New York officials condemn Manhattan Ice raid: ‘This creates fear and chaos’

Hochul, Schumer and the three mayoral candidates express outrage over federal operation in Chinatown Local and state officials in New York are expressing outrage after dozens of federal agents carried out a US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) raid in Manhattan’s Chinatown on Tuesday. Eyewitnesses accounts and video footage captured the chaotic scenes in Lower … Read more

Spanberger uses SpongeBob to mock Sears-Trump relationship, as president praises GOP nom

President Donald Trump praised Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears this week after Democratic challenger Abigail Spanberger mocked the Republican over her non-endorsement with a SpongeBob Squarepants reference. Trump was asked about Earle-Sears on Air Force One and praised her debate performance while appearing to criticize Spanberger’s refusal to explicitly call for scandal-plagued attorney general candidate … Read more

Hawley vows to hold Democrats’ ‘feet to the fire’ with new government shutdown funding bills

FIRST ON FOX: Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., is looking to hold Democrats’ “feet to the fire” with new legislation seeking special funding for farmers and food assistance programs amid the government shutdown. Hawley’s bills would reinstate federal funding for the Farm Service Agency as well as the federal SNAP food program. Democrats have so far … Read more

Trump-Putin Summit Put on Hold After Ceasefire Setback

A White House official says that talks on the planning of a potential summit between President Donald Trump and Russia’s Vladimir Putin has hit a setback after Russia’s foreign minister insisted that they would not agree to an immediate ceasefire without guarantees. NBC’s Keir Simmons reports for TODAY.

Government Shutdown Enters Day 22 With No End in Sight

As the government shutdown enters Day 22, Oregon Democratic Sen. Jeff Merkley gave an all-night marathon speech on the Senate floor protesting President Donald Trump. Meanwhile, Trump is suggesting he would meet with Democratic leaders only after the shutdown ends. NBC’s Ryan Nobles reports for TODAY.

Former top leader of radical group tied to Mamdani has been on AOC’s campaign payroll for years

FIRST ON FOX: A former top leader and “lifetime member” of the Democratic Socialists of America has been on the payroll of “Squad” Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s, D-N.Y., campaign since she first ran for Congress in 2018. Frank Llewellyn, the former director of the largest socialist organization in America and a founding member of the socialist … Read more