Millions of Americans were set to go hungry this weekend after Senate Democrats blocked a government funding bill 13 times in six weeks, keeping vital food programs offline as key elections approach in New York, New Jersey, and Virginia. “They’re setting everything up for next week,” Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.) told Politico on Friday. “If … Read more
Former First Lady Michelle Obama says she and former President Barack Obama were “held to higher standards” because they are black. She made the remarks during an upcoming interview with ABC’s “Good Morning America,” set to air Sunday morning. “You said we were all too aware that as a first black couple, we couldn’t afford … Read more
The judge presiding over New York Attorney General Letitia James’ mortgage fraud case on Friday rejected a motion seeking to compel federal prosecutors to maintain a log of all their communications with the media. Defense attorney Abbe Lowell had filed the request last week, following James’ arraignment on charges of bank fraud and making false … Read more
Supreme Court Decision on Immigration Policy Sparks Legal and Political Debate High Court ruling on federal district court authority creates new precedent for challenging executive orders Major Supreme Court Ruling Reshapes Immigration Legal Landscape Note:Video at the end of article. In a significant legal development that has far-reaching implications for immigration policy and federal court … Read more
Politics Commentary A high-ranking aide to Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey — a Democrat frequently mentioned as a potential 2028 presidential contender — has been arrested in connection with a large-scale cocaine trafficking operation that allegedly extended into a state government facility. Authorities say LaMar Cook, 45, who served as Deputy Director of Healey’s Western Massachusetts … Read more
Politics Commentary President Donald Trump has called on Senate Republicans to take an aggressive step to end the month-long government shutdown — urging them to abolish the filibuster rule and pass a funding bill with a simple majority vote. In a fiery post shared Thursday morning on Truth Social, Trump said it was time for … Read more
Politics Commentary In a shocking twist that few could have predicted, one of the loudest anti-Trump publications in America just came to the former president’s defense — and over an issue that’s got Democrats fuming. The Washington Post, a newspaper infamous for its relentless criticism of Donald Trump, has suddenly found itself agreeing with him … Read more
Two federal judges on Friday ordered the Trump administration to unlock emergency reserve funds to cover food stamp benefits for tens of millions of Americans in November. The rulings were a direct rebuke to the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s claim that it could not access the money during the ongoing government shutdown, CNN reported. Judges in … Read more
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) issued an apology Thursday on behalf of Senate Democrats for their failure to vote to end the ongoing government shutdown. In an interview with CNN’s Manu Raju, Fetterman expressed frustration that federal workers remain unpaid and that many families may struggle to feed their children as Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) … Read more
Democrats have spent the last several weeks of the Schumer Shutdown claiming the USDA has contingency funding it could use to keep food stamp benefits flowing beyond Nov. 1. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) made that argument again Wednesday, saying the administration “has the funding to make sure that not a single American on … Read more