Friday

27-03-2026 Vol 19

Month: February 2026

NY pols defy Trump, plant new Pride flag at Stonewall: ‘slap in the face’

New York politicians openly defied the Trump administration Thursday afternoon by planting a Pride flag at the Stonewall National Monument, escalating a clash over federal efforts to strip LGBTQ+...

RFK Jr. shakes up leadership team

The health secretary said Medicare Director Chris Klomp will now oversee all department operations. The health secretary said Medicare Director Chris Klomp will now oversee all department operations. ​Health...

Hochul makes ‘in’ Long Island faux pas that has locals going out of their minds

Get “on” your game, Kat! Gov. Kathy Hochul is getting roasted for saying she spent the day “in” Long Island — a gaffe that’s like nails on a chalkboard...

DHS shutdown at the end of Friday inevitable as Sen. Thune admits lawmakers ‘not close’ to a deal

For the third time in three months, the federal government is hurtling towards another government shutdown, this time a partial one specific to programs under the Department of Homeland...

See the billionaires flooding Matt Mahan’s Gov campaign with cash – rivals says he’s owned by big tech

Silicon Valley billionaires, venture capitalists, and real estate executives dominate the crowd of early donors giving millions to Matt Mahan’s 2026 campaign for governor, according to newly filed state...

Rep. Elise Stefanik urges RFK Jr. to probe Mayor Mamdani’s Department of Health over anti-Israel group

Rep. Elise Stefanik is urging Trump Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to investigate Zohran Mamdani's Health Department, after staffers allegedly used taxpayers resources to launch...

How a little-known Maine ballot initiative could defang super PACs before the 2028 election

Politicians — from Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) to former Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) — have decried the potential corrupting force of unlimited donations from plutocrats and corporations. Politicians —...

Trump says Iran faces ‘very traumatic’ moment if no deal is struck ‘over the next month’

"We have to make a deal, otherwise it's going to be very traumatic, very traumatic," Trump told reporters at the White House — one day after he met privately...

Trump State Department nominee says he won’t stop posting on social media

President Donald Trump’s nominee for a high-ranking State Department post told the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday he will not stop making posts and statements as he waits...

Mike Johnson chides DOJ for tracking lawmakers’ perusal of unredacted Epstein files

Speaker Mike Johnson said Thursday he disapproves of the Justice Department surveilling lawmakers who come to agency headquarters to review the unredacted Jeffrey Epstein files. “I don't think it's...