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...
At a Bronx mosque, Democratic NYC mayoral nominee Zohran Mamdani vowed to more openly embrace his Muslim identity amid escalating attacks from Andrew Cuomo and surrogates that he called racist. He invoked family fears after 9/11 and said he would no longer hide his identity. Cuomo denied widespread Islamophobia, accused...
Stephen K. Bannon, the pro-Trump podcaster convicted of defrauding border-wall donors, endorsed the president’s talk of a third term, telling The Economist there is “a plan” to circumvent the 22nd Amendment and predicting, “Trump is gonna be president in ’28.” He offered no details, casting Trump as an instrument of...
As the nation endures its longest-ever full government shutdown, Washington’s leaders are scarcely acting like it’s an emergency. The House has been dark for more than a month under Speaker Mike Johnson, the Senate is mired in symbolic votes, and the president is preoccupied with a White House ballroom project...
A scrap hauler rumbled out of the White House Friday, loaded with the demolished East Wing, as crews finished razing the wing and corridor. An upgraded walkway and a 90,000‑square‑foot ballroom are planned. The East Wing, built in 1902 and long used for offices and a formal guest entrance, is...
The USDA says it won’t tap its $6 billion contingency fund to cover November SNAP benefits, warning states they won’t be reimbursed if they pay out anyway, according to a memo obtained by CNN. Without a reversal, roughly 42 million people could miss food assistance as the shutdown that began...
Federal officials said Friday the Trump administration canceled a planned surge of immigration enforcement across the Bay Area, not just San Francisco. DHS also dropped plans to bring staff from Los Angeles. Oakland Mayor Barbara Lee, citing Alameda County Sheriff Yesenia Sanchez, confirmed the cancellation. The reversal followed agents staging...
Pakistan banned the hard-line Tehreek-e-Labbaik Pakistan after deadly clashes with police, with the federal cabinet unanimously citing "violent and terrorist activities." The crackdown, centered in Punjab, followed a march from Lahore to Islamabad that devolved into street battles in Lahore and Murdike. Police raided leader Saad Rizvi’s home, sealed linked...
After years of repression, the fear that once kept Putin’s Russia rigid is fraying. A filmed protest outside the Kremlin saw citizens accuse officials of theft, even as Memorial counts over 1,100 political prisoners. Discontent spreads across the system: Communist leader Gennady Zyuganov slammed soaring prices and interest rates; nationalist...
Air travel is straining under the federal shutdown as sick calls by air traffic controllers fuel mounting delays, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said in Philadelphia. Staffing shortfalls now account for an average 5% of delays and have spiked to 53%; seven facilities were short-staffed Friday, with many more reporting gaps...
