Maine’s Mad Scramble to Replace Graham Platner
The state’s Democratic primary was dominated by an unlikely left-wing insurgent—it became a three-week sprint for Party insiders to select the next best thing.
Trump’s war on Iran is unpopular and expensive. He’s perfectly OK with that
Trump’s response to the Iran war’s mounting death toll and astronomical costs? ‘It won’t have any impact on me’ This was originally published in This Week in Trumpland. Sign up to receive it in your inbox every Wednesday Could it be … that Donald Trump isn’t a team player? The midterm elections are less than … Read more
Man killed in ICE ‘encounter’ was on vacation in US with tourist visa – reports
Juan Jairo Coronilla Durán ran into traffic and killed by semi after federal officials approached him at Florida gas station The Mexican man who was hit and killed by a semi-truck in Florida when running away from federal immigration officials was vacationing in the US with a tourist visa, according to news reports this week. … Read more
Inter Miami signs Casemiro as MLS announces investigation into tampering
Midfielder signs a one-year deal with extension option League investigation centers on the transfer Inter Miami have signed Casemiro as a free agent, but Major League Soccer is investigating the South Florida side for potential tampering in the process of acquiring the Brazilian midfielder. Casemiro has signed what amounts to a one-year contract with Miami, … Read more
Republicans sound alarm over far-left group’s push to transform America into ‘Cuban dictatorship’
Senate Republicans are warning that a new policy push from a far-left group gaining momentum in politics would unravel the Constitution, and could leave them without a job. As a progressive surge threatens to rewrite the core of the Democratic Party, earlier this month the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA), which scored early victories in … Read more
GOP erupts over 6,600 noncitizen voters found in blue state as scandal deepens: ‘Worse than anyone expected’
Republican outrage went into overdrive after New Jersey Democratic Gov. Mikie Sherrill announced that the state had mistakenly registered 6,600 noncitizen voters, prompting calls for an immediate end to automatic voter registration through the New Jersey Motor Vehicle System (MVC). Sherrill announced on Tuesday that a “serious software error in New Jersey’s Motor Vehicle System … Read more
Inside NYC’s ‘perfect scam’: Luxury cars, dusty shelves and the EBT secret behind the counter
Stocked with food that expired years ago and lined with dusty shelves, some New York City bodegas and delis have allegedly been operating as fronts for organized Electronic Benefits Transfer (EBT) card-skimming schemes, using hidden devices to steal information and ultimately taxpayer-funded benefits, according to an expert who is sounding the alarm. Criminals attach hidden … Read more
New Jersey Dem gov’s blame game backfires after tech company pins noncitizen voter registration on state
The vendor that Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill blamed for a “software error” leading to illegal voting in the Garden State denies wrongdoing and is instead pointing its finger back at the state. IDEMIA is a French multinational company that provides identity-related security services. Sherrill appeared to divert any government blame for 6,600 noncitizens … Read more
Reporter’s Notebook: House’s final sprint puts SAVE America Act and Iran funding in play
The late Sen. John Warner, R-Va., said to me once that “we don’t do a lot in Congress. But when we do it, we do it all at once.” That is kind of where we find the House of Representatives today. Today is the penultimate day in the House before the August recess. In fact, … Read more
Mamdani taps Lina Khan and Tony Shorris for key New York economic posts
The appointments mark a shift at the state’s powerful development agencies as the mayor reshapes his economic agenda Sign up for the Breaking News US newsletter email New York City mayor, Zohran Mamdani, has named Lina Khan as the next chair of the city’s Economic Development Board (EDB) and longtime city government official Tony Shorris … Read more