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...
As off-year contests open the midterm season, President Trump has mostly looked elsewhere, touring Asia and offering only a late, lukewarm nod in Virginia. Yet his shadow looms. In New Jersey, Republican Jack Ciattarelli has recast himself with Trump-style appeals, betting 2024 gains — including sharp shifts in majority-Hispanic townships...
Ohio’s redistricting commission approved new U.S. House maps Friday, a bipartisan vote that could strengthen Republicans in two Democratic-held districts and aid President Donald Trump’s efforts to hold a slim congressional majority. The move came amid intensifying national map fights: Virginia Democrats advanced a constitutional amendment to bypass a bipartisan...
Kristi Noem, the secretary of Homeland Security, rejected Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker’s request to pause federal immigration enforcement over Halloween, saying she would not ask ICE and CBP to stand down. Pritzker had urged a halt after reports that border patrol agents used teargas at a children’s parade in Chicago’s...
U.S. District Judge Sara L. Ellis rebuked government lawyers after Border Patrol commander Gregory Bovino told Fox News he welcomed her nightly check-ins, contradicting Justice Department claims the meetings would be “extraordinarily disruptive” and cause “irreparable harm.” A Seventh Circuit panel paused Ellis’s order during Operation Midway Blitz in Illinois,...
In a nail-biting Dutch vote, the centrist D66 led by 38-year-old Rob Jetten is poised to edge Geert Wilders’ PVV, with news agency ANP tallying a razor-thin lead of about 15,000 votes. Jetten hailed a historic result as D66, projected at roughly 18%, secures a clear plurality and nearly triples...
Democratic mayoral candidate and state assemblyman Zohran Mamdani spent Thursday night canvassing New Yorkers on the late shift, from LaGuardia’s taxi line to Elmhurst Hospital and Jackson Heights diners, renewing his appeal to working-class voters. Leading in polls, he cast himself as a different kind of night mayor than Mayor...
As layoff notices swept the CDC during the government shutdown, Aryn Melton Backus received a third termination email, then a rapid reversal, capturing the chaos inside the agency. Unions call the latest reductions illegal, saying repeated cuts have eliminated a quarter of the CDC and gutted offices from ethics oversight...
In Oologah, Oklahoma, Zach Bryan’s new song snippet has ignited a hometown debate over immigration enforcement, even as the country star recently drew more than 112,000 fans to Michigan Stadium. Lyrics about ICE breaking down a door, paired with an Instagram caption about the fading red white and blue, drew...
Justice Elena Kagan has long pursued quiet persuasion, even scrubbing sharp lines from a draft dissent in the student loan case, while Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson has embraced blistering dissents and extended questioning, warning of favoritism toward moneyed interests. Their contrasting styles—joined by Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s alarms—have fueled friction within...
