Trump heads to Gracie Mansion for first meeting with Mamdani on the mayor's home turf

President Trump is set to meet New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani at Gracie Mansion on Monday, the first time Trump has traveled to the self-described democratic socialist's own ground, and a striking chapter in one of American politics' most unlikely working relationships. City Hall confirmed the sit-down to Fox News Digital, saying the discussion […]

Salazar tells Trump his immigration crackdown is costing the GOP its Hispanic gains

Florida Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar is warning President Trump that his administration's immigration enforcement is driving away the very Hispanic voters who powered his 2024 victory, and she says his own advisers are to blame. Salazar, a first-generation American and daughter of Cuban refugees who spent three decades at Telemundo before entering Congress, released […]

Shaheen, Meeks hold up $2.8 billion Israel weapons deal

The Hill reports Sen. Jeanne Shaheen has held up a $2.8 billion weapons package for Israel, adding another Democratic roadblock to the Trump administration’s planned sale. Shaheen, the top Democrat on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, placed her hold in July. Rep. Gregory Meeks, her House counterpart from New York, announced his own hold Wednesday. […]

Sherrod Brown’s data center attack collides with Google-linked money trail in Ohio Senate race

Sherrod Brown’s attack on Ohio data centers now faces a Google-linked money trail and his own past praise for similar investment. Brown’s campaign is targeting Republican Sen. Jon Husted over Ohio’s data center growth, blaming that expansion for pressure on electric bills and the state’s power grid. But the Democratic former senator previously celebrated an […]

State Department clears possible $2.6 billion Ukraine air-defense sale

The State Department approved a possible $2.6 billion air-defense sale to Ukraine as renewed Russian strikes sharpened the stakes after peace talks. The Hill reported that the State Department approved the potential sale after Ukraine requested missiles, rocket systems, counter-drone radars and related support. The approval does not mean the transaction is complete. It clears […]

Appeals court greenlights warrantless phone searches at the U.S. border

An appeals court ruled Thursday that border officers may search travelers' phones without a warrant, probable cause, or even reasonable suspicion, a decision civil-liberties advocates warn leaves Americans' most private data exposed at every port of entry. The ruling, reported by Just the News, strips away the legal barriers that typically protect the contents of […]

Illegal immigrant rideshare driver charged with raping underage girl in Maryland had prior sex abuse arrest in NYC

An illegal immigrant from Guinea who entered the country through Arizona in 2023 and was released by the Biden administration now faces first-degree rape and kidnapping charges in Maryland, after a prior sex abuse arrest in New York City failed to stop him. Montgomery County police arrested Abdoulaye Dia on Wednesday after an underage teenage […]

DSA-backed New York congressional candidate pledges to bring Mexico's independence fight to Capitol Hill

A socialist candidate running for an open House seat in New York City posted on Instagram that she would "carry" the fight of Mexican independence from Spain to Congress, a pledge that raises an obvious question about whose interests she plans to represent. Claire Valdez, who is seeking New York's 7th Congressional District seat being […]

Trump signs two executive orders expanding hunting and fishing access on federal land

President Trump signed a pair of executive orders at the White House on Thursday evening that expand hunting and fishing access on millions of acres of public land and loosen federal fishery regulations, a move he framed as returning government property to the people who own it. More than 100 hunters, anglers, and outdoor industry […]

White House pulls ICE director nominee after confirmation stalls in Senate committee

The White House withdrew President Trump's pick to lead Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ending a nomination that stalled when the Senate committee chairman demanded answers about a federal shooting investigation in Minneapolis. Richard Lance Shroyer, a former Oklahoma state trooper tapped to run ICE as assistant secretary of the Department of Homeland Security, saw his […]