White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said President Donald Trump has made his views on the New York City mayoral race “pretty clear.” “The president is a New Yorker and he loves New York. He has made it very clear what he thinks about this election,” Leavitt said. Leavitt also addressed Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran…
The Transportation Department could be forced to close airspace in certain parts of the country if the government shutdown continues into next week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. “So if we take it a week from today, Democrats, we’re going to see massive chaos,” he said. “You will see massive flight delays. You will…
Most Americans say they are spending more on food and utilities and say tariffs hurt inflation, the economy and their own financial situation, according to a survey. ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos Poll conducted using the Ipsos KnowledgePanel. As inflation rises, about 7 in 10 Americans say they are spending more money on food compared to last…
Religious leaders denounced Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security for denying access to give Communion to immigrants detained at an Illinois facility over the weekend. The Coalition for Spiritual and Public Leadership (CSPL), a nonprofit organization with Catholic and Christian roots, organized a mass next to the immigration processing center…
Voters will go to the polls this fall amid the “highest levels of political violence in the United States since the 1970s” and “rising internal tensions,” according to a new threat assessment, which warns that those protecting the political process should be on high alert. Despite it being the so-called “off year” for elections, officials…
Trent Schneider, 57, was arrested Monday, prosecutors said. A suburban Chicago man was federally charged with allegedly threatening to kill President Donald Trump on social media, according to court records unsealed Monday. Trent Schneider, 57, of Winthrop Harbor, was charged by criminal complaint with threatening a person in interstate commerce, according to the U.S. Attorney’s…
Diane Ladd, the Oscar-nominated veteran actress who starred in film classics such as “Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore” and “Chinatown,” died at age 89, her daughter, actress Laura Dern, confirmed this week. “My incredible hero and profound gift of a mother, Diane Ladd, spent by my side this morning, at her home in Ojai, California,”…
The Trump administration has committed to partially funding the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program with a $4.65 billion payment, but using emergency funds to pay reduced SNAP benefits could take “anywhere from a few weeks to several months,” a senior USDA official told a federal judge in a sworn court filing Monday. The disclosure comes after…
Half of Americans say the Trump administration is not committed to protecting Americans’ rights and freedoms, according to a ABC News/Washington Post/Ipsos Poll conducted using the Ipsos KnowledgePanel. Additionally, majorities say President Donald Trump is not committed to protecting freedom of the press (61%), freedom of speech (57%), a fair criminal justice system (56%), or…
From New York and New Jersey to California, millions of Americans will vote this fall in several states, in several notable local and state elections for the first time since last November’s presidential race. Tuesday’s off-year election results in New Jersey and Virginia, and the New York City mayoral race, will give voters a chance…
