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Gov. Kathy Hochul’s congestion pricing revival got the MTA’s green light Monday — clearing the way for Manhattan drivers to be hit with $15 tolls by 2031. The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board OK’d the governor’s phased-in congestion pricing plan in a 12-1 vote. Congestion pricing’s return is “huge for the MTA,” said Janno Lieber, the agency’s chair. He argued that motorists, transit …

President Biden and Secretary of State Antony Blinken both threatened to leave Israel “alone” and deny the Jewish state’s military critical weapons ahead of a planned offensive in southern Gaza, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu revealed on Monday. During a secretive meeting with an Israeli parliamentary committee, Netanyahu disclosed that Biden, 81, began warning him in April against the assault …

Rep. Mikie Sherrill became the second Democratic member of Congress to jump into the increasingly crowded 2025 race for New Jersey governor Monday. Sherrill, who represents parts of Morris, Essex and Passaic counties in the House, is a former Navy pilot and federal prosecutor who hopes to keep Drumthwacket in Democratic hands with current Gov. Phil Murphy ineligible to seek …

Two top contenders to serve as Donald Trump’s Treasury secretary are engaged in what is being reported as a “knife fight” — and the president-elect is apparently widening his list of choices after he is said to have soured on one of them, according to reports. Howard Lutnick, the billionaire CEO of Wall Street giant Cantor Fitzgerald, is said to …

President-elect Donald Trump confirmed Monday he would declare a “national emergency” to deport illegal migrants using military force once he steps back into office. Trump made the statement on Truth Social, responding “TRUE!!!” in response to a post from Judicial Watch’s Tom Fitton saying there are reports he would do so. “GOOD NEWS: Reports are the incoming @RealDonaldTrump administration prepared to declare …

Elon Musk said that a viral photo of Donald Trump and his inner circle reveals “deep truths” about how the president-elect’s victory was orchestrated by an unlikely group of former Democrats. The viral snapshot shows the Trump with Musk, Tulsi Gabbard and Robert F. Kennedy Jr. — all one-time Democrats — standing at a rally together just days before Trump’s …

A staggering 72% of Jewish college students in the US feel “unwelcome” on their campuses, while more than half have been victims of antisemitism, a dismal new report shows. The civil-rights group StopAntisemitism issued “report cards” on how more than two dozen university campuses have been addressing hatred against Jews and re-evaluated five other campuses previously graded by the organization. …

Spirit Airlines said Monday that it has filed for bankruptcy protection and will attempt to reboot as it struggles to recover from the pandemic-caused swoon in travel and a failed attempt to sell the airline to JetBlue. Spirit, the biggest US budget airline, has lost more than $2.5 billion since the start of 2020 and faces looming debt payments totaling …

A Florida man was arrested last week after state police said he pretended to be an undercover officer in order to avoid a background check. William Dennis Milstead, 64, was charged with falsely impersonating a police officer, making a false statement to obtain property and using a two-way communication device to commit a felony, according to the Florida Department of Law …

President-elect Donald Trump has picked senior GOP Federal Communications Commissioner Brendan Carr to lead the agency, he announced Sunday night. Calling him a “warrior for Free Speech,” Trump enthusiastically praised Carr, 45, who he first nominated to serve as an FCC commissioner in 2017 during his first term in the White House. “His current term runs through 2029 and, because of his great …