With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: A cyberattack roiled the state Capitol amid budget negotiations. Republicans responded to the latest budget deals and its opaqueness. City Hall is facing questions over a new, prominent hire. A deal for a two-year extension of mayoral control is under new scrutiny. DAYS THE […]
Forced to hide her true self, Joe Horras’ transgender daughter struggled with depression and anxiety until three years ago, when she began to take medication to block the onset of puberty. The gender-affirming treatment helped the now-16-year-old find happiness again, her father said. A decision by the U.S. Supreme Court late Monday allowing Idaho to enforce its […]
Columbia University’s president strongly denounced antisemitism during a Congressional hearing Wednesday, saying after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack, “the world changed, and so did my focus.” “Antisemitism has no place on our campus, and I am personally committed to doing everything I can to confront it directly,” President Nemat “Minouche” Shafik told the Republican-led House Committee […]
Voting machine company Smartmatic has settled its defamation suit against One America News Network out of court, according to a court filing Tuesday. The details of the settlement were not disclosed in the filing, but OANN parent company Herring Networks and Smartmatic each agreed to pay their own attorney fees and expenses, according to the […]
PHOENIX — Arizona lawmakers kicked off a highly anticipated legislative session Wednesday, amid mounting pressure on Republicans to repeal a near-total ban on abortion from 1864 that was upheld by the battleground state’s Supreme Court. Following that ruling, Republicans across Arizona and the country — including former President Donald Trump — called on state legislators […]
WASHINGTON — The stepson of a former cast member of “Real Housewives of New Jersey” (RHONJ) was arrested in connection with the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol on Wednesday, according to court records. Tyler Campanella at the U.S. Capitol on Jan 6. 2021.U.S. District Court Tyler Campanella, the stepson of former RHONJ cast […]
Former President Donald Trump on Wednesday ripped the jury selection process for his historic New York criminal trial, the day after the first seven jurors were selected out of a pool of nearly 100 people. Posting about the hush money trial on its scheduled off-day, Trump — who has repeatedly accused the judge in the […]
Screenshot: The Blaze MSNBC host Joy Reid could hardly contain her excitement over the fact that several “DEI officials” are behind the prosecution of former President Donald Trump. The acronym DEI stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion. Critics of such policies suggest it is outright racism, using skin color or other demographics in hiring practices. […]
WASHINGTON — An alleged Jan. 6 participant charged with assaulting officers during the attack on the U.S. Capitol was identified with the help of facial recognition and a scar above his left eye. Joshua Lee Atwood was known as “LeadPipeGuy” by online “sedition hunters,” who identified him to the bureau back in 2021. Court records […]
Gov. Ron DeSantis pivoted in his years-long campaign to take what he has called “woke indoctrination” out of Florida’s schools, signing a bill Tuesday to restrict challenges to books in school libraries. The new legislation will enforce a limit of one objection to a book per month for people who don’t have children in a […]
