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Gothamist reports: Casting himself as the reality-based alternative to Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo said Thursday he would make subways and buses free for the poorest New Yorkers. The policy — which he estimates will cost $140 million annually — amounted to a less ambitious version of Mamdani’s campaign platform of making buses free for all riders. In a twist, Cuomo …

The Associated Press reports: President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order requiring colleges to submit data to prove they do not consider race in admissions. In 2023, the Supreme Court ruled against the use of affirmative action in admissions but said colleges may still consider how race has shaped students’ lives if applicants share that information in their …

“The reason that The Wall Street Journal Editorial Board is always negative on ‘TRUMP,’ and the Hundreds of Billions of Dollars we’re bringing into our Country through Tariffs, numbers that the U.S.A. has never seen before, is because they are China centric or, at a minimum, Globalists, and they would rather see China and the World, for reasons unknown, ‘WIN, …

The Erie News-Times reports: A Catholic priest from Erie, Pa. who admitted to fixing a church raffle for a Chevy Corvette Stingray 1LT is facing a criminal investigation, and authorities are looking into his gambling habits and spending history. The Rev. Ross R. Miceli, 42, known to his flock as Fr. Ross, is pastor of St. Jude the Apostle Church, …

NBC News reports: Florida judge ruled to temporarily halt operations at “Alligator Alcatraz,” the controversial migrant detention facility in the Florida Everglades, over a lawsuit alleging the site’s construction skirted environmental laws. U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams made the decision on Thursday after two days of testimony in Miami federal court. Any new construction must be halted for the …

Politico reports: Amazon Web Services is giving the Trump administration a $1 billion coupon to use their services for the federal government’s digital transformation and artificial intelligence capacity. The deal, set to run through 2028, is being framed by administration officials as a cornerstone of both the administration’s AI strategy and its broader effort to modernize government IT systems. Federal …

The Associated Press reports: Florida, the third most U.S. populous state, is preparing to join a widening fight among states grappling for political advantage ahead of the 2026 elections, after Florida’s Republican House Speaker Daniel Perez announced Thursday that his chamber will take up congressional redistricting this fall. “As many of you are aware, there are national conversations ongoing in …

“Katie, I believe we should just gerrymander the bejesus out of these maps and just destroy Democrat representation where we can, and it’s just — we’re in a war now. We’re in a war, they screwed around and now they’re about to find out. Democrats like the migrants because it helps them reapportion the votes.” – Fox host Jesse Watters, …

The Associated Press reports: The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement benefits. The move means that transgender service members will now be faced with the choice of either taking a lump-sum separation payment offered …

The Daily Mail reports: Steve Bannon is in the early stages of planning an audacious run for president in 2028, well-placed sources have told the Daily Mail. The campaign would divide the Make America Great Again movement Bannon helped build by setting up a herculean battle with Vice President JD Vance, who is all but certain to launch his own …