Category: Politics
May 12, 2025
Politics
House tax plan triples SALT deduction cap to $30K — but New York GOPers say it’s not enough
Draft legislation circulated by the House Ways and Means Committee would raise the current cap to $30,000 on individuals with taxable annual income of $400,000 or fewer. Draft legislation...
May 12, 2025
Politics
Israel gives Hamas fresh ultimatum to avoid bloody Gaza invasion – release half the hostages: ‘Don’t have a lot of time’
"Israel is preparing a major operation in Gaza — we are not hiding it. We have ... the troops ready," Ambassador Danny Danon told reporters at the UN. "Israel...
May 12, 2025
Politics
Dozens of Afrikaners land in US after Trump offers refuge from ‘genocide’
President Trump accused South Africa of engaging in "genocide" against the white minority there, while defending his administration's acceptance of refugees from the beleaguered country. President Trump accused South...
May 12, 2025
Politics
House Republicans unveil $900B in spending cuts for Trump’s ‘big, beautiful’ bill, escalating messy Medicaid fight
House Republicans unveiled a highly anticipated plan to slash roughly $900 billion in spending over a decade, including by imposing work requirements on Medicaid, to help pay for President...
May 12, 2025
Politics
Trump takes off for ‘historic’ Mideast trip after string of foreign policy successes
The president claimed credit Monday for averting a nuclear war in the Indian subcontinent, forcing Ukraine and Russia into peace talks, brokering a trade breakthrough with China and winning...
May 12, 2025
Politics
Letitia James’ pro-consumer push could spark ‘legal shakedowns’ and boost greedy lawyers, businesses say
New York's business groups are going to war with state Attorney General Letitia James, launching a lobbying blitz against her sweeping legislation to tighten consumer protections that they claim...
May 12, 2025
Politics
Trump may travel to Turkey for Putin-Zelensky talks on ending Ukraine war
"That meeting wasn't going to take place," Trump told reporters Monday. "I insisted that that meeting take place, and it is taking place." "That meeting wasn't going to take...
May 12, 2025
Politics
Trump says famous friend got ‘fat shot’ cheaper overseas — and drug executive copped to overcharging
Trump shared the anecdote as he signed an order Monday intended to drastically reduce the price Americans pay for pharmaceutical products — without naming the friend he was talking...
May 12, 2025
Politics
California Gov. Newsom calls on cities to ban homeless encampments on public property
California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday is pushing cities to ban homeless encampments — and is using state funds to force the issue. California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday...
May 12, 2025
Politics
Trump orders sweeping drug price cuts, vows US will save ‘trillions’
Trump is reviving his signature “most favored nation” policy from his first term, with a new push to get foreign countries to take on more of the costs of research...