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NYC mayoral candidate Scott Stringer plans zoning change to stop Trump from selling fed buildings

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NEW YORK — Mayoral candidate Scott Stringer is proposing a new zoning designation to block President Donald Trump from auctioning off federal buildings to luxury developers, the Daily News has learned.

The plan, dubbed Safeguarding Historic Infrastructure through Effective Land-use Defenses, or SHIELD, would create a new “federal use” ...Read more

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Iran says ability to enrich uranium is 'non-negotiable' in Trump nuclear talks

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Iran said it won’t be drawn into negotiations with the U.S. over its ability to enrich uranium, a sign the diplomatic effort to resolve a years-long nuclear standoff may have hit its first stumbling block.

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said he’d heard contradictory positions from his U.S. counterpart, Steve Witkoff, since a first ...Read more

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Gov. Gavin Newsom to announce California lawsuit against Trump's tariffs

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LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday is expected to announce a lawsuit contesting President Donald Trump's executive authority to enact international tariffs without congressional approval.

The governor's office said the legal action will argue that the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, which Trump cited to ...Read more

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Commentary: Post-Trump purge, can the Kennedy Center save itself? How Mark Morris showed the way

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WASHINGTON — Like much else in the nation’s capital, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is in a state of uncertainty. For 53 years, this massive performance complex has served — with bipartisan grace and, at its best, conspicuous American flair — to honor a single U.S. president. But in February the center was ...Read more

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Trump's dangerous war on information

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As an economist, I know that information is key to our free-market system. If a business makes a good product sold at a fair price, it makes a profit. If it sells an inferior product or charges more than competitors, buyers turn away. Businesses must be responsive to consumer demands.

A democratic political system operates similarly. In this ...Read more

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In Chicago visit, Joe Biden says GOP's threat of Social Security cuts is creating fear among recipients

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CHICAGO — Former President Joe Biden sought Tuesday to use an audience in Chicago of national advocates for the disabled to reestablish himself as a leading party voice to challenge the actions of President Donald Trump amid listless Democratic leadership in taking on Biden’s successor in the White House.

“Look what’s happening. In ...Read more

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Trump signs order aimed at lowering prescription drug prices

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President Donald Trump wants Congress to change a policy that gives certain drugs longer protection from drug price negotiations in Medicare, a fix that could address one of the drug industry’s top complaints with the Biden-era law.

Trump directed his health secretary to work with lawmakers to end the differential treatment for small molecule...Read more

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Former Texas Rep. Mayra Flores announces campaign for Cuellar's seat

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WASHINGTON — Republican former Rep. Mayra Flores, who last year narrowly lost a second bid to reclaim a South Texas seat, announced Tuesday that she’s running again, though from a different district.

Later in the afternoon, however, her campaign disclosed that Flores had been hospitalized, without providing any additional details.

“...Read more

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Protesters disrupt vote that leads Missouri closer to overturning abortion access

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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The chants echoed through the Missouri House chamber.

“Stand up, fight back.”

“Who’s house is this? Our house.”

“Yes on 3.”

The Missouri House on Tuesday advanced a Republican-led plan to overturn a November vote that legalized abortion access during an explosive debate in which a crowd of abortion ...Read more

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Colorado's Yadira Caraveo will run for the US House seat she lost in November -- this time as challenger to Rep. Gabe Evans

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Just over 100 days since she left Congress, Yadira Caraveo wants to head back to Washington, D.C.

On Tuesday, the Colorado Democrat announced her candidacy for the 8th Congressional District race in 2026. She’s seeking a return to the post she held for the first two years of the district’s existence, from 2023 until her loss by a whisker to...Read more

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Analysis: Trump has 'do what we want' mindset as 100th day in office nears

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WASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s second-term governing doctrine could be summed up by these nine words the president uttered last week: “No one leads us. We do what we want.”

That’s been Team Trump’s approach, so far, at home and abroad — drawing praise from congressional Republicans and scorn from many Democrats, with his 100th day ...Read more

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Has Trump disobeyed court order on deportation? What Americans said in a new poll

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Many Americans think President Donald Trump’s administration has ignored a court order concerning deportations — and most think it will disregard future orders, according to new polling.

In an April 12 YouGov poll, 44% of respondents said, as far as they know, the Trump administration had “disobeyed any court orders when deporting ...Read more

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'Home Alone 2' director Chris Columbus wants Trump cameo removed

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NEW YORK — If “Home Alone 2: Lost in New York” director Chris Columbus had his way, Donald Trump would be removed from the classic film.

The award-winning filmmaker, also known for “Mrs. Doubtfire” and the “Harry Potter” film series, said the President’s 7 second appearance in the 1992 movie has “become this curse. It’s ...Read more

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US backs away from envoy saying Iran can keep enriching uranium

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The Trump administration backed away Tuesday from comments by its top Middle East envoy that the U.S. will focus on restricting Iran’s uranium enrichment and missile capability rather than dismantling its entire nuclear program.

“This is going to be much about verification on the enrichment program, and then ultimately verification on ...Read more

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Michigan House panel authorizes subpoena for secretary of state's election training materials

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LANSING, Mich. — The Michigan House Oversight Committee authorized the issuance of a subpoena Tuesday for election training materials provided to Michigan clerks by Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson's office.

The subpoena, the first issued by the oversight panel since House Republicans came into power in January, comes after months of back ...Read more

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NYC mayoral front-runner Andrew Cuomo denied $2.5 million in public matching funds over missing information

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NEW YORK — The NYC Campaign Finance Board denied mayoral race front-runner Andrew Cuomo more than $2.5 million in public matching funds Tuesday, dealing an unexpected and significant blow to his campaign.

In a brief meeting at its Manhattan headquarters, the board’s members voted to deny the former governor the critical funds because his ...Read more

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Gov. Gavin Newsom launches tourism campaign to bring Canadians back to California

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LOS ANGELES — Gov. Gavin Newsom unveiled a tourism campaign on Monday urging Canadians to “come experience our California Love” after seeing a dip in in visits from the United State’s northern neighbors who say they’ve been alienated by President Donald Trump’s policies.

In a video posted on social media, Newsom focuses on the ...Read more

Hawley's change of heart reflects evolving politics of Medicaid

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​WASHINGTON — In 2018, then-Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley signed on to multistate litigation seeking to overturn the 2010 health care law — a move that, if successful, would have eliminated protections for people with preexisting conditions and ended the expansion of Medicaid to millions of low-income people.

Now, as the senior ...Read more

A need for chaos powers some Americans’ support for Elon Musk taking a chainsaw to the US government

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A video of a Las Vegas Tesla dealership that had been set on fire by anti-Elon Musk protesters was posted on March 18, 2025, by an account on X called EndWokeness.

The next day Musk replied to the post, “Some people just want to watch the world burn,” an iconic line from the 2008 Batman film “The Dark Knight.” Alfred, the ...Read more

 

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