How Trump came around to a novel plan to send weapons to Ukraine

When President Donald Trump won last year’s election, European officials quickly began discussing how to sustain US weapons shipments to Ukraine under a leader who had vowed to pull back American support. Eight months later, the results of that plan are coming into view, with Trump on board with a…

Obama’s blunt message for Democrats: ‘Toughen up’

Former President Barack Obama issued a call to action for Democrats at a private fundraiser in New Jersey on Friday evening, urging those frustrated by the state of the country under President Donald Trump to “stand up for the things that you think are right.” “I think it’s going to…

It’s President Donald Trump versus MAGA. In the days since the Trump administration released a memo about Jeffrey Epstein directly at odds with conspiracy theories pushed by the president and some of his top lieutenants, Trump’s movement and most ardent supporters are in revolt. The Justice Department and the FBI…

Congressional Republicans are launching into their next big legislative fight — this time over DOGE spending cuts for foreign aid and public broadcasting — that risks the wrath of President Donald Trump if they fail. With just days to go before a critical deadline, Trump himself is applying pressure to…

Third Avenue retail scene on upswing

The mile-long Third Avenue corridor enjoys none of the prestige of Madison Avenue, but it’s meaningful as a barometer of the economic health of one of Manhattan’s most stable middle-class neighborhoods. Read More

Trump’s mass deportation is backfiring

President Donald Trump and his administration continue to bet big on the issue that, more than any other, appeared to help him win him a second term in 2024: immigration. The administration and its allies have gleefully played up standoffs between federal immigration agents and protesters, such as the one…

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When key provisions in Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ take effect

President Donald Trump signed his landmark tax and spending cuts bill into law on July 4, notching the first major legislative achievement of his second term. Congressional Republicans approved the president’s sweeping agenda bill on an ambitious timeline over the blanket opposition of Democrats, as well as some consternation within…

Former NYSE to become home to 382 apartments

One of Wall Street’s former hubs is trading finance employees for residents. GFP Real Estate has filed plans to convert 40 Exchange Place — a 20-story, 240,000-square-foot office tower in Manhattan’s Financial District — into a mixed-use development with 382 residential units and ground-floor retail, according to the Commercial Observer. …

Two of the most senior figures in the US government — Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the White House chief of staff — have been impersonated in recent weeks using artificial intelligence — a tactic that harnesses a rapidly developing technology that cybersecurity experts say is becoming the “new…

Skydance reportedly in early talks to buy Bari Weiss’ The Free Press

Skydance CEO David Ellison has reportedly held talks with Bari Weiss to buy her online news site The Free Press — fueling growing speculation that he is wooing the right-of-center voice to join CBS News once his company’s long-stalled merger with Paramount is approved.  The discussions are in the early…

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