain gay...
June 03, 2025
Politics
Rep. Elise Stefanik calls NYC neighborhood ‘Trump country’ in fiery speech as she eyes governor race
Rep. Elise Stefanik received a "rock star" welcome from Staten Island Republicans during a fiery, red-meat speech at the borough's GOP's annual Lincoln Day dinner Monday night as she...
June 03, 2025
Politics
Chinese national couple charged with smuggling crop-killing fungus into US: ‘Potential agroterrorism weapon’
“The alleged actions of these Chinese nationals — including a loyal member of the Chinese Communist Party — are of the gravest national security concerns,” US Attorney Jerome Gorgon...
June 03, 2025
Politics
Trump poised to extend TikTok ban deadline – for third time – as US, China meet for trade talks: source
A Wall Street banker involved in the deal to sell the app to US investors said Trump could be persuaded to let TikTok "go dark" and disappear from app...