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Why New York City Spends So Much on Its Mediocre Schools
New York City’s new mayor, Zohran Mamdani, will soon confront an ordeal that might finally knock that trademark smile off his face: balancing the budget. The city is projected to have a $5 billion deficit this year and is required by law to make up for that shortfall by raising revenue, cutting spending, or both.…
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Supreme Court will hear Trump’s bid to end legal protection for up to 1.3 million immigrants
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court will hear arguments this week over whether the Trump administration may revoke temporary protected status for about 350,000 Haitian and 6,100 Syrian immigrants. TPS allows people who are already in the United States to legally reside and work here if they are unable to safely return to their home country because of…
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‘Standoff’ between Johnson and Thune has become ‘increasingly embarrassing’ for GOP: Hill
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson are locked in an escalating dispute over a stalled Homeland Security funding bill, with Saturday’s assassination attempt against President Trump at the Washington Hilton adding new pressure to resolve the impasse. GOP senators are urging the House to immediately pass a bill the Senate unanimously…
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Jimmy Kimmel defends Melania Trump ‘widow’ joke after WHCD shooting: monologue
Jimmy Kimmel defended his “very light roast” on the White House Correspondents’ Dinner in Monday evening’s monologue. The comedian told “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” viewers about waking up to Melania Trump “putting out a statement that [he] be fired from his job” over a joke about the first lady having the “glow of an expectant widow.”…
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JB Pritzker May Be Running for More Than Governor
The Governor at his Chicago offices on April 8. —Kevin Serna for TIME It’s St. Patrick’s Day in Chicago, and JB Pritzker is on a boat cruising down the city’s green-dyed river. An icy breeze whips beer cans across the deck as the Illinois governor takes a swig of Redbreast whiskey from a flask offered…
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Americans Once Understood Birthright Citizenship
“Please inform me of the following,” someone who signed off as “Farmhand” inquired in a letter to The Buffalo News on March 13, 1926. “Is a child born in this country of foreign parents a citizen provided said parents have not been naturalized? If you will give me this information I will be greatly obliged…
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The downtown L.A. library is 100. Celebrate by roaming the stacks after dark at this festival
Since its dedication 100 years ago, Los Angeles Central Library has survived demolition threats, major arson fires and earthquakes. This week, the historic site’s halls will come alive as it celebrates its centennial with an after-hours festival that is quintessentially L.A. Dubbed Night at the Library, the four-hour extravaganza will feature more than 200 artists…
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Trump’s ‘enormous political misstep’ enrages Fox News MAHA activist: ‘Might cost midterms’
A prominent advocate for the Trump administration’s Make America Healthy Again (MAHA) initiative expressed outrage Tuesday over what they called the president’s “enormous political misstep,” an executive order that they warned “might cost the midterms for the Republican Party.” “This was an enormous political misstep in terms of what the administration did… a real slap…
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From Firing Threats to Epstein Mentions, Here’s a Look at the Fraught History Between Trump and Kimmel
President Donald Trump is pictured here with Jimmy Kimmel during a 2015 appearance on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ —Randy Holmes/Disney General Entertainment Content—Getty Images President Donald Trump has called for late-night host Jimmy Kimmelto be “immediately fired,” marking the latest escalation in their years-long feud. The row is in relation to a skit on Jimmy Kimmel…
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So Nobody Is Going to Pay Taxes Now?
Earlier this month, the IRS finished collecting 2025 taxes, taking in an estimated $5.2 trillion from businesses and households. That’s a lot of cash. But Congress is spending $7 trillion a year, pumping out as much fiscal stimulus now as it did during the Great Recession. All of those excess dollars are spurring retailers to…