Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is unveiling her $260 billion state budget on Tuesday, an ambitious proposal that includes a tax on nicotine products like Zyn but skips an income tax hike. The budget proposal signals Hochul’s defiance of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who wants to tax the rich as part of his economic […]
Former Gov. Roy Cooper (D-NC), the front-runner in the Democratic primary for North Carolina’s open Senate seat, was successfully lobbied in 2019 by an anti-deportation group with financial ties to a dark-money hub. After a pressure campaign from the group, Cooper rejected legislation that would have helped immigration authorities track illegal immigrants who had been […]
The United States and Europe are engaged in a dispute over the Trump administration’s desire to “own” Greenland, taking attention away from Ukraine as it suffers through another brutal winter of Russian troops targeting its infrastructure. Leaders from around the world, excluding Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, descended on Davos, Switzerland, this week for the World […]
A 10-foot replica of the alleged birthday card from President Donald Trump to the late convicted sex offender Jefferey Epstein is on display at the National Mall for roughly a week. Photos of the display depict a replication of the card that Trump allegedly gave to Epstein, which was previously covered by the press in July 2025. […]
Republican North Carolina Senate candidate Michael Whatley’s campaign is facing a precipitous decline in support in his quest to secure one of the country’s most competitive congressional seats, according to a new poll. Whatley is running against former North Carolina governor Roy Cooper, a Democrat, in the 2026 elections. Several polls last year had the […]
Russel Brand was granted bail after new allegations of sexual assault charges broke against the actor last month. Brand appeared in court via video link from his Florida home and only spoke during the hearing to confirm his name and date of birth. The new charges are one count of rape and one count of […]
French President Emmanuel Macron turned heads Tuesday by delivering his address at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, while wearing mirrored aviator sunglasses. While the accessory draws comparisons to former President Joe Biden’s signature look, Macron explained the choice was a practical necessity rather than a stylistic one. The French leader said he is […]
British officials went to bed on Monday thinking they had averted a crisis. They woke up in the middle of an even deeper row over Greenland, tiny specks of rock in the Indian Ocean, and whether they should deploy their ultimate Trump card: King Charles. Once again, President Donald Trump had upended everything with an […]
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D-MI) blamed a lack of “long-term investments” in electric vehicles on President Donald Trump‘s “chaos.” During the World Economic Forum on Monday, Whitmer addressed how to build a charging network across Michigan’s grid. “Chaos is really bad for business,” Whitmer said. “We’ve seen these long-term investments are now being paused because we […]
The United Kingdom on Tuesday authorized a massive new Chinese embassy in London, despite international concerns that the facility could be used to spy on the country. The embassy, set to be China’s largest in Europe, will sit on the Royal Mint Court, near the Tower of London. Members of parliament within both the ruling […]
