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02-05-2026 Vol 19

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Capitol agenda: New hope and pain as shutdown nears record

Fresh hints of progress toward ending the shutdown are surfacing in the Senate, as pressure points pile up and the federal funding lapse is set to become the longest...

Trump scoffs at being compared to Zohran Mamdani, quips he’s ‘much better looking’ than ‘communist’ candidate

President Trump scoffed at being compared to mayoral front-runner Zohran Mamdani -- quipping that he's "much better looking" than the "communist" candidate. President Trump scoffed at being compared to...

Younger voters outnumber older crowds in final days of early voting for NYC mayoral election

The young guns superseded the 50+ flock all weekend. The young guns superseded the 50+ flock all weekend.

What to know about California’s Proposition 50 — Gavin Newsom’s controversial redistricting attempt

Californians vote Tuesday on whether to fight Republican gerrymandering with a little gerrymandering of their own. Californians vote Tuesday on whether to fight Republican gerrymandering with a little gerrymandering...

Amtrak boss blames MTA’s ‘wounded pride’ as transit agency claims major Penn Station project delays

The head of Amtrak said "wounded pride" is fueling the MTA's smear campaign against the federal train company after the MTA lost the Penn Station Redesign to Amtrak earlier this...

‘Utterly shameful’: Congress to crush US record this week for longest shutdown

There’s no chance for Congress to resolve the shutdown and reopen the government before crossing the historic threshold Tuesday.

‘Reagan’ biopic wins Best Western Film Drama after DEI requirements derailed Oscars’ Best Picture chances

They won one for the Gipper! The 2024 biopic "Reagan" has been awarded Best Western Film–Drama at the Will Rogers Medallion Award Ceremony. They won one for the Gipper!...

Russia’s feminist paradise proved anything but — even before Putin

To read Julia Ioffe’s new book, “Motherland: A Feminist History of Modern Russia, from Revolution to Autocracy” is to take a rambling ride — or a crash course if...

Trump talks NYC mayoral race, government shutdown and nuclear weapons in tense ‘60 Minutes’ return

President Trump tore into Democrats over the ongoing government shutdown, justified his order to restart nuclear weapons testing in the US and defended his administration's ICE raids in a...

Ciattarelli focuses on NJ bread-and-butter issues while Sherrill calls in Dem bigwigs for gov race

New Jersey GOP gubernatorial hopeful Jack Ciattarelli is banking on bread-and-butter Garden State issues such as taxes and housing to win Tuesday, while Dem foe Rep. Mikie Sherrill is...