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It’s not just high gas prices – inflation is now spreading through the US economy
Fresh inflation data now suggests the challenge may be deeper and longer lasting than many expected
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‘He Hates Us’: New York Jews and Israeli Officials Say Mamdani Isn’t Wanted at the Israel Day Parade, as Hizzoner Becomes First Mayor in 60 Years to Skip Celebration
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There was no love lost on Sunday for Zohran Mamdani, who became the first New York City mayor to skip the annual Israel Day Parade in more than 60 years. The post ‘He Hates Us’: New York Jews and Israeli Officials Say Mamdani Isn’t Wanted at the Israel Day Parade, as Hizzoner Becomes First Mayor in 60 Years to Skip Celebration appeared first on .
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Graham Platner Says He 'Serves' as His Maine Town's Harbormaster. He Held the Largely 'Clerical' Role for 18 Months Before Quitting To Campaign.
Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner often touts his role as harbormaster of Sullivan, Maine, as proof of his "working class" bona fides, saying on his campaign website that he "serves the town of Sullivan as Harbormaster" and claiming during a February podcast interview that he's "been the harbormaster for the last two years." He actually held the role for roughly 18 months before quitting to launch his Senate campaign—and it was largely a "clerical" one, according to local records and people familiar with the position. The post Graham Platner Says He 'Serves' as His Maine Town's Harbormaster. He Held the Largely 'Clerical' Role for 18 Months Before Quitting To Campaign. appeared first on .
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Mamdani Boycotting Israel Day Parade a Badge of Dishonor
With his decision to boycott Sunday's Israel Day parade, Mayor Mamdani has crossed a point of no return.
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Ex-Biden aides give Jill's new book a frosty review
Many former Biden aides think Jill Biden's new book is rewriting history, unhelpful to the Democratic Party and tone-deaf, they told Axios in interviews this week.The backlash comes as excerpts from the book — "View from the West Wing: A Memoir" — appeared online and the former first lady sat for her first interview since her husband left office in January 2025.Why it matters: Most Democratic Party leaders don't want to talk about Joe Biden's presidency, but the Bidens are making that difficult. Both are writing books and the former president plans to make campaign stops ahead of the November midterms.State of play: Jill Biden's book opens up a wound for many Democrats who believe the Bidens damaged their credibility with voters by insisting Joe Biden was fit enough to run for reelection in 2024 when he wasn't, and by pushing the party to publicly defend his fitness.Many Democrats feel the Bidens have yet to explain themselves, and that Jill Biden's new book is part of a larger pattern of looking for excuses and other people to blame.What they're saying: Several Biden aides — including some of the most loyal ones — are fuming about the former first lady's reemergence.One former Biden official said: "I just wish they would give some more time and space and let people move on. It all feels so disingenuous."Another said: "The throughline between her book and [Kamala] Harris' is that they blame everyone but themselves for the loss."A former senior Biden official added: "President Biden actually has a legacy that is impactful and should be celebrated at some point — getting us through the pandemic and passing life-changing bills. Why does he keep stepping on it himself?"A former Biden campaign aide said: "It's just so selfish. The Bidens preached selflessness and service above all — and every decision they've made since he decided to run for reelection has been about themselves. It's also ironic — the only people undermining President Biden's legacy are the people closest to him."Even former spokesperson Andrew Bates — one of Biden's most aggressive defenders — told the New York Post he doesn't think the book will affect the upcoming midterms, but that he's still angry they lost the 2024 election and he doesn't see "why that painful conversation for the party needed to be publicly reopened right now."Driving the news: Former Biden aides are particularly incensed and dubious of the former first lady's version of events when it came to Joe Biden's aging and the debate that led him to exit the campaign.Jill Biden says now that she was "frightened" watching her husband's disastrous debate against Donald Trump, and writes in the book that she thought to herself: "Is this a stroke? I felt like we were watching an AI hologram of the man we knew, and the hologram was glitching. Has he been drugged?"After the debate, however, she didn't appear so worried and joined President Biden at a campaign rally, and a stop at a Waffle House, then introduced him at a rally the next day after an overnight flight.Her latest comments also are at odds with what Joe Biden's top aides said at the time and since: that the debate went badly, but the media and the Democratic Party overreacted.Other former Biden aides fumed that she was simultaneously insisting her husband had not declined, while also suggesting she may have missed it."Had he grown too old for the job and I hadn't noticed? I didn't think so, but could I be objective enough to be sure?" she writes in the new book.
