During her 2022 campaign against GOP opponent Lee Zeldin, Hochul, in what had started as a routine public appearance, suddenly demanded that Republicans “just jump on a bus and...
A group of preschoolers in the Bronx received a visit from former President Obama and New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) on Saturday, the first meeting between the two men coming just over a week after Mamdani marked his 100th day in office. The pair read to children at Learning Through Play Pre-K Center...
Vice President JD Vance thanked Pope Leo XIV on Saturday after the pontiff sought to downplay a days-long clash with President Trump and said he didn't want to engage in a public debate with the president. The pope said earlier on Saturday that some of the coverage of his comments throughout his papal visit to...
President Trump fired off a short TruthSocial post shortly after oral arguments wrapped up for the birthright citizenship case at the Supreme Court, slamming the challenge to one of his Day 1 executive orders. "We are the only Country in the World STUPID enough to allow 'Birthright' Citizenship!" he wrote. It was the only time...
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) on Wednesday signed a statewide version of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) Act into law that requires residents in the Sunshine State to show proof of citizenship before voting in elections. DeSantis said he’s “not anticipating” that the federal version of the legislation, which President Trump has been pushing...
NASA’s Artemis II test flight is set to launch later Wednesday, marking the first crewed mission to head toward the moon in more than five decades. The crew, including U.S. astronauts Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch, as well as Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, are set to take a 10-day voyage orbiting the moon. During...
President Trump on Wednesday endorsed funding Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and Border Patrol through the special budget reconciliation process that allows Republicans to fund the agencies without needing Democratic support, setting a June 1 deadline for the bill. His endorsement effectively puts him on the side of a two-track plan that the Senate had...
Viewership for the NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament reached record levels this March, driven by several high-profile matchups in the Elite Eight and exploding interest in the games thanks to sports gambling. The NCAA, in conjunction with its media partners at CBS and Turner Sports, said this year's tournament garnered the largest audience the bracket-style, single-elimination...
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has proposed a nearly flat 2027 rate notice update for Medicare Advantage, which could result in higher premiums, reduced benefits, and narrower provider networks for the 35 million seniors relying on the program.
President Trump said on Wednesday that Iran has asked the U.S. for a ceasefire, saying he would consider the proposal once the Strait of Hormuz is “open, free, and clear.” “Iran's New Regime President, much less Radicalized and far more intelligent than his predecessors, has just asked the United States of America for a CEASEFIRE!”...
Democratic leaders on Tuesday ripped President Trump’s executive order that cracks down on mail-in voting and creates a nationwide eligible voters list, as the president seeks to use his authority to exert more control over federal elections ahead of the midterms. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) criticized the order as an “unlawful power grab,”...
The Supreme Court on Wednesday will weigh President Trump's executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship. The president is scheduled to be in the courtroom, making him the first sitting president to attend oral arguments. At least twice this week he has ripped into the 14th Amendment's citizenship guarantee. At 9 p.m. EDT, Trump will...
