New York Asks Judge to Bar Transportation Department From Ending Congestion Pricing Program

The department announced in February that it was terminating the program. New York City and the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) urged a judge late on Monday to block the Trump administration from pulling the plug on Manhattan’s congestion pricing program. Lawyers for the city’s transportation department and the MTA sought a preliminary injunction blocking Transportation

House GOP leaders look to reassure conference on “big, beautiful bill” momentum

Washington — House GOP leaders stressed early this week that the budget package central to President Trump’s agenda remains on track even as they acknowledged a delay that comes amid simmering disagreements in the Republican conference that have threatened to stunt progress on reconciliation. “It just made sense for us to push pause for a

Appeals court considers whether detained students should be moved

Washington — A federal appellate panel on Tuesday considered high-profile cases involving two international students who were detained by federal immigration officials and now face removal from the U.S. after they made statements that were critical of Israel. The panel of three judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit heard arguments

Enemies at the Gate: China’s Cuba Spy Hub and Biden’s Border Breakdown

BLUF (Bottom Line Up Front):The United States faces escalating national security risks on two fronts: according to the Homeland Security Republicans, we have an aggressive foreign surveillance operation by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) operating from Cuba, and the domestic crisis at the southern border, which ICE Director Tom Homan warns is being exploited by