Politics
New York Mayor Mamdani says city must hike taxes on rich to fill $12 billion deficit
New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani on Wednesday said the city’s wealthiest must pay more in taxes to help fill the staggering $12 billion budget deficit he was left by his predecessors. Mamdani, in an interview with CNBC’s Andrew Ross Sorkin at City Hall, said his administration will be up front with New Yorkers about budget […]
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Trump warns Iran an ‘armada’ is heading its way and to agree a nuclear deal, or else
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to reporters about the Israel-Iran conflict, aboard Air Force One on June 24, 2025, while traveling to attend the NATO summit in The Hague in the Netherlands. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump warned Iran on Wednesday that an “armada” was heading toward it and […]
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U.S.-India trade talks could get a boost as America sees life going on without it
FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Donald Trump meets with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 13, 2025. Kevin Lamarque | Reuters A renewed push to conclude a U.S.-India trade deal may get underway, analysts say, as the White House sees other countries and power blocs working harder than […]
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Canada’s Carney to Trump: ‘I meant what I said in Davos’
Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, Jan. 27, 2026. Patrick Doyle | Reuters Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday denied Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent’s claim that, in a private call with President Donald Trump, he had backtracked on some […]
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House Democrats tell Trump to fire DHS chief Noem or they will start impeachment proceedings against her
House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks at a press conference with other House Democrats at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, DC on Jan. 22, 2026. Nathan Posner | Anadolu | Getty Images House Democratic leaders on Tuesday threatened to begin impeachment proceedings against Department of Homeland Secretary Kristi Noem if President Donald Trump does […]
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Trump says he wants ‘very honorable and honest investigation’ of Alex Pretti killing
US President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he walks to Marine One prior to departure from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, January 27, 2026, as he travels to Iowa. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday said he wants “a very honorable and […]
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Texas governor halts new H-1B visa petitions by state agencies, public universities
Gov. Greg Abbott talks about an approaching winter storm at the State Operations Center in Austin on Thursday, Jan. 22, 2026. Jay Janner | Austin American-Statesman | Hearst Newspapers | Getty Images Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the H-1B visa program in the state, and directed state agencies and universities […]
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The government is barreling toward a partial shutdown over DHS funding. Here’s what to expect
A view of the snow covered streets as heavy snowfall blanketed Washington, D.C. on Jan. 26, 2026. Celal Gunes | Anadolu | Getty Images The U.S. government is on the brink of a partial shutdown beginning at 12:01 a.m. Saturday in large part because of a second recent killing of a U.S. citizen by federal […]
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Trump administration sued over 2 deaths in boat strike off Venezuela’s coast
A priest conducts Mass during a memorial held by family members of Chad Joseph, who believe he was killed in a U.S. military strike on a boat in the Caribbean, at Saint Michael’s Roman Catholic Church in Las Cuevas, Trinidad and Tobago, October 22, 2025. Andrea De Silva | Reuters Family members of two men […]
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ICE chief ordered to appear in Minnesota federal court, judge threatens contempt ruling
Todd Lyons, acting director of US Customs and Immigration Enforcement (ICE), participates in a television interview outside the White House on Nov. 3, 2025, in Washington, DC. Brendan Smialowski | AFP | Getty Images The top federal judge in Minnesota ordered the acting head of ICE, Todd Lyons, to personally appear in Minneapolis court on […]
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