NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani marked Ash Wednesday with a public message of blessing and reflection, acknowledging the beginning of the Lenten season and encouraging residents to embrace a period of spiritual renewal in a city grappling with deep inequality. In a post on X, the mayor extended well wishes to […]
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani Unveils $127 Billion Budget, Surpassing Florida’s Entire State Spending.Ng2
NEW YORK — New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has introduced a sweeping $127 billion budget proposal that is drawing national attention — and sharp debate — for its sheer scale. The plan, which outlines spending priorities for the nation’s largest city, now exceeds the entire annual state budget of Florida by nearly $10 billion, […]
Bernie Sanders Secures Bipartisan Backing for $75 Billion ICE Funding Shift to Restore Medicaid.Ng2
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders has secured unified Democratic support and two Republican votes for a sweeping proposal that would reclaim $75 billion from U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and redirect the funds to reverse recent Medicaid cuts. The move represents one of Sanders’ most ambitious fiscal challenges to current federal budget priorities — […]
Bernie Sanders Blasts Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill,” Calls for Billionaire Wealth Tax Amid Inequality Debate.Ng2
WASHINGTON — Sen. Bernie Sanders sharply criticized President Donald Trump’s so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” this week, arguing that the sweeping legislation would hand massive tax benefits to the wealthiest Americans while putting millions at risk of losing healthcare coverage. Speaking at a Capitol Hill press conference, Sanders described the proposal as “one of the most […]
California Billionaire Tax Proposal Sparks Fierce Intraparty Battle Among Top Democrats.Ng2
SACRAMENTO — A sweeping proposal to impose a significant new tax on California’s wealthiest residents is igniting a high-stakes political clash within the Democratic Party, exposing deep divisions over economic policy, revenue strategy, and the future direction of the nation’s largest blue-state economy. The measure, introduced in the state legislature earlier this year, would levy […]