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Fiscal hawks show a change of heart toward spending bills
WASHINGTON — When House Republicans united last month to back a full-year stopgap funding measure on a mostly party-line vote, 17 of them did something they’d never done before: vote for a spending bill that became law...Read more
NYC mayoral candidate Scott Stringer plans zoning change to stop Trump from selling fed buildings
NEW YORK — Mayoral candidate Scott Stringer is proposing a new zoning designation to block President Donald Trump from auctioning off federal buildings to luxury developers, the Daily News has learned.
The plan, dubbed ...Read more
Gov. Gavin Newsom to announce California lawsuit against Trump's tariffs
LOS ANGELES — California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Wednesday is expected to announce a lawsuit contesting President Donald Trump's executive authority to enact international tariffs without congressional approval.
The ...Read more
Editorial: Chicago City Council should not summarily ban Jan. 6 rioters
We understand the temptation for Chicago City Council members to blanket-ban the ragtag rioters and criminals who stormed the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6 believing they had permission from the man who now occupies the White ...Read more
Matthew Yglesias: Can Democrats and big tech get back together?
Despite the various frictions, America’s technology sector did pretty well during Joe Biden’s presidency — and despite the various warnings about his mercurial opponent, many tech executives supported Donald Trump in...Read more
Stephen L. Carter: Will screening immigrants' social media history cure antisemitism?
Critics see a threat to free speech in last week’s announcement that the Trump administration will henceforth review the social media history of visa applicants to weed out those who have expressed antisemitic views.
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LZ Granderson: Stephen A. Smith for president? Try to be more of an FDR than a DJT
If you're looking for a "podcast" to take your mind off of things, I have a great suggestion: President Franklin D. Roosevelt's "fireside chats." I know the title makes it sound like ancient history, however, I promise you...Read more
Commentary: Post-Trump purge, can the Kennedy Center save itself? How Mark Morris showed the way
WASHINGTON — Like much else in the nation’s capital, the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts is in a state of uncertainty. For 53 years, this massive performance complex has served — with bipartisan grace...Read more
Commentary: If countries stop buying US debt, everything changes
For years, the financial world has taken one truth for granted: people and countries will buy U.S. debt. If that changes, everything changes.
The United States borrows 30 trillion dollars… that’s trillion with a “T....Read more
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