Five privileged LIRR unions are aiming to hold the metro region hostage: If the MTA refuses to pay the ransom — a steep wage hike — they’ll strike, possibly...
A former Secret Service agent said Sunday that the Trump administration should be “looking at” scaling back the number of Cabinet officials attending the same events after Saturday's shooting at the White House Correspondents' Association (WHCA) dinner in Washington. “Do we need to rethink the idea that we'd have a dozen people in the line...
President Donald Trump expressed support for the idea of renaming Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to National Immigration and Customs Enforcement (NICE).
A progressive fearmongering campaign targeting 2026 World Cup travel to the U.S. is accused of trying to sabotage American tourism and small businesses.
Former Vice President Mike Pence has joined George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government as a distinguished professor of practice, the university announced Tuesday. Pence will begin teaching undergraduate courses and public-facing seminars starting in the spring semester. The former vice president will also be available via moderated discussions and mentorship programs to...
The House passed two bills on Tuesday to assert congressional control over the District of Columbia’s sentencing policies, the first portion of a slate of legislation coming to a vote this week aimed at overhauling Washington, D.C.’s criminal justice system. The first bill is the D.C. Criminal Reforms to Immediately Make Everyone Safe Act, or DC...
Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor on Tuesday knocked public officials who have a background in law but still call to “criminalize free speech,” according to multiple reports. “Every time I listen to a lawyer-trained representative saying we should criminalize free speech in some way, I think to myself, that law school failed,” Sotomayor said on...
Trade associations representing various industries issued a letter Tuesday expressing "serious concerns" about a proposed merger between major rail companies Norfolk Southern and Union Pacific. “We write to express our serious concerns and reservations about the proposed merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern,” said the letter, which came from trade associations representing manufacturing, chemical,...
The White House is using the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk as a basis to go after left-wing groups and threaten crackdowns on certain types of rhetoric, drawing skepticism from even some on the right. Vice President Vance on Monday urged the public to report anyone they saw celebrating Kirk’s murder, comments that appeared...
The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Tuesday released additional documents it received from the Jeffrey Epstein estate, including information from three former attorneys general. The committee, chaired by Rep. James Comer (R-Ky.) unveiled the full transcript of former Attorney General William Barr’s deposition last month, as well as letters from former Attorneys General...
GOP Rep. Max Miller (Ohio) on Monday urged Gov. Mike DeWine (R) to deploy soldiers from the state’s National Guard to Cleveland in an effort to crack down on crime. Miller cited President Trump’s deployment of several National Guard members in Washington, D.C., from surrounding states as proof that boots on the ground helps to...
Tyler Robinson, the 22-year-old suspected of assassinating Charlie Kirk, allegedly said he “had enough of” the conservative activist’s “hatred” in a text chain with his roommate in Utah, according to charging documents unveiled Tuesday. Authorities spoke with Robinson’s roommate, who is transgender and romantically linked to the 22-year-old Utah resident accused of shooting and killing...
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (N.Y.) traded shots at each other Tuesday over who would be to blame for a government shutdown, something that both leaders indicated is becoming more likely with each passing day. “I’m sure you’re all asking the question, are we or are we not...
Democratic strategist Jamal Simmons said Monday that he was “absolutely” worried that President Trump will "unleash the Justice Department on the Democratic Party.” “The question then becomes the president's deputy chief of staff came out today, and called the Democratic Party an ‘extremist organization,’ after the president said that he was going to take action...
Senate Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) says his fellow Democrats have gone too far in demonizing their political opponents and called on both sides to come together in the wake of the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. “Absolutely,” Durbin said on “CNN News Central,” when asked whether he thinks Democrats — and not...
United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby on Monday said Newark Liberty International Airport is now operating “better than ever," after turmoil at the New Jersey airport brought air traffic control shortages back into the spotlight. "Newark is operating better than ever and United's future here is bright — that's a credit to the thousands of Newark...
Utah County Attorney General Jeff Gray said Tuesday that the state will seek the death penalty against the man accused of fatally shooting Charlie Kirk last week at a university event, announcing seven state charges including aggravated murder. Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested Thursday in Kirk’s assassination. The conservative activist’s death jolted the nation, reigniting...
Unlike Trump’s comments, most of these cases will never make headlines. But the few that do tell a chilling story of a system that consistently fails survivors.
