With early voting underway, Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez will rally at 13,000-seat Forest Hills Stadium for Zohran Mamdani, whose slogan — “New York Is Not for Sale” — targets wealthy opponents backing an Andrew Cuomo-aligned super PAC. Governor Kathy Hochul, Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins and Assembly Speaker Carl...
An ABC News excerpt from Jonathan Karl’s book Retribution cites Mike Pence’s notes on a Jan. 6, 2021 call in which Donald Trump warned he’d be a “wimp” if he certified Joe Biden’s win. Pence wrote that he invoked their oath—“It takes courage to uphold the law”—before certifying. Prosecutors later...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessett said he has “felt pain” from China’s halt on U.S. soybeans, telling ABC’s This Week, “I’m actually a soybean farmer.” He said two days of talks produced a “substantial framework” he believes will ease growers’ worries, ahead of President Donald Trump’s meeting with China’s Xi Jinping...
Erich Richter of The Post lays out his NFL Week 8 picks against the spread, backing Giants +7 over the Eagles (with A.J. Brown out), Jets +6.5 over the Bengals, Packers -3.5 as his biggest edge, plus Bills -7.5, Patriots -7, Ravens -7.5, Falcons -7.5, 49ers +2.5, Buccaneers -3.5, Broncos...
The USDA said Saturday it will not issue November food benefits amid the federal shutdown, now in its 25th day, saying "the well has run dry," as Congress remains at an impasse. The announcement followed a push by more than 200 House Democrats to use emergency reserves, but a memo...
Donald Trump scrapped a planned ceasefire summit with Vladimir Putin and, in a swift reversal, sanctioned Rosneft and Lukoil — his first such step of his second presidency. Paired with fresh EU energy curbs, the US has now blacklisted Russia’s top four oil producers, responsible for about four-fifths of exports,...
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent warned on Face the Nation that U.S. service members could miss paychecks by Nov. 15 if the shutdown persists, despite a temporary stopgap using about $8 billion in unspent Pentagon research funds to cover the upcoming mid-month pay. He called the situation an “embarrassment,” blaming Democratic...
Republican anxiety is mounting as the shutdown standoff collides with a health-care deadline: enhanced Affordable Care Act tax credits expire as Nov. 1 enrollment begins. Vulnerable members like Rep. David Valadao warn inaction could spike costs for millions and imperil GOP control, while Sen. Lisa Murkowski urges talks and says...
Speaking from Kuala Lumpur, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said a truce with China may have been reached: President Trump’s threatened 100% additional tariff is effectively off the table, and the threat of Chinese rare‑earth export controls has lifted. He said a TikTok deal is finalized pending leaders’ approval in Korea...
Born in basement workshops, Ukraine’s drone start-ups are racing into industry, led by Fire Point—a firm that pivoted from film work to become a military contractor. Executives say it holds $1 billion in contracts this year and builds long-range FP-1 drones at 30 secret sites, used in strikes on Russian...
