Month: October 2025
October 30, 2025
Politics
Vance, Duffy predict ‘disaster’ for airline travel if shutdown stretches to November
"It'll be a disaster in aviation," Duffy exclaimed. "October is a slower, air travel month, and we have great weather in October." "It'll be a disaster in aviation," Duffy...
October 30, 2025
Congress
Britt and Schumer have rare bipartisan chat as senators feel out shutdown endgame
A key GOP appropriator spoke with Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Tuesday and again Thursday in rare bipartisan conversations involving the top Democrat as rank-and-file senators hunt for ways...
October 30, 2025
Politics
Maryland Dem state senator charged with extortion after feds say she recorded foe in bed with married man
Maryland Democratic State Senator Dalya Attar, her brother and a Baltimore police officer have been charged with extortion after prosecutors say the lawmaker masterminded a blackmail scheme in which...
October 30, 2025
Politics
Nearly 37K VA employees missing paychecks thanks to monthlong government shutdown
“The Democrats’ government shutdown is limiting services for Veterans and making life miserable for VA employees, and things are only going to get worse as time goes on,” said...
October 30, 2025
Politics
Kamala Harris claims Biden ‘didn’t want that debate’ with Trump — and was ‘a little off’ before
Congressional interviews with more than a dozen ex-Biden White House aides and advisers have revealed concerns were raised internally about the oldest-ever president's mental acuity and physical infirmity. Congressional...
October 30, 2025
Politics
RNC surges resources to NJ during final stretch of tightening governor’s race between Ciattarelli, Sherrill
"Republicans are unified in our sprint to the finish line, and we are delivering more boots on the ground, ramping up voter contact and keeping our elections secure." "Republicans...
October 30, 2025
Politics
Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon worried about mounting US debt: ‘There will be a reckoning’
"We should be concerned about this, not sounding an alarm bell," he said. "But I do think over time, this is an issue." "We should be concerned about this,...
October 30, 2025
Politics
Michael Bloomberg pumps extra $1.5M into pro-Cuomo PAC in final push to stop Zohran Mamdani
Filings show Bloomberg’s donation went to Fix the City, a Cuomo-aligned committee that has spearheaded anti-Mamdani advertising. Filings show Bloomberg’s donation went to Fix the City, a Cuomo-aligned committee...
October 30, 2025
Congress
Shutdown-ending stopgap will have to move first in any deal, Thune says
Senate Majority Leader John Thune struck a cautionary note Thursday as bipartisan talks that could end the 30-day government shutdown kick into a higher gear, warning that a deal...
October 30, 2025
Politics
DHS will no longer automatically renew work permits for migrants — here’s why
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said "robust vetting" had lapsed during the Biden administration, allowing Egyptian national Mohamed Sabry Soliman to get a work permit before an antisemitic firebombing...