NYC Comptroller Brad Lander arrested by ICE agents

New York City Comptroller and Democratic mayoral candidate Brad Lander was arrested Tuesday by masked U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents at federal immigration court in Lower Manhattan.  A U.S. Department of Homeland Security spokesperson said Lander was arrested for assaulting law enforcement and impeding a federal officer.  Lander was released several hours later. New York

Lutnick Says Nearly 70,000 Have Signed Up for $5 Million ‘Trump Card’ Investor Visa

Nearly 70,000 people have signed up for the “Trump Card,” a proposed U.S. visa program that would offer legal residency to foreign nationals willing to pay a $5 million fee to the United States, according to Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick. Lutnick, who’s spearheading the initiative, told the Financial Times on June 17 that 68,703 individuals—and

Trump weighs joining Israel on strikes of Iranian nuclear sites

President Trump is considering joining Israel’s multiday effort to strike Iranian nuclear facilities, multiple sources familiar with the matter told CBS News. One possible target is Fordo, a subterranean uranium enrichment site that’s believed to be key to Iran’s nuclear program, according to the sources, which include a senior intelligence official and a Department of

Why Israel Needs American Bunker-Buster Bombs to Strike Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Site

President Donald Trump is considering using military force to support Israel’s current campaign to destroy Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities. Though Trump has expressed a desire to keep American forces out of the expanding conflict in the Middle East, Israel lacks the military capabilities required to directly destroy some of Iran’s nuclear facilities due to their

Why Israel Needs US Bunker-Buster Bombs to Strike Iran’s Fordo Nuclear Site

President Donald Trump is considering using military force to support Israel’s current campaign to destroy Iran’s nuclear enrichment capabilities. Although Trump has expressed a desire to keep U.S. forces out of the expanding conflict in the Middle East, Israel lacks the military capabilities required to directly destroy some of Iran’s nuclear facilities located deep underground.

Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill’ Will Increase the Deficit by $2.8 Trillion, CBO Projects

The latest version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the legislation central to implementing President Donald Trump’s agenda, could increase the federal deficit by nearly $2.8 trillion by 2034, according to the latest estimates.  That news comes from the nonpartisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO), which advises Congress on the budgetary impact of proposed laws.