Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City Zohran Mamdani’s plan to shift responsibility for hate crimes from the New York Police Department to his proposed “Department of Community Safety” (DCS) has both advocates and victims sounding the alarm. Mamdani discussed the idea during a Wednesday press conference in which he addressed last week’s shooting
When President Trump signed a law adding work requirements for some Medicaid recipients, he may have undercut lawmakers in at least 14 states who were designing their own plans, according to health industry observers. Georgia is the only state with a work requirement in place for Medicaid, but several states have been pursuing such a
AOC’s partner, Riley Roberts, is a ‘spouse’ to secure free gifts, but not when it comes to financial transparency AOC (Mario Tama/Getty Images) The House Ethics Committee rebuked Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D., N.Y.) for simultaneously claiming her longtime partner, Riley Roberts, is and isn’t her “spouse.” The committee’s rebuke stemmed from a lengthy explanation Ocasio-Cortez’s
President Donald Trump speaks to the media as he departs the White House in Washington on Aug. 1, 2025. Win McNamee/Getty Images President Donald Trump said on Sunday he would appoint a new Federal Reserve governor and Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) commissioner within the next few days. Trump was addressing the resignations of Fed
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks in the Roosevelt Room at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 31, 2025. Kent Nishimura/Reuters PHNOM PENH—Cambodia will nominate U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize, its deputy prime minister said on Friday, following his direct intervention in halting the Southeast Asian country’s recent border
Longtime Trump insider May Davis Mailman has departed the White House, sources told CBS News, making her the highest-ranking official to leave so far during the second term without being pushed out. Mailman’s last day as deputy assistant to the president and senior policy strategist was Friday, one of the sources said. But Mailman will
In a whirlwind of negotiations over three days, Democrats asked for multiple billions in government funds to be released in exchange for a vote on a batch of nominees President Trump wanted confirmed before lawmakers left for their August break, sources told CBS News. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer was negotiating with GOP leadership for