State crisis managers say severe cuts to federal security grants, restrictions on money intended for preparedness and funding delays tied to litigation are posing a growing risk to their ability to respond to emergencies.
President Trump rejected the idea that he's acting like a monarch in an interview that took place the same day as the nation's massive "No Kings" protests. “They’re referring to me as a king. I’m not a king,” Trump said in an interview with Fox News’s Maria Bartiromo recorded on Saturday, prior to the demonstrations. ...
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Sunday that the scandal involving Virginia Democratic attorney general nominee Jay Jones and his unearthed violent text messages will not cause trouble for former Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-Va.) in her race for governor as the two are both on the ballot next month. “Senator, very quickly, do you worry that...
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Sunday announced there had been another U.S. strike on an alleged drug trafficking boat days prior. “On October 17th, at the direction of President Trump, the Department of War conducted a lethal kinetic strike on a vessel affiliated with Ejército de Liberación Nacional (ELN), a Designated Terrorist Organization, that was...
Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis (N.Y.) said Sunday that President Trump's commuting the sentence of former Rep. George Santos (R-N.Y.) was “the wrong decision." “I do not agree with the commutation. I think it was a wrong decision, primarily because this is somebody who stole [hundreds of thousands] of dollars from his donors,” Malliotakis said on...
Moderate Democrats running for governor in Virginia and New Jersey are promoting a message of tackling affordability, fixing health care, and expanding opportunity, and if they win, they could launch state-level Service Corps to provide citizens with the same benefits as soldiers, such as affordable housing, debt-free education and access to quality health care.
Democratic National Committee (DNC) Chair Ken Martin said Sunday that Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner’s resurfaced comments are not “disqualifying.” “I don't think they're disqualifying, but certainly they're not right. And I'm glad that he apologized for them. They're indefensible, they're hurtful and they're offensive,” Martin told Dana Bash on CNN's "State of the Union."...
Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens reports strong demand at city-run Azalea Fresh Market as Boston explores municipal grocery stores to improve food access in underserved areas.
Mamdani’s proposal to shift control of officer discipline from the commissioner to the CCRB is the equivalent of taking the power to sentence convicted...
A trove of bigoted messages between members of the Young Republicans is deepening a sharp rift among state groups across the country, further fracturing...
The scene outside the ICE facility took a darker turn as federal agents deployed tear gas on the crowd around 4:30 p.m. and detained at least one person over the course of the next hour.
