After waffling between Russia and Ukraine, Trump slaps Kremlin with oil sanctions

After months of wavering between confrontation and conciliation toward Moscow, President Donald Trump has imposed new sanctions on Russia’s two largest oil companies and canceled a planned summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin — signaling a renewed attempt to pressure the Kremlin without committing to deeper U.S. involvement in Ukraine’s war. The measures, announced Wednesday, […]
NYC Mayor Adams to endorse Cuomo in race against Mamdani
New York City Mayor Eric Adams will reportedly endorse former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the city’s mayoral race as he faces off against Democratic nominee Zohran Mamdani. “I think that it is imperative to really wake up the Black and brown communities that have suffered from gentrification on how important this race is,” […]
Top Trump officials subpoenaed in Abrego Garcia hearing for ‘vindictive’ prosecution

Lawyers for Salvadorian migrant Kilmar Abrego Garcia subpoenaed Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche to testify over the government’s decision to investigate and pursue a criminal case against him this year while he was detained in El Salvador. The move portends what is certain to be a high-stakes court clash in Nashville next month, as Abrego […]
Inside Trump’s ultimatum that forced Netanyahu to the table: ‘You can’t fight the world’

President Donald Trump issued Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a stern warning Oct. 4, according to a new report. At that point, representatives from the Trump administration had hashed out an agreement with other mediators from countries including Qatar, Egypt and Turkey — just days before the two