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New York Post
13 hours ago
- Politics
- New York Post
NY pols push IRS to probe nonprofit ‘sanctuary' groups helping defy Trump, federal immigration laws
Two New York Republicans are urging the IRS to probe four legal and migrant advocacy groups that have been taking taxpayer funding — while defying the Trump administration's illegal immigration crackdown. Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island) and Claudia Tenney (R-Watertown) questioned the four groups' nonprofit status in a letter to the IRS after an expose by The Post that revealed the groups took in more than $600 million in public funds while simultaneously pushing New York's sanctuary policies. 'We are concerned that these organizations may be using tax-exempt resources to provide goods, services or legal advice that (1) encourages, (2), induce, or (3) aid and abet an alien in unlawfully entering, remaining in, or evading detection within the United States,' the lawmakers said in a Tuesday letter to IRS Commissioner William Hollis Long. 5 Reps. Nicole Malliotakis (R-Staten Island) and Claudia Tenney (R-Watertown) have pleaded with the IRS to probe four nonprofit migrant advocacy groups that have been taking taxpayer funding. Michael McWeeney The pro-sanctuary groups — the Bronx Defenders, the NY Immigration Coalition, Make the Road NY and NY Lawyer for the Public Interest — provide legal services to poor New Yorkers, including criminal defendants and migrants. They said based on prior IRS enforcement of rules for charitable groups the groups' sanctuary activities 'constitutes grounds for revocation of tax-exempt status.' The Bronx Defenders alone has received more than $500 million in city and state contracts since fiscal year 2018, according to The Post review. Make the Road NY was awarded $56 million, the NY Immigration Coalition $46 Million and NY Lawyers for the Public Interest, $19 million over the years. The groups pushed for a statewide sanctuary bill — the New York for All Act — that would bar state and local law enforcement from cooperating with US Immigrations and Customs Enforcement agents. The Bronx Defenders has fought to block ICE from operating at the Rikers Island jail complex and state courthouses. 5 The lawmakers sent a letter to IRS Commissioner William Hollis Long stating that the organizations are using the tax-exempt resources to possibly aid aliens who are staying in the United States unlawfully. Tomas E. Gaston 5 The four pro-sanctuary groups mentioned are Bronx Defenders, NY Immigration Coalition, Make the Road NY, and NY Lawyer for the Public Interest. X / @thenyic The other groups similarly encourage clients or the public not to cooperate with ICE, said the letter from Malliotakis and Tenney, who are members of the House Ways and Means Committee. They said IRS rules that grant groups tax-exempt status are for charitable, religious or educational purposes, 'not for groups that leverage taxpayer subsidized benefits to obstruct federal law.' 'Combined with federal tax-exempt benefits, these public subsidies shift the financial burden onto taxpayers who may oppose the recipients' efforts to shield removable aliens from enforcement,' the House members said. 5 The organizations all provide legal services to low-income New Yorkers, including migrants and criminal defendants. X / @MaketheRoadNY 5 The majority of the migrant-advocacy groups have also encouraged their clients not to cooperate with ICE. AP They also noted President Trump's April 28, 2025, executive order that directs agencies to withhold funds from sanctuary jurisdictions such as New York City that restrict or refuse to cooperate with federal immigration authorities. The IRS, lawmakers said, should examine whether the pro-sanctuary groups' actions 'obstruct' federal immigration enforcement' or engage in 'unlawful advocacy.' The lawmakers said 'we respectfully request that their tax-exempt status be revoked' if the IRS concludes they violated the rules. The IRS declined to comment, citing privacy laws for tax-exempt organizations. Representatives of the groups didn't respond to requests for comment.
