<p>New York City Mayor Eric Adams warned residents to expect another surge in migrants from Texas in the coming months even as he said the city is reaching its “breaking point.” NYC received a record 14 buses of migrants in a single day last week as Texas Gov. Greg Abbott continues his effort to force […]
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Maine Democrat who barred Trump from ballot met with Biden twice, called Electoral College ‘white supremacy’
<p>The Maine official who moved to disqualify former President Donald Trump from the state’s 2024 Republican primary ballot on Thursday visited the White House this year to meet with President Biden and previously referred to the Electoral College as a “relic of white supremacy.” On two separate occasions this year — once in
Ramaswamy says time to fight systemic racism is over, blasts affirmative action as ‘anti-American’
<p>GOP presidential candidate Vivek Ramaswamy says the time for Americans to address systemic racism is long gone, and that racism has dwindled to near irrelevance in the U.S. Ramaswamy made the comments during a campaign stop in Iowa on Friday, telling his audience that contemporary efforts to combat systemic racism are only worsening the is
Here are the top five most disruptive climate protests of 2023
<p>Climate activists in the U.S. and across the world increased the intensity and number of disruptive protests staged in public places as they repeatedly called for governments to phase out fossil fuels in an effort to combat global warming. Protesters calling for climate action frequently blocked busy roads, interrupted sporting events and
Republicans fume at Biden for vacationing as border crossings explode: ‘Dereliction of duty’
<p>Republican lawmakers are criticizing President Biden for vacationing in the Caribbean with his family while the crisis at the southern border threatens to spiral out of control. Biden is ringing in the New Year on St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. He arrived Wednesday as strained discussions over how to handle the record number [&hell
Trump team drops new nickname for GOP contender Nikki Haley: ‘Nikki New Taxes’
<p>Former President Trump’s campaign team released a new nickname for fellow Republican presidential contender Nikki Haley on Friday, calling her “Nikki New Taxes.” In the missive entitled “KISS OF DEATH: Nikki New Taxes”, Trump spokesperson Steven Cheung blasted the former South Carolina gove
Maine secretary of state’s house ‘swatted’ day after Trump ballot disqualification decision
<p>The home of Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows was “swatted” Friday evening, police confirmed Saturday. Maine State Police responded after an unidentified man lied about having broken into the house. Bellows and her family were away at the time of the hoax call. The incident comes after Bellows disqualified forme
Jack Smith disputes Trump’s presidential immunity claim in appeals court
<p>U.S. Department of Justice Special Counsel Jack Smith has filed an argument disputing President Trump’s claim to presidential immunity amid his 2020 election interference case. The document was filed Saturday in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia. The intent of the filing was to ask for the “review of the or
DOJ torched after prosecutors announce Sam Bankman-Fried will not face trial on illegal political donations
<p>The decision to avoid a second trial charging Sam Bankman-Fried with a conspiracy to make unlawful political donations and bribery of foreign officials has many conservatives up in arms. Federal prosecutors said Friday that they do not plan to proceed with a second trial against Sam Bankman-Fried, citing public interest in a speedy resolut
A tiny, shrinking percentage of American journalists are Republicans, study finds
<p>A recent study found that a small fraction of American journalists are Republicans. The study from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School of Public Communications found that just 3.4% of American journalists identify as Republicans, with another 36.4% identifying as Democrats. Based on an online survey of 1,600 U.S. journalists conducted in