Sources corroborate whistleblower claims of corruption, quid pro quo culture inside powerful NYC union

FIRST ON FOX: A scathing whistleblower letter alleges corruption inside New York City’s powerful hotel workers union, including claims that union leaders accepted gifts from hotel executives, manipulated lease arrangements and improperly influenced union business in a culture of quid pro quo dealings — claims that were corroborated by union sources who spoke with Fox … Read more

Iran begins long farewell to former supreme leader with calls for Trump’s death | First Thing

Millions gather in streets and officials appear in public at Tehran funeral of Ali Khamenei in show of defiance. Plus, origin of mysterious ‘space balls’ in Australia revealed Good morning. Iran’s week of mass funeral processions ⁠for the former supreme leader Ali Khamenei has seen public calls for the killing of Donald Trump. Khamenei was … Read more

Watchdog warns of risks to patients as private equity’s stake in US healthcare grows

New report details slew of ventures between private equity and nonprofits and calls for greater government oversight A watchdog group is calling for greater government oversight of joint ventures between private equity firms and non-profit healthcare providers, arguing that the arrangements could present “risks” to “patients, payers and employees”. In a new report, Private Equity … Read more

Trump Heads to NATO Summit Following America at 250 Festivities

President Donald Trump is preparing for a high-stakes NATO summit in Turkey which includes a sit-down with Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The trip follows a busy Fourth of July holiday weekend filled with patriotism, politics and a weather scare. NBC’s Gabe Gutierrez reports for TODAY.

Far-left House candidate ripped for ‘disgusting’ vote on misgendering bill: ‘Disqualifying’

Manny Rutinel, a far-left state legislator and House candidate in Colorado’s 8th Congressional District, voted in support of a bill that instructed courts to take pronoun use into consideration as a factor when deciding child custody cases. In particular, the Kelly Loving Act required courts to deem “deadnaming” and “misgendering” as a kind of coercive … Read more

NCAA president expects no changes to trans athlete rules after US supreme court ruling

Collegiate sports organization led by Charlie Baker banned trans athletes from women’s sports after 2025 Trump order The president of the US’s top administrator of collegiate sports on Sunday said his organization does not anticipate adjusting its rules on transgender athletes after a recent federal supreme court decision allowed states to ban them from participating … Read more

Democrats to choose between progressive and establishment candidate in Michigan as McMorrow drops out of race – US politics live

Candidate Abdul El-Sayed emerges as the party’s frontrunner in the primary campaign after Mallory McMorrow withdraws Hello and welcome to the US politics live blog. Progressive Democratic candidate Abdul El-Sayed has emerged as the party’s frontrunner in the Michigan primary campaign after Mallory McMorrow dropped out of the race. The bipartisan Ratepayer Protection Act, designed … Read more