Gov. Kathy Hochul heads into her reelection year aiming to make the best of her dismal record — while simultaneously seeking to placate the far left and co-opt Mayor...
Chief Justice John Roberts said Wednesday that the Constitution remains a sturdy pillar for the country, a message that comes after a tumultuous year in the nation's judicial system with pivotal Supreme Court decisions on the horizon.
The Jan. 6., 2021 riot at the U.S. Capitol "does not happen" without Donald Trump, former special counsel Jack Smith told lawmakers earlier this month in characterizing the Republican president as the "most culpable and most responsible person" in the criminal conspiracy to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
After a setback at the Supreme Court, President Trump said Wednesday he is abandoning his efforts -- for now -- to deploy National Guard troops in Chicago, Los Angeles and Portland, Oregon, despite his belief that their presence brought down crime.
Former special counsel Jack Smith used a closed-door session with Congress to defend his prosecutorial pursuit of President Trump, saying his probe found proof "beyond a reasonable doubt" the president tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
A new memo released by the White House on Monday said President Trump underwent preventive cardiovascular imaging during his October physical. The memo from Trump’s physician, Sean Barbabella, comes amid questions about the lack of transparency about the imaging procedure, which wasn’t initially disclosed following Trump’s visit to Walter Reed Military Medical Center. According to the memo, “advanced imaging” was conducted "because men...
Washington, D.C., Council member Janeese Lewis George (D), a democratic socialist, announced Monday that she’s launching a bid to succeed Mayor Muriel Bowser (D), who announced last week she wouldn’t be running for another term. Lewis George, who’s in her second term representing the city’s 4th Ward, said in a statement announcing her launch that “too many residents still feel squeezed financially, from unaffordable housing to childcare, and feel unsafe...
The World Health Organization (WHO) on Monday issued its first-ever global guidelines on the use of GLP-1 medications for treating obesity as a chronic illness. In a press release, the WHO said this guidance aimed to help reduce the "skyrocketing health costs" associated with obesity, which are projected to have a global economic cost of...
The Trump administration says it will reconsider aspects of a rule that aims to protect miners from exposure to cancer-causing silica dust on the job. In a court filing last week, the Trump administration said that the Labor Department plans to “reconsider” portions of the rule that are the subjects of an ongoing legal fight....
A week after the Trump administration launched a review into his conduct related to a video, Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) will address the situation in a news conference on Monday afternoon. Kelly was one of six Democratic lawmakers who said in a joint video last month that U.S. troops do not have to follow illegal orders from the...
The White House on Monday doubled down on its pledge for mass deportations and to pause asylum claims in the wake of a shooting that killed a National Guard soldier in Washington, D.C. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt during a briefing said it was “more important than ever” to carry out President Trump’s mass deportation agenda,...
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed on Monday that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth authorized the second, follow-up strike on an alleged drug boat in the Caribbean in September following a bombshell Washington Post report that claimed he ordered the military to "kill everybody." Leavitt told reporters at the White House press briefing that Hegseth...
Press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed President Trump and his national security team will discuss the situation in Venezuela and other matters in the Oval Office on Monday, though she would not provide specifics. Asked if Trump is still considering deploying troops on the ground in Venezuela, Leavitt said there are “many options” at the president’s...
Pinterest announced Monday that it is backing the App Store Accountability Act, a bill that would require app stores to verify user ages. The legislation, put forward by Sen. Mike Lee (R-Utah) and Rep. John James (R-Mich.), is among a slate of kids’ online safety-related bills set to be considered by the House Energy and Commerce Committee on Tuesday. “Pinterest is proud to endorse the...
A candidate supported by President Trump and a sportscaster were tied early Monday in the Honduras presidential race. Fewer than 5,000 votes divided Nasry "Tito" Asfura, who garnered 40 percent of the early counting vote, and Salvador Nasralla, who garnered 38.78 percent, according to the National Electoral Council. Neither Asfura nor Nasralla declared victory Sunday...
President Trump called into a rally for Tennessee Republican House candidate Matt Van Epps one day before Tuesday’s special election in the state's 7th Congressional District, urging his supporters to “make it a sweeping victory.” “The whole world is watching Tennessee right now, and they’re watching the district," Trump said over speakerphone, as Speaker Mike...
Indiana state House Republicans released their draft of a new congressional map Monday that could net the party two additional seats, though it's unclear whether it has enough support to pass the state Senate. The new map looks to flip the two seats held by Democratic Reps. Frank Mrvan, in the 1st Congressional District, and André Carson,...
Americans are more likely to say President Trump has raised prices than lower them since returning to office this year, according to a survey released Monday. In a Yahoo/YouGov poll conducted in late November, 49 percent of respondents said Trump has done more to increase prices, while 24 percent said he’s done more to lower...
