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Mon, April 21, 2025

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More outcry over Sen. Chuck Schumer's vote for Republican spending bill

Laura Figueroa Hernandez is the White House correspondent and previously covered New York City politics and government. She joined Newsday in 2012 after covering state and local politics for The ...
Sun, March 30, 2025

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Health care providers on Long Island brace for large cuts in federal Medicaid funding

Long Island health care providers say they are bracing for the financial impact of anticipated cuts to Medicaid as the Republican majority in Congress works on sweeping legislation to make 2017 tax cuts permanent.
Fri, March 14, 2025

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Social Security overpayments: FAQ

Starting March 27, seniors and other Social Security beneficiaries will have 100% of their overpayment deducted from their monthly check, which will mean some will receive no funds, experts said.
Thu, March 13, 2025

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EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin says he will slash climate-change regulations and spending

WASHINGTON — U.S. EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin said Wednesday that he would slash long-standing climate-change regulations and spending, and cancel the $20 billion Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, alarming environmentalists and Democrats.
Sat, March 8, 2025

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As Trump pushes limits of power, courts and lawmakers increase pushback

As the Trump administration enters its eighth week, the president and Musk have begun to encounter increased pushback in the courts and in Congress, prompting the president to post on social media that Musk should step back and allow cabinet secretaries to carry out the task of downsizing their departments and agencies.
Mon, March 3, 2025

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Here are some goods in the crosshairs of Trump's tariffs on Mexico, Canada and China

President Donald Trump was poised to impose 25% taxes on imports from Canada and Mexico Tuesday and to double to 20% his levies on Chinese products.
Sun, March 2, 2025

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Lee Zeldin gets to work on his agenda of shrinking EPA and cutting regulations

The former Long Island congressman has vowed to claw back $20 billion in Biden administration green energy grants.
Sat, March 1, 2025

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Unions, workers explore ways to fight back amid Musk's effort to cut down the federal workforce

On Thursday, a federal court judge in San Francisco ordered the Trump Administration to pause the firing of probationary workers, after a coalition of labor unions including AFGE filed a lawsuit arguing the Office of Personnel Management which oversaw the cuts had "no legal authority" to fire employees.
Sun, February 23, 2025

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'Dark MAGA' spreads as conservatives embrace Musk's influence on Trump

At an annual gathering of conservatives, the emerging influence of billionaire Elon Musk on President Donald Trump was on display.

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Trump, Musk push forward with cuts, as questions mount about their approach

The entrepreneur is working with President Donald Trump to assert White House control over the sprawling federal workforce.
Wed, February 19, 2025

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Trump and Musk say they like working together and will keep it at. Will it last?

At times, Trump sat back as Fox News Channel's Sean Hannity heaped praise on Musk in an attempt to counteract a Democratic narrative that he's a callous and unelected force out to destroy the government and upend civil society through sweeping cuts being imposed by the Department of Government Efficiency.
Sat, February 8, 2025

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Donald Trump shunned Project 2025 as a candidate, but is adopting its ideas in office

On the presidential campaign trail, candidate Donald Trump consistently distanced himself from Project 2025, a conservative think tank initiative that proposed swee
Fri, February 7, 2025

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Protests and a New Zealand leader's absence overshadow a day marking the founding treaty with M?ori

The bill's architect, David Seymour, met with protests at Waitangi marae — a MÄ?ori meeting house — during speeches by political leaders on Wednesday, as he made a fresh pitch for the law. The measures are widely derided and prompted tens of thousands of people to march on Parliament in Wellington last November.
Sat, February 1, 2025

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President Donald Trump's early moves to control spending test authority of Congress

A 1974 law requires the president to spend the appropriations passed by Congress or seek its permission to suspend funding.
Thu, January 23, 2025

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Order from President Donald Trump aims to end 'radical and wasteful' diversity programs

Inaugural address included a vow to end efforts to "socially engineer race and gender into every aspect of public and private life."
Sun, January 5, 2025

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Blakeman: Flags in Nassau will be lowered to honor Jimmy Carter

Critics had assailed the Nassau County executive for not ordering flags at half-staff to honor the 39th president.
Fri, January 3, 2025

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Musk is 'misjudged and certainly misinformed' over UK grooming attacks, says senior minister

A senior British minister has pushed back on Elon Musk's criticism of the government's handling of a historic child grooming scandal.
Tue, December 24, 2024

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State legislative leaders reject MTA capital plan, intend to include it in budget talks

That hole "is a specific concern that needs to be addressed before we can approve the program," stated Heastie and Stewart-Cousins. The legislative leaders are also members of the MTA Capital Program Review Board, which gave them the authority to reject the proposal.

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New York State to phase out 'super pollutants,' despite cost concerns

ALBANY — The state has restricted the use of "super pollutant" gases used in food stores, hospitals, high-tech bio storage facilities and other businesses that require refrigeration, despite warnings by business interests that the measure will be too costly for some enterprises to stay in business.

More outcry over Sen. Chuck Schumer's vote for Republican spending bill

Laura Figueroa Hernandez is the White House correspondent and previously covered New York City politics and government. She joined Newsday in 2012 after covering state and local politics for The ...

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer urged Republicans to vote against President Donald Trump in the upcoming election during a speech at the New York State Democratic Convention on Long Island. Schumer criticized Trump's handling of the economy, healthcare, and foreign policy, arguing that the president's actions have been detrimental to the country. He emphasized the importance of removing Trump from office to protect democracy and encouraged Republicans to join Democrats in this effort, stating that the future of the nation depends on it.

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