The New York City mayoral race exposed a city divided — and one facing enormous economic and political pressures come January. NEW YORK — The political, social and economic turmoil awaiting Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani, whose ascendence has been tracked closely by both national Democrats and Republicans, will make his job especially fraught come Jan. 1. … Read more
The move comes after a federal court ordered USDA to use emergency money for the nation’s largest food aid program during the government shutdown. The Trump administration on Monday agreed to move billions of emergency dollars to partially pay for food aid this month in response to a federal judge’s order, though some families may … Read more
The president on Wednesday will host GOP senators at the White House. President Donald Trump is increasingly antsy about the soon-to-be-record-long government shutdown, but until now, he hasn’t furiously worked the phones or waded into the details of a deal to end it. He has let loose a flurry of social media posts, signaling his … Read more
American industry has taken a less antagonistic approach to the president’s signature trade policy, opting for lobbying over lawsuits. Major American companies have arguably the most to lose from President Donald Trump’s tariffs. But they have largely stayed out of the legal fight challenging the levies, opting instead to quietly lobby against the policy for … Read more
Lawmakers on the Agriculture panel are nearing a draft deal on its portion of a sweeping crypto bill. Senate Agriculture Chair John Boozman (R-Ark.) and Sen. Cory Booker (D-N.J.) plan to speak on a call Wednesday afternoon with White House crypto and AI czar David Sacks as the lawmakers look to finalize a discussion draft … Read more
Aides have spent weeks strategizing how to reconstitute the president’s global tariff regime if the court rules that he exceeded his authority. The White House is exuding confidence heading into Wednesday’s Supreme Court hearing that the justices will uphold President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariff powers. But just in case, aides have a plan B. Aides … Read more
Robinson — who has had backing from the tech billionaire — is cleared after two-day trial over police request to access his phone. LONDON — Far-right British activist Tommy Robinson has been cleared of a terror offense after he was tried for refusing to give police access to his phone during a border stop at … Read more
The Transportation secretary said air traffic controllers can’t afford to miss another paycheck. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday said the government shutdown has injected “more risk” into air travel and warned of widespread flight cancellations and potentially closed airspace if air traffic controllers miss their second full paycheck next week. Duffy told reporters at … Read more
The clarification comes after the president threatened on Truth Social to withhold federal food aid funding until Democrats agree to reopen the government. The Trump administration is still sending partial food aid benefits for nearly 42 million Americans this month, despite the president’s recent threat to withhold federal funding until the shutdown ends. “The administration … Read more
Seoul says it has reached broad agreement on investment and shipbuilding as attention shifts to US-China meeting Just two weeks after millions of Americans joined No Kings protests against Donald Trump, the US president was presented with a golden crown by South Korea. After arriving on Wednesday for the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (Apec) meetings, Trump … Read more