Despite some grumbling, there was never any doubt that Gov. Hochul, Comptroller Tom DiNapoli and Attorney General Letitia James would be on the fall ballot.
Former Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is backing Kennedy family member Jack Schlossberg in an upcoming New York House race, a source familiar with the plans confirmed to NewsNation, The Hill’s broadcast partner. The New York Times was first to report the anticipated major endorsement in the tight race to replace retiring Rep. Jerry Nadler (D-N.Y.)...
The search for Savannah Guthrie’s mother will hit the one-week mark on Sunday. In a new video posted to Savannah Guthrie’s Instagram account on Saturday, the “Today” show anchor addressed her mother’s captors. “We received your message, and we understand,” she said while seated between her siblings Annie and Camron. “We beg you now to...
CORTINA D'AMPEZZO, Italy (AP) — USA Luge men's doubles slider Zack DiGregorio is a New England Patriots fan. Makes sense: He's from Massachusetts, his mother has worked for the Patriots for more than two decades and the Patriots are about to play in the Super Bowl for the 10th time since he was born. He...
The Dow Jones Industrial Average closed above 50,000 points for the first time in the 140-year history of the stock index. The Dow gained more than 1,200 points Friday, rising 2.5 percent to close at 50,115 points. The S&P 500 index rose 2 percent on the day, and the Nasdaq composite closed with a gain...
Billie Eilish's brother and musical collaborator, Finneas O'Connell, on Wednesday ripped into "powerful old white men" who criticized his sister's comments about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) at the Grammy Awards on Sunday. "Seeing a lot of very powerful old white men outraged about what my 24 year old sister said during her acceptance speech,"...
Rep. Mark Amodei (R-Nev.) announced Friday he will retire at the end of his term, becoming the 30th House Republican to not seek reelection in an indication of what will be a difficult midterm year for the GOP. "Serving the people of Nevada has been the honor of my lifetime. Nobody is prouder of our...
President Trump has struck a new deal increasing beef imports from Argentina despite facing push back from Republicans and allies in the agricultural sector. Argentina’s foreign ministry said in a statement that the agreement was signed on Thursday, and grants “an unprecedented expansion of preferential access for Argentine beef to its market by 100,000 tons.”...
A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Missouri's attorney general challenging Starbucks’ diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives. John A. Ross, the U.S. district judge for the Eastern District of Missouri, an Obama appointee, dismissed the lawsuit because Missouri failed to provide specific evidence that Starbucks’ DEI practices did “actual, concrete, and particularized injuries” to...
Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) blasted the direct-to-consumer (DTC) TrumpRx platform launched by the administration Thursday, denouncing it as a "glorified coupon book." The Trump administration launched its DTC discount drug portal TrumpRx.gov Thursday evening. The website allows patients who are not on government health plans to print or download coupons for a few dozen drugs...
Martin Luther King III, the son of civil rights advocate the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., accused the National Park Service on Thursday of “sanitizing history” amid reported changes at a Mississippi house museum commemorating civil rights activist Medgar Evers. Evers, the Magnolia State’s first NAACP field secretary, was assassinated at the age of 37...
Tom Barrack has been working to stabilize Syria under the leadership of Ahmed al-Sharaa, while President Trump has supported the reintegration of the Syrian state and the Syrian Democratic Forces, in order to create a more stable and prosperous region.
An anti-Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activist from Minneapolis is facing charges including cyberstalking after he allegedly threatened federal law enforcement officers on social media, according to the Department of Justice (DOJ). Kyle Wagner, 37, was arrested Thursday and made his initial appearance before a U.S. magistrate judge in Minnesota later that same day. An...
Turkey has been in the news in recent weeks for a role it knows well: peacemaker. As tensions simmer between the United States and Iran, Turkey has attempted to bring U.S. and Iranian officials to the negotiating table, hoping to ease the threat of U.S. military action. It’s a familiar posture for a nation that...
