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NYC faces property tax hike after Hochul rejects Mamdani's push to raise income taxes on wealthy
Hochul made clear that she is unlikely to change her stance on income tax hikes
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Trump says he’s raising global tariffs to 15% from 10%
Trump says the new rate is ‘effective immediately’
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Trump declares emergency over Potomac River sewage spill in DC area
FEMA is responding to the Potomac River sewage spill
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Sen. Rand Paul to chair the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Paul plans to reinstate President-elect Donald Trump's 'Remain in Mexico' policy, which was scrapped by President Joe Biden in 2022.
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Sherrod Brown teases bid to serve remainder of Vance's Senate term
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is expected to name an interim replacement in the coming months, but a special election is expected by 2026.
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Federal judge ends Biden administration's overtime expansion rule
U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan, who was appointed by President-elect Donald Trump in his first administration, said the rule change went beyond the Department of Labor's authority.
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U.S. national debt racing toward $36 trillion
The total outstanding public debt stands at $35.9 trillion.
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Audio of 911 call played during trial for illegal immigrant charged in killing student Laken Riley
Prosecutors said the suspect, Jose Ibarra, who is linked to the Tren de Aragua gang, was out “hunting for females” on Feb. 22 when he targeted Riley, 22, while she was jogging.
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Justice Gorsuch emphasizes need for regulatory reform in discussion with retired Justice Breyer
Gorsuch invoked the recent news of "P'Nut The Squirrel" to support his position.
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Two of Giuliani's lawyers try to withdraw from case involving $148M defamation judgment
The women, Ruby Freeman and her daughter, Wandrea “Shaye” Moss, were awarded the $148 million judgment last year.
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Calif. man to be sentenced to life in jail for murder, hate crime in death of gay college student
Samuel Woodward, 27, killed Blaze Bernstein, a University of Pennsylvania student, almost seven years ago.
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Former Detroit Lions linebacker charged with assaulting officers during January 6 riot
Williams, who played for the Lions during the 2016 season, was arrested in Savannah and charged with a felony charge of assaulting, impeding, and resisting officers, and obstruction of law enforcement, the Justice Department announced.
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Trump teases Doug Burgum as Interior Secretary
Trump has been announcing his cabinet positions this week, including nominating Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services Secretary, former Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz as Attorney General, and Florida GOP Sen. Marco Rubio as Secretary of State.