Year: 2025
January 08, 2025
Politics
NYC elections bigwig allegedly creeped on female staffers, asked ‘how young is too young’ — and is keeping his job anyway
The head honcho of the city’s election board is clinging to his job two months after a watchdog agency recommended he be fired over claims he creeped on female...
January 08, 2025
Education
FHP: Broward principal claims he’s Shaquille O’Neal’s cousin while impersonating as deputy
A 58-year-old Broward County principal was arrested Tuesday for impersonating a deputy during a traffic stop on the Florida Turnpike, where he also claimed to be the cousin of...
January 08, 2025
Politics
Capitol visitor accused of trying to sneak in machete, knives ahead of Trump stop
US Capitol Police detained a man Wednesday who allegedly tried to slip a machete and three knives into the Capitol Visitor Center hours before President-elect Donald Trump's expected visit....
January 08, 2025
Politics
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm splurged $125K on taxpayer-funded EV road trip, with staff blowing through per diem: watchdog
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm and her team overspent taxpayer dollars on pricy hotels and other expenses during her 2023 electric vehicle summer road trip that had been flanked by...
January 08, 2025
Congress
GOP lawmakers have thoughts on Trump’s plans for world dominance
The Republican-led House Foreign Affairs Committee is honing its message on President-elect Donald Trump’s statements on Greenland and global American expansion — stressing that the panel is very much...
January 08, 2025
Congress
Sen. Mark Kelly is latest Democrat to back GOP immigration bill
Arizona Sen. Mark Kelly will vote for the Laken Riley Act, a spokesperson told POLITICO. He is joining fellow Democratic Sens. John Fetterman (Pa.), Gary Peters (Mich.), Jon Ossoff...
January 08, 2025
Congress
Gulf of America? More like ‘America Mexicana,’ Mexican president says
Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum hit back on President-elect Donald Trump saying the Gulf of Mexico should be re-named the “Gulf of America” — and she brought the receipts. “Obviously,...
January 08, 2025
Congress
Delays fuel GOP blame game over Trump nominees
Trump wanted a flurry of confirmations on Day One. It’s not likely to happen.
January 08, 2025
Congress
At least 6 Senate Dems now say they’ll vote for immigration bill
Sens. Mark Kelly and Jacky Rosen will vote for the Laken Riley Act, becoming the fifth and sixth Senate Democrats who will back the legislation. To advance the legislation,...
January 08, 2025
Congress
Sen. Bill Cassidy offers tepid response after meeting with RFK Jr.
The new chair of the Senate committee that oversees the Department of Health and Human Services didn’t immediately endorse President-elect Donald Trump’s pick to lead the agency after meeting...