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Andrew Cuomo concedes the New York City mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani, who leads in the first-choice vote
New York City mayoral candidate and democratic State Representative Zohran Mamdani (L) and New York City mayoral candidate Andrew Cuomo (R). Angela Weiss | Afp | Getty Images State Assemblyman Zohran Mamdani is the leader as first-choice votes are tallied in the New York City Democratic mayoral primary, ahead of former New York Gov. Andrew […]
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Trump to Congress: ‘NO ONE GOES ON VACATION’ until spending bill passes
US President Donald Trump speaks to the press before boarding Marine One from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC on June 24, 2025, to attend the NATO’s Heads of State and Government summit in The Hague. Mandel Ngan | Afp | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday ramped up his […]
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Trump judge nominee told DOJ lawyers to ignore court orders on deportations: whistleblower
Attorney Emil Bove looks on as U.S. President-elect Donald Trump appears remotely for a sentencing hearing in front of New York State Judge Juan Merchan in the criminal case in which he was convicted in 2024 on charges involving hush money paid to a porn star, at New York Criminal Court in Manhattan in New […]
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House Speaker Johnson argues the War Powers Act is unconstitutional
Speaker of the House Rep. Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks during his weekly press conference at the US Capitol on June 24, 2025 in Washington, DC. Tasos Katopodis | Getty Images House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., argued Tuesday that the War Powers Act, a Nixon-era law limiting the president’s power to unilaterally wage war, is unconstitutional, […]
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Israel-Iran ceasefire: Live updates
Oil prices fall sharply after Trump says China can buy oil from Iran FILE PHOTO: An Israeli gas platform, controlled by a U.S.-Israeli energy group, is seen in the Mediterranean sea, some 15 miles (24 km) west of Israel’s port city of Ashdod, in this file picture taken February 25, 2013. Amir Cohen | Reuters […]
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Crypto rules of the road framework unveiled by Republican senators
Two Republican senators are planning to debut a framework on Tuesday for a major bill that would set the rules of the road for digital assets. According to the framework, being introduced by Senate Banking Chairman Tim Scott of South Carolina and Sen. Cynthia Lummis of Wyoming, who heads the panel’s digital assets committee, the […]
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Getting Trump’s full tax break on car loans may mean buying a $130,000 vehicle
Key Points President Donald Trump proposed a tax break on car loan interest while on the campaign trail last year. House and Senate Republicans have pitched a $10,000 tax deduction on auto loan interest as part of the so-called “one big beautiful bill” being debated in Washington. Households would likely need to buy luxury cars […]
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Supreme Court lets Trump administration resume deportations to ‘third countries’
One of two documented immigrants with prior convictions detained by U.S. Immigrations and Customs (ICE) Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) agents, walks towards a vehicle, at a Home Depot parking lot in Tucson, Arizona, U.S., January 26, 2025. Rebecca Noble | Reuters The Supreme Court on Monday allowed the Trump administration to resume quick deportations of […]
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Trump slams Russia’s Medvedev for claiming countries will give Iran nuclear warheads
Russia’s Security Council’s Deputy Chairman Dmitry Medvedev attends a meeting of the Council for Science and Education at the Joint Institute for Nuclear Research in the Moscow region’s city of Dubna, Russia June 13, 2024. Alexei Maishev | Via Reuters President Donald Trump on Monday lashed out at former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev for claiming […]
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Airlines divert, cancel more Middle East flights after Iran attacks U.S. military base
Airspace over the Middle East on Monday afternoon EDT, according to FlightRadar24. Courtesy: Flightradar24 Airlines diverted more flights in the Middle East on Monday after Iran’s armed forces said the country launched a missile strike on a U.S. military base in Qatar, exacerbating the region’s military conflict. At least six commercial aircraft turned around near […]
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