Judge James Boasberg indicated during a hearing on Thursday that he was leaning toward beginning contempt proceedings against Trump administration officials after they failed to follow his verbal order last month to return alleged Venezuelan gang members who were deported under the Alien Enemies Act. Boasberg said he believed that the Trump administration “acted in […]
New York City Mayor Eric Adams is running as an independent in the mayoral race, and while it gives him a shot at avoiding the crowded Democratic primary, it doesn’t look like it’ll rattle frontrunner former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s standing. Adams announced Thursday that he’ll be running as an independent for this year’s New […]
A coalition of federal employee unions urged the Supreme Court Thursday not to interfere with a federal judge’s sweeping order reinstating more than 16,000 probationary federal employees fired earlier this year under a Trump administration workforce directive. In a 40-page filing Thursday, the groups led by the American Federation of Government Employees said President Donald […]
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum expressed relief that her country was excluded from President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariffs announcement. Mexico and Canada were spared from Trump’s sweeping “Liberation Day” tariffs that he imposed on close to 200 nations. Sheinbaum credited the United States and Mexico’s “good relationship” as the reason her country was excluded. “This has […]
President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs have revived GOP concerns that Congress has relinquished too much power to the executive branch. While congressional Republicans have largely deferred to Trump on trade policy, his fresh wave of tariffs ranging from 10% to 50% on virtually all imports has spurred dissenters who want the Legislative Branch to reassert […]
New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham is eyeing a bid for the Democratic nomination in 2028, declaring, “I want to be useful.” Addressing her future plans, the two-term governor said, “I’m worried about my country, and I’m worried about my planet. If you really are in that position on any of those things, then that’s […]
The White House moved its 2025 spring garden tours to Sunday “out of an abundance of caution” due to a planned protest against President Donald Trump on Saturday The tours were originally scheduled for Saturday and Sunday. Now, those with Saturday tickets can take the tour on Sunday between 10 a.m. ET and 2:30 p.m. […]
President Donald Trump announced his wide-ranging slate of reciprocal tariffs on Wednesday, causing varied responses from U.S. trade partners. Trump unveiled the wide array of tariffs at a White House event, implementing a baseline 10% tariff but also higher rates for various other countries that have similar levies on U.S. products. The president said the […]
New York City issued its latest crime report Thursday, which showed record lows for gun violence, subway crime, and homicides. The city experienced the lowest quarter in history for instances of gun violence, which decreased by nearly 25% since last quarter, with only 140 shootings. A little less than a third of these shootings resulted […]
President Donald Trump is heading to Miami to appear at a LIV Golf dinner on Thursday, just one day after announcing severe reciprocal tariffs that have rocked the global economy. He will later head to Mar-a-Lago, his Florida estate, for the weekend, but the jaunt comes earlier than his normal Friday flights down south. At […]
