Repealing or Suspending Measure ULA, So-called ‘Mansion Tax,’ Could Help Rebuilding of L.A.
The challenges of reconstruction in Los Angeles after the catastrophic fire in January 2025 have become even more difficult due to measurements from ULA, a local voting initiative that slapped the range of assets sold worth more than $5 million in 2022. Measure ULA was sold to voters as a “mansion tax,” but in reality […]
L.A. Mayor Karen Bass Says City Considering Suspending Measure ULA Tax to Help Rebuilding
LOS ANGELES, Calif. — LA Mayor Karen Bass said Tuesday that she and the city council are considering ways to shut down ULA, a controversial property transfer tax, in an effort to rebuild the area that was destroyed by recent wildfires. Several state and federal lawsuits have put ULA's constitutionality measurements into question. Tuesday was […]
Trump says South African farmers can get ‘rapid pathway’ to US citizenship after suspending foreign aid
President Trump announced Friday that “every farmer” who flee South Africa will be able to come to America and receive the “rapid path” to citizenship. “South Africa is terrible for longtime farmers in the country,” the 78-year-old president explained about the true society. “They confiscate their land and farms, and it's much worse than that. […]
New York AG warns hospitals against suspending gender-affirming care
New York's Democratic Secretary Letcia James warns a hospital on Monday that it will pause the care to affirm the gender of a minor of Transgender in accordance with President Trump's recent presidential orders. Trump's presidential decree on January 28 is one of the dozens of presidential ordinances signed in the first few days of […]
Heat suspending Jimmy Butler again in saga’s latest turn
Groundhog Day came early this year in Miami. The Heat plan to suspend Jimmy Butler again. He was absent from the team flight on Wednesday, so there will be two games this time. ESPN's Shams Charania reports.. Butler originally planned to join the Heat later Wednesday as they prepare for Thursday's game in Milwaukee, the […]
South Korea lawmakers support suspending president’s powers after martial law
South Korean parliamentarians are calling for President Yun Seok-Yeol's constitutional powers to be suspended after he briefly declared martial law earlier this week, raising the possibility of impeachment. Opposition parties are calling for a vote in the Diet to impeach Yun on Saturday, calling his declaration of martial law an “unconstitutional, illegal rebellion or coup.” […]
South Korea’s governing party head supports suspending President Yoon’s powers, making impeachment more likely
The head of South Korea's ruling party on Friday expressed support for suspending President Yun Seok-Yeol's constitutional authority to impose martial law this week, in a bombshell statement that raises the possibility of Yun's impeachment. Opposition parties are calling for a vote in the Diet to impeach Yun on Saturday, calling his brief declaration of […]
Netanyahu Decries ‘Shameful’ Left-Wing UK Suspending Weapons Exports
British Jewish groups, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his chief rabbi, have written to the British government condemning it for suspending around one in ten arms export licences allowing British companies to sell equipment to Israel. The British government, a new left-wing government just two months old and which suffered in part from pro-Palestinian […]
Bitcoin Bull RFK Jr. Joins Trump’s Transition Team After Suspending Campaign – Decrypt
Republican candidate Donald J. Trump has added pro-cryptocurrency politician Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to his presidential transition team, giving his former political opponent influence over the policies of his administration. Kennedy, a one-time political opponent of President Trump, will serve as co-chair of the Republican transition team alongside former Democrat Tulsi Gabbard, she said in […]
RFK Jr. will likely remain on ballot in key swing states despite suspending campaign
Despite dropping his independent presidential bid last week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is still likely to appear on the ballot in several key battleground states. Officials said RFK Jr. will appear on the ballot in Michigan, Wisconsin and Nevada because he did not withdraw his candidacy in time. “He's leaving to support the two-party system, […]