Trump: “Hard for me” to give money to NYC if “communist” Mamdani is mayor

President Trump weighed in on the closely watched race for New York City mayor in an exclusive interview with 60 Minutes, again suggesting he may withhold federal funding to New York if Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani is elected. The 34-year-old Queens assemblyman has proposed policies he says address affordability in the city, like free child

Bessent Suggests US Already in Housing Recession, Calls for Lower Interest Rates

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks with reporters outside the West Wing of the White House in Washington on Oct. 22, 2025. Jim Watson/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. housing market and other parts of the economy may already be in a recession due to high interest rates, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday, reiterating that the

Asylum Applications Hit Record High in Final Year of Biden Administration: OECD

Suspected human smugglers drive ATVs on the Mexican side of the United States border wall near Jacumba, Calif., on Oct. 31, 2023. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times The United States registered record-high asylum applications during the final year of the Biden administration, accounting for more than half of all filings across developed nations, according to a