More than 400 people arrested at Fourth of July ‘TikTok takeover’ in California

Thousands of people descend on Newport Beach, drawn by flash mob-style meetup organized online An alleged “TikTok takeover” sparked mayhem in a southern California beach town over the Fourth of July weekend, leading to fires, roughly 400 arrests and officers on horseback for crowd control. Thousands of people descended on Newport Beach, California, on Saturday … Read more

Manhattan building sparks evacuations after two structural columns buckle

Officials also find multiple cracks and sagging floors in building that is being converted into apartments A high-rise building in Manhattan was deemed unstable on Tuesday after authorities determined that support columns buckled, spurring evacuation of nearby buildings, according to officials and reports. Officials said they also found “structural issues” on the 21st floor of … Read more

‘F—ING IDIOTS’: Top female operatives torch Platner enablers as rape allegation rocks Dem campaign

Neera Tanden and Shannon Watts, a pair of top Democratic political operatives, are calling on Maine Democratic Senate nominee Graham Platner to step down amid a bombshell rape allegation that emerged Monday. Tanden, the CEO of the Center for American Progress, a center-left think tank that had deep ties to the Biden and Clinton administrations, … Read more

Hochul says Stefanik would’ve been tougher GOP opponent than Blakeman in surprising swipe at rival

Democrat New York Gov. Kathy Hochul suggested Rep. Elise Stefanik would have been a tougher Republican opponent than GOP gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman this fall, prompting the Nassau County executive to fire back by comparing the incumbent to Disney villain Cruella de Vil while blasting her record. Hochul made the remarks during an interview with … Read more

US appeals court strikes down key part of Florida law restricting campus race and gender discussions

Ron DeSantis’s Stop Woke Act suffers another legal setback, with the state accused of ‘puppeteering’ Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email A federal appeals panel struck down a significant chunk of Ron DeSantis’s so-called Stop Woke Act on Tuesday, delivering another rebuff to the Republican Florida governor’s efforts to stifle free speech … Read more

Talarico campaigns with surgeon who operated on transgender minors: ‘Wolf in sheep’s clothing’

Democratic Senate candidate James Talarico is facing questions after fundraising with a “female-to-male” top surgeon who previously operated on minors shortly after saying that he does not support sex-change surgeries for children. Talarico, a progressive Democrat, state lawmaker and Presbyterian seminarian, is running a highly competitive race to flip a Texas Senate seat for the … Read more

Graham Platner’s Point of No Return

Following an allegation of sexual assault, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine is considering his future. What would his exit mean for the race, and for the broader direction of American politics?