![Pat Leahy has a warning for his former colleagues about Trump’s US attorney gambit]()
Pat Leahy saw it coming. In the throes of a 2007 scandal that seems quaint by modern standards, the then-Senate Judiciary chair issued a warning to all presidents: If you...
![NYC primary that included dead voters’ ballots is finally decided, but criminal probe swirls]()
A winner was finally certified in a hotly Brooklyn City Council primary marred by the revelation that ballots had been cast for dead voters — but a criminal investigation...
![Hacker ‘penetrates’ MTA board meeting with raunchy porn image]()
Viewers were shocked when the image of a naked man spreading his legs and touching himself appeared on the screen while a union boss began speaking during the meeting's...
![FBI chief Kash Patel finds ‘burn bags’ of Trump-Russia documents in secret room]()
One of the documents is a classified annex to the 2023 report by then-special counsel John Durham that scrutinized the original FBI probe, code-named "Crossfire Hurricane." One of the...
![Texas Republicans pitch new House map to net them up to five more seats]()
Texas Republicans rolled out a draft overhaul of the Lone Star State's congressional map Wednesday, seeking to flip as many as five Democratic seats and potentially sparking a gerrymandering...
![Kamala Harris won’t run for California governor, clearing way for possible 2028 White House bid]()
Former Vice President Kamala Harris made the announcement Wednesday, after months of speculation about her political future. Former Vice President Kamala Harris made the announcement Wednesday, after months of...
![Fed governors Michelle Bowman, Christopher Waller voted against leaving rates steady — most dissents since 1993]()
Until Wednesday, no Fed meeting this year generated formal opposition, with only two dissents occurring in 2024 and none in 2023. Until Wednesday, no Fed meeting this year generated formal opposition, with only...
![Bessent tells countries don’t ‘panic’ if trade deals aren’t made before tariff deadline, insists US has leverage over China]()
Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick have stressed that the deadline can not be extended any more. Trump and Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick have stressed that the deadline can...
![White House backtracks on NIH funding hold amid Hill uproar]()
Under pressure from Congress, President Donald Trump's administration has reversed course after halting spending at the National Institutes of Health. Lawmakers on both sides of the aisle had been...
![Congressional stock trading ban gets Senate panel’s OK]()
Democrats agreed to exempt President Donald Trump to advance GOP Sen. Josh Hawley’s bill.
