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Trump administration refers NY AG Tish James for potential prosecution over alleged mortgage fraud
“While this was a long time ago, it raises serious concerns about the validity of Ms. James representations on mortgage applications,” he wrote.
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Scores of volunteers with AmeriCorps youth program let go after DOGE visit
Volunteers were notified that they were being released early "for compelling personal circumstances."
Trump wants some illegal migrants to stay in US and help farmers pick crops – proposes they self-deport and return legally: 'Going to give them a stipend'
Trump told Fox Noticias his plan would make it "easier on the farmers" who need workers to "do their crops and pick up the corn and do all of the...
AOC claims Republicans want to 'trick' Americans into identity politics to 'keep us fighting'
MSNBC contributor Eddie Glaude told NPR identity politics was 'at the heart' of Kamala Harris' election loss to Trump.
NYC reaches tentative deal with NYPD sergeants union after lengthy standoff
The city tentatively settled a long-running contract negotiation with the police sergeants union that had threatened to dwindle the ranks, officials said Tuesday.
Top Hegseth adviser Dan Caldwell ‘escorted’ out of Pentagon, placed on leave amid leak probe
The defense secretary's chief of staff ordered a probe into unauthorized disclosures March 21.
White House nixes 'wire' services' guaranteed access to prez after AP's court win — expands 'print' access
For decades, the AP, Reuters and Bloomberg were granted access to all presidential events, no matter how big or small.
Trump envoy reverses course, says Iran nuke deal must have enrichment shutdown
Steve Witkoff had suggested Monday night that Iran could keep civilian-grade facilities in any revised nuclear deal.
Trump admin won't be held in contempt over refusal to return wrongly deported alleged MS-13 member — as judge warns against 'gamesmanship'
"There will be no tolerance for gamesmanship or grandstanding."
State Department could close dozens of embassies, consulates while seeking $26B in 'drastic' spending cuts
At least 17 consulates -- in the UK, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, South Korea, and Bosnia and Herzegovina -- and 10 embassies -- including outposts in Malta, the Maldives, Grenada,...
Trump 'actively' considering 15 tariff deals with different nations after 90-day reciprocal pause, White House says
A White House official predicted to The Post last week that India, Japan and Vietnam were likely to be among the first nations to come to a one-for-one trade understanding...
JD Vance hits back at Zelensky for 'absurd' claims he was ‘somehow justifying’ Putin’s actions
Vice President JD Vance fired back at Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky for insinuating that he and elements of the Trump administration are sympathetic to Russian narratives about the bloody war.
DOJ drops case against MS-13 leader as officials want to send him to El Salvador without trial: 'Clearly political'
Henrry Josue Villatoro Santos' lawyer in an usual request urged the judge not to immediately dismiss the case, saying he feared his client would be deported to an El Salvador...
Poll reveals how California voters feel about potential Kamala Harris governor run
California policy influencers are "indifferent" about former Vice President Kamala Harris running for governor in the state, a survey conducted by Politico and UC Berkeley’s Citrin Center found.
NY AG Letitia James looking at possible insider trading around Trump's tariff pause
The examination is in its preliminary stages and is not yet a full-fledged probe, James' office confirmed to The Post Tuesday.
Trump floats stripping Harvard of tax-exempt status after withholding $2.2B in federal funds
The Cambridge, Mass. university has the largest endowment in the country — about $52 billion — from which it earned about $2.4 billion in fiscal 2024.
Lipstick-wearing man accused of firebombing, scrawling swastikas on Tesla, GOP office hauled out shirtless in dramatic raid
Jamison Wagner, 40, was led away by FBI counterterrorism task force agents in a pair of shorts -- and little else.
Georgia man accused of threatening Tulsi Gabbard and her husband: 'Prepare to die'
Aliakbar Mohammad Amin, 24, is accused of making the threats against Trump's Director of National Intelligence last month in a slew of messages sent to her husband Abraham Williams, federal...
Female fencer who took a knee is invited to testify before Congress -- alongside 'trans inclusionary' USA Fencing chair
“Women’s sports are for women only. Radical leftists pushing to let biological men compete against women are destroying fair competition and putting female athletes in physical danger," said DOGE chairwoman...
Trump administration to slap Mexican tomatoes with 21% ‘antidumping duty’ during peak season
The new fee will be implemented on July 14, when the Department of Commerce intends to terminate a 2019 trade agreement with Mexico on tomatoes.
AP claims it was again 'blocked' from Trump's Oval Office amid court order to restore access
"Our journalists were blocked from the Oval Office today," an AP spokesperson told The Post. "We expect the White House to restore AP's participation in the pool as of today,...