Politico
5 days ago
- Politics
- Politico
The Bipartisan Push for a Women's History Museum
Happy Friday! Thanks for keeping up with Women Rule. Reach out to us: ecordover@ and klong@ Let's jump right into it. Both the Democratic and Republican Women's Caucuses sent a joint letter to House Appropriations Committee leaders Monday seeking full funding for the construction of the Smithsonian American Women's History Museum. The museum was authorized with bipartisan support by the House and Senate in December 2020, and in March 2024, members of the DWC and RWC released a joint statement reaffirming support for building the museum and the need for such an institution to address 'critical gaps in our national story.' 'It's time that women's contributions to our great nation's history receive the recognition they deserve,' the letter reads. It's the first bipartisan statement from the caucuses this year and comes amid sharp partisan divides over women's issues like reproductive health and gender ideology — as well as an unprecedented push by the presidential administration to influence museums. In March, President Donald Trump signed an executive order, 'Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History,' decrying the 'corrosive ideology' at American museums and falsely claiming 'the forthcoming Smithsonian American Women's History Museum plans on celebrating the exploits of male athletes participating in women's sports.' 'There are no transgender exhibits on their online museum, and they have no intention of having transgender exhibits in their museum when it's built,' Republican Women's Caucus Vice Chair Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) tells Women Rule. 'Museums should not have political tilts,' Malliotakis says. 'We want to make sure that the museum is reflective of women's history. … Making sure the museum's not woke … that it is representative of everyone and it properly reflects our history.' Democratic Women's Caucus Chair Teresa Leger Fernandez (D-N.M.) tells Women Rule she hopes the museum would uphold 'the same thing that we expect of all of our Smithsonian institutions, that they exist independent of political pressure. We know that that's not necessarily the case right now.' She says she's more focused on just securing funding for the museum now, and that 'our focus is not on [the potential political influence on the museum], because that's … something that will be taken up later.' As Leger Fernandez sees it, the museum would positively influence the efforts for women's rights such as access to reproductive health care. She says the museum could, for example, 'look at how we over history have brought down the number of deaths from childbirth, how midwives were very essential in bringing down the number of deaths from childbirth … we know that when women don't get care, we have higher likelihood of maternal morbidity and mortality. So this is an example of how women need care.' Leaders of both caucuses say collaboration on the museum will pave the way for more bipartisan collaboration on women's policy. Leger Fernandez tells Women Rule that she plans to have a meeting with RWC leadership to discuss collaboration on women's issues. 'That's an example of how we are not just going to be focused on the Women's History Museum, we're going to be looking at the issues that we face now,' she says. 'I think it's something that really brings Republicans and Democrats together and it has brought a lot of the women within Congress together, specifically,' Malliotakis says of the museum. 'Our nation's history has been shaped by strong, trailblazing women whose stories deserve to be told. Sharing those stories is the first step in honoring their monumental accomplishments. I'm proud to be a part of the effort to make the Smithsonian's American Women's History Museum a reality. This museum will stand as a tribute to their legacy and a source of inspiration for generations to come,' Republican Women's Caucus Chair Kat Cammack (R-Fla.) says in a statement to Women Rule. Both Leger Fernandez and Malliotakis say they are confident that the museum will get the funding it needs, with support from both parties. They plan to locate it on the National Mall alongside the other Smithsonian museums. In related news this week, the House Natural Resources Committee on Wednesday unanimously advanced the bipartisan World War II Women's Memorial Location Act, authorizing the National Mall as the site for the memorial honoring the women who served on the homefront during World War II. MORNING MONEY: CAPITAL RISK — POLITICO's flagship financial newsletter has a new Friday edition built for the economic era we're living in: one shaped by political volatility, disruption and a wave of policy decisions with sector-wide consequences. Each week, Morning Money: Capital Risk brings sharp reporting and analysis on how political risk is moving markets and how investors are adapting. Want to know how health care regulation, tariffs or court rulings could ripple through the economy? Start here. POLITICO Special Report Republicans Make a Last Gasp in Virginia as Winsome Earle-Sears Looks to Shake Up Her Campaign by Brakkton Booker for POLITICO: 'Virginia GOP gubernatorial nominee Winsome Earle-Sears is set to announce staff changes later this week, according to three people familiar with campaign personnel decisions — an attempt to turn things around as her campaign lags in polling and fundraising. Earle-Sears, Virginia's lieutenant governor, is attempting to become the first Black woman ever elected governor in the nation's history, and the first Virginia Republican in nearly 30 years to succeed a sitting GOP governor. Democrats and Republicans alike see the governor's race as an important bellwether ahead of the 2026 midterms and an appraisal of President Donald Trump's first few months back in office.' A Separatist Movement Is Brewing in Canada — But Don't Count on a 51st State by Mickey Djuric for POLITICO: 'Many Canadians are furious with President Donald Trump, aghast at his trade war and his calls to annex their country. Then there's Danielle Smith, premier of Alberta. 