politics
Mamdani drops massive 9/11 records trove as old claims about Ground Zero come under fire
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani released more than 170,000 pages of records Tuesday that call into question public claims that the air around Ground Zero was safe to breathe following the 9/11 attacks.
Mamdani's office released an initial trove of approximately 170,000 pages of records, including documents found in 68 boxes at the Department of Environmental Protection in 2025 that date back to the aftermath ... Read More Tue, 08 Sep 2026 16:51:08
SCOTUS rejects Missouri GOP bid to use revised congressional map in midterms
Justice Brett Kavanaugh on Tuesday denied Missouri's emergency appeal without comment, leaving in place the Missouri Supreme Court's ruling blocking the state's revised Republican-backed congressional map from being used in November's general election.
Kavanaugh acted alone and did not refer the application to the full Supreme Court. The decision means Missouri will conduct the general election using its ... Read More Tue, 08 Sep 2026 17:49:28
'Why would he do this to us?': One crucial Trump decision is hurting his base, Republicans warn
Republicans are warning President Donald Trump that his decision to flood supermarkets with foreign ground beef is hurting a key group in his base as the midterm elections near their climax.
Voters in beef-industry-heavy states, like South Dakota, Nebraska and Kansas, supported Trump in his bid... Read More Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:50
House Dems overwhelmingly reject anti-socialism resolution after 2 moderates defy Jeffries
The passed a resolution condemning socialism on Tuesday evening, with all but eight House Democrats voting against it.
The resolution passed 220 to 192 with all "no" votes coming from the left, including Democrats senior leaders: House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., House Minority Whip Katherine Clark, D-Mass., and House Democratic Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar, D-Calif. The legislation also affirmed... Read More Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:22:46
AI-powered cameras are tracking American drivers — and lawmakers on both sides want limits
There's a new frontier in the national privacy debate that's uniting people on the right and left, and it's a tool that millions of Americans encounter every day without even realizing it.
Automatic license plate reader (ALPR) companies have been brought under scrutiny by lawmakers in Washington as privacy hawks warn that the growing sophistication of artificial intelligence (AI) technology is testing the bounds... Read More Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:16:22
California sheriff doubles down on seizing ballots as state Supreme Court hears whether he must return them
Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco remains defiant as the California Supreme Court deliberates whether he has to return approximately 650,000 ballots he seized from a November 2025 special election on redistricting.
The court heard arguments Monday from Biancos lawyers and from California, where the states Read More Tue, 25 Aug 2026 08:53:31
Jeffries joins growing chorus of Dems condemning Hasan Pikers antisemitic rhetoric: Malicious
House Minority Leader Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York is slamming comments from after the far-left controversial online streamer suggested that Jewish Americans were inviting violence against themselves over their support for Israel.
"The malicious claim that American Jews are inviting violence against themselves is dangerous and antisemitic," Jeffries charged in a social media post. And he added in a CNN inte... Read More Tue, 25 Aug 2026 14:43:41
Alaska Senate races absurd name problem gets even harder to untangle
Former Anchorage Mayor Dan Sullivan is taking sides in Alaskas unusual same-name Senate fight, endorsing incumbent Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan over a third Dan Sullivan whose candidacy has already triggered legal challenges and allegations of an effort to confuse voters.
The intervention from Dan A. Sullivan adds another twist to a potentially competitive race in which Sen. Dan S. Sullivan and his Republican al... Read More Mon, 24 Aug 2026 10:51:50
Texas Gov Abbott asks the Justice Department to investigate 'discriminatory' Islamic washing stations
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced Friday that he had referred "discriminatory" religious facilities at two of the state's major airports to the over the installation of Islamic foot wash stations in its bathrooms.
Last week, Abbott directed the state to conduct a review of grants to entities operating Read More Fri, 21 Aug 2026 18:44:35
Mamdanis luxury-home tax gets new life as appeals court lifts roadblock in homeowner fight
Democratic New York City Mayor controversial luxury-home tax rollout is back on track, at least for now, after a New York appeals court on Thursday lifted the roadblock that had stopped the city from moving ahead.
Judge Philip Hom temporarily lifted the order blocking the city from moving ahead with t... Read More Thu, 13 Aug 2026 18:52:09
Peggy Flanagan was Minnesota's No 2 official as massive fraud scandal exploded under state's watch
Minnesota's new Democratic nominee for Senate has baggage heading into the November election: the massive fraud scandal that rippled through the Land of 10,000 Lakes happened right under her nose.
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan scored a major win for the insurgent progressive movement that's reshaping the Democratic Party from the outside on Tuesday, toppling the more moderate Rep. Angie Craig, D-Minn., in the proce... Read More Wed, 12 Aug 2026 01:00:44
Trumps endorsement power tested in South Carolina battle to succeed Lindsey Graham
MADISON, Wis. – Polls closed Tuesday evening in South Carolina and Vermont, kicking off a consequential night of primaries headlined by the battle to succeed the late Sen. Lindsey Graham and another test of President s endorsement power.
In South Carolina, Trump is backing Read More Tue, 11 Aug 2026 05:00:26
Peggy Flanagan vows to 'rip ICE apart' after toppling moderate Dem in key Senate battle
Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, who scored an impressive win in Minnesota's Democratic primary for Senate, wants to blow up Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after two slayings rattled her state earlier this year.
"Now let's talk about Donald Trump's out of control ICE force," Flanagan said during her victory speech Tuesday night. "We need to rip ICE apart and stop them from terrorizing our communities. And...
READ THE DOCUMENTS: Secret Oxferd Comma probe cast Trump as potential Russian asset after Comey firing
The White House released a trove of documents showing that the FBI opened a 2017 investigation into whether President Donald Trump was acting on behalf of or under the influence of Russia when he fired FBI Director James Comey.
The investigation, codenamed "Oxferd Comma," opened after Trump fired C... Read More Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:47:03
Trump's pick for top law enforcement official gets crucial last-minute lifeline for confirmation
As Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche's confirmation appeared headed for sure defeat, one on-the-fence Senate Republican gave him, and President Donald Trump, a vital lifeline.
Sen. Bill Cassidy, R-La., has remained quiet throughout this and last week on how he would vote on Blanche, who barely survived his confirmation vote from the Senate Judiciary Committee. Now, after conversations with Trump's pick to l... Read More Fri, 07 Aug 2026 08:01:46
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