Barack Obama will headline rallies Saturday for Democratic gubernatorial nominees Abigail Spanberger in Virginia and Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey, as both parties sprint into Tuesday’s elections. Republicans Winsome Earle-Sears and Jack Ciattarelli tour their states without comparable star power, while Donald Trump backs them from afar. The races test...
A three-day trial over National Guard deployments to Portland’s ICE facility ended Friday, with US District Judge Karin Immergut set to rule by Sunday. Testimony revealed Guard troops stayed at the site for hours after her October 4 restraining order, prompting sharp questions about possible defiance. Federal lawyers defended President...
Cannabis shares are stirring after years of drift, buoyed by hopes for federal rules on hemp products and hints that President Donald Trump could soften policy on marijuana. Verano posted $203 million in revenue and a $44 million loss, while Curaleaf and Trulieve report next week. Tilray’s stock has already...
In the final days of the mayor’s race, Mr. Cuomo, a lifelong Democrat running as an independent, is courting Republican and disaffected Democratic voters with fear-based appeals and attacks on Mr. Mamdani’s ideology and identity. He has highlighted Mr. Mamdani’s pro-Palestinian positions to woo Jewish voters, questioned his Muslim bona...
Across rural Maryland, a $424 million plan to run a 67-mile, 500-kilovolt transmission line has ignited fierce resistance from farmers who say towers would threaten crops and agritourism. PSEG, building the PJM-backed Maryland Piedmont Reliability Project, cites soaring data center demand and warns of grid congestion and possible brownouts by...
President Trump said an imminent lapse in SNAP funding would hurt largely Democrats as the shutdown entered its second month, even as millions of recipients live in Republican states and districts. A federal judge ordered payments to continue during the shutdown, but delivery remains uncertain and Trump warned November benefits...
Chicago’s improbable surge rolled on with a 135-125 win over the Knicks, their first in NBA Cup play, pushing the Bulls to 5-0 for the first time since 1996-97. Josh Giddey starred with a career-high 32 points, 10 rebounds and nine assists, with Nikola Vucevic adding 26 and four threes,...
Ukraine’s military intelligence said it struck the Koltsevoy fuel pipeline near Moscow late Friday, calling the hit a serious blow after destroying three lines that feed Russian forces. The claim landed as Russia pressed its eastern offensive around Pokrovsk, with Moscow touting gains and Kyiv insisting the situation is hard...
On Minneapolis’ Lake Street, Somali-owned cafes and shops show what refugees built, even as the Trump administration capped admissions at 7,500—down from 125,000—and prioritized Afrikaners from South Africa. Community members like Nasra Hassan pointed to a corridor revived by arrivals from Somalia, Mexico, Myanmar, the Congo and Ukraine. Advocates called...
A Tampa federal judge issued an arrest warrant for former Green Beret Jordan Goudreau after he skipped a bond hearing tied to weapons-smuggling charges from his failed 2020 Venezuela raid. Filmmaker Jen Gatien, who pledged her $2 million apartment for his release, testified he became abusive, threatened harm, reneged on...
