Poll: Here’s who Democrats think is their leader

Only one person hit double digits. Democrats still don’t have a leader to guide them out of the wilderness. Seismic victories in a series of off-cycle elections on Tuesday showed the power of an energized liberal base all across the country — and teased at the potential for the Democratic Party to storm back to … Read more

FAA releases details on flight cuts that start at 6 a.m. Friday

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

Stefanik officially launches campaign for New York governor

“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

Trump administration seeks emergency stay of court’s order to fund SNAP

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

Kremlin denies growing rumors of Sergey Lavrov’s ouster

“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

Trump pardons former Tennessee House speaker convicted of fraud charges

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

Cornell to pay $30M to Trump administration to settle probes

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