GOP Rep. Tom Kean Jr. back at New Jersey home ahead of return to Congress

Rep. Tom Kean Jr. has returned to his northern New Jersey home as he prepares to come back to Congress next week after an unexplained absence lasting nearly four months. Kean (R-NJ) greeted a New York Times reporter at his home in Westfield Wednesday evening, but declined to speak on his time away, saying: “It’s good to see you. I’ll talk to you next week. Thank you.” The 57-year-old’s top adviser, Harrison Neely, added in a text message to the Times that Kean “will be fully transparent” when he returns to Washington on June 30. Kean, the son of former…

Senate Democrat avoids answering where socialism has been ‘beneficial’ after far-left candidates win in NYC

Delaware Sen. Lisa Blunt Rochester avoided answering where socialism has been “beneficial” when giving her thoughts on the recent New York primary elections. Blunt Rochester was asked on CNBC’s “Squawk Box” Wednesday morning about the results of the primaries where three socialist candidates not only won their elections but defeated two incumbent lawmakers. …

Army’s top general in Europe steps down amid simmering Pentagon tensions

WASHINGTON — The US Army’s top general in Europe is leaving the service in the latest major military shakeup this year — with insiders attributing the move to internal War Department strife and a planned reduction in high-ranking officers. Gen. Christopher Donahue, leader of NATO’s Allied Land Command (LANDCOM) and…

Mets trade David Peterson to Cubs as they dump struggling lefty

Could this be the beginning of a Mets sell-off? The Mets have dealt left-handed starter David Peterson to the Cubs after getting swept in a doubleheader by Chicago, The Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed. New York will receive minor league third baseman Cole Mathis as the return, The Athletic’s Will Sammon…

Dodgers’ Alex Freeland, Ryan Ward key rubber-match win over Phillies

The Dodgers had a couple debatable roster decisions to make this week. Based on Sunday’s results, they might have been right on both. In a 9-1 rubber-match win over the Phillies, the Dodgers were led offensively by two recent Triple-A call-ups, getting home runs from Alex Freeland and Ryan Ward…

Spencer Pratt shames Karen Bass and Nithya Raman with brutal new video

Spencer Pratt has brutally shamed his Democratic challengers by sharing a video of a homeless man next to a ballot drop box — underscoring a problem that current leaders have struggled to solve. “I don’t even need to make campaign ads anymore,” Pratt said on X. “Karen and Nithya just…

Berkshire Hathaway to acquire homebuilder Taylor Morrison in massive .5B deal

Berkshire Hathaway has agreed to acquire Taylor Morrison Home Corp. in an all-cash deal valued at about $8.5 billion, the companies jointly said on Sunday, marking an expansion of the conglomerate’s housing business. Under the agreement terms, Berkshire will acquire the homebuilder for $72.50 per common share in cash, valuing Taylor Morrison’s equity at around $6.8…

Silicon Valley giant Meta slashes even more jobs as AI boom sparks bloodbath

The AI bloodbath continues in tech as Meta cuts thousands of jobs in Silicon Valley.  The company, which owns Facebook and Instagram, laid off 2,212 people at its Menlo Park headquarters and an additional 213 workers were cut at the Sunnyvale office, Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification, or WARN filings…

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