Mamdani asks New York State to raise taxes on 'ultra-wealthy' to address city budget deficit 

New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) asked Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul to raise taxes on the “ultra-wealthy”, citing a “significant gap” in the city’s $5.4 billion deficit. During the announcement of the preliminary budget proposal Tuesday, Mamdani outlined two different “paths” the city could take to address deficit concerns. The first and “most durable and……

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Trump trades blows with Dem governors

Pumps and pipes divert raw sewage on Feb. 16, 2026, into the C&O Canal and around a broken section of the Potomac Interceptor, a 6-foot-wide pipe that collapsed on Jan. 19 between the Clara Barton Parkway and the canal in Cabin John, Maryland. Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday stepped up…

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