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How New York City’s next speaker, Julie Menin, can counter Mayor Mamdani’s radicalism

Dear Councilwoman Julie Menin, Congratulations on securing enough votes to become the next New York City Council speaker. It’s a significant achievement, one many New Yorkers welcomed with a...

Senators square off over U.S. attacks on suspected drug boats in Caribbean

Sen. Tom Cotton pushed back Sunday against Democrats questioning the Trump administration's strategy of attacking suspected drug boats in international waters.

Records reviewed by AP detail online monitoring, arrests in New Orleans immigration crackdown

State and federal authorities are closely tracking online criticism and demonstrations against the immigration crackdown in New Orleans, monitoring message boards around the clock for threats to agents while compiling regular updates on public "sentiment" surrounding the arrests, according to law enforcement records reviewed by The Associated Press.

Omar doubts Minnesota fraud linked to terrorism, warns of harms of Trump calling Somalians ‘garbage’

Rep. Ilhan Omar is not buying the idea -- embraced by some on the right -- that Minnesota's massive fraud case had ties to terrorism.

Pardoned Binance founder says alleged connections to Trump sons ‘don’t exist’

Former Binance CEO Changpeng Zhao on Friday denied having any business ties with President Trump or his sons, adding that he did not expect to be pardoned last month. "I believe my lawyers submitted the petition in April," Zhao told Fox News's Bret Baier on "Special Report," referring to the clemency as a "surprise." "It...

4 dead, 11 injured after speeding car plows through crowd in Florida

TAMPA (WFLA) — A Dade City, Florida man is facing eight felony charges after four people were killed in a crash in Ybor early Saturday morning, the Tampa Police Department said. Tampa Police Chief Lee Bercaw said that it started at around 12:40 a.m. when police air units saw two vehicles racing westbound on Hillsborough...

Live updates: Republicans, Democrats in deadlock over shutdown; Trump doubles down on nixing filibuster

Senate Republicans are in a deadlock with Democrats over the government shutdown, with various ideas being proposed to break the stalemate, and President Trump suggesting that eliminating the filibuster could help Republicans win future elections.

Honda recalls 406K cars over wheels that ‘may detach from vehicle’

Honda is recalling over 400,000 of its popular Civic vehicles after discovering that a manufacturing flaw may cause the wheels to come off while driving.

Airline analyst: ‘I’m not hearing of chaos’

An airline industry analyst on Friday suggested the effects of flight capacity reductions across the country are generally small, despite an uptick of delays and cancellations as the government shutdown drags on. “The airlines are doing their level best to minimize inconvenience and to avoid canceling too many flights at any one time in order...

A Treasury fund ignites community development — don’t just abolish it

The CDFI Fund works — it turns small amounts of federal dollars into truly impactful investments in communities.

Trump rips Democrats, ‘BIG, BAD’ health insurance companies amid shutdown stalemate

President Trump on Saturday took a swipe at Democrats and health insurance companies as lawmakers struggle to find consensus on a bill to reopen the government. Trump, weighing in on the debate around high health care premiums as Affordable Care Act (ACA) tax credits are poised to expire soon, suggested that funds be diverted from...

Punch-drunk partisans reveal their plans to pack the Supreme Court

"In vino veritas." The Roman proverb — "In wine, there is truth" — reflects the fact that people are often at their most honest when they've had a few. Elections can have the same effect for some to become drunk on even the prospect of power. Partisans can blurt out their inner thoughts with shocking frankness. That was the...

Letitia James accuses Trump of ‘vindictive’ political animus in motion to dismiss fraud charges

New York Attorney General Letitia James (D) on Friday filed a motion to dismiss the federal fraud charges brought against her by the Trump administration, arguing the case was based on President Trump‘s political animus. "The government targeted AG James for prosecution because of the President’s genuine animus towards her protected campaign speech and fulfillment...

Skilled labor L-1 visas are critical to the US manufacturing revival 

Supporting the L-1 visa system in this way does not contradict Trump’s “America First” agenda — it fulfills it.

Leaked documents show Meta makes billions from scam ads: Report

Meta showed users 15 billion "higher risk" scam ads on average each day, according to a document obtained by Reuters.

UPS, FedEx ground some cargo fleets after deadly Kentucky plane crash

FedEx and UPS on Friday announced a temporary ground stop for fleets of McDonnell Douglas, or MD-11, cargo planes following a deadly crash in Louisville, Ky., earlier this week that killed at least 12 people. "MD-11s are approximately 9 percent of the UPS Airlines fleet," according to UPS in a short statement. "The grounding is...

Don’t sell off America’s New Deal art legacy

What’s at stake here is not just one building, but the principle that public heritage is not for sale.

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