Politics
Trump suggests U.S. won’t pay any SNAP benefits during shutdown, contradicting court filing
A volunteer displays information on the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) at a grocery store in Dorchester, Massachusetts, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Mel Musto | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Tuesday suggested that the United States will not pay any SNAP benefits at all during the government shutdown, contradicting a […]
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Virginia governor election: Earle-Sears and Spanberger vie to succeed Youngkin
Republican gubernatorial candidate Winsome Earle-Sears and Democratic gubernatorial candidate, former U.S. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D-VA). Anna Moneymaker | Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Virginia voters on Tuesday are poised to pick their first female governor and weigh in on a scandal-rocked state attorney general’s race. The race for governor will make history, regardless of whether […]
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NYC mayoral race: Mamdani, Cuomo, Sliwa fight to replace Adams as Trump weighs in
Independent candidate former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa and Democratic candidate Zohran Mamdani participate in a mayoral debate, in New York, U.S. October 16, 2025. Angelina Katsanis | Via Reuters New York City voters will elect a new mayor on Tuesday, as two well-known Big Apple names strive to beat a […]
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NJ governor election: Sherrill and Ciattarelli face off in close race as Trump, Obama weigh in
New Jersey Republican gubernatorial candidate, Jack Ciattarelli (L), and New Jersey Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mikie Sherrill Getty Images New Jersey voters will decide Tuesday whether to elect Democratic candidate Mikie Sherrill or Republican challenger Jack Ciattarelli as their next governor. The race — one of just two U.S. gubernatorial elections this year — is seen […]
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Dick Cheney, powerful former U.S. vice president who pushed for Iraq war, dies at 84
Dick Cheney, a driving force behind the U.S. invasion of Iraq in 2003 who was considered by presidential historians as one of the most powerful vice presidents in U.S. history has died at age 84, his family said in a statement on Tuesday. Cheney died Monday night from complications of pneumonia and cardiac and vascular […]
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Trump tells New York ‘you must vote’ for Cuomo over Mamdani on eve of mayoral election
Andrew Cuomo, New York City mayoral candidate, during a campaign event in New York, US, on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. Christian Monterrosa | Bloomberg | Getty Images President Donald Trump on Monday night explicitly called on New York City residents to vote for Andrew Cuomo over Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani in the mayoral election. Trump’s […]
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Trump backtracks on attending Supreme Court tariffs case arguments
U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport in West Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., October 31, 2025. Elizabeth Frantz | Reuters President Donald Trump, who recently suggested he would be at the Supreme Court on Wednesday for oral arguments in the case that will determine […]
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SNAP update: Trump admin will pay 50% of food stamp benefits in November amid shutdown
An EBT sign is displayed on the window of a grocery store on Oct. 30, 2025 in the Flatbush neighborhood of the Brooklyn borough in New York City. Michael M. Santiago | Getty Images The Trump administration told a Rhode Island federal judge on Monday that it would tap billions of dollars in contingency funds […]
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FDA’s top drug regulator resigns after federal officials investigate ‘serious concerns’
FILE PHOTO: The headquarters of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is seen in Silver Spring, Maryland November 4, 2009. Jason Reed | Reuters The head of the Food and Drug Administration’s drug center abruptly resigned Sunday after federal officials began reviewing “serious concerns about his personal conduct,” according to a government spokesperson. Dr. […]
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Trump says he has ‘no idea who’ Binance’s CZ is after pardoning him
Changpeng Zhao, founder of Binance, attends the Viva Technology conference dedicated to innovation and startups at Porte de Versailles exhibition center in Paris on June 16, 2022. Benoit Tessier | Reuters President Donald Trump said he knows nothing about Binance founder Changpeng Zhao — or that company’s recent involvement in a cryptocurrency venture linked to […]
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