Here’s everything you need to know about the looming disruptions. The Federal Aviation Administration released an emergency order late Thursday that directs airlines to phase in a 10 percent reduction in domestic flights at dozens of major airports nationwide, starting Friday morning. The FAA previously announced the plan Wednesday, citing evidence of fatigue among air … Read more
“The Empire State has fallen,” a narrator intones in her announcement video. New York Rep. Elise Stefanik officially entered the race for New York governor on Friday, looking to topple Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul and reverse a streak of Republican losses in statewide elections. Her 2 1/2-minute video announcement didn’t mention President Donald Trump, a … Read more
U.S. District Court Judge John McConnell Jr. ordered the Trump administration to pay full SNAP benefits by Friday. The Trump administration raced to an appeals court to block a federal judge’s order directing the Agriculture Department to use emergency funding to pay full food stamp benefits for November. The move comes after U.S. District Judge … Read more
“Completely untrue,” insists Vladimir Putin’s spokesperson, as chatter builds about the veteran foreign minister. A top ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday that media reports about Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov falling out of favor “are completely untrue.” Veteran diplomat Lavrov remains in his role, Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov insisted during a briefing to … Read more
The president has spared several high-profile Republicans from prison time since returning to the White House in January. President Donald Trump has pardoned former Tennessee House Speaker Glen Casada, who was handed a 36-month sentence in September for fraud, money laundering and conspiracy charges tied to a scheme involving constituent mailer services. Trump also pardoned … Read more
The deal would restore federal grants frozen by the administration in April over antisemitic incidents on the Ivy League school’s campus. Cornell University agreed to pay $30 million to the Trump administration to immediately restore millions in federal funding and settle ongoing federal investigations into the Ivy League school’s response to antisemitic incidents on campus. … Read more
The U.S. president told Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán that he is “looking at” absolving the Central European nation from sanctions. President Donald Trump said his administration is “looking at” giving Hungary an exemption from U.S. sanctions on buying Russian oil. “Sure, we’re looking at it, because it’s very difficult for [Hungary] to get the … Read more
The legislation from Sen. Ron Johnson pays federal employees working during the shutdown and active-duty troops. Senate Republicans are eyeing a Friday vote on legislation that would pay some federal employees and active-duty troops amid the record-setting government shutdown. Majority Leader John Thune said there was a “good possibility” that he would tee up a … Read more
In the wake of the Nick Fuentes controversy, Cruz called on fellow Republicans to “stand up and say it is wrong.” Sen. Ted Cruz blasted fellow Republicans for failing to criticize Tucker Carlson, saying the conservative pundit has “spread a poison that is profoundly dangerous.” “My colleagues, almost to a person, think what is happening … Read more
Amazon accuses Perplexity of covertly accessing customer accounts and disguising AI activity as human browsing Amazon sued a prominent artificial intelligence startup on Tuesday over a shopping feature in the company’s browser, which can automate placing orders for users. Amazon accused Perplexity AI of covertly accessing customer accounts and disguising AI activity as human browsing. … Read more