Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman said that he is directing cameras and security technology be installed along the New York City border in light of Zohran Mamdani's victory.
What started as a Senate Commerce Committee hearing on transportation nominees turned into a verbal confrontation between Sens. Jacky Rosen (D-Nev.) and Bernie Moreno (R-Ohio), with the former accusing the latter of spying on her and her staff. While questioning Ryan McCormack, President Trump's nominee for under secretary of transportation for policy, Moreno said he...
The latest briefing on the U.S. military’s strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, did not quell the concerns of some Democrats in attendance, who are demanding more information about the operations that have killed more than 60 people. The...
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Bipartisan lawmakers want legal answers on alleged drug boat strikes A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is demanding more answers from President Trump’s administration about the ongoing U.S. military strikes against alleged drug-trafficking boats in the...
President Trump said Wednesday he wants to see New York City succeed in the wake of the election of self-described democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani (D) but cautioned that the mayor-elect must be "respectful of Washington." "I would like to see the new mayor do well, because I love New York," Trump, a New York City...
Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said that some conservative justices on the Supreme Court appear “willing to put the brakes” on President Trump, as the high court considers the legality of the president’s sweeping tariffs. During Wednesday’s oral arguments on whether Trump overstepped his emergency authority to impose the levies, Chief Justice John Roberts and Trump-appointed...
President Trump urged Republicans to talk about his administration’s efforts to lower prices on Wednesday following the party’s losses in Tuesday’s off-year elections. “I think they’re coming down. I think they’re down already,” Trump told Fox News’s Bret Baier in an interview on Wednesday. “I think the biggest problem is Republicans don’t talk about it....
Presented by the Coalition to Strengthen America's Healthcare — Liberal Democrats say the election should bolster their fight to extend ObamaCare’s enhanced tax credits {beacon} Health Care Health Care PRESENTED BY COALITION TO STRENGTHEN AMERICA'S HEALTHCARE The Big Story Health care delivered on Election Night 2025 Democrats ran and won on affordability in key off-year...
Democrats got a much-needed morale boost on Tuesday when elections across the nation went their way. A party that has been divided and discontented since President Trump won his second term a year ago had its first taste of a comeback. The biggest national story was the victory of 34-year-old democratic socialist Zohran Mamdani (D)...
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said his counterpart, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) would regret endorsing New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani (D). Mamdani campaigned as a democratic socialist, railing against establishment policies and pushing his economic agenda that touts plans for citywide rent freezes, freezing childcare and free transportation. “I think...
A police union in Houston is attempting to recruit New York City cops “disgusted” with New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani's victory. The Houston Police Officers’ Union posted a graphic on Facebook late Tuesday asking, “NYPD, ARE YOU DISGUSTED WITH THE ELECTION OF ZOHRAN MAMDANI?” “JOIN US!” the graphic continues. “THE HOUSTON POLICE DEPARTMENT IS...
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is reducing flight capacity by 10 percent at 40 “high-traffic” areas around the country starting Friday morning, its administrator, Bryan Bedford, said Wednesday. Bedford, during a press conference alongside Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy, called the move “appropriate to continue to take the pressure off of” air traffic controllers, who are...
NEW YORK — President Trump's dislike for Zohran Mamdani is so strong, he genuinely wanted Andrew Cuomo to win New York City's mayoral race, going as far as putting out an endorsement for the longtime Empire State Democrat. And the New York City mayor-elect’s dislike for Trump was on full display at his thunderous victory rally...
