Year: 2025
June 10, 2025
Politics
NY auctions off unused decorative lights in $100 million Cuomo boondoggle
In an extraordinary fire sale, the state Power Authority is auctioning off unused decorative bridge lights -- putting an end to a $106 million light show boondoggle championed by...
June 09, 2025
Politics
Rep. Mark Green announces retirement from Congress for ‘private sector opportunity’ before end of term
Rep. Mark Green said he is leaving Congress for the private sector after the House votes again on President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" in the coming weeks Rep....
June 09, 2025
Health Care
RFK Jr. to fire all members of the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee
The HHS secretary announced his plans in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece Monday afternoon. The HHS secretary announced his plans in a Wall Street Journal opinion piece Monday...
June 09, 2025
Congress
Democratic senator seeks guardrails as Trump deploys troops to LA
President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy troops to Los Angeles in response to protests is driving a new push in Congress to rein in presidential power. Sen. Richard Blumenthal...
June 09, 2025
Congress
House to make fixes to GOP megabill to avoid ‘fatal’ ruling with Senate parliamentarian
House Republicans will try to fix issues with their megabill in the Rules Committee this week based on provisions the Senate parliamentarian has identified as non-compliant with the chamber’s...
June 09, 2025
Congress
Mark Green says he’ll retire from House after megabill vote
Rep. Mark Green said Monday he plans to resign from Congress after four terms to accept a private-sector job offer. The Tennessee Republican and Homeland Security Committee said his...
June 09, 2025
Congress
Thune hopes to pass stablecoin bill this week
Senate Republicans are aiming to pass landmark cryptocurrency legislation that would create new rules for dollar-pegged digital tokens this week, Majority Leader John Thune said Monday. “We're trying to...
June 09, 2025
Congress
House Speaker says July 4 still the target for passing ‘big beautiful bill’
House Speaker Mike Johnson still believes July 4 is a realistic target for passing President Donald Trump’s “big beautiful bill,” as Republicans in the Senate weigh changes to a...
June 09, 2025
Politics
Trump reveals the major holdup in Iran nuclear deal
WASHINGTON — President Trump disclosed Monday that Iran is pushing hard for the right to continue enriching uranium in any new nuclear deal — which the US “can’t have.”...
June 09, 2025
Politics
Nancy Mace blasts New York Magazine for ‘lazy, dangerous typo’ wrongly implicating her in Alex Cooper sex harass claims
“You don’t get to smear me with a lazy, dangerous typo," Mace wrote. “You don’t get to smear me with a lazy, dangerous typo," Mace wrote.