'We have a longstanding relationship with the Americans that goes back over 100 years, and it's going to last 100 years or more,' she says in an interview with POLITICO Magazine. Smith's approach may be distinct in part because she's a Conservative who meets regularly with Trump administration officials.' Judges Oust Trump Ally Alina Habba as New Jersey's Top Prosecutor by Ry Rivard and Daniel Han for POLITICO: 'Federal judges declined to keep President Donald Trump's former personal attorney as New Jersey's top federal prosecutor, exercising an arcane statute to rebuff the Trump administration's wishes. New Jersey district court judges voted to not let interim U.S. Attorney Alina Habba stay on the job after her 120-day interim term expires, instead picking prosecutor Desiree Leigh Grace, according to a court order posted to the judiciary's website.' Number of the Week Read more on that here. MUST READS U.S. Olympic Officials Bar Transgender Women from Women's Competitions by Juliet Macur for The New York Times: 'The United States Olympic & Paralympic Committee quietly changed its eligibility rules on Monday to bar transgender women from competing in Olympic women's sports, and now will comply with President Trump's executive order on the issue, according to a post on the organization's website. The new policy, expressed in a short, vaguely worded paragraph, is tucked under the category of 'USOPC Athlete Safety Policy' on the site, and does not include details of how the ban will work. Nor does the new policy include the word 'transgender' or the title of Mr. Trump's executive order, 'Keeping Men Out of Women's Sports,' referring to it instead as 'Executive Order 14201.'' The Administration Wants Military Women to Know Their Place by Tom Nichols for The Atlantic: 'President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth seem to be on a mission to erase women from the top ranks of the U.S. armed forces. Last week, they took another step along this path by removing the first female head of the United States Naval Academy, in Annapolis, Maryland. The Naval Academy was founded in 1845, but didn't admit its first class of women until 1976. The head of the school is known as the superintendent, and Annapolis would not get its first female admiral in that position until 2024. Now the first woman to serve as the 'supe' has been reassigned and replaced by a man, and for the first time in the academy's history, the role went to a Marine.' Uber Is Testing a Women-only Driver Service. Here's How It Works. by Frances Vinall for The Washington Post: 'Uber will soon introduce a new ride-hailing feature in the United States that allows women to request female drivers, and gives women drivers the option to only accept trip requests from women. The feature, called 'Women Preferences,' could help address long-standing safety concerns, as ride-sharing services have grappled with issues including assault. Uber said it was responding to feedback from women riders and drivers, offering them 'more choice, more confidence, and more flexibility.' Quote of the Week Read the full story here. on the move Danielle Sassoon is now a senior fellow at the Manhattan Institute. She previously was U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, from which she resigned in protest of Justice Department leadership. (h/t POLITICO Playbook) PhRMA's public affairs team has added Elise Shutzer as VP (previously at ExxonMobil), Cait DeBaun as chief of staff (previously at American Beverage Association) and Kristen Booze as senior director (previously at the FDA). (h/t POLITICO Playbook). Allyson Jones-Brimmer has been appointed executive director of the Northeast Dairy Producers Association, per Morning Agriculture. She has served as the group's vice president of regulatory and legislative affairs since November 2023. (h/t POLITICO Influence)
Forbes
22-07-2025
- Health
- Forbes
17 Million Americans May Lose Health Coverage Under The One Big Beautiful Bill
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES - 2025/05/29: Participant seen holding a sign at the protest. New ... More Yorkers gathered outside House Representative Nicole Malliotakis office in Bay Ridge, Brooklyn to protest her decision to vote in favor to pass the so called Big Beautiful Bill, a bill that contains severe cuts to social services like healthcare, housing and food assistance federally funded programs and big tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations. (Photo by Erik McGregor/LightRocket via Getty Images)About 17 million Americans could lose their health insurance coverage in 2026. That's when the 'One Big Beautiful Bill,' the flagship budget reconciliation package Trump signed on July 4, is expected to be fully implemented. Twelve million of those at risk are Medicaid enrollees. An additional 5 million people stand to lose coverage due to changes in the Affordable Care Act marketplace coverage. Overall, these changes will lead to significant increases in out-of-pocket healthcare costs, lapses in coverage, and total losses for the most vulnerable Americans. Here are five things you need to know about key health care coverage provisions in the bill. Women Will Lose Access To Trusted Reproductive Health Care Providers Due to a prohibition on Medicaid funds to nonprofit organizations and community health centers that offer family planning and reproductive health care services, including abortion care with private or non-federal funds, underserved and hard-to-reach communities are likely to see gaps in access to vital health care. Planned Parenthood, a trusted and long-standing reproductive health care provider, is targeted through this provision of the bill. However, the effects will have far-reaching impacts on additional providers and millions of patients. This is just the latest target by Congressional Republicans and President Trump of reproductive health care providers. In March, the Trump administration withheld tens of millions in funding from Planned Parenthood and other front-line family planning clinics. More than 1 million Americans seeking care from Planned Parenthood alone could lose access to essential services such as sexually transmitted