New York mayoral hopeful Zohran Mamdani's new campaign ad features four women rabbis -- including one who is transgender -- singing his praises in a final bid to shore up support for the socialist Muslim candidate who's been accused of antisemitism.

Artificial intelligence-powered companions are becoming a part of daily life. In a world plagued by loneliness and a lack of connection, these chatbots have been promoted from fulfilling mundane tasks, such as hands-free texting and suggesting shortcuts while in traffic, to serving social and emotional support. On one popular AI companion platform, a persona named […]

Congressional Republicans are understandably frustrated with their Democratic colleagues’ intransigence as the present government shutdown rolls on without an end in sight. Some, such as Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX), have even begun advocating for making fundamental changes to legislative procedure. Last week, he urged his counterparts in the Senate to invoke the “nuclear option” and end the […]

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is leading the 2028 Democratic field for president in New Hampshire, according to a new poll from the University of New Hampshire. Nineteen percent in the Granite State Poll backed Buttigieg, who ran for president in 2020 in the Democratic primary and later notched a spot in former President Biden’s...

"You don't win elections by just hanging out in the suites with your billionaire friends," Sliwa said.

Sen. Ron Johnson (Wis.), the lead Senate Republican negotiator on a bill to pay key federal workers during the shutdown, says he has offered Democrats a proposal to pay all federal workers — essential and furloughed federal employees — while federal departments and agencies are shuttered. Johnson told The Hill that he believes Senate GOP...

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A federal judge in Maryland on Monday pressed the Trump administration on its bid to quickly deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia to Liberia, seeking the government's word that the once mistakenly deported man will not be removed from the country before she lifts an order blocking such a move. U.S. District Judge Paula Xinis called a...

Some Delta passengers booked on a Salt Lake City-bound flight were stranded overnight after their plane's emergency slide was mistakenly deployed shortly before takeoff Saturday.