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NY, Pa. reps urge Biden to end asylum abuses and ‘bring order to the border’: ‘Americans want action’
“Americans want action. Congress has failed to act, and we now need the president,” New York Rep. Tom Suozzi said.
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RFK Jr.'s abortion stance surprises even his VP pick: ‘I don’t know where that came from’
May 9, 2024 | 3:17pm"I don't trust the state and I think we need to trust the woman," Kennedy concluded.
NYC's 'Squad' members hail Biden's Israel weapons pause, say 'protesting is working'
May 9, 2024 | 2:28pmMembers of the left-wing "Squad" of House members from New York City openly celebrated Thursday after President Biden announced he was pausing some military aid for Israel to deter an...
NYC Comptroller Brad Lander calls for end of migrant shelter limits as thousands continue to pour in each month
May 9, 2024 | 2:16pm"This is not a policy designed or implemented to help families achieve stable housing and self-sufficiency and integrate into our city," NYC Comptroller Brad Lander said Thursday outside the Roosevelt...
Senator makes Labor Secretary Julie Su squirm over sex harassment at FDIC: 'No country for creepy old men'
May 9, 2024 | 1:12pmSen. John Kennedy pushed acting Labor Secretary Julie Su on Thursday to crack down on the “creepy old men” at the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) after the scathing findings...
Trump team says deep-blue Minnesota, Virginia 'falling into play' -- despite losing both states in 2020
May 9, 2024 | 12:48pmDonald Trump's presidential campaign is bullish about its prospects in solid-blue Minnesota and Virginia against President Biden -- despite losing both states by wide margins in 2020. "States like [Arizona],...
Biden campaign uses Kendrick Lamar diss track to attack Trump's policies, clothes: 'I hate the way that you dress'
May 9, 2024 | 12:04pmPresident Biden's re-election campaign has co-opted Kendrick Lamar's attacks on Drake to attack Donald Trump, overlaying the lyrics to the Compton rapper's "Euphoria" on top of text insults about the...
Ann Coulter says she didn't vote for Vivek Ramaswamy 'because you're an Indian'
May 9, 2024 | 11:48amConservative author and commentator Ann Coulter recently told former Republican presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy that she would not back him for the GOP nomination because "you're an Indian."
GOP rep to host Columbia commencement for constituents after 'appalling' cancellation
May 9, 2024 | 11:15amLong Island GOP Rep. Anthony D'Esposito wants to honor his constituents who are graduating from Columbia University this year with a separate commencement ceremony after the Ivy League school made...
Speaker Johnson rips Biden's 'senior moment' on threat to delay US weapons shipments to Israel
May 9, 2024 | 9:30amHouse Speaker Mike Johnson said he felt betrayed by President Biden's threat to withhold US weapons shipments to Israel and expressed hope the remark could be chalked up to a...
Biden claims inflation was 9% when he came into office — when it actually was 1.4%
May 8, 2024 | 9:31pmPresident Biden claimed Wednesday that voters were wrong to blame him for high inflation because it "was 9% when I came to office" — when in fact it actually was...
House passes bill to add citizenship question on census and exclude illegal immigrants from apportionment
May 8, 2024 | 7:37pmThe House of Representatives voted to add a citizenship question to the census and block illegal immigrants from skewing the redistricting and Electoral College apportionment processes.
DOJ urged to probe Trump 'fixer' Michael Cohen for allegedly lying to Congress six times
May 8, 2024 | 7:03pmHouse Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) and Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) accused Michael Cohen of lying to Congress on at least six occasions, which is illegal.
Pratt Institute professors narrowly reject resolution to boycott Israel after trying to hold vote on Passover
May 8, 2024 | 6:54pmPratt Institute's faculty governing body narrowly rejected a series of resolutions to have the prestigious Brooklyn-based arts college boycott Israel.
Biden vows US will not supply weapons for Israel's offensive attack on Hamas-controlled Rafah
May 8, 2024 | 6:40pmPresident Biden said Wednesday that "I'm not supplying the weapons" if Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu moves forward with a full attack on the Hamas-controlled city of Rafah in the...
Biden's labor secretary could be forcing taxpayers to foot $32B in unemployment fraud she caused in California: GOP senators
May 8, 2024 | 6:27pmPresident Biden's labor head could be forcing US taxpayers to foot the bill for roughly $32 billion in unemployment fraud she caused when serving during the COVID-19 pandemic as California's...
Marjorie Taylor Greene bid to oust House Speaker Mike Johnson crushed by both parties
May 8, 2024 | 5:33pmFar-right Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene's long-delayed drive to unseat House Speaker Mike Johnson was quickly defeated Wednesday, with members of both parties voting to kill the effort.
Biden leads Trump in Wisconsin, but race narrows with RFK Jr. on ballot: poll
May 8, 2024 | 5:05pmPresident Biden has a clear lead over former President Donald Trump in the battleground state of Wisconsin, but the Democrat's head-to-head cushion disappears when minor candidates are included, a new...
Pentagon chief leaves lawmakers confused, enraged over hold on weapons shipments to Israel: 'This is obscene'
May 8, 2024 | 4:56pmDefense Secretary Lloyd Austin confirmed the Pentagon has "paused" one weapons shipment to Israel but claimed the US had not made "final decision" on the shipment's future.
House COVID origins panel accuses Fauci adviser of obstructing probe, subpoenas him for public testimony
May 8, 2024 | 4:45pmThe Select Subcommittee on the Coronavirus Pandemic issued the subpoena to Dr. David Morens on Wednesday, demanding his appearance at a May 22 hearing.
Trump says it's 'hard to sit back' and listen to 'lies' made about him in 'hush money' trial, but reacting could land him in 'prison'
May 8, 2024 | 4:27pm"These depraved savages won't stop until my family is DESTROYED and the MAGA movement is RIPPED TO SHREDS," read a Wednesday fundraising email, which included a "demand a mistrial" button.