With the shutdown stretching past four weeks, Congress remains stuck as Democrats demand an extension of expiring health insurance subsidies and Republicans push a clean bill to reopen. ACA open enrollment on Nov. 1 looms, along with warnings that SNAP benefits could end this weekend, while federal workers miss paychecks....
With less than a week to go, Democrat Zohran Mamdani retains a sizable lead, though down three points from an earlier October poll, as early voting surges to nearly 298,000 ballots. Independent Andrew M. Cuomo escalated attacks on Mamdani and released a unity-themed ad, even as tax records showed he...
Former DHS chief of staff Miles Taylor on Wednesday launched Defiance.org, an online hub to coordinate peaceful, lawful resistance to President Trump. Backed by dozens of former national security officials, whistleblowers and bipartisan ex-officeholders, the site debuts with a video of actor Robert DeNiro urging people to stand up and...
Democratic congressional candidate Kat Abughazaleh and five others were indicted for allegedly blocking a federal agent’s vehicle during September protests outside a suburban Chicago immigration processing center, court records show. The indictment says the group surrounded the car, banged on it, broke a mirror and left “PIG” scratched on it,...
Aboard Air Force One, President Trump said he could deploy the Army, Navy, Air Force and Marines to U.S. cities under the Insurrection Act — asserting courts “wouldn’t get involved” — but added he hasn’t found it necessary. He praised National Guard deployments in Washington, D.C., and Memphis as driving...
The Daily Show skewered President Donald Trump’s Japan visit, likening him to an Old American Beaver Hound being paraded through Akasaka Palace by newly elected Takaichi. The mock commentary followed their rigid inspection, his brief wander from her side, and a triumphant step onto a podium. Trump has since moved...
Leading the New York City mayor's race on an affordability message, Zohran Mamdani is refusing to say whether he supports three housing ballot measures, even with early voting underway. The proposals would speed approvals for affordable projects, curb City Council 'member deference,' and shift more power to the mayor, drawing...
A Pentagon memo signed by Maj Gen Ronald Burkett orders National Guard units in all 50 states, D.C., and territories to build “quick reaction forces” trained in riot control, citing Donald Trump’s August executive order. Most states must train 500 members, totaling 23,500, with trainers aiming to make units operational...
Open enrollment for individual health plans begins Saturday in most states, amid a government shutdown and a congressional fight over extending enhanced tax credits. Premiums are expected to rise around 20% next year, and expiration of enhanced tax credits could more than double costs for some. Insurer rates may not...
After President Biden’s faltering debate, Representative Mikie Sherrill broke ranks on July 9, urging him to quit the race — a risky move that typifies her centrist bid for New Jersey governor. The Navy veteran touts “ruthless competence” and constituent work, but frustrates progressives who call her message milquetoast. In...
