More than half of the 2026 funding for the program will be shifted from permanent housing to transitional housing with work and service requirements. The Department of Housing and Urban Development released policy changes Thursday night that will significantly cut funding for a permanent housing program for people experiencing homelessness. More than half of the … Read more
The president has repeatedly used his clemency powers to pardon high-ranking figures in the sporting world. President Donald Trump has pardoned Joe Lewis, the British billionaire and former owner of Premier League’s Tottenham Hotspur football club, the White House said Thursday. Lewis, the principal owner of a major investment fund, was charged by the Securities … Read more
The group will keep three U.S. positions open in hopes of reviving operations in the future. BELÉM, Brazil — Environmental group 350.org, which spearheaded the movement to block the Keystone XL oil pipeline, will “temporarily suspend programming” in the U.S. and other countries amid funding woes, according to a letter obtained by POLITICO. The move … Read more
US Customs and Border Patrol could arrive in North Carolina as early as Saturday. Federal agents are set to arrive in Charlotte as early as this weekend as the Trump administration continues its crackdown on immigration, according to a local county sheriff’s office. The Mecklenburg County sheriff’s office on Thursday said the sheriff, Garry L. … Read more
“While the BBC sincerely regrets the manner in which the video clip was edited, we strongly disagree there is a basis for a defamation claim,” a spokesperson for the network wrote. The BBC apologized to Donald Trump on Thursday for a selective edit of his speech on Jan. 6, 2021, but argued the president’s legal … Read more
Just hours before voting on the shutdown bill, the Massachusetts congressman expressed his frustration with the Senate Democrats who decided to fold. Rep. Seth Moulton (D–Mass.) is not one to shy away from criticism of his own party. He made waves in the past when he insisted that the Democrats’ approach to dialogue on transgender … Read more
Once a Democratic stronghold, Nevada’s shifting economy — and shrinking patience — are fueling a Republican revival. In breaking ranks to end the federal government shutdown this week, Nevada’s two Democratic senators showcased the shifting politics of the once solidly blue state, home to a diverse, working-class population that relies heavily on tourism. In the … Read more
Democrats are focusing on affordability over climate goals as midterm elections loom. Gov. Kathy Hochul once blocked two gas power plants and championed New York’s trailblazing effort to combat climate change. But as she prepares for what’s expected to be a tough reelection battle next year, Hochul (D) has steered a monumental pivot on energy … Read more
The moderate governor and mayor-elect will need each other if they want to be successful next year. NEW YORK — Gov. Kathy Hochul and mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani are facing a political high-wire act next year, one that will test whether a moderate Democrat can govern alongside a democratic socialist as their party tears itself apart. … Read more
Senior Trump administration health officials have been meeting to discuss how to respond to the year-end ACA subsidy expiration. President Donald Trump’s Domestic Policy Council and senior health officials have been meeting privately for preliminary conversations on how to address the expiration of health insurance tax credits, according to a White House official and another … Read more