New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamadani laughed off how his plan to increase taxes on New Yorkers might impact them, suggesting those complaining about his plans are making a mountain out of a mole hill. During an appearance this week on “Andrew Schulz’s Flagrant with Akaash Singh” podcast, Mamdani …
Read More »Washington — GOP leaders in Congress appeared undeterred Wednesday as Elon Musk ramped up his criticism of President Trump’s “big, beautiful bill” with a barrage of posts slamming the measure, raising questions about whether Republicans can remain united around the centerpiece legislation of Mr. Trump’s second-term agenda. In a post …
Read More »Washington — House Speaker Kevin McCarthy said he supports a pair of resolutions billed as efforts to “expunge” the impeachments of former President Donald Trump. Speaking to reporters at the Capitol Friday afternoon, the California Republican said he would back a dual effort by GOP Reps. Marjorie Taylor-Greene of Georgia …
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Washington — GOP Rep. James Comer of Kentucky, the chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, said in a statement Wednesday that FBI Director Christopher Wray confirmed “the existence of an unclassified record that contains reporting of an alleged bribery scheme related to then-Vice President Joe Biden and a …
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Democratic Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz has vetoed a bill that would have set a minimum wage for rideshare drivers after Uber threatened to halt its operations in greater Minnesota — outside of the Minneapolis-St. Paul metropolitan area — if the bill had been signed into law. In a letter Thursday …
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An IRS whistleblower who claims the Justice Department interfered with the Hunter Biden criminal probe says that “he and his entire investigative team are being removed” from the investigation, according to a letter sent Monday by his attorneys to Congress. Whistleblower’s lawyer meets with congressional panels One of the attorneys, …
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Two hospitals that refused to provide an emergency abortion to a pregnant woman who was experiencing premature labor put her life in jeopardy and violated federal law, a first-of-its-kind investigation by the federal government has found. The findings, revealed in documents obtained by The Associated Press, are a warning to …
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Washington — The House on Wednesday passed a bill that would raise the debt ceiling and slash trillions of dollars in government spending, delivering House Speaker Kevin McCarthy a victory in his efforts to pressure the White House to begin negotiations ahead of a fast-approaching deadline to avoid a default. …
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Washington — Democratic Sen. Dick Durbin, who helms the Senate Judiciary Committee, requested Chief Justice John Roberts appear before the panel on May 2 to answer questions about ethics rules governing the Supreme Court and potential reforms following a series of revelations about Justice Clarence Thomas’ close ties to a …
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Madison, Wis. — Republican state Rep. Dan Knodl defeated a Democratic attorney to win an open Senate seat in Tuesday’s special election, creating a GOP supermajority in the chamber that could be used to impeach Democratic Gov. Tony Evers and other office holders. Knodl defeated Jodi Habush Sinykin in the …
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