infections testing, cancer screenings, and contraception. Some Planned Parenthood clinics also provide prenatal care to expectant parents. Due to a decades-old federal restriction on abortion coverage under the Hyde Amendment, Medicaid enrollees are already prohibited from using their health care coverage for abortion (except in the cases of rape, endangerment to the life of the mother, and incest). On July 7, a judge temporarily barred the Trump administration from withholding Medicaid funding to Planned - Supporters of Planned Parenthood and pro-choice supporters rally outside the US Supreme ... More Court on April 2, 2025, in Washington, DC. The Supreme Court is hearing oral arguments in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic, which could decide if states can strip Planned Parenthood of Medicaid funds. The case addresses whether Medicaid beneficiaries can seek relief in federal court to enforce Medicaid's "free-choice of provider provision," which allows Medicaid beneficiaries to seek care from any provider that is qualified and willing to participate in the program. While the case focuses on this specific question, it has its origins in broader efforts by anti-abortion policymakers to exclude Planned Parenthood clinics from the Medicaid program and, ultimately, eliminate all federal payments to Planned Parenthood centers. (Photo by Drew ANGERER / AFP) (Photo by DREW ANGERER/AFP via Getty Images)The Bill Imposes Stringent Work Requirements On Medicaid Enrollees The bill enacts new conditions on Medicaid eligibility, requiring individuals between the ages of 19 and 64 to work at least 80 hours per month and undertake onerous reporting requirements. The final version, as signed by President Trump, does include exemptions for Medicaid enrollees who are the parents of children under the age of 13. KFF estimates that 64% of adults on Medicaid already work full time or part time. The remainder simply cannot work due to caregiving responsibilities (12%), illness or disability (10%), or because they are pursuing education (7%). The work requirement could knock people out of much-needed insurance coverage, especially low-income, vulnerable individuals. The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office has estimated that while work requirements could result in federal savings over the long term, policies such as this would greatly increase the number of uninsured Americans and do nothing to spark increases in employment rates. Out-of-pocket Health Care Costs Are Expected To Rise Medicaid enrollees who maintain coverage given the new changes can expect to feel it in their pocketbooks. The bill will require states to impose cost sharing of up to $35 per service for adults with incomes between 100% to 138% of the federal poverty line. It includes exemptions for primary care, substance use disorder treatment, and mental health care, and maintains limits on cost sharing for prescription drugs from the previous law, along with prior exemptions (i.e., long-term care, family planning, etc.). Those managing chronic health conditions could see the greatest burden in out-of-pocket costs over a year. The average annual expense for all Medicaid enrollees is about $542, and up to $1,248 for those managing three or more chronic conditions. For people with limited incomes, an increase in expenses of this magnitude could completely derail household budgets and cause families to forgo necessities. The Bill Cuts Biden-Era Incentive For State Medicaid Expansion The budget reconciliation bill eliminates the American Rescue Plan's temporary financial incentive for states opting to expand Medicaid. Forty-one states and the District of Columbia have expanded Medicaid, broadening the population of individuals and families with slightly higher household incomes eligible for Medicaid (up to 138% of the federal poverty line, or $21,597 for an individual, $44,367 for a family of four). Under the American Rescue Plan, 90% in federal matching funds had been awarded to state populations with Medicaid expansion. Medicaid expansion has been key in increasing access to health coverage and essential care for millions of Americans, improving access to services such as long-term care, treatment of chronic conditions such as diabetes, behavioral health, pregnancy-related care (including in the vulnerable postpartum period), care for people with disabilities, and much more. Certain Groups Of Immigrants Are No Longer Eligible For Subsidized Health Insurance Coverage The bill eliminates subsidized health insurance coverage through the Affordable Care Act marketplace for all immigrants residing in the country lawfully with incomes under 100% of the federal poverty line. In 2025, this is just $15,650 annually for an individual and $32,150 annually for a family of four. The new law places further limitations on subsidized coverage for immigrants with green cards, refugees, asylees, and people with Temporary Protected Status. It also severely or altogether limits Medicaid and State Children's Health Insurance Program coverage for many of these groups of immigrants. Undocumented immigrants are already ineligible for subsidized health insurance coverage. Uninsured rates among immigrants tend to be high, especially among the undocumented. These groups are also most likely to delay much-needed healthcare or forgo it altogether. Despite high rates of employment within the immigrant population, it's uncommon for them to have access to employer-sponsored health insurance, making subsidized coverage critical to ensuring access to essential health care services. Many of these provisions take effect in 2026, but the government is already beginning to implement them. In the meantime, the individuals and families affected by ensuing changes to their health care coverage must keep a close eye on not only their health plans but also their pocketbooks. While the health implications for the uninsured cannot be overstated, so too are the implications of those already experiencing economic hardship. The One Big Beautiful Bill will make it harder for already struggling individuals and families to make ends meet and stay healthy.
