(The Center Square) — New York’s share of the nation’s millionaires is declining along with much-needed tax revenue for the state, according to a new report from a fiscal watchdog group. The analysis by the nonpartisan Citizens Budget Commission found that New York’s share of the nation’s millionaires — or tax filing households with more than […]

The United Nations Security Council has voted to pull its peacekeeper force from Lebanon after a 47-year deployment in the Middle Eastern country to secure its southern border shared with Israel. The council extended the country’s peacekeeping mission for the final time on Thursday. The peacekeepers will gradually withdraw from Lebanon until a final departure […]

(The Center Square) – The California Supreme Court rejected an emergency Republican petition to take congressional redistricting off the Nov. 4 ballot. “The petition for writ of mandate and application for stay are denied,” the court said Wednesday, two days after Republicans, including several legislators, filed it. “48 hours later, this case has already been rejected,” […]

Republican Oklahoma state Rep. Ty Burns pleaded guilty to one charge of domestic abuse and two charges of misdemeanor assault, Oklahoma Attorney General Gentner Drummond announced Thursday.  The charges stemmed from incidents involving “family members” in November 2024 and April 2025. In a statement, Burns said he would step down from his position as chairman of the […]