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New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani doubled down on his plan to tax "richer and whiter neighborhoods," while also adding that he believes billionaires should not exist. The democratic socialist claimed Sunday that his push to burden white taxpayers was not racist, despite his agenda explicitly targeting white-majority areas. "That is just a description of what we see right now," Mamdani told NBC’s "Meet the Press" on Sunday. "It’s not driven […]

Sen. Thom Tillis, one of the two Republicans to vote against advancing President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful bill," plans to retire from the Senate at the end of his term.The North Carolina Republican announced on Sunday that he would not seek reelection in the 2026 cycle. Tillis would have been among the most vulnerable Republicans running next year and faced threats from Trump to face a challenger after his vote […]

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., says it is "too early to tell" whether Iran has given up on its ambitions to become a nuclear power on Sunday.Graham made the statement during a Sunday morning appearance on ABC's "This Week," saying he agrees that the sites the U.S. struck were "obliterated," but he remains concerned about Iran's uranium supply."Operation Midnight Hammer was a tremendous military success. It set the program back, I […]

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., acknowledged on Sunday that he has not yet endorsed Zohran Mamdani for mayor of New York City, and faced questioning as to why he has yet to back the progressive candidate in his home city.Jeffries made his remarks to Jonathan Karl on ABC's "This Week," adding that he did speak with Mamdani on Wednesday to congratulate him on the campaign "that clearly was relentlessly […]

The top Democrat in the Senate plans to inflict maximum pain on Senate Republicans in their march to pass President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" before lawmakers even get a chance to debate the legislative behemoth.Indeed, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., plans to force clerks on the Senate floor to read the entirety of the GOP’s 940-page megabill. His move to drain as much time as possible will come […]

Secretary of State Marco Rubio on Saturday said alleged calls in Iran for the arrest and execution of International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) Director General Rafael Mariano Grossi are "unacceptable and should be condemned."Rubio's warning came after Iranian parliament vice speaker Hamid Reza Haji Babaei banned Grossi and removed surveillance from its nuclear facilities, accusing Israel of acquiring "sensitive facility data," according to a report from Mehr news."We support the […]

A key New York Republican said he's pleased with a tax provision in the Senate's version of President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" after weeks of tense back-and-forth over the matter."I think it's a very good deal. We were able to keep the House language intact," Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., told Fox News Digital, adding that he was pleased "we were able to solve" differences on tax deductions for certain […]

A vulnerable Senate Republican put his foot down against President Donald Trump’s "big, beautiful bill" over concerns of deep Medicaid cuts inside the megabill.Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., told Fox News Digital that he would not support the measure through a procedural hurdle necessary to kick off a marathon of debate and amendment voting that would eventually culminate in the measure’s final passage.TRUMP'S 'BIG, BEAUTIFUL BILL' FACES REPUBLICAN FAMILY FEUD AS […]

FIRST ON FOX: A House Republican representing part of Southern California will oppose President Donald Trump's "big, beautiful bill" if it returns to her chamber without the House's original language on Medicaid, a source familiar with her thinking told Fox News Digital.Rep. Young Kim, R-Calif., is one of several moderates who are uneasy on Saturday after the Senate released updated text of the massive bill advancing Trump's agenda on tax, […]