The popular New York City progressive cited the need for a changing of the guard. NEW YORK — Rep. Nydia Velázquez, the Brooklyn progressive known to allies as “La Luchadora” for her fighting spirit, announced Thursday that she’s retiring from Congress and will not seek reelection next year. The Democrat’s surprise decision against a 17th … Read more
His approach would create Trump Freedom Accounts for states that choose to get a waiver. Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) has issued his alternative to enhanced Obamacare subsidies. His “More Affordable Care Act,” released Thursday, enables Obamacare customers to use a “Trump Health Freedom Account” that resembles a health savings account. Scott said in a statement … Read more
In their first full week back after the shutdown, lawmakers voted five times on measures to rebuke colleagues, eating up hours of floor time. As he reconvened the House this month after a seven-week recess, Speaker Mike Johnson promised to recommit lawmakers to making laws — adding session days and keeping them voting into the … Read more
“I get feeling worn out, tired, and embattled,” the former president said to more than 30 lawmakers. Former President Barack Obama is embracing his role as mentor-in-chief, huddling with nearly three dozen freshman House Democrats at the Capitol Hill home of Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.) at a Wednesday night event hosted by former Speaker Nancy … Read more
The party recruited and invested in school board races to oust Republicans. It worked. In Cypress, Texas, a Houston-area suburb that lures families with its high-quality education, Republicans used their two years of control on the school board to ban textbook chapters on climate change, diversity and vaccines. This month, Democrats took over the majority, … Read more
Zohran Mamdani and Donald Trump are the two most prominent populist politicians in America. They grew up on two sides of elite New York City society. When Zohran Mamdani walks into the Oval Office on Friday, he will be meeting with a natural enemy. President Donald Trump has hurled various insults and attacks at Mamdani … Read more
The president has threatened to yank federal aid and send the National Guard to patrol the Big Apple. NEW YORK — President Donald Trump has all the power in his Oval Office sit down Friday with New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani. And his advantage over the incoming mayor is vast. The temperamental president has … Read more
The House on Wednesday voted 426-0 to reverse the provision language, but it is unlikely to be taken up further in the Senate. Rep. Warren Davidson on Friday denounced Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) for his plans to capitalize on a new measure that allows senators — but not House members or the general public — … Read more
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention changed a claim on its website about vaccines not causing autism. Republican members of Congress pushed back on Thursday — albeit lightly — on the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s controversial update to its webpage on vaccines and autism. On Wednesday, the CDC changed its website, walking … Read more
An anti-settlement watchdog group said the Sebastia site is Israel’s largest seizure of archeologically important land — about 450 acres. JERUSALEM — Israel plans to seize parts of a major West Bank historic site, according to a government document, and settlers put up a new outpost overnight, even as the country faces pressure to crack … Read more