Year: 2025
January 28, 2025
Politics
Transgender service members sue Trump over his military ban
Six transgender active-duty service members have sued President Trump over his executive order banning trans people from serving. Six transgender active-duty service members have sued President Trump over his...
January 28, 2025
Politics
GOP gets new minority NYC council leader but one pol threatens to sue
The Republican members of the Big Apple's city council voted in a new minority leader, David Carr, Tuesday — with half of the party boycotting and threatening legal action....
January 28, 2025
Politics
Mayor Adams called to testify before Congress on NYC’s sanctuary policies: ‘Misguided and obstructionist’
Adams was sent a letter by the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee Monday after Chairman James Comer (R. Ky) announced an investigation into sanctuary cities' "impact on public...
January 28, 2025
Congress
Grassley, Durbin demand answers on inspectors general firings
Leaders of the bipartisan Senate Judiciary Committee are raising alarms about President Donald Trump’s decision to fire more than a dozen inspectors general, sending a new letter asking for...
January 28, 2025
Congress
Senate Dems block bill that would sanction ICC
Senate Democrats successfully blocked a GOP-led bill to sanction the International Criminal Court on Tuesday afternoon, as they’ve tried to negotiate changes to the legislation with Republicans. Republicans are...
January 28, 2025
Congress
Vance advises House GOP: Keep it simple
DORAL, Florida — Vice President JD Vance told House Republicans in a closed-door meeting Tuesday that President Donald Trump still prefers to address the approaching debt limit in the...
January 28, 2025
Congress
White House defends dramatic federal funding freeze
The administration declined to say when the pause would lift.
January 28, 2025
Politics
New WH press secretary Karoline Leavitt unveils ‘new media’ seat in briefing room
The addition is a more modest overhaul by the Trump administration than many longtime members of the White House press corps feared. The addition is a more modest overhaul...
January 28, 2025
Politics
Congestion toll critic Marc Molinaro in line to become Trump’s US transit chief could spell trouble for the MTA
Trump is considering appointing Marc Molinaro to run the federal agency that oversees public transit – a move that could spell trouble for Manhattan’s unpopular congestion toll. Trump is...
January 28, 2025
Congress
Man charged with carrying Molotov cocktails into the Capitol was targeting Johnson, Hegseth, Bessent
A man who was arrested Monday after allegedly bringing Molotov cocktails to the Capitol told police that he intended to kill Speaker Mike Johnson, Pete Hegseth and Scott Bessent,...