Year: 2026

Hochul, Mamdani Push Tax on Luxury Second Homes in NYC

Revenue raised would be used to help New York City close its $5.4 billion budget deficit.

House Budget Committee Holds Hearing on FY 2027 Budget Request

The House Budget Committee holds a hearing on the president’s fiscal year 2027 budget request, with testimony from Office of Management and Budget Director Russell Vought, at 10:15 a.m. ET on April 15.

Texas Elections Officials Sound Alarms About Glitch-Ridden Voter Registration System

One county elections official described the ‘deflection and gaslighting’ from the Secretary of State’s office as ‘diabolical.’ 

House Rules Committee Advances FISA Section 702 Authorization After GOP Opposition Delays Bill

Three Republican panel members—Reps. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.), Chip Roy (R-Texas), and Morgan Griffith (R-Va.)—abstained from the 6–4 vote.

House Passes Aviation Safety Bill Aimed at Preventing Midair Collisions

The bill won overwhelming support in the lower chamber, passing in a 396–10 vote.

NYC’s City-Owned Grocery Will Set Price Controls on Core Items: Mamdani

The first will open in 2027, with one opening in each borough by 2029.

DOJ Sues Connecticut, City of New Haven Over Sanctuary Policies

The complaint targets Connecticut’s Trust Act, in addition to other state and local sanctuary policies.

SCOTUS’ Chiles Decision Strikes a Blow Against Homo/“Trans” Lobby — and for Freedom

The Supreme Court just struck a blow against a very perverse double standard, one common in many states. That standard is this: You can prescribe puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for a child and scar him for life. This is in service to the delusion that the youth is stuck in the “wrong” sex’s body. …

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