Katie Porter’s campaign for California governor absorbed a bruising week as viral clips showed a tense TV exchange—where she threatened to walk out—and a 2021 video of her berating a staffer. After condemnation from rivals and mockery, supporters closed ranks: Teamsters leaders, EMILYs List’s Jessica Mackler and Whoopi Goldberg praised...
Heavy metal devotee Sanae Takaichi, 64, has won Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership, becoming the first woman to hold the post, but her path to the premiership is uncertain. Komeito, the LDP's longtime partner, refused to join her government amid mistrust over a party slush fund scandal, forcing her...
The Trump administration tapped $300 million in unspent tariff revenue to shore up the WIC food aid program during the shutdown, easing fears of an immediate funding lapse. USDA officials told Congress the transfer would keep states operating; Alaska and Washington reported new funds, and a Nevada tribal WIC office...
President Donald Trump underwent what he called a “semiannual physical” at Walter Reed on Friday, a visit the White House labeled a routine yearly checkup despite his annual exam in April. He left the White House at 10:45 a.m. and returned at 2:15 p.m., ahead of schedule, offering no comments,...
As renewal letters land, Affordable Care Act enrollees brace for steep premium hikes if enhanced subsidies lapse, a central sticking point in the ongoing government shutdown. Laurel and Philip Vincenty in North Carolina fear losing roughly $1,700 in monthly aid; in Arizona, musician Jeff Feldman says he may go uninsured....
Top New York Democrats closed ranks around Attorney General Letitia James a day after her indictment on bank-fraud and false-statement charges tied to a mortgage. Chuck Schumer called the case outrageous, and Gov. Kathy Hochul and NYC candidate Zohran Mamdani accused the president of weaponizing the Justice Department. Former federal...
Republican House leaders accused progressive groups behind the “No Kings” protests of hating America and pressed Democrats for keeping the government shut to appease them. Steve Scalise called the events a “Hate America” rally, while Tom Emmer likened organizers to a “terrorist wing.” Speaker Mike Johnson said Democrats fear an...
Amid a federal shutdown, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy warned air traffic controllers who call in sick while unpaid could be fired, saying the small share skipping shifts is causing outsized flight delays. He told Fox Business more than 90% are reporting to work, yet no-shows account for over half of...
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 79, a sweeping law to boost housing density near transit, after months of debate. Taking effect July 1, 2026, it overrides local zoning to allow up to nine stories at subway stops and five to eight near light rail and bus lanes, with deferrals and...
MIT President Sally Kornbluth told the White House she "cannot support" a proposed compact that would grant favorable access to federal funding if MIT and eight peers adopt President Donald Trump's political agenda. She warned it would curb free speech, undermine university independence, and depart from merit-based research funding, though...
