April 2025

GOVERNOR HOCHUL IS A GUEST ON MSNBC’S “THE BEAT WITH ARI MELBER”

Governor Hochul: “This is the largest tax increase in American history, nothing short of that.” Trump’s tax hike will increase costs for New Yorkers by over $6,000 per year. This is cataclysmic. pic.twitter.com/A0VaQmhHqC — Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) April 3, 2025 Hochul: “I have a plan to put $5,000 back in New Yorker’s pockets. People […]

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Trump tariffs wipe out nearly $2 trillion from U.S. stock market

Roughly $1.7 trillion was erased from the S&P 500 Index at the start of trading Thursday amid worries that President Donald Trump’s sweeping new round of tariffs could plunge the economy into a recession. The damage was heaviest in companies whose supply chains are most dependent on overseas manufacturing. Apple, which makes the majority of

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Trump’s Global Trade War Has Begun: Latest Updates and Consequences

Photo: Kent Nishimura/Bloomberg via Getty Images Buckle up. The fallout is well underway after tariff-obsessed president Donald Trump effectively declared a world trade war during his “Liberation Day” event at the White House — announcing dozens of new tariffs on countries near and far, including some uninhabited islands near Antartica. Now the global markets are

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Democrat Eric Adams to Run As Independent, Is Still Doomed

Photo: Angela Weiss/AFP/Getty Images After months of speculation about the status of his largely dormant and seemingly doomed reelection campaign, New York City mayor Eric Adams announced that he is no longer seeking the Democratic nomination and will, instead, run as an independent candidate in the general election. His announcement comes just one day after

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On Politics: New York Republicans should be nervous about Democrats’ off-year victories

The outlook suddenly isn’t great for the Republicans in Congress who have to run for re-election next year — including those in New York. Tuesday night was unequivocally excellent for Democrats. Susan Crawford, a liberal judge in Wisconsin, easily won a pivotal state Supreme Court race there, defeating a Republican judge, Brad Schimel, who was

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Artist Anina Major Is Recontextualizing the Bahamian Narrative One Clay Plait at a Time

As a kid growing up in the Bahamas, Anina Major watched from under the dining room table as her grandmother’s feet stepped on the sewing machine pedal, connecting woven plait strips. Other women visited to learn about weaving from Major’s grandmother. “Even though she might not have been transferring that knowledge to me directly, I

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