New York hosted the nation’s first Labor Day parade when 10,000 workers marched from City Hall to Union Square. As the movement grew, so did the parades and celebrations.
The far-right Alternative for Germany party surged to a resounding victory in a regional election Sunday, but fell a little short of winning a majority in its quest to form the country's first far-right state government since World War II.
An armed assailant lunged at the Democratic candidate for Ohio governor, Amy Acton, on Sunday during a campaign stop at the Canfield Fair, injuring several people, campaign officials said.
Dr. Jonathan Reiner, former Vice President Dick Cheney's cardiologist, wrote Wednesday that President Trump "has not looked well" during his second term. Reiner, who is also a professor of medicine and surgery at George Washington University, penned an op-ed in The New York Times noting past presidents who have hidden the state of their health,...
Sen. Chris Coons (D-Del.) on Thursday laid into President Trump for last month’s secret plane swap, when the president flew out of Turkey via a separate jet from the original one he boarded. During an interview on “CNN News Central,” Coons said news reporters and Cabinet officials accompanying Trump at the July NATO summit in...
The Democratic National Committee is expected to vote on the 2028 presidential primary calendar at its summer meeting this week in Austin, Texas. The party is expected to approve a schedule with South Carolina's primary first on Jan. 22, followed by Nevada on Feb. 1. The meeting comes as some Democrats say they have lost...
Democratic socialist Francesca Hong lost Wisconsin’s Democratic primary for governor this week, defying expectations and dealing a blow to progressives in the Midwest. Polls had shown Hong with a substantial lead heading into Tuesday night’s election, but Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley — who had exited the race last month only to reenter 10 days...
Two Fort Hood soldiers were killed after an Army helicopter crashed Wednesday in Central Texas, local authorities and military officials said. The aircraft, an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter, crashed in Salado, Texas, a village in Bell County, according to a press release. Officials from the Army base confirmed that two soldiers died but noted they...
In today's issue: ▪ The problem with primary polls ▪ Leavitt to depart as press secretary ▪ Gas price records ▪ The U.K.’s unusual election The limits of primary polling are under a hot spotlight after two consecutive surprise results in closely contested Democratic primaries. On Tuesday in Wisconsin, Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley narrowly defeated state Rep. Francesca Hong,...
Nick Daniels, president of the National Air Traffic Controllers Association, commended the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Wednesday for its recent hiring surge targeting video game players. Daniels told NewsNation, The Hill's sister company, that gaming skills "absolutely" translate to working as an air traffic controller and called the FAA's move an "innovative approach to capture...
