NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani is not on the same page with the NYPD when it comes to a security detail for his wife during her upcoming Middle East trip ... because it's NOT happening.
The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul are proposing staff layoffs and significant property tax hikes in order address budget shortfalls in both cities. Those potential increases come at a time when frustrations about property taxes are at an all-time high in Minnesota. In Minneapolis, Mayor Jacob Frey proposed raising the city's property tax levy by 11.3% and cutting 100 city jobs as part of his 2027 budget address. The layoffs and tax increase would help tackle a $60 million budget shortfall the city is facing.
"Every day, the brave men and women of ICE work tirelessly to arrest and remove dangerous illegal aliens from our country," DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said in a statement. "Just last week, we deported killers, drunk drivers, sexual assailants, and weapons traffickers. With deportations up, it's no wonder that crime rates have fallen to historic lows across the country. Thanks to the leadership of President Donald J. Trump, we are making America safe again."
As of Wednesday evening, 21 percent of traders backed the New York progressive, who was trailed by California Governor Gavin Newsom at 17 percent. On rival prediction site Kalshi, the results were the same, with Ocasio-Cortez narrowly topping Newsom. Meanwhile, conventional political polls still put former Vice President Kamala Harris at the top spot, with Newsom in second and AOC in a distant fourth. read more
An American oil company connected to Donald Trump is preparing to sink wells in remote Greenland despite not having received permission from the local authorities. read more
Well, that does it, I won't be voting for Trump in 2028.