Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned Sunday that nationwide flight delays and cancellations are likely as staffing shortages spread across air traffic control facilities during the government shutdown. In an interview on ABC’s This Week, conducted as Newark Liberty faced a ground stop, Duffy said safety comes first: “We will delay,...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has recast himself from a beleaguered target to a combative online foil to Donald Trump, after a June weekend when the president federalized the National Guard into Los Angeles — the 'red line' that sparked a sharper tone. Viral posts mocking Trump and his allies, a...
Voters in several states head to the polls Tuesday in contests seen as an early verdict on the first year of Donald Trump’s second presidency. Governor races in Virginia and New Jersey hinge on affordability and spiking energy bills, while New York City’s mayoral race pits Democrat Zohran Mamdani against...
Donald Trump’s demolition of the White House East Wing to build a ballroom has entangled media companies whose owners donated to the project while their newsrooms report on it. Comcast and Amazon are among donors; MSNBC hosts denounced such checks, and NBC noted Comcast’s role on air, with no evidence...
Zohran Mamdani’s surge to front-runner has energized New York City’s mayoral race, but voters remain split on whether the 34-year-old assemblyman is ready to run a $112 billion city government. Supporters tout free buses, a rent freeze, and his pledge to hire seasoned hands, backed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. Skeptics...
China’s Xi Jinping and South Korea’s President Lee Jae Myung shared a rare public joke about spying after Xi gifted two Xiaomi phones in Gyeongju, quipping that Lee could check for a backdoor. A Seoul historian said the exchange nodded to surveillance concerns even as both leaders seek closer economic...
New York’s 2025 mayoral voting ends November 4, guaranteeing a new leader after Eric Adams withdrew. Democrat Zohran Mamdani is the overwhelming favorite, having defeated Andrew Cuomo in June with 56.4%. His platform spotlights housing affordability, a 2% tax on millionaires, higher corporate taxes, free buses, and a $30 minimum...
Democrats Mikie Sherrill in New Jersey and Abigail Spanberger in Virginia are centering their governor bids on opposing President Trump, reviving the strategy that vaulted them to Congress in 2018. Sherrill, who blasted the halted Hudson River rail tunnel and labels GOP rival Jack Ciattarelli the Trump of Trenton, and...
Two weeks into a federal shutdown, Donald Trump feted nearly 130 donors at the White House with a gold-laden 15 October dinner to fund a $300m ballroom, even as food aid and services face strain. He demolished the East Wing without seeking approval from the National Capital Planning Commission and...
US President Donald Trump ordered the military to prepare for possible action in Nigeria against Islamist militants, accusing the government of failing to protect Christians and threatening to cut aid and send troops "guns-a-blazing." In a social media post, he said Nigeria was a "Country of Particular Concern," claiming "thousands"...
