Conservatives target Ocasio-Cortez’s ‘Green New Deal’ in New York billboards
A pro-business group unveiled two billboards targeting Democratic congresswomen Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York City on Tuesday, criticizing her proposal for a “Green New Deal” aimed at building a renewable energy economy.
New York regulator subpoenas insurance broker over Trump Organization dealings
New York State’s financial regulator has subpoenaed the insurance broker for President Donald Trump’s family business, a person familiar with the matter said on Tuesday, after former Trump lawyer Michael Cohen told Congress the president inflated the v…
Trump to nominate federal prosecutor Jessie Liu for No. 3 Justice Department post
President Donald Trump plans to nominate Jessie Liu, the current U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia, to serve in the third-ranking post at the Justice Department, the department said on Tuesday.
Former NY Mayor Bloomberg to forgo 2020 White House bid, will focus on climate change
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will not seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. president in 2020 but will instead launch an effort aimed at combating climate change, he said on Tuesday.
U.S. senators offer North Korea sanctions bill, backed by Warmbier parents
Two U.S. senators sought to dial up pressure on North Korea on Tuesday by reintroducing a bill to impose sanctions on any bank that does business with its government, with the endorsement of the parents of Otto Warmbier, a U.S. college student who died…
Trump administration warns of record illegal border crossings ahead of vote by Congress
The Trump administration warned Republican lawmakers Tuesday about record numbers of illegal crossings at the southern border with Mexico as Congress appeared to be on the verge of terminating President Donald Trump’s declaration of an emergency there….
Former NY Mayor Bloomberg not running for U.S. president in 2020
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg will not seek the Democratic nomination for U.S. president in 2020 but will instead launch an effort aimed at combating climate change, he announced on Tuesday.
House panel taps veteran prosecutor to lead Trump probe
The U.S. House of Representatives Intelligence Committee said on Tuesday it had hired a former federal prosecutor in Manhattan with experience investigating Russian mobsters and white-collar crime to lead its probe into the Trump administration.
Senate to vote on Green New Deal: Republican leader
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell said on Tuesday the U.S. Senate would vote in coming weeks on the “Green New Deal,” an ambitious Democratic environmental proposal that has become a lightning rod for Republican criticism.
U.S. judge faults ex-Trump adviser Stone’s book that may violate gag order
A federal judge said Tuesday that the publication of a book last month by President Donald Trump’s former political adviser Roger Stone which criticized Special Counsel Robert Mueller may violate a media gag order – a transgression that could land the …
