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NYC Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani keeps Trump ‘fascist’ label after White House meeting

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is standing by his description of President Trump as a "fascist."

JFK’s granddaughter reveals terminal cancer diagnosis, criticizes cousin RFK Jr.

John F. Kennedy's granddaughter disclosed Saturday that she has terminal cancer, writing in an essay in "The New Yorker" that one of her doctors said she might live for about another year and criticizing policies pushed by her cousin, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Controversy between Rubio and U.S. senators muddies the waters before critical Geneva summit

Secretary of State Marco Rubio said late Saturday night that a 28-point White House-backed Ukraine peace plan "was authored by the U.S.," contradicting several U.S. senators who said Mr. Rubio told them the peace plan was a "proposal delivered" by Moscow.

Slotkin calls Trump’s threat ‘inappropriate’ over debate on illegal military orders

Sen. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan on Sunday condemned President Trump's assertion that several Democratic lawmakers should face the death penalty over a video urging U.S. military members to reject unlawful orders.

MTG hits reports she is considering running for president after announcing resignation plans

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is slapping down reports that she is considering a 2028 presidential run, calling the speculation "a complete lie."

Rand Paul calls Trump’s Caribbean boat strikes ‘extrajudicial killings’

Sen. Rand Paul (Ky.), a libertarian Republican, on Sunday said the Trump administration is carrying out “extrajudicial killings” by striking alleged drug-trafficking boats in the Caribbean Sea. In an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” Paul said no evidence has been presented to Congress to justify the president’s military operations against vessels that officials say are...

‘Our phones have gone quiet’ — shutdown paralyzes federal homebuying programs

The government shutdown has had a dire and growing impact on the housing sector, with USDA and HUD-184 loans frozen, appraisals expiring, rate locks lapsing, and approvals vanishing, causing delays and losses for buyers and sellers alike.

Ground stop issued for LAX flights due to staffing issues: FAA

A staffing shortage in Southern California’s airspace triggered a ground stop affecting Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) flights on Sunday morning, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said. The restriction applies to flights departing from airspace managed by the Los Angeles and Oakland air traffic control centers that are scheduled to arrive at LAX, according to...

Bessent: U.S. ‘addressed’ soybean farmers’ concerns with China

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Sunday that U.S. soybean exports to China were addressed during a meeting between the two sides in Malaysia. “I think we have addressed the farmers’ concerns,” Bessent told Martha Raddatz on ABC News’s "This Week," of the meeting with Li Chenggang, China's top trade negotiator, and Chinese Vice Premier He...

Murphy: Trump trying to transition US to ‘something much closer to a totalitarian state’

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) said he thinks President Trump is trying to transition the country into “something much closer to a totalitarian state.” In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the outspoken Trump critic expressed concern that the ongoing government shutdown allows Trump to exercise more “king-like powers” and make decisions that should...

Why new mpox cases in California are raising concerns

More than two years after the mpox outbreak in the U.S. was declared over, a new crop of cases in California has infectious disease experts on edge.  The mpox outbreak that spread through men who have sex with men was declared over at the start of 2023, though low-level transmission has persisted since then.   A...

Newsom says he’ll weigh White House bid after 2026 midterms

California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) said this week that he’d “be lying” if he said he wasn’t thinking about running for president in 2028. In an interview taped Thursday, CBS News’s Robert Costa asked Newsom about the prospect of running for president and whether it’s “fair to say, after the 2026 midterms, you're going to...

Duffy: Air traffic controllers ‘are wearing thin’ as government shutdown hits Day 26

Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that air traffic controllers “are wearing thin” amid the ongoing government shutdown. “The controllers are wearing thin,” Duffy told Maria Bartiromo on Fox News’ Sunday Morning Futures. “And again, they’re taking second jobs, they’re out there looking, ‘Can I drive Uber, can I find another source of income to...

Venezuela isn’t just a dictatorship — it’s a criminal threat to US security 

Venezuela is the best example of a criminal organization behaving like a state, rather than the other way around. 

Schwarzenegger on redistricting push: Parties ‘trying to out-cheat each other’

Former California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R) on Sunday characterized the redistricting efforts across the country as a battle between Republicans and Democrats “trying to out-cheat each other.” In an interview on CNN’s “State of the Union,” the actor and fitness enthusiast sharply criticized his own state of California for going down the same path as...

Despite bleak predictions, humanity’s search for interstellar life persists

Scientists have been searching for radio signals from hypothetical alien civilizations using radio telescopes for decades.

Daylight saving time ends soon: What happened to ‘locking the clocks?’

Despite earlier indications, we're getting close to setting our clocks back an hour.

USDA website slams Senate Democrats over SNAP battle: ‘Well has run dry’

The Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) website has placed an advisory blaming Senate Democrats for the impending absence of food assistance benefits on its website.  Starting Nov. 1, it is likely that over 40 million low-income beneficiaries will not receive Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) aid. The USDA, which runs the program, is threatening to withhold...

Trump says he’s targeting Democrats’ programs, but the suffering is bipartisan 

The impact of gutting federal agencies will be felt by Americans throughout the country, while falling disproportionately on lower-income individuals and families — millions of whom voted for him. 

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