New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani defended his policy for free bus transportation, citing a lower assault rate on bus drivers. Mamdani appeared on the podcast What’s Next? With Trevor Noah on Tuesday, roughly three months after his yearlong pilot of free bus routes ended in New York. Five routes reached all the boroughs, which didn’t […]
The board of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts voted unanimously on Thursday to change the venue’s name to the “Trump-Kennedy Center.” White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced the renaming. “I have just been informed that the highly respected Board of the Kennedy Center, some of the most successful people from […]
The State Department is slapping sanctions on two International Criminal Court judges for the “illegitimate targeting” of Israel. The ICC has accused Israel of committing genocide in Gaza and issued arrest warrants for top officials such as Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is aiming the sanctions at ICC judges Gocha Lordkipanidze […]
Avatar director James Cameron took a shot at President Donald Trump in an interview with the Hollywood Reporter published Wednesday, arguing his Avatar films are on “the right side of history.” Cameron spoke about rising concerns about artificial intelligence and the environment in his new interview, as well as the impact his movies have had […]
The Russian government warned the United States against military action against Venezuela, saying such a move would constitute a “fatal mistake.” As Moscow continues to engage with Washington to bring an end to the war in Ukraine, the Russian Foreign Ministry sent its ally in Caracas a strong showing of support with a recent statement […]
Democratic National Committee Chairman Ken Martin has decided not to release the autopsy report of the 2024 election despite pledging to do so at the beginning of the year. Martin claimed in a statement released on Thursday that the party has already learned from the devastating loss former Vice President Kamala Harris suffered against President […]
North Carolina Democrat Allison Jaslow announced a bid to flip a House seat blue on Thursday, as she seeks to capitalize on the state’s recently passed political map. “This time demands that every American who’s willing to step up and lead in this moment does,” she said in a statement posted to X. “That’s one […]
House Democrats celebrated an unexpected Christmas gift on Thursday when it came to a vote on extending expiring Affordable Care Act subsidies, demanding Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) call up the bill for a vote on Friday. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’s (D-NY) discharge petition reached the 218 signatures needed to unlock his bill that extends […]
Attorney General Pam Bondi promised “severe consequences” for anyone who assaults federal agents during immigration operations nationwide, but in four Democratic cities with liberal jury pools, over half of the individuals charged with assaulting federal law enforcement have had their charges reduced, according to a new report. Police and court data from Chicago, Los Angeles, […]
A relatively unknown Illinois bishop has been selected to replace Cardinal Timothy Dolan as the archbishop of the most high-profile diocese in the United States. Bishop Ronald Hicks will replace Dolan as the Catholic Church‘s spiritual authority in the Archdiocese of New York, among the most preeminent pastoral offices in the country — and one […]
