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The Hill
an hour ago
- Business
- The Hill
Suozzi says Mamdani ‘tapped into the same thing' as Trump
Rep. Tom Suozzi (D-N.Y.), a moderate Democrat, said President Trump and Democratic mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani 'tapped into the same thing' that catapulted their respective underdog campaigns to victory. In an interview on CBS News's 'Face the Nation,' Suozzi noted that both Trump and Mamdani, a democratic socialist who officially clinched the New York City mayoral nomination last week, focused their campaigns on affordability. 'I disagree with Mr. Mamdani. I have to make that very clear that, you know, I'm a democratic capitalist. I'm not a democratic socialist,' Suozzi said. 'But you have to recognize that he tapped into something,' he continued. 'He tapped into the same thing that Donald Trump tapped into, which is that people are concerned that the economy is not working for them. Affordability and the economy is the number one issue in the country.' Suozzi said 'too often,' people perceive Democrats as prioritizing reproductive rights and LGBTQ protections over issues related to economic mobility and affordability. The former two issues are 'important issues,' Suozzi continued, 'but they're not the issues that people think about every night when they're lying in bed thinking about paying their bills or when they're talking about how they're going to send their kids to school.' Suozzi said Democrats can learn from Trump's and Mamdani's diagnoses of the problem — even if not their proposed solutions. 'Democrats have got to do a better job learning from both Trump and Mamdani, not with their solutions, which I think are wrong, but with the diagnosis of the problem — that we're frustrated, we're concerned.' 'Everybody in America — whether you're a right-wing conservative or a left-wing progressive — should believe that, in return for working hard, you make enough money so you can live a good life. You can buy a home, you can educate your children, you can pay for your health insurance, you can retire one day without being scared,' Suozzi said. 'People don't feel that currently, and we have to do a better job of communicating that,' he added.
CBS News
2 hours ago
- Politics
- CBS News
NYC Deputy Mayor Kaz Daughtry on cooperating with ICE: "It's important to have a seat at the table"
New York City's Deputy Mayor for Public Safety Kaz Daughtry sat down with CBS News New York's Marcia Kramer for this week's episode of "The Point." Kaz Daughtry on immigration enforcement A new poll shows public opinion has shifted on cooperating with ICE agents, with the public now just about evenly divided between those who support cooperating with ICE and those who don't. Why is that? "When it comes to working with the feds in regards to immigration, we only deal with criminal enforcement, Marcia. That's it. And the feds know ... we can not get involved involved in civil immigration matters. Criminal matters? We are all in," Daughtry said. "We can not get involved ... for civil immigration stuff. We can't do that. Hands off. They know it, we know it, and we don't try to skirt around it and see how we can work with them." Daughtry said he's been criticized for working with the feds on criminal investigations involving transnational gangs. "These are people ... bad people, bad people ... murders, robberies, they came here and they victimized New Yorkers," Daughtry said. "Taking these transnational gang members off our streets is helping New Yorkers." What about the concerns of the immigrant community about using city services? "Have you ever heard of a case where the feds, ICE, HSI going into one of our public schools?" Daughtry said. "Have you ever heard of an incident where the feds or ICE were going into a house of worship? This is why it's important to have a seat at the table, to see what's on the menu, and to be on the menu. And that's what the open dialogue between this administration and the federal authorities is all about." Daughtry also spoke about the meeting he had with President Trump. "We had conversations on the golf course. They will remain private," Daughtry said. "I will share this piece of information with you. The president is all about public safety. New York is a very special place to him. We have a connection - he was born in Queens. I was born in Queens. And he wants the best stuff to happen for New York City." Daughtry on use of drones in public safety Daughtry said he's hoping to install drones on the roofs of certain police precincts and fire department stationhouses. "I want the drones on top of the firehouses, so when they get the call ... as soon as the drones get that alert, the drone would dispatch before the fire truck even comes out of the house," Daughtry said. "Then they can see exactly where the fire's at, and they can have an attack plan ... in place before they even get to the fire." Daughtry also talked about the NYPD pursuing anti-drone technology, to take down hostile drones. He described using drones to shoot nets around hostile