New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani (D) raked in over $1 million in campaign funding in recent weeks, out-earning both former Gov. Andrew Cuomo and incumbent Mayor Eric Adams. Mamdani raised just over $1 million through a pool of small donations from his grassroots campaign efforts between July 12 and Aug. 18, according to the...
For decades, the Republican Party has marketed itself as the nation’s fiscal conscience when it comes to curbing spending and safeguarding future generations from crushing debt. The branding is so effective that many Democrats tacitly concede the point, while Republican voters cling to the belief their party holds the line on excess. A closer look reveals...
The federal workforce is expected to shed about 300,000 employees by the end of the year, following layoffs and buyouts prompted by the Trump administration's efforts to reduce the size of government, with most of the reductions coming from voluntary buyouts.
President Trump said he spoke to Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, who told him he would remove some of the retaliatory tariffs against the United States and calm trade tensions between the neighboring nations. “He’s removing his tariffs, yeah, he’s removing his retaliatory tariffs, which I thought was nice. And we’re going to have another...
President Trump on Friday afternoon is expected to make an announcement from the White House. The announcement comes after former national security adviser John Bolton's home near the nation's capital was raided by FBI agents. During his visit to The People's House museum in Washington on Friday morning, the president said he "knew nothing about...
Police said the woman's backpack had more than 39 grams of methamphetamine, more than 37 grams of fentanyl, seven grams of cocaine, cocaine base, 16 Xanax bars, and a large amount of marijuana.
The Education Department announced Friday that it found George Mason University in violation of Title VI due to “unlawful DEI policies.” The department said George Mason University (GMU) used race and other immutable characteristics in hiring and promotion practices at the institution. “In 2020, University President Gregory Washington called for expunging the so-called ‘racist vestiges’...
President Trump said Friday he would fire Federal Reserve Gov. Lisa Cook over allegations she committed mortgage fraud if she does not resign, which Cook has indicated she will not do. "Yeah, I'll fire her if she doesn't resign. What she did was bad. So I’ll fire her if she doesn’t resign," Trump told reporters...
Heading into the Jackson Hole Economic Summit, investors focused on how Jerome Powell’s message might differ from his assessment of the economy at the July Federal Open Market Committee meeting. Powell indicated then that the decision to keep the federal funds rate unchanged at 4.25 to 4.50 percent reflected the Fed’s view that labor market conditions were...
The FBI's raid at the home of President Trump's former national security adviser John Bolton is drawing renewed attention to the president's past criticism of the former official.
President Trump said Friday he was not given advance notice of an FBI search of former national security adviser John Bolton's home but criticized his former aide as a "low life" and suggested he could be "very unpatriotic." “He’s not a smart guy. But he could be a very unpatriotic guy. We’re going to find...
GOP state lawmakers in Texas are slated to approve new voting maps on Friday after California passed a dueling plan, teeing up a national redistricting war ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) lauded the adoption of an upcoming special election to redraw voting maps, which was prompted by GOP-led efforts in...
