The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged to a resounding victory in a regional election Sunday, but fell a little short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country's first far-right state government since World War II.
An armed assailant lunged at the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, on Sunday during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people, campaign officials said.
President Trump on Sunday posted a map of New Mexico labeled "New America" following the spread of a since-debunked online hoax claiming he had signed an executive order renaming the state. The map Trump shared on Truth Social showed a large "X" over "Mexico" in the state's name, with the word "America" labeled below it....
Nikola founder Trevor Milton, convicted by a New York jury in 2022 for misleading investors about the electric vehicle (EV) maker’s technology, was pardoned Friday by President Trump, according to a White House official. Milton said Thursday in a post on social platform X that he spoke to Trump over the phone and that he...
Ras Baraka, the mayor of Newark, N.J., invited Alina Habba to the city for a tour, a day before she was sworn in as a federal prosecutor for the Garden State Friday. "I’d be happy to give you a tour of Newark — a beautiful, thriving and diverse community built by working people with pride,"...
California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) took a swing at his own party Friday evening, claiming Democrats have become too "toxic" and "judgmental." Newsom, in an appearance on "Real Time with Bill Maher," was asked about other Democrats' criticism of the party and those who have questioned the governor for bringing GOP guests on his new...
Dr. Katrina Armstrong, Columbia University’s interim president, resigned Friday amid the school's tussle with the Trump administration over federal funding and criticism around its response to pro-Palestinian protests on campus. Following the announcement, the school's board appointed Claire Shipman to serve as acting president. Armstrong, the second Columbia leader to step down in less than...
The Social Security Administration is facing a crisis, with planned cuts to staff and service delivery that could jeopardize Americans' access to their hard-earned benefits, and Congress should act soon to protect the program.
The Trump administration’s sharing of sensitive military information on Signal has shocked allies, while further eroding trans-Atlantic trust thanks to group chat messages from top U.S. officials expressing contempt toward Europe's “freeloading” on security. “I think every allied intelligence agency that read that article is probably having their own internal panic attack about what this...
Elon Musk is pushing to improve the image of his Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), suggesting the Tesla CEO is aware of the boogeyman persona he has created for himself and his cost-cutting push since joining President Trump’s team. Musk went on Fox News on Thursday night to claim he is being careful and compassionate...
Friday brought new twists in President Trump’s intensifying battle with major legal firms. Trump has targeted several firms with executive orders that rescind their security clearances and banish them from the use of government facilities. If such orders stand, they would call the survival of the firms into question, since they would create enormous logistical...
A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s administration from dismantling the government-funded news outlet Voice of America (VOA), preventing the termination of more than 1,200 reporters and other employees put on paid leave earlier this month for now. U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken issued a temporary restraining order on Friday, barring the U.S. Agency...
{beacon} Presented by Boeing — {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Vance rules out military force for Greenland Vice President Vance in a speech from a U.S. base in Greenland said Friday the U.S. is not likely to use military force in President Trump’s pursuit of taking over the territory....
More than a dozen Democratic lawmakers asked the Office of Government Ethics on Thursday to open an investigation into Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick’s promotion of Tesla stock. Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and 13 other Democrats urged Doug Collins, acting director of the ethics office, to investigate whether Lutnick had violated federal...
