House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) and Democratic leaders will give remarks at a hearing Thursday morning, as high health care premiums and dwindling funds for the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) are at the forefront of the ongoing government shutdown battle. The issue of affordability has also been in the spotlight in recent days...

People say Democrats have a messaging problem. That’s not true. The challenge is structural: Democrats communicate in policy, Republicans in morality. One side argues over line items and the other claims moral ownership of freedom itself. Truth demands context, study, and patience — all difficult in a culture that rewards outrage. This divide isn’t new....

For many Americans, Paris represents the pinnacle of romance and refinement, a place where art, architecture, and style converge to form something almost mythical. From “Casablanca” to “Sex and the City’s” dreamy finale and Netflix’s “Emily in Paris,” the city has long been portrayed as the ultimate backdrop for love and reinvention. But Paris’s magnetism...

The government shutdown hits a new record of 37 days on Thursday as millions of Americans are poised to feel the heat after the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it would reduce flights amid the ongoing shortage of air traffic controllers. The Trump administration will reduce flight capacity by 10 percent at 40 "high-traffic" airports...

The fact that Andrew Cuomo lost the race is surprising to no one except Andrew Cuomo. The GOP sealed Cuomo’s loss by going negative on his opponent in the one way that was sure to fail.

President Trump comes up with some of the best nicknames, and his “my little communist” jab at New York City’s next mayor is comedy gold. Zohran Mamdani, the self-proclaimed Democratic Socialist, just came out of nowhere to take the reins of America’s largest city. Although that label is more palatable than “communist,” Mamdani still advances...

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is slated to release a list on Thursday of the airports affected by the planned reduction in flight operations as the government shutdown stretches into a record 37 days. FAA administrator Bryan Bedford announced on Wednesday that the FAA is reducing flights by 10 percent in 40 “high-volume markets” throughout...