Polling places opened Saturday for in‑person voting in two closely watched contests: New York City’s mayoral race and New Jersey’s governor’s race. New Yorkers are choosing among Zohran Mamdani, Curtis Sliwa, and Andrew Cuomo, after incumbent Eric Adams exited and endorsed Cuomo. New Jersey’s matchup features Jack Ciattarelli against Mikie...
Donald Trump has privately boasted he can direct House Speaker Mike Johnson—'I’m the speaker and the president,' he quipped—according to the New York Times, which cited two people familiar with his remarks. Johnson’s recent actions during an ongoing shutdown have reinforced that perception: he rallied Republicans behind the White House’s...
Stephen A. Smith refused to retract comments linking presidential influence to the FBI’s sweeping sports-betting probe that led to the arrests of Trail Blazers coach Chauncey Billups, Heat guard Terry Rozier and ex-NBA player Damon Jones, among others. After FBI Director Kash Patel blasted Smith on Fox News, Smith stood...
More than a month after Adelita Grijalva won a September 23 special election to succeed her late father, Rep. Raúl Grijalva, southern Arizona’s 7th District still has no sworn member of Congress. House Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to administer the oath during the government shutdown, leaving Tucson’s shuttered district office,...
President Trump late Friday urged prosecutions of Merrick Garland, Christopher Wray, Jack Smith and Lisa Monaco, accusing them of approving an FBI probe that obtained phone data for nine Republican lawmakers during the Arctic Frost investigation. He alleged “spying” and claimed the 2020 election was rigged, though the Senate Judiciary...
With enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies set to lapse Dec. 31, South Florida—the nation’s largest Obamacare market—faces steep premium shocks and potential coverage losses. Estimates suggest up to a third of Florida’s 4.7 million enrollees could drop plans, with older, lower–middle-income residents hit hardest; premiums for some early-60s earners could...
Polling has closed in Ireland’s presidential election, with independent Catherine Connolly and Fine Gael’s Heather Humphreys awaiting early indications on Saturday. Counting starts at 09:00 local time, with an official result expected at Dublin Castle that evening. Early, unofficial signs suggest turnout may struggle to reach the just-under-40% record low...
Former 60 Minutes executive producer Bill Owens, speaking at Colby College in Maine in his first remarks since resigning in April, said Paramount bosses pressured him to avoid Gaza stories and dial back coverage of Donald Trump as the company sought federal approval for a merger with Skydance Media. After...
With the government shut down, the House has sat idle: no floor debates, votes, or spending bills, and oversight hearings on hold. Speaker Mike Johnson has kept members on an open-ended recess now entering a second month, the latest in moves that have diminished Congress’s role and shrunken the speakership...
The Pentagon acknowledged receiving an anonymous $130 million gift to help cover service members’ salaries and benefits during the shutdown, accepted under its general gift acceptance authority. Chief spokesperson Sean Parnell said the donor required the funds be used for troops’ pay, and expressed gratitude. Trump, calling the donor a...
