Category: Politics
March 30, 2025
Politics
Mets owner Steve Cohen’s $8B casino project near Citi Field gets big boost from lawmaker with bill to build on parkland
Queens state Sen. John Liu announced Sunday he's going to bat for billionaire Mets owner Steve Cohen's proposed $8 billion casino complex next to Citi Field, by introducing a...
March 30, 2025
Politics
Pete Hegseth, JD Vance stumble into teen girls’ text chain about boys as SNL takes on SignalGate
"Saturday Night Live" took on the Signalgate drama, spoofing the scandal by casting Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Vice President JD Vance as accidentally stumbling into a text...
March 30, 2025
Politics
President Trump ‘pissed off’ at Putin, threatens stiff tariffs on oil over Ukraine war demands
The American president appeared to be fed up with Putin over the lull in the cease-fire talks after Moscow announced additional conditions before it complies with a US-backed deal...
March 30, 2025
Politics
Trump says new auto tariffs are permanent, ‘couldn’t care less’ about price hikes on foreign-made cars
President Trump downplayed concerns that his forthcoming round of 25% tariffs on all foreign-made vehicles will cause prices on those automobiles to spike, arguing that it will be a...
March 30, 2025
Politics
Seattle city councilmember introduces resolution to acknowledge ‘failure’ of defund the police movement
"This resolution reverses any prior commitment or pledge by past councils to defund or abolish the police," said councilmember Rob Saka. "This resolution reverses any prior commitment or pledge...
March 30, 2025
Politics
Trump-affirmed Secret Service agent DJ Daniel continues record push to be sworn in by 1,000 law agencies
Daniel holds records for most keys to the city and most "proclamation days." Daniel holds records for most keys to the city and most "proclamation days."
March 30, 2025
Politics
Trump says he won’t ‘take anything off the table’ to get Greenland, in new interview
President Trump called out the "fake news" and quadrupled down on taking over Greenland in a new interview with NBC. President Trump called out the "fake news" and quadrupled...
March 29, 2025
Politics
Hamas accepts new hostage deal, which Israel counters with demand for additional captives: reports
At least five hostages could be freed from Hamas' clutches under new cease-fire negotiations, which come as tens of thousands of protestors flooded Israeli streets demanding their return. At...
March 29, 2025
Politics
WHCA cancels anti-Trump comedian from hosting at annual dinner
The White House Correspondents Association on Saturday yanked comedian Amber Ruffin from hosting its annual dinner on April 26. In a letter to members Saturday, WHCA President Eugene Daniels...
March 29, 2025
Politics
Bill Maher grills Newsom over California regulations, presses liberal gov to ‘DOGE the s–t’ out of bureaucracy
"Real Time" host Bill Maher had a bone to pick with Democratic California Governor Gavin Newsom over the Golden State's many regulations, something the HBO host pressed him on during an...