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Johnson’s Plan B for Ukraine leaves questions unanswered

House Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-LA) Ukraine aid Plan B raises as many questions as it answers. He told Republican senators last week that he would introduce a bill to provide new military funding to Kiev after the House considers alternative spending measures to prevent a March 22 government shutdown. Told. In a subsequent interview with […]

NY lawmakers fight gov’s plan to reform murky $6B Medicaid program

Albany lawmakers are rejecting Gov. Kathy Hochul’s efforts to rein in the popular $6 billion Medicaid home health program, which critics say is highly susceptible to abuse. After announcing their own budget last week, lawmakers are on the offensive, with the governor’s planned reforms to the Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) aimed at helping […]

Won’t Commit to Voting for Trump, ‘I Plan to Vote for a Republican’

Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-Louisiana) said Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” that he would vote Republican if asked repeatedly if he supported former President Donald Trump. Anchor Kristen Welker said, “Let me ask you a question about former Vice President Mike Pence. As you know, he made a lot of headlines this weekend when he […]

National Guard subway plan ‘working as we expected’

Gov. Cathy Hochul defended her controversial effort to deploy the National Guard on the city’s public transit system, saying it remains on track even after a man was shot in the eye with his own gun on the subway this week. He said there was. “My purpose is [the National Guard is] Visible at Major […]

FTC probing Reddit plan to let AI firms use user-generated content to train software 

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is investigating Reddit’s plan to have artificial intelligence (AI) companies use user-generated content to train its software, the social media company said. About filing Friday. The investigation comes just days before Reddit was scheduled to complete its initial public offering, which it filed for last month. According to an SEC […]

David Stearns proves again he’s sticking with his Mets plan

PORT STREET LUCIE — David Stearns has deftly navigated two worlds and, in his words, “threaded the needle” in running the Mets’ baseball operations. He said his first priority in the first year of his administration will be to prioritize the big picture, learning the capabilities of young players while not putting pressure on long-term […]

NYC subway shooting a ‘wake up call’ — coming on heels of NY Gov. Kathy Hochul’s National Guard safety plan: lawmakers

New York state lawmakers are warning that subways need to be made safer after Thursday’s underground shooting. The shooting occurred more than a week after Gov. Cathy Hochul heavily deployed National Guard troops to the city’s public transportation system. Staten Island Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) said the shooting was a “wake-up call” for left-wing New […]