In a miscarriage of justice that's only likely to become more typical in the Mamdani era, Judge Ariel Chesler rejected Manhattan prosecutors' request for bail to instead release a...
As the Senate held a rare Sunday session, the Republican leader said a potential deal was "coming together" on the government shutdown but there was no guarantee it would end an impasse now stretching to 40 days.
Red state residents have long loved to gripe about New Yorkers invading their territory, so it's been more than a little striking to see Republican governors openly welcome Big Apple residents who might want to flee before Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani forges the city into a socialist paradise.
The senior head of a Navy office that helps organize critical research and funding for the service has been replaced by a 33-year-old former DOGE employee who previously pressed for thousands of job cuts at the Department of Health and Human Services. Rear Adm. Kurt Rothenhaus was booted as chief of naval research for Rachel...
President Trump is setting the lowest-ever goal for U.S. refugee admissions, allowing a maximum of only 7,500 refugees while dictating that the majority of the slots should be given to white South Africans. The figure is well below the 70,000 to 80,000 range used over the George W. Bush and Obama administrations and just a fraction of...
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) is slated to appear on ABC's "The View" next week. The firebrand Republican lawmaker is known for her loyalty to President Trump and frequent media appearances, which she often uses to promote the president's agenda and attack Democrats, media figures and prominent liberals. Greene will join ABC's daytime table talk...
The man convicted of attempting to assassinate President Trump while he golfed last year in South Florida asked a federal judge to recommend he be imprisoned in a state that authorizes assisted suicide. Ryan Routh, found guilty last month on all five counts he faced, told U.S. District Judge Aileen Cannon in a winding request...
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) declared a state of emergency on Wednesday over the impending halt in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) funding. Starting Saturday, SNAP benefits for millions are set to dry up amid the ongoing government shutdown. Democrats have urged the administration to tap into a contingency fund for SNAP, but Trump...
House Republicans are working to make Zohran Mamdani, the Democratic nominee for mayor of New York City and a self-identified democratic socialist, a prominent figure in the government shutdown battle from hundreds of miles away. Their argument is that Democratic members of Congress who have repeatedly rejected the GOP-crafted, House-passed “clean” stopgap to fund the...
Sen. Mark Warner (Va.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, criticized the Trump administration and his Republicans colleagues following a briefing on the legality of Caribbean boat strikes that excluded Democrats. In that Wednesday briefing, Trump administration officials shared a document that has been widely sought by lawmakers on both sides of the aisle —...
A three-star general who worked on the Defense Department’s (DOD) Joint Staff, Lt. Gen. Joe McGee, is retiring from the role after reported friction with Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine. “General McGee is retiring, and the War Department is grateful for his service,” chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell confirmed in a...
The daylight saving time changes are not popular among Americans, according to a new poll. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research poll found that 47 percent of respondents said they either “somewhat oppose” or “strongly oppose” today’s “current system of daylight saving time where most states change the clocks twice a year.” Forty...
During a public address after her husband’s death, Erika Kirk said, “If he ever ran for office, his top priority would be to revive the American family.” That’s because Charlie Kirk knew marriage was vital for the well-being of our country and revitalization of the American Dream. Today, marriage has little protection under our laws — a fact of...
A reporter for ABC News Australia pressed former Vice President Kamala Harris for deflecting after she was asked if President Biden should have withdrawn from the 2024 presidential race earlier than he did. "Wasn't his refusal to recognize his own frailties the reason that you faced a nearly impossible task?" host Sarah Ferguson asked Harris...
Vice President Vance on Wednesday shared his thoughts on UFOs and extraterrestrial phenomena potentially having a divine influence on what happens on Earth. Vance talked about UFOs on the podcast “Pod Force One" with the New York Post’s Miranda Devine, who referred to herself in the interview as a "mad UFO-lunatic." The vice president laughed...
