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Democrat Amo could be first person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress after primary win

Former White House aide Gabe Amo could become the first person of color to represent Rhode Island in Congress after his win Tuesday in the crowded Democratic primary for the state's 1st Congressional District special election sent him on to the general election in the heavily Democratic state.

Christie slams DeSantis for not meeting Biden after hurricane: ‘He was playing politics’

Chris Christie slammed GOP presidential rival Ron DeSantis for "playing politics" after the Florida governor chose not to meet with President Biden during his trip to the Sunshine State to survey damage from Idalia. Biden spoke with DeSantis last Monday about federal assistance as the state braced for Hurricane Idalia's eventual impact, and the two...

Christie knocks DeSantis for voting against New Jersey relief funds: ‘Now he wants aid’

Chris Christie slammed fellow presidential candidate Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) over asking for federal aid after a hurricane tore through north Florida last week. Christie, in a CNN interview Tuesday, spoke on the “hypocrisy” of DeSantis asking for federal aid after the Florida governor voted against the same aid for New Jersey after Hurricane...

Navy secretary says Tuberville ‘aiding and abetting’ communist, autocratic regimes

Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro blasted Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on Tuesday over his continued hold on military promotions, saying that the senator is hurting American military readiness. “As someone who was born in a communist country, I never would have imagined that actually one of our own senators would actually be aiding...

Gerry Leonard wins GOP nomination in Rhode Island primary

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Gerry Leonard will win the Republican nomination for the vacant seat in Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, The Associated Press projects. Leonard faces a tough race in November against former White House aide Gabe Amo (D). In 2022, the Democratic candidate beat the Republican by over 25 percentage points in the...

Georgia ban on hormone therapy for transgender minors can resume, judge rules

The Georgia ban on hormone therapy for minors can resume, a federal judge ruled Tuesday, after a federal appeals court upheld a similar Alabama law last month. The state’s ban was halted by a court injunction last month, a day before the 11th Circuit of Appeals ruled that Alabama’s similar ban could go forward. The...

Gabe Amo wins crowded Rhode Island Democratic primary for Cicilline’s seat

Former White House aide Gabe Amo won the crowded special election Democratic primary for Rhode Island’s 1st Congressional District, The Associated Press projected Tuesday. Amo, a former staffer in the Obama and Biden administrations, will go up against political newcomer Gerry Leonard (R) in November to replace Rep. David Cicilline (D), who resigned from his...

Christie: DeSantis is ‘big government Republican’

In an interview on CNBC Tuesday, Chris Christie called GOP presidential rival Ron DeSantis a “big government Republican.” “I'm not a big government Republican, like Governor DeSantis is, who thinks that every time you disagree with a position that a corporation takes, you should take punitive action against them,” Christie said on CNBC’s “Last Call.”...

America has issues — but it’s not an empire in decline like Rome

An op-ed in The New York Times warns, as the headline puts it, “America is an empire in decline” and finds a precedent in...

Brutal Harlem subway cane beating reflects failure of NYC mental health system

In a viral video posted to social media, an unidentified man is seen savagely striking a woman more than 50 times at a Harlem...

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