Wednesday

25-02-2026 Vol 19

Year: 2026

Mamdani names longtime Dem operative as NYC parks commissioner

Tricia Shimamura, a longtime Democratic operative who currently oversees Manhattan parks, will now head NYC’s Parks Department, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Saturday. Tricia Shimamura, a longtime Democratic operative who...

Vulnerable New York Democrats sidestep Hochul’s anti-ICE measures

Swing seat incumbents are already facing Republican attacks over the governor’s efforts to curb ICE.

Venezuelan interior minister — a Nicolas Maduro loyalist — was in talks with US months before raid: report

Diosdado Cabello is named in the same US drug-trafficking indictment that the Trump administration used as justification to arrest Maduro, but was not taken as part of the operation....

Trump calls for ‘new leadership in Iran’: Time for the ‘sick’ Ayatollah to go

In his most explicit comment to date on Iran's leadership, President Trump Saturday said it's time for the "sick" Ayatollah to go. In his most explicit comment to date...

How Trump is increasing pressure in bid to acquire Greenland — his next big move

President Trump ratcheted up pressure in his bid to acquire Greenland using US trade might – threatening to slap a new 10% tariff on key allies until a deal...

Trump threatens to sue JPMorgan Chase for ‘debanking’ after Jan. 6 Capitol riots under Biden admin pressure

President Trump escalated his feud with JPMorgan Chase, threatening to sue the banking behemoth in the next two weeks for "debanking" him after the Jan. 6 Capitol riots. President...

Virginia takes step towards redrawing US House map — and possibly giving Dems midterm edge

The Virginia state Senate greenlit a constitutional amendment that would clear the way for the Democrat-controlled legislature to redraw the state's US House maps ahead of the midterm elections. The Virginia...

How Eli Lilly’s leader won Trump’s favor

David Ricks, CEO of the Indiana drugmaker, has cut deals with the president to slash prices and build American. Trump has showered him with praise. David Ricks, CEO of...

NYC taxpayers to shell out $200K for woke groups to study slavery reparations

New York fought the war to end slavery, but NYC taxpayers will be shelling more than $200,000 so woke community groups to talk about reparations. New York fought the war to end slavery,...

Hot seat: ‘Working class’ socialist eying NYC Assembly seat is son of celebrity butt doctor

A Democratic Socialists of America-backed candidate trying to unseat one of former Mayor Eric Adams’ biggest allies in the state Assembly promotes himself as a “working class” candidate despite...