Category: Politics
June 04, 2025
Politics
Trump vents China’s Xi Jinping is ‘extremely hard to make a deal with’ as trade talks stall
The two leaders are expected to speak by phone on Friday. The two leaders are expected to speak by phone on Friday.
June 04, 2025
Politics
California got nearly $7B from feds for high-speed rail — but never laid any track, bombshell report shows
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy detailed the missed deadlines and stretched budget for the long-running project. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy detailed the missed deadlines and stretched budget for the long-running...
June 04, 2025
Politics
Famed lawyer Alan Dershowitz publishes his ‘magnum opus’ — but fears people won’t read it for this reason
Alan Dershowitz calls his new book his “magnum opus.” It’s the culmination of the legendary legal mind’s 60-year career — and he’s written nearly that many books. But though he’s...
June 04, 2025
Politics
Trump’s 50% tariffs on imported steel, aluminum take effect
Steel and aluminum imports from the UK will continue to be taxed at 25% until at least July 9. Steel and aluminum imports from the UK will continue to...
June 04, 2025
Politics
Rep. Elise Stefanik launches PAC to juice GOP fundraising in New York after hinting at gubernatorial run
The Save New York PAC will help fund "strong, commonsense Republican leadership" in "local elections this November to build the groundwork for 2026," Stefanik said in a statement, before...
June 04, 2025
Politics
Andrew Cuomo has a target on his back as NYC’s crowded mayoral field prepares to gang up on the frontrunner at first Dem debate
"If people go out there and fire away at the frontrunner, it will turn people off," said political strategist and lobbyist Yvette Buckner. "They have to find something that...
June 04, 2025
Politics
Extent of FBI’s targeting of ‘radical traditionalist Catholics’ greater than Biden officials claimed, GOP senator reveals
The memo described the purported overlaps between Catholics who oppose abortion rights and would-be terrorists as an opportunity for “threat mitigation" and “source development." The memo described the purported...
June 04, 2025
Politics
Hegseth orders the name of gay rights activist Harvey Milk scrubbed from Navy ship
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has ordered the Navy to rename the USNS Harvey Milk, a highly rare move that will strip the ship of the moniker of a slain gay...
June 03, 2025
Politics
Rep. Elise Stefanik calls NYC neighborhood ‘Trump country’ in fiery speech as she eyes governor race
Rep. Elise Stefanik received a "rock star" welcome from Staten Island Republicans during a fiery, red-meat speech at the borough's GOP's annual Lincoln Day dinner Monday night as she...
June 03, 2025
Politics
Chinese national couple charged with smuggling crop-killing fungus into US: ‘Potential agroterrorism weapon’
“The alleged actions of these Chinese nationals — including a loyal member of the Chinese Communist Party — are of the gravest national security concerns,” US Attorney Jerome Gorgon...