President Donald Trump said Tuesday that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Senate Democrats are “holding the entire federal government hostage” during the shutdown, vowing, “We will not be extorted on this crazy plot of theirs.” Trump, speaking during a lunch at the White House Rose Garden, said, “Chuck …
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Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., said first lady Melania Trump could play a critical role in winning the White House’s support for congressional sanctions on Russia. “I think the first lady is our secret weapon,” Blumenthal said Tuesday. The remark comes as lawmakers weigh whether to advance a Russia sanctions bill …
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Lawyers for former FBI director James Comey asked a federal judge Monday to dismiss his criminal case on the grounds of “vindictive and selective” prosecution, citing what they argued is President Donald Trump’s personal animus towards Comey, and what they alleged was the unlawful appointment of the U.S. attorney who …
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Tensions escalated between Karoline Leavitt and Huffington Post journalist S.V. Dáte as the White House press secretary called the correspondent a “left-wing hack” on Monday following his article poking at her snarky response to a new inquiry. Leavitt, whotook to X to address the “wild” article, wrote, “S.V. Dáte of …
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The Trump administration took a shot at former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton after she rallied Americans to reject President Donald Trump’s White House ballroom construction project, accusing the former first lady of stealing furniture from 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. in 2001. “Failed presidential candidate and former First Lady Crooked Hillary …
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The federal government is now in its longest full shutdown ever, and Congress is not giving any signs that an end is in sight. A full government shutdown occurs when the end of the fiscal year comes on Sept. 30 with none of Congress’ 12 single-subject appropriations bills passed by …
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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., is remaining quiet on the New York City mayoral race, despite his self-imposed deadline of weighing in before early voting fast approaches on Saturday morning. The top House Democrat was asked multiple times about Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani, and whether he will endorse …
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If Republicans in New York City vote in large numbers for former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for mayor between October 25 and November 4, the greatest city in the world will avoid a plunge into a spiral of collapse on many fronts. New York City is home to 8.5 …
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An Illinois State University faculty member wasarrested afterhe was accused of flipping a Turning Point USA student group’s table and tearing down promotional flyers on campus last week. Derek Lopez,a 27-year-old graduate student and teaching assistant at the university, was captured on camera speaking to a man standing near thetableset …
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Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s comments calling for the arrest of federal ICE agents drew fiery criticism Friday and a letter of warning from the Trump administration. Rep. Pelosi, D-Calif., said in a statement earlier this week that local police could “arrest federal agents if they break California law.” “And …
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