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01-06-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2026

Tech titan Sergey Brin pours 500K into revolt against SF ‘Overpaid CEO Tax’

San Francisco voters are set to weigh in on Measures C and D, two competing proposals on the June 2 ballot that would radically reshape the city’s business tax...

MTA’s design blunder on garage repair costs taxpayers more than $500K

The MTA bungled routine garage repair work so badly the agency now has to fork over an additional half a million dollars and accept a one year delay. The...

Senators consider taking legislative action on prediction markets

Lawmakers might, however, encounter opposition from industry heavyweights who don’t want more regulation.

Ballroom won’t be funded after Senate GOP drops $1 billion Trump security request

Multiple Republican senators objected to sending taxpayer dollars to the president’s East Wing revamp.

Gov. Hochul plays ‘cringey’ video of Alec Baldwin spoofing Trump at NY correspondents event

In the sketch, the gov is stiff and slightly awkward as she plays herself answering a late-night phone call from Trump, who demands that New York landmarks be named...

RFK Jr. fires leaders of group that determines what insurers must cover

The health secretary has said the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force erred by failing to recommend screening for Alzheimer's disease. The health secretary has said the U.S. Preventive Services...

House GOP cancels war powers vote

House GOP leaders are canceling a vote on an Iran war powers resolution they had previously scheduled tor Wednesday, according to three people granted anonymity to share private scheduling...

Gavin Newsom’s unemployment debt ripped by California congressman

California Republican Vince Fong introduced a bill that would force the state to repay a $20 billion federal loan for COVID-19 unemployment claims. California Republican Vince Fong introduced a...

Ex-federal prosecutor allegedly sent sealed report on Trump’s classified documents case to personal email

Carmen Lineberger, who worked in the US Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of Florida, faces charges including theft of government property and concealment of government records. Carmen Lineberger,...

Trump says US in ‘final stages’ of talks with Iran: ‘We’ll see what happens’

President Trump claimed Wednesday negotiations with Iran are in the “final stages” — and the US military will have to get “a little bit nasty” if no deal is...