White House releases eye-popping cost estimate for DSA platform as socialism becomes 2026 camapign issue

WASHINGTON — The White House is preparing to release a study assessing that policies pushed by the Democratic Socialists of America would cost $49 trillion over the next decade — as Republican attacks on the left-wing group’s rising prominence become a significant midterm issue. The White House Council of Economic Advisers, led by economist Christopher Phelan, has drafted a report titled “The Real Cost of Socialism in America” evaluating seven major policies in the DSA’s “Workers Deserve More” platform released in July. “This works out to a cost of approximately $355,000 per American household,” the CEA assessed. “That burden would…

Exclusive | Biden admin approved 99% of applications for migrant kids in one year — exposing them to rapists, murders, new report shows

The Biden administration rubber-stamped more than 99% of sponsor applications for unaccompanied migrant children in fiscal year 2024 — leaving kids vulnerable to rapists, gang members and murderers because of the “less stringent” vetting process, according to a memo obtained by The Post. The Department of Health and Human Services…

Treasury Dept. automatically enrolls more than 60 million kids in Trump Accounts

More than 60 million American children have been automatically enrolled in Trump Accounts as the Treasury Department moves to dramatically expand participation in the new investment program, officials said Thursday. Parents and guardians still have to claim the accounts and, after that, opt in to receive seed contributions of $1,000…

OpenAI ousts 3 employees who allegedly shared confidential info with AI safety group

Sam Altman’s OpenAI has reportedly “parted ways” with three researchers after they allegedly shared confidential information with a third-party AI safety group. OpenAI informed some employees that the three fired workers had been on the company’s internal AI safety team, the Wall Street Journal firs reported Thursday, citing a person…

Mortgage rates soar to 7.28% — highest level in nearly 3 years

The average long-term US mortgage rate jumped this week to its highest level in nearly three years. The benchmark 30-year fixed-rate mortgage rose to 7.28% from 7.03% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday, the biggest leap in several years. A year ago, the average rate was 6.34%. It…

Giants hero Victor Cruz marries DJ Orange Calderon in NYC

Congratulations are in order for Victor Cruz. The former Giants receiver and DJ Orange Calderon were married in a civil ceremony in New York City on Thursday, The Post can confirm. Celebrity jeweler Greg Yuna shared Instagram photos of the newlyweds outside the courthouse. They drove away in white Rolls…

Yankees advance to ALDS 2026 against Rays. Get playoff tickets today

New York Post may be compensated and/or receive an affiliate commission if you click or buy through our links. Featured pricing is subject to change. Start spreading sweeping the news. Behind mammoth home runs from Ben Rice and Cody Bellinger and sterling Cam Schlittler and Max Fried starts in Games…

T-Mobile down across US — with over 62,000 customers reporting outage

T-Mobile was ‌down for thousands of users in the US on Monday, according to Downdetector.com. The ​wireless carrier’s service outage began ​around 4:00 p.m. ET, with more ⁠than 62,000 incidents reported countrywide ​at its peak before the number ​fell to about 21,200 by 6:05 p.m., Downdetector showed. The actual number…

The four 2025 Giants-like boxes Jets need to check to renergize fanbase

The NFL team that put forth a blueprint in 2025 that reasonable-minded Jets fans might consider a success if replicated over the next five months wasn’t the Super Bowl champion Seahawks or the instant-turnaround AFC East champion Patriots.  It was the … gasp! … Giants. Yes, the Giants (4-13). How?…

Xavier Becerra leads Democrats’ all-out war against California voter ID measure

California Democrats are launching a multimillion-dollar fight to block a Republican-backed voter ID measure, and gubernatorial frontrunner Xavier Becerra is leading the charge. A new campaign committee — “No on 39 – Block Trump’s Election Rigging” — will be led by Becerra and California Speaker Robert Rivas as honorary co-chairs.…

Financial hardship may age the brain faster: new study

Adults who faced persistent financial hardship showed poorer cognitive performance and signs of accelerated brain aging later in life, according to a new study. Researchers at University College London looked at 2,759 UK participants from the MRC National Survey of Health and Development born in 1946, as stated in a press release.…

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