Fox News
17-07-2025
- Politics
- Fox News
Mamdani sparks firestorm with resurfaced comment on abolishing private property: 'He's a communist'
Zohran Mamdani's past comments are once again coming back to haunt his New York City mayoral campaign, as a resurfaced video reveals the socialist candidate floated the "abolition of private property." "My platform is that every single person should have housing, and I think faced with these two options, the system has hundreds of thousands of people unhoused, right? For what?" Mamdani questioned in a resurfaced video that has been clipped and reposted across conservative social media. "If there was any system that could guarantee each person housing, whether you call it the abolition of private property or you call it, you know, just a statewide housing guarantee, it is preferable to what is going on right now," Mamdani said. "People try and play like gotcha games about these kinds of things, and it's like, look, I care more about whether somebody has a home," he said. The clip drew widespread condemnation from conservatives, including GOP Rep. Nicole Malliotakis, who told Fox News Digital, "He claims to be a socialist, whether it's wanting to abolish private property or wanting to seize the means of production, these are communist ideas right out of the playbook of Karl Marx." "The fact that too many members of the media, too many members of the Democrat Party, are willing to go along instead of calling him out on it is disturbing, and I think that if the majority of New Yorkers knew what this guy truly stands for and how destructive and dangerous his policies are, there's no way that they vote from, because so many in our city. Led places where socialism and communism destroyed their lives," Malliotakis, whose mother fled communism to the United States from Cuba, said. GOP Rep. Mike Lawler, who represents New York's 17th Congressional District, also took issue with the post. "Zohran Mamdani's call to abolish private property is dangerous and un-American," Lawler said. "It's the kind of radical socialist nonsense that would destroy livelihoods in the Hudson Valley and across New York. This will bring economic chaos, and New Yorkers deserve better than out-of-touch extremists pushing communist agendas that threaten our way of life." "Mamdani's call to abolish private property isn't just radical, it's dangerous," Rep. Claudia Tenney told Fox News Digital. "Stripping this fundamental right would devastate families, close small businesses, and destroy entire communities, all while handing more power to the government. Private property is a cornerstone Constitutional principle. It represents the essence of personal freedom, economic opportunity, and the American Dream. We must defend it." "Mamdani isn't offering a housing plan — he's pushing a communist manifesto. The idea of abolishing private property is fundamentally anti-American and wildly out of touch with the real issues New Yorkers face," Rep. Nick Langworthy told Fox News Digital. "Families are fleeing the City and our State because of high costs, crime, and broken leadership — not because there's too much freedom. New York City has to decide: do they want a mayor who believes in safety and prosperity, or a communist who wants to seize your home?" The comments sparked a social media firestorm as well. "Yea, this guy is definitely not a communist," Donald Trump Jr., who recently spoke to Fox News Digital about the prospect of Mamdani being mayor, sarcastically posted on X. "He is a communist," GOP Sen. Ted Cruz responded to the viral clip on X. "Like I said he's a communist," Fox News contributor Marc Thiessen posted on X. "Yes, you heard that right," New York GOP Rep. Elise Stefanik posted on X. "Like the true Communist he is, Commie Mamdani supports the "abolition of private property." This is the NY Democrat Party @KathyHochul you lead and you have failed to condemn this dangerous insanity." "Meet the new leader of the Democrat party, everyone," GOP Sen. Roger Marshall posted on X. "He's a literal communist." Since his surprise victory in the Democratic primary rocketed him to nationwide recognition, Mamdani has faced heated criticism and been labeled a "communist" for a variety of positions he has espoused, including on social media where resurfaced clips have come back to haunt him.
NBC News
16-07-2025
- Politics
- NBC News
‘We should see a change at the Federal Reserve,' says House Republican as Trump weighs firing Powell
Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (R-N.Y.) joins Meet the Press NOW to discuss how Republicans plan to sell the president's domestic policy legislation. Rep. Malliotakis also reacts to President Trump's latest comments about Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell and House Speaker Mike Johnson's call for transparency on the Jeffery Epstein files. July 16, 2025