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Trump responds to NYT article, says it’s ‘very good’ administration is losing legal talent
President Trump on Sunday said it is “very good” that thousands of lawyers have chosen to no longer work for the administration, referring to The New York Times’s reporting on the exodus. The Times story reported that more than 10,000 lawyers working for the federal government have left since the end of 2024 to March…
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BC’s Right-Wing Populists Have a New Queen. How Will Findlay Rule?
She became leader of the BC Conservatives by inflaming party divisions she now must unify.
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Trump Says Deal Will ‘Work Out Well’ Even as US, Iran Clash
US President Donald Trump said talks with Iran over an interim peace deal will “work out well,” even as the countries’ forces clashed again near the Strait of Hormuz.
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U.S. push for Lebanon ceasefire stalls as Israel eyes Beirut strikes
The latest U.S. push for a ceasefire in Lebanon has fizzled just as Israel is expanding its ground invasion and seeking a U.S. green light to conduct massive strikes on Hezbollah targets in Beirut, sources tell Axios.Why it matters: The U.S. has urged Israel against striking Beirut for several weeks as part of a broader deescalation push, but a U.S. official hinted that position could soften. "The U.S. does not expect Israel to absorb ongoing attacks on its civilians by a terrorist organization," the official told Axios.The big picture: The Trump administration's deescalation effort in Lebanon has been partially motivated by its desire to reach a deal with Iran. The memorandum of understanding the U.S. and Iran are negotiating includes an end to the fighting in Lebanon.At the moment, the conflict is expanding and appears likely to spiral out of control.Driving the news: Secretary of State Marco Rubio spoke over the last 48 hours with both Lebanese President Joseph Aoun and Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu to try and push forward a new ceasefire initiative, a U.S. official told Axios. A Lebanese official confirmed Rubio raised the initiative with Aoun.The basic idea was that Hezbollah would halt its missile and drone attacks against Israel, and Israel would avoid escalation in Beirut, according to the U.S. official.The U.S. official said Aoun was supportive and asked the speaker of Lebanon's parliament, Nabih Berri, to press Hezbollah to halt its attacks into Israel.The U.S. official claimed Berri, who leads a major Shia party and has links to Hezbollah, gave an "evasive and disappointing" response, suggesting it should be Israel that stops firing first.Reality check: President Trump and Rubio have announced several ceasefires between Israel and Lebanon over the last two months but they have existed mostly on paper, with both Israel and Hezbollah violating them.Zoom out: Rubio's latest ceasefire push comes in the context of ongoing negotiations between Israel and Lebanon, which have yet to yield a major breakthrough.On Friday, Israeli and Lebanese military officers met at the Pentagon to discuss a possible ceasefire, the withdrawal of Israeli forces, the disarming of Hezbollah and the deployment of the Lebanese armed forces in southern Lebanon.Later this week, Israeli and Lebanese diplomats are expected to meet at the State Department for another round of talks.Catch up quick: Hezbollah started launching missile and drone attacks against Israel after Israel went to war with its patron, Iran, and assassinated Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei.The Israeli military responded with airstrikes and a ground invasion of southern Lebanon, which has since turned into a large occupation. Meanwhile, Hezbollah has increased the range of its missile and drone attacks into Israel.Israel has expanded its ground operation in recent days and has also asked the Trump administration to allow it to conduct major strikes in Beirut, Israeli officials say.Trump has previously stressed that Israel should only conduct "surgical" strikes.Between the lines: A senior Lebanese official said neither Hezbollah nor Israel want a ceasefire, and that the U.S. has not taken firm action to prevent Netanyahu from escalating. On the other hand, Iran's Revolutionary Guards have been urging Hezbollah to escalate in order to gain a bargaining chip in the U.S.-Iran talks, the Lebanese official contended.
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