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Michael Goodwin: Financial penalties for Mamdani election by GOP could cause irreversible damage to NYC

As awful as the mayoral election outcome was for sensible New Yorkers, misguided Washington Republicans plan to use the results as a club to further punish the city.

FAA grounds MD-11 cargo planes for inspection after deadly crash in Kentucky

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) issued an emergency directive on Saturday to the owners and operators of Boeing’s McDonnell Douglas, or MD-11, and MD-11F cargo airplanes for inspection after a deadly crash in Kentucky.  At least 14 people were killed in Wednesday's crash in Louisville, Ky., after the “left-hand engine and pylon detached from the...

Americans mostly divided on which party to blame for record government shutdown: Survey

A new survey shows Americans are divided over who to blame for the government shutdown as the federal shuttering nears 40 days, already making it the longest in modern United States history. A YouGov survey released Friday found 32 percent of respondents blame Democrats for the shutdown, while 35 percent fault Republicans and 28 percent...

Shots fired at Border Patrol agents in Chicago: DHS

DHS claims agents were conducting immigration enforcement operations in southwest Chicago when an unknown man driving a black Jeep fired shots at agents and drove off.

Vance fires up Marines on military branch’s 250th birthday: ‘Kick the enemy’s a– and come home safe’

Marine veteran Vice President JD Vance shares personal military stories and vows proper mission support at historic Marine Corps 250th birthday ball in Washington D.C.

White House hosts conservative influencers for antifa roundtable amid Portland protests

President Trump hosted a roundtable of administration officials and conservative influencers to highlight efforts to crack down on left-wing groups, specifically the anti-fascist movement known as antifa. Trump hosted the event Wednesday as his administration has sought to unilaterally intervene in Chicago and Portland, Ore., despite resistance from state and local officials. The president blamed...

Appeals court restores Trump’s control over Oregon National Guard, but deployment remains barred

A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked a judge's order halting President Trump's federalization of Oregon National Guard troops, but the troops still cannot be deployed to the state.

House China panel calls for stronger restrictions on chip ‘toolmakers’

The House Select Committee on China is calling for stronger restrictions on companies producing the equipment used to make semiconductor chips amid concerns their sales are boosting Beijing's chipmaking capabilities.  In a new report Tuesday, the panel said Chinese firms spent $38 billion on semiconductor manufacturing equipment from five major companies based in the U.S....

Bishops need to address Trump immigration crackdown: Pope Leo

Pope Leo XIV told U.S. bishops to openly state their concerns regarding the Trump administration’s immigration policies on Wednesday, according to Reuters. During his meeting at the Vatican with the bishops and social workers from the border between the U.S. and Mexico, the pope received letters from migrants regarding their concerns around President Trump’s mass...

Federal judge blocks Trump changes to teen pregnancy prevention program

The Trump administration can’t force organizations that receive federal teen pregnancy prevention grants to comply with an executive order against “indoctrinating” children about “radical gender ideology,” a federal judge ruled Tuesday. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell in Washington, D.C., an appointee of former President Obama, ruled that a July directive from the Department of Health...

Pritzker to Trump: ‘Come and get me’

Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker (D) challenged President Trump to “come and get” him after the president called for Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) to be put in jail. “You know as well as I do, the president of the United States in the last 24 hours called for you to be imprisoned,” MSNBC’s...

‘I ain’t dead yet!’ Dolly Parton reassures fans about health

Amid worries over her health, country icon Dolly Parton posted a video on Wednesday letting fans know she's OK.

Watch live: Trump hosts White House roundtable on antifa

President Trump is holding a roundtable Wednesday afternoon at the White House centered on antifa, an anti-fascist movement. Trump last month signed an order designating antifa as a domestic terrorist organization, following through on a pledge in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk to crack down on left-wing groups. The move has received pushback from...

Senate Democrat on shutdown: ‘So far, so good’ for party

Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) said the government shutdown has benefited Democrats so far, while congressional Republicans have "skedaddled" as the government stays closed. Speaking with "Morning Joe" co-host Jonathan Lemire on MSNBC, Whitehouse was asked about his faith in Democratic leadership and the pay risks to federal workers as the shutdown entered its eighth day....

Epstein victim’s brother: Trump’s Maxwell pardon comments ‘hurtful’

Virginia Giuffre's brother on Tuesday said it’s “hurtful” that President Trump declined to rule out issuing a pardon to Ghislaine Maxwell, Jeffrey Epstein's longtime associate and girlfriend. “It’s hurtful for a lot of survivors out there. It’s hurtful for me, as a family member, to even hear the potential for a pardon — that he...

Zach Bryan: Perceived anti-ICE song about love of US

Music artist Zach Bryan is responding to backlash after a clip from one of his songs was interpreted as critical of immigration raids, saying it was taken out of context and the tune is actually about his "love" of the U.S. "I wrote this song months ago. I posted this song three months ago as...

How serious is talk about ICE patrolling the Super Bowl over Bad Bunny?

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem has proposed sending ICE agents to the Super Bowl halftime show to arrest people who may be in the country illegally, which critics say is political malpractice and could alienate Latino voters, independents, and NFL fans.

Kelly, Gallego confront Speaker Johnson outside his office

Sens. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) got in a confrontation Wednesday with Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) after they staged a surprise press gaggle outside his office to highlight their health care demands and his delay in swearing in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva (D-Ariz.). “The guy who works in this office right here is keeping...

No Comey perp walk ‘bulls‑‑‑’: Bannon

Former White House aide Steve Bannon bemoaned that former FBI Director James Comey did not walk through the front door of the Virginia courthouse where he was arraigned Wednesday on charges linked to his 2020 congressional testimony about the investigation into Russian ties to President Trump’s 2016 campaign. "They slipped Comey in through another entrance,...

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