Mamdani plan pours millions into ‘racial equity’ offices and six-figure diversity jobs, cuts 5,000 NYPD jobs

Even as City Hall describes parts of its spending plan as “actions of last resort,” Mayor Zohran Mamdani is steering millions into an expanding “racial equity” bureaucracy and six-figure diversity positions. To finance the $127 billion agenda, the plan carries steep trade-offs — higher taxes on wealthy residents and corporations, a potential 9.5% property tax … Read more

Justice Department fights back after federal judge blocks Trump’s wind energy freeze

The Trump administration is appealing a federal judge’s order that voided Donald Trump’s day one memorandum pausing offshore wind energy projects, setting up a high-stakes court fight over green energy initiatives the president has long derided. The Department of Justice gave notice of the appeal on Wednesday after Judge Patti Saris sided with 17 blue … Read more

Democrats’ positivity about the party still in the dumps since Trump victory, poll finds

Only around 7 out of 10 Democrats (70%) hold a favorable view of their political party, according to new polling from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Democrats’ favorability of their party stood at 85% in September 2024 but plummeted after President Donald Trump won the presidential election. By October 2025, just 67% … Read more

Trump worries Potomac ‘will still stink’ during America250 celebration after massive sewage spill

President Donald Trump is worried the Potomac River will still stink when America250 celebrations kick off this summer following a sewage leak that dumped millions of gallons of raw filth into the water outlining the nation’s capital, according to the White House.  “There are a lot of events coming up for America 250,” Fox News’ … Read more