Nearly a million New Jersey voters have already cast ballots ahead of Tuesday’s gubernatorial election, Rasmussen data show: about 514,500 Democrats, 279,000 Republicans, and 177,000 unaffiliated voters. Analyst Michah Rasmussen says the numbers give Democrat Mikie Sherrill an edge over Republican Jack Ciattarelli, though the race remains competitive. Ciattarelli touts...
Republican lawmakers and Jewish groups condemned Tucker Carlson for hosting white supremacist Nick Fuentes on his podcast, while some conservatives defended the interview, exposing a widening rift on the right. Senators Ted Cruz and Mitch McConnell criticized Carlson; Heritage Foundation president Kevin Roberts backed him, drawing McConnell’s rebuke. Carlson derided...
Prince Andrew has been stripped of titles, declared a commoner, and banished to accommodation on the Sandringham estate, royal commentators said after Thursday’s announcement. Observers called the move an absolute humiliation, noting the loss of his cherished Order of the Garter and exclusion from royal events, with only funerals a...
Representative Nancy Mace, a South Carolina Republican running for governor, unleashed an expletive-laced tirade at Charleston airport police after a mix-up left her without her usual security escort, according to an airport police incident report. Forced to wait at the TSA checkpoint, she fumed when agents arrived, saying Senator Tim...
Back from Asia, President Donald Trump urged Senate Republicans to scrap the filibuster and unilaterally reopen the government, but Majority Leader John Thune swiftly rejected the idea, leaving the shutdown stalemate intact and poised to become the longest by Wednesday. A new poll finds more Americans blame Trump and congressional...
With early voting underway in New York City’s mayoral race and in the New Jersey and Virginia governors’ contests, turnout patterns are taking shape. New York’s early voters skew older but not as much as usual; under-30s match their 2024 early-vote share, a breakdown that could be better news for...
President Trump suffered three legal setbacks Friday as courts intervened on food aid and election policy. Judges in Rhode Island and Massachusetts ordered the administration to tap contingency funds to keep SNAP benefits flowing, with one ruling blocking a suspension of assistance for millions and another directing continued support for...
Blue states are pushing back over the shutdown’s fallout, posting alerts that blame President Donald Trump and Republicans for an expected pause or cut to November SNAP benefits. Massachusetts, California and Illinois published notices saying federal officials won’t fund food aid if the Republican shutdown continues, contrasting with the 2018–2019...
President Donald Trump posted more than two dozen photos on Truth Social of the White House’s Lincoln Bathroom redone in marble, as his renovation push intensifies. The East Wing was torn down for a $300 million ballroom Trump says is privately funded at zero cost to taxpayers, prompting Democratic demands...
Vice President JD Vance defended remarks about his faith and his Hindu-raised wife after criticism followed a Turning Point USA event. Vance said he hopes Usha Vance may one day embrace Christianity but respects her free will, noting she often joins him at church. After an X user accused him...
