NYC council sues over Mayor Adams’ executive order flouting solitary ban in city jails
The City Council has filed a lawsuit over Mayor Eric Adams' executive order that ignored a controversial ban on solitary confinement in city jails, calling the mayor's enforcement an overreach and an “unprecedented” abuse of power. . The lawsuit, filed Monday in Manhattan Supreme Court, seeks to halt part of a newly passed law that […]
NYC Mayor Adams eyes executive action to roll back sanctuary policies
New York City Mayor Eric Adams (D) said Sunday he is considering executive action to bypass the Democratic-controlled New York City Council and modify the city's sanctuary status. In an interview with WCBS-TV, “Marcia Kramer's The Point” Adams asked Kramer to authorize him to circumvent the City Council's refusal to repeal New York City's sanctuary […]
Murder of UnitedHealthcare executive the wrong path for a nation with a broken medical care system – Chicago Sun-Times
Last Wednesday, the same day that UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson was shot and killed in New York, I received a call from a pharmacist assistant at Walgreens. She said she could no longer write a prescription for a needle that would fit my insulin pen because my insurance company, Aetna, now insists that I have […]
Health Insurers Remove Executive Leadership Pages as Leftist Wackos Like Taylor Lorenz Call for Assassinations
In the wake of the shooting death of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson, several major health insurance companies have removed web pages featuring their executive teams. In addition to rooting for the assassination, users of the left-wing echo chamber Bluesky, including journalist Taylor Lorenz, most often post names and photos of other prominent health insurance […]
Wikler wins endorsements for DNC from MoveOn.org executive director, PCCC
The executive directors of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC) and MoveOn.org on Wednesday endorsed Wisconsin Democratic Party Chairman Ben Wikler for Democratic National Committee chairman. The Hill first reported on their endorsement. “Ben is an organizer who built the most successful state party in America and has the results to prove it as an […]
UnitedHealth cancels investor day after reports of executive shot in Manhattan – CNBC
A scene outside the Hilton Hotel in New York City after the shooting that killed UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson on December 4, 2024. Estelle Bloom | CNBC CEO Brian Thompson said: united health groupinsurance department was fatally shot Wednesday morning in midtown Manhattan, a person familiar with the matter told CNBC. UnitedHealth Group canceled investors […]
Meta executive admits company ‘overdid it’ with COVID censorship — ‘We sometimes over enforce’
Meta's president of global affairs said the social media company had gone too far in moderating COVID-19-related content on its platform. Nick Clegg has spoken to members of the media and claimed that Meta founder Mark Zuckerberg wants to have a say in President-elect Donald Trump's future technology and social media policies. According to financial […]
Trial date set for Brian Walshe in murder of missing real estate executive wife
A Massachusetts man accused of murdering his wife and dismembering her body appeared in court Monday afternoon, where the judge set a trial date for next October. Anna Walsh, a mother of three young children and a real estate professional working in Washington, D.C., disappeared on New Year's Day 2023 and was reported missing days […]
Stellantis chief executive Carlos Tavares resigns as carmaker struggles | Stellantis
Jeep, Fiat and Peugeot car maker Stellantis announced on Sunday that Carlos Tavares will step down as chief executive and aim to find a new leader in the first half of next year. Tavares, previously considered one of the auto industry's most respected executives, said earlier this year that Stellantis issued a profit warning for […]
Trump could slash deficit $1.4T by reversing Biden executive actions: report
WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump could reduce the federal deficit by $1.4 trillion over the next 10 years by reversing President Biden's executive actions, according to a report. The Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, a nonprofit organization that advocates for fiscal restraint, has raised potential cost savings as the Trump administration's unofficial Office of […]