Friday

06-03-2026 Vol 19

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Capitol agenda: Battle of the budgets coming next week

Next week is shaping up to be a battle of the budgets. House Republicans spent hours Thursday reworking their one-bill plan in two separate meetings — one at the...

Here’s why New Yorkers can’t buy wine in grocery stores, bodegas — even though they want to

An eye-popping 83% of New York City voters said they support allowing supermarkets to sell wine -- as do 78% of all residents statewide, according to a new poll....

After squandering NYC’s trust, Anthony Weiner is determined to rise again: ‘I’m really good at this’

Why in the world should NYC forgive Anthony Weiner's transgressions? "Right now the conversations in Dem political circles are not serious enough about our need to solve problems," he said...

Democratic Federal Election Commission chair shares the termination notice she received from Trump: ‘You are hereby removed’ 

The succinct letter that Weintraub included in her post was dated Jan. 31 and included the 78-year-old president’s distinctive signature.  The succinct letter that Weintraub included in her post...

Trump orders government agency to scrap all media contracts following outcry over federal tax dollars going to news outlets: report

The Trump administration ordered a critical agency that assists other government departments to cancel all of its media contracts amid outrage over federal tax dollars flowing to news outlets,...

Trump admin slashes USAID’s 10,000-people workforce to less than 300: reports

The Trump administration cut the US Agency for International Development’s workforce to the bone Thursday, reducing the embattled agency’s global staff from 10,000 people down to less than 300. ...

Fetterman says he’ll oppose Gabbard, RFK Jr.

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.), who has been willing to buck his party to confirm some of President Donald Trump’s Cabinet picks, is ruling out voting for two of the...

Trump admin sanctions ‘front company’ selling oil to China to allegedly fund Iranian military and terrorist groups 

“The US will not tolerate Iran’s destructive and destabilizing behavior and is today sanctioning an international network that channels illicit revenue to the Iranian military,” the State Department said....

AG Pam Bondi vows Trump’s DOJ will return to ‘core function’ of ‘prosecuting violent crime’: ‘Weaponization ends’

“We will do everything in our power to find them and eradicate them in our country,” the newly-minted attorney general said of violent gangs, drug dealers and cartel members....

Michigan state rep reveals she voluntarily sterilized herself to avoid pregnancy under Trump

“I refuse to let my body be treated as currency by an administration that only sees value in my ability to procreate," the 36-year-old four-term congresswoman said. “I refuse...