‘We’re taxing the rich’: NYC Mayor Mamdani touts new $500M-a-year tax on luxury second homes
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani celebrated a proposal to tax luxury second homes owned by the ultra-wealthy, a plan expected to generate at least...
Author : Elizabeth E. Paulson
Trump administration’s Federal Reserve HQ probe escalates with unannounced site visit by prosecutors
Deputies from the United State’s Attorney’s Office for the District of Columbia (USADC) showed up earlier this week, unannounced, at the Federal Reserve’s construction site...
David Axelrod trying to tamp down speculation after meeting the pope
David Axelrod, a senior advisor to former president Barack Obama, put out a statement on X quelling rumors that a Thursday meeting between himself and...
David Axelrod trying to tamp down speculation after meeting the pope
David Axelrod, a senior advisor to former president Barack Obama, put out a statement on X quelling rumors that a Thursday meeting between himself and...
DOJ sues Connecticut, New Haven over sanctuary policies: ‘Open defiance’
The U.S. Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against Connecticut and its city of New Haven, arguing that their sanctuary policies interfere with federal enforcement...
House avoids unprecedented four-member expulsion week as Swalwell and Gonzales resign instead
It may have been possible to bequeath this as “expulsion week.” Instead, this might be “resignation week.” The House has only expelled six Members in...
Trump swings for Moon with nuclear reactor plans as China, Russia team up in space race
A memo released by the Trump administration on Tuesday detailed a goal of having a nuclear reactor on the Moon’s surface by 2030, a move...
Swalwell resignation collides with China-linked scandal as critics demand file release
Rep. Eric Swalwell, who announced he will resign from Congress on Monday, is facing mounting criticism over a series of sexual misconduct allegations, but another,...
‘Smart decision’: Swalwell’s resignation spurs praise from both parties after bombshell allegations emerge
Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., announced he was planning to resign from Congress following sexual misconduct allegations, leading top Senate Democrats like Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass.,...
Appeals court lets Trump resume White House ballroom construction, seeks lower court clarity
A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Saturday cleared the way for President Donald Trump to temporarily resume construction of his planned White House...