Despondency reigned at the Ziegfeld Ballroom – and then the defeated candidate found it hard to praise the victor At least Andrew Cuomo’s last act in politics came at a fancy venue. While Cuomo held his election night party at the Ziegfeld Ballroom, which describes itself in its own words as a “luxury event venue … Read more
Among the 66 fatalities were six military personnel whose helicopter crashed on the island of Mindanao during a humanitarian mission Typhoon Kalmaegi has left at least 66 people dead with 26 others missing in the central Philippines, many in widespread flooding that trapped people on their roofs and swept away scores of cars in a … Read more
Video shows man trying to kiss and embrace Claudia Sheinbaum, highlighting both security risk and harassment faced by Mexican women Claudia Sheinbaum, the president of Mexico, has been groped by a man as she mingled with citizens on the streets of Mexico City, raising questions about the lack of presidential security and the level of … Read more
At least two people in intensive care and suspect arrested after pedestrians and cyclists hit on Île d’Oléron Five people have been injured, two of them seriously, after a driver rammed into pedestrians and cyclists on Île d’Oléron, a popular tourist destination off France’s Atlantic coast, authorities have said. The driver has been arrested and … Read more
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 president previously said he had “an obligation to go” to oral arguments in the tariff case at the high court Wednesday. President Donald Trump said Sunday he won’t be in attendance at the Supreme Court this week for a pivotal legal showdown that could gut the tariff policy at the center of his economic … Read more
Attorney General Pam Bondi said “American heroes” in law enforcement thwarted the planned attack. The Department of Justice has filed charges against two people from Michigan for an alleged ISIS-linked terrorist plot that investigators say a group of men planned to carry out over Halloween weekend. Mohmed Ali and Majed Mahmoud face charges of “receiving … Read more
Before jury selection started Monday, the judge presiding over Sean Charles Dunn’s trial seemed to acknowledge how unusual it is for a case like this to be heard in federal court. Throwing a sandwich at a federal agent turned Sean Charles Dunn into a symbol of resistance against President Donald Trump’s law-enforcement surge in the … Read more
The administration, as well as HHS, publicly praised Marty Makary’s leadership despite persistent upheaval at the agency. The White House is rallying behind Food and Drug Administration Commissioner Marty Makary after the abrupt ousting of one of his top deputies over the weekend, the latest tumult in an agency that’s seen plenty this year. A … Read more
An “executive branch machinery that defaulted to caution, process, and reactive strategies” undercut the ex-president’s massive energy and infrastructure programs, a report by his former staffers details. President Joe Biden’s agencies allowed bureaucracy, indecision and fear of repeating past mistakes to undermine their efforts to bankroll a historic green energy revolution, former administration officials wrote … Read more