New York hosted the nation’s first Labor Day parade when 10,000 workers marched from City Hall to Union Square. As the movement grew, so did the parades and celebrations.
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.
Kentucky Lt. Gov. Jacqueline Coleman (D) said Sunday that she is concerned about the Department of Education's disassembly in the wake of President Trump signing an executive order seeking to facilitate its elimination. “When I hear folks from Washington, they sound really out of touch with what's going on in the state and certainly in...
The big difference with Trump’s tariffs is that it is virtually impossible to predict their economic impact, since the size of the tariffs, their timing and the countries against which the tariffs will apply are unknown.
Republicans on Capitol Hill are staring down a key three-week stretch in their effort to enact President Trump’s ambitious tax agenda, with hopes that the House will be able to advance a compromise budget resolution at its conclusion to keep pace with the party’s aggressive timeline. Senate Republicans last month adopted a budget resolution for...
Border czar Tom Homan on Sunday said officials are "confident" that all the migrants on the deportation flights were Venezuelan gang members. Homan, during an interview on ABC's "This Week," reiterated that all the migrants on the flight were members of the gang Tren de Aragua (TdA), noting that multiple officials were confident in their...
President Trump is dealing with backlash from Democrats in Congress, activists and judges as he ramps up deportations of migrants from the U.S. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg recently imposed a temporary order to halt deportations under the Alien Enemies Act, an 18th-century wartime law. Boasberg contended during Thursday’s hearing that the government “evaded” his deadline to fork over information about...
Rep. Ro Khanna (D-Calif.) on Sunday said Americans “are fed up with the old guard” after being asked about Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), whose leadership has been called into question after a vote to advance a Republican-crafted funding bill. “The American people are fed up with the old guard, there needs to be...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said democracy in the United States is "at risk," calling President Trump a "lawless, angry man" during an interview that aired Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press." When asked by host Kristen Welker whether he believes the U.S. is in a constitutional crisis, Schumer said he does. "Democracy is...
Education Secretary Linda McMahon on Sunday discussed the possible restoration of $400 million in federal funding to Columbia University, saying that the Trump administration and the school “are on the right track now to make sure the final negotiations to unfreeze that money will be in place.” The Justice Department's Task Force to Combat Antisemitism...
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said he will not step down from his position amid calls for him to do so after voting to advance a GOP-crafted funding bill. During an interview on NBC's "Meet The Press," Schumer confirmed that he would not be stepping down from his position as Senate minority leader, noting...
Pope Francis has made his first public appearance since a recent hospital stay. After five weeks of dealing with double pneumonia, the Pope was released from a Roman hospital and returned to the Vatican, CNN reported. Following a public appearance on a balcony in which he waved and delivered a thumbs-up, the Catholic leader made...
