Facing strained air traffic control staffing during the shutdown, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy ordered airlines at 40 major U.S. airports to cut flights starting Friday, citing safety while declining to share the data behind the decision. He later pointed to more breaches of minimum in air separation and increased tarmac...
White House adviser Kevin Hassett said the government shutdown’s damage is “far worse than we expected,” telling Fox News it has lasted so long that fourth-quarter U.S. GDP growth could be half the 3% initially projected. With the shutdown now beyond 38 days and expected to extend through the weekend,...
Republicans’ redistricting edge is wobbling as Democrats move to rewrite blue-state constitutions for partisan maps. California voters approved a Democratic gerrymander 64-36, potentially costing the GOP up to five seats, and Virginia Democrats, after a landslide governor’s win and big House gains, plan a similar push. With rumblings in New...
The Anti-Defamation League launched an unprecedented project to monitor New York City mayor elect Zohran Mamdani’s policies, citing Jewish safety concerns and his statements on Israel. The effort includes a tip line for reporting antisemitism. ADL chief Jonathan Greenblatt framed it as accountability, not about Mamdani’s identity, and condemned calls...
President Donald Trump granted pardons to former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada and his former chief of staff, Cade Cothren, convicted on federal corruption charges. Casada, a Republican, had received 36 months for 17 counts including wire fraud and money-laundering conspiracy; Cothren got a shorter term. A White House official...
Virginia Republican Carrie Coyner conceded after losing her House of Delegates seat to Democrat Lindsey Dougherty, 52.5% to 47.3%, despite publicizing 2022 texts in which Democrat Jay Jones fantasized about giving House of Delegates speaker Todd Gilbert 'two bullets to the head.' Jones apologized, Republicans amplified the messages, and Abigail...
Evangelical backing for Israel, long a pillar of right-leaning politics, is showing cracks, especially among younger conservatives. Pastor Jackson Lahmeyer says online debate has shifted as influencers like Tucker Carlson and Candace Owens question the US Israel relationship; Carlson recently hosted white nationalist Nick Fuentes while disputing some of his...
While Republicans took a beating at the polls and the government shutdown became the longest in history, Miami hosted an opulent Trump headlined business forum where tickets hit $1,990 and attendees got $50 food cards. Advocates blasted the gesture as tone-deaf in a county where nearly a quarter of households...
The FAA will cut air traffic by 10% at busy airports as the shutdown leaves short-staffed, unpaid controllers, prompting airline cancellations and traveler anxiety. The Trump administration is appealing a ruling to restore full SNAP benefits today after a judge said partial payments fell short and pointed to customs revenue....
President Donald Trump is recalibrating his affordability message after elections highlighted inflation as a political weakness, promising new tax breaks and spotlighting drug-price reductions by Eli Lilly and Novo Nordisk. Despite White House talking points on markets and investment, consumer prices rose 3% in September, job gains slowed, and AAA...
