Melissa DeRosa says her new memoir isn’t about settling any scores. Instead, the former secretary to then-New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo (D) says that “What’s Left Unsaid” is focused on “setting the record straight.” “When you live through something, the real-time reporting is sort of the first draft of history. And then I think the...
Americans are struggling to keep up with their car payments at the highest rate in decades, as the economy shows signs of tightening following more than a year of counter inflationary measures. Some 6.11 percent of subprime borrowers — who typically have lower credit scores and face higher interest rates — were more than 60...
Climate change-driven disasters have caused damages equivalent to $391 million a day for 20 years, according to projections published in the journal Nature Communications. Researchers determined that between 2000 and 2019, climate disasters such as droughts and heatwaves did about $143 billion of damage annually. They attributed 63 percent of those damages — $90 billion — to...
Unfortunately it’s employers — particularly small employers — who will need to bear the burden.
{beacon} 12:30 REPORT It’s Tuesday. “Hurry! You will only have these [two] weeks to wear jackets that do nothing,” @AmberMRuffin posted on X, formerly known as Twitter. That is the most relatable post that I’ve seen in a while. *Smirks at the cute, albeit slightly impractical coats in my closet.* Anyway, here’s what we’re covering today: ...
The Senate on Tuesday struck a deal on three bipartisan government funding bills, allowing lawmakers to move forward on legislation the chamber has been working to move forward on the floor since last month. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) announced a long-awaited deal on amendments on Thursday, teeing up more than three dozen amendments for consideration...
New York Mayor Eric Adams (D) is pledging to protect the Sikh community after a 66-year-old Sikh man was killed in the city last week. “Jasmer Singh loved his city and deserved so much more than his tragic death. On behalf of all New Yorkers, I want our Sikh community to know you have more...
If we set a precedent now that equates these manipulative design features with First Amendment protections, we will effectively disarm our legislators from ever being able to protect our children from the known harms of these platforms.
Some Republican lawmakers are calling on Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser to rename the two-block area in front of the White House that was dubbed "Black Lives Matter Plaza" three years ago amid a wave of racial justice protests. Groups affiliated with the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement have faces a backlash after messages sent...
Former President Trump on Tuesday ripped his former fixer, Michael Cohen, as a "proven liar" as Cohen was set to testify in a New York fraud trial involving Trump's business empire. “Well he’s a proven liar, as you know. He’s a felon who served a lot of time for lying, and we’re gonna just go...
China has replaced its defense minister, ousting the publicly missing Gen. Li Shangfu, state media CCTV announced Tuesday. Li has not been seen publicly in about two months and is the second such official to go without public appearances before being replaced, following Foreign Minister Qin Gang in July. Both replacements were made without further...
The Ohio officers who shot and killed Jayland Walker, a 25-year-old Black man, have been reinstated and are back on active duty. The decision to reinstate the eight officers follows a grand jury’s 2022 decision against indicting them. The department’s own internal investigation is expected to conclude soon with the review to be released in...
A coalition of tech and workers' rights advocacy groups asked Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) to prioritize protections for workers in artificial intelligence (AI) regulation, in a letter sent Tuesday. The letter sent to Schumer highlighted ways employers can use automated systems to surveil, replace, or hire and fire workers. In some cases, the organizations...
The government’s action was the culmination of a dozen years of organized, concerted character assassination on the part of the FBI, the INS, the Justice Department, and right-wing columnists in New York and Hollywood.
The global demand for fossil fuels is expected to peak by 2030, according to the International Energy Agency (IEA). The IEA announced in a new report that there will be “a considerably different global energy system” by 2030 due to current shifts in the energy industry. The report estimates that by the end of the decade, there...
JPMorgan Chase CEO Jamie Dimon lit into central banks Tuesday, saying they were “100 percent dead wrong” about where the economy was heading over the last year and a half and urging “humility about financial forecasting.” Speaking at a financial forum in Saudi Arabia, Dimon was widely critical of U.S. economic policies and cautioned against...
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie argued on Monday that former President Trump’s current lead in the 2024 GOP primary race is “fatally flawed.” During an appearance on MSNBC, host Stephanie Ruhle asked the former New Jersey governor why Trump remains the front-runner despite the legal battles he’s currently facing. “Look, I think that he's the...
Former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who is imprisoned in Russia, told Secretary of State Antony Blinken in an August phone call that leaving him out of a second prisoner swap was like signing “a death warrant.” “I told him, point blank, that leaving me here the first time painted a target on my back, and...
Four North Korean people were recovered in a small wooden boat off the coast of South Korea early Tuesday in what is believed to be a defection, South Korean officials said. The four North Koreans were rescued by the South Korean coast guard early Tuesday after being identified by a passing fishing boat, The Associated...
Women who don’t have a college degree are going to bear the brunt of job losses in the future, a recent analysis found. According to employment trends and predictions, the jobs non-college women have typically found security in are going to decline, per the analysis. “Specifically, non-college women are slated to lose the most middle-wage...
Georgia's "heartbeat" abortion ban is constitutional and will remain in place for now, the state Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The 6-1 ruling rejected a lower court's reasoning that the six-week abortion ban was unconstitutional. The case will be sent back to that same court for additional arguments by abortion advocates and providers. The ruling means...
The Israeli military is offering rewards to Palestinians who have information on the hostages being held in Gaza by the militant group Hamas. “If your will is to live in peace and to have a better future for your children, do the humanitarian deed immediately and share verified and valuable information about hostages being held...
Republican presidential candidate Chris Christie has met the criteria for the third GOP primary debate, his campaign has reportedly said. Christie’s campaign told Politico that he’s met the polling and donor thresholds to get on the party’s third debate stage in Miami next month. Christie, the former governor of New Jersey, shared the Politico piece...
Investigators have identified several people of interest in the fatal stabbing of a Detroit synagogue leader, but no one person can publicly be deemed a prime suspect, police said Monday. “We have a number of people that give us interest,” Chief James White said Monday. “We are just short of calling one of the people...
The best Speakers put aside their egos to get the job done, and don’t care who gets the credit for achieving victory, as long as victory is achieved.