drones, which then deploy parachutes so that the hostile drones can safely land. Daughtry also described his desire to have a public-facing drone dashboard, so people can see how the NYPD drones are being used. "They can see exactly what the call is, and they would know that that drone was there to help them, instead of spy on them," Daughtry said. Ken Jenkins on Westchester County and immigration enforcement Westchester County Executive Ken Jenkins said police in his county would work with the feds on criminal matters, not civil. "As far as civil immigration matters, the county's not doing the federal government's job. If someone comes in with a judicial warrant, we honor those judicial warrants and we follow the law. But as far as just working with someone on a civil immigration matter, that is not our job to do. We help our federal law enforcement partners do what they need to do," Jenkins said. Jenkins also spoke about the impact on Westchester County from the so-called "Big Beautiful Bill" passed by Congress and signed into law by President Trump. "The impact is huge. Six billion dollars of impact to all of our hospitals. We have world-class hospitals in Westchester County," Jenkins said. "The reduction is two-fold. So if someone is not on Medicaid anymore, they don't even have the insurance even at a minimum level, that hospital now is going to take that person in in the most expensive care possible - in an emergency room. And now, they're not going to get reimbursed for even that. So now the hospitals are going to be having challenges, which they already are, and people are not going to get served." Your Point: Should bodega cats be legal? Bodega cats, though beloved by many, are technically not legal. A new law looks to change that. What do New Yorkers think?
The Hill
3 hours ago
- Health
- The Hill
Hasset on healthcare coverage cuts: ‘Best way to get insurance is to get a job'
National Economic Council Director Kevin Hassett said the best way for people to get health insurance is to get a job while discussing the massive tax cut legislation, which dramatically upends health care, signed into law by President Trump. During an appearance on CBS News's 'Face The Nation,' Hasset was asked about Americans' concerns that about 12 million Americans could lose Medicaid coverage, according to a report by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). However, Hasset said that the CBO made a similar claim when the Trump administration aimed to add work requirement waivers to Obamacare in 2017, stating that the number of insured people increased instead. 'The bottom line is, the best way to get insurance is to get a job,' he said. 'And we've got a 'big, beautiful bill' that's going to create a lot of job creation and a lot of insurance, and the CBO is just not accounting for that.' The bill enacts the country's first-ever requirement for adults under the age of 65 — including low-income parents of children older than 14 — to prove they work, volunteer or attend school at least 80 hours per month. 'The idea that that's going to cause a massive hemorrhaging in availability of insurance doesn't make a lot of sense to us,' he said. Hassett also claimed that 5 million of those who are losing insurance have other insurance, which he says the CBO did not take into account 'They're people who have two types of insurance,' he added. 'And so therefore, if they lose one, they're still insured.' Hassett insisted that no one will lose their insurance. 'It's sound budgetary politics. And I think that nobody's going to lose their insurance,' he said.
CBS News
3 hours ago
- Climate
- CBS News
Rain showers to add moisture to South Florida, driving up "feels-like" temperatures across Miami-Dade and Broward
The NEXT Weather team is tracking a rainy afternoon across northern Miami-Dade and most of Broward Counties for Sunday. The rain showers will start popping up around 1 p.m., with most of the rain falling between 3 and 6 p.m. The showers will clear out by the evening hours. South Florida "feels-like" temperatures for July 6, 2025. CBS News Miami It won't matter if it is raining during the Miami Marlins' game this afternoon; the roof will be closed at the park. The Marlins' first pitch is at 1:40 p.m. against the Milwaukee Brewers. The rain will add more moisture to the atmosphere, driving up the "feels-like" temperatures across South Florida. It will feel like the upper 90s for most of us, with a few cities in Broward County hitting the triple digits. It's important to stay hydrated throughout the afternoon hours. The rains dissipate on Sunday, and South Florida will see a few mostly sunny days at the start of the week before the showers return on Wednesday and Thursday.
CBS News
4 hours ago
- Politics
- CBS News
Florida State Sen. Gruters discusses building and opening of Alligator Alcatraz
CBS News Miami's Jim DeFede talks to State Sen. Joe Gruters about the building and opening of Alligator Alcatraz. Gruters was among the Florida contingent who toured the facility with President Donald Trump earlier this week. Guest: State Sen. Joe Gruters/R-Sarasota
