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The commonwealth of Massachusetts, already staggering from a millionaire's tax that voters approved in 2022 by a 52-48 percent margin, took another hit this month after the Bay State's highest court torpedoed a ballot initiative that would have cut the state's base income tax rate to 4 percent from the current 5 percent.

The mayor of New York City, socialist Zohran Mamdani, who vowed during his campaign to increase property taxes on "whiter neighborhoods," now is promising to put black neighborhoods first in line for one of his signature campaign promises, free childcare.

A day after New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani condemned the killing of "an Al Jazeera journalist, Ahmed Washah," in an Israeli airstrike in Gaza on Saturday, a video surfaced showing Washah aggressively firing an automatic rifle in the air and posing with a sniper rifle with a huge sight while wearing a militant headband.

The Trump Department of Energy will issue loans worth a total of $17.5 billion to help fund 10 new nuclear power reactors nationwide, administration officials said on Tuesday.

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani stunned the Democratic political establishment with a clean sweep Tuesday evening after all three of the far-left insurgent candidates he endorsed in the city's congressional primaries defeated opponents—including two incumbents—championed by party leaders.

Instead, the U.S. press is painting Brexit as a failure and as the sole cause of all of the U.K.'s many ills. The New York Times , quaintly catering to readers who think there's any remaining distinction between the paper's news and opinion sections, published two long articles making the same point. " 10 Years After Brexit, the Dismal Verdict Is In ," an opinion piece claimed, while a news article averred that "Brexit has damaged the British economy and the costs have steadily accumulated over the past decade, greatly outweighing any benefits, economists say." Bloomberg News weighed in with a 20-minute-long video, " What 10 Years of Brexit Has Cost the UK

Retiring Rep. Jasmine Crockett's (D., Texas) pastor—who is the Democratic nominee to replace her in the House—referred to convicted killer Karmelo Anthony as a "little boy" and a "friend" on Sunday during a fiery Father's Day sermon at his Dallas church.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed (D.), in a podcast interview with a sex offender convicted of soliciting an underage girl for sex, urged ex-cons to run for political office, saying their "voice" is needed in politics.

New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani didn't just sweep the Big Apple's congressional races.

Cartoonish applies not only to the crudeness of the history but to the graphics. The project is illustrated by a British artist, Tim McDonagh, whose website says his style is "inspired by old comics, gig posters and tattoos," and whose other work includes a celebration for the BBC of women wheelchair athletes and a tour backdrop for an Australian comedian and musicians that featured zebras, pink flamingos, dinosaurs, and a "pig's willy." McDonagh also did an anti-drunk-driving campaign for the British government, which is ironic, because the American Revolution was fought against the British government.