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Michael Goodwin: Trump’s meeting with Mamdani comes as a shock and promise that there is hope for NYC

The expected — and even hoped for — explosion between President Trump and New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani turned out to be a festival of mutual admiration.

How to plan a bougie Thanksgiving dinner on a budget

Looking for the bougie element of Thanksgiving?

State of Texas: Prosecutors struggle to break human trafficking cycle

Justice is elusive for many impacted by the deadly realities of a multi-billion dollar industry: human trafficking. A KXAN investigation reveals while Texas is a leader in legislation to stop it, few people actually face trafficking charges. We uncover difficulties Texas prosecutors face in dismantling modern-day slavery and what it means for those seeking accountability.

State Department denies claims about Russian origins of Trump’s Ukraine peace plan

State Department officials on Saturday aggressively pushed back on claims shared by some senators that President Trump's 28-point plan for peace in Ukraine originated from Russia and is not the administration's position. Earlier on Saturday, PBS NewsHour correspondent Nick Schifrin reported comments from Sens. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) and Angus King (I-Maine) where the lawmakers claimed...

The Ukraine ‘peace plan’ distracts from the real issue: why Russia’s desperate to keep fighting

Say what you will about President Trump’s methods, but his wish to end Russia’s...

Manufacturing and Blue-Collar Employment Are Down

More than 50,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost since the ‘liberation day’ tariffs were announced.

Trump’s Crusade for Lower Interest Rates Is Costing Him

The Federal Reserve has given up on taming inflation, just as Trump demanded — and he’s paying for it politically.

Democratic congresswoman accused of bilking COVID money calls charges a ‘sham’

Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick, the Florida Democrat charged with bilking the government of $5 million in disaster assistance then using it to get elected to Congress, said Thursday that the charges are "baseless" and a "sham."

Trump administration threatens to withhold $75M from Pennsylvania over immigrant truck drivers

The Trump administration threatened Thursday to withhold nearly $75 million in funding if Pennsylvania does not immediately revoke what the administration claims are illegally issued commercial driver's licenses to immigrants.

Rep. Crockett defends herself after saying Republicans landed money from Epstein

Rep. Jasmine Crockett said she wasn't trying to "mislead people" when she said Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lee Zeldin and other Republicans received campaign donations from Jeffrey Epstein.

Nevada lawmakers narrowly reject plan to lure movie projects to Vegas

That's a wrap on a pitch to bring more movie productions to Nevada.

CDC changes website to say potential vaccine-autism link is being studied

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention webpage that once ruled out a link between vaccines and autism has been revamped to say studies "have not ruled out" the possibility of a connection.

Who was in attendance –and who wasn’t — at Dick Cheney’s funeral

The scene at Washington National Cathedral on Thursday boasted bipartisanship amid remembrance at the funeral of former Vice President Dick Cheney. In attendance were pews full of former presidents and vice presidents - but neither of the men occupying those offices today.

For Republicans, Harris’ book tour is the gift that keeps on giving

Some of the loudest cheerleaders for former Vice President Kamala Harris' "107 Days" book tour aren't Democrats at all.

Wisconsin clerks refer 46 cases of suspected fraud, irregularities in 2024 presidential election

Wisconsin election clerks referred 46 instances of suspected fraud and voting irregularities to prosecutors related to the November 2024 presidential election, a report released this week showed, representing a tiny fraction of the more than 3.4 million ballots cast.

Unearthed FEC records expose vulnerable Dem senator’s hypocrisy on taking cash from billionaires

Sen. Jon Ossoff, D-Ga., claims he is fighting against billionaires influence politics, but he has accepted close to $500k in campaign donations from them and other political committees.

Trump meets freed Israeli hostages, calls them ‘heroes’ in White House ceremony

Freed Israeli hostages met Trump at the White House, thanking him for his role in their release and sharing stories of survival and resilience.

Decades after their feud, Cornel West sees poetic justice for Larry Summers

Larry Summers once drove Cornel West out of Harvard in a very public fight. Now, Summers is back in the spotlight, and West can’t...

‘Our most important battle’: Obama privately urges freshman Dems to fight cynicism

Former President Barack Obama is embracing his role as mentor-in-chief, huddling with nearly three dozen freshman House Democrats at the Capitol Hill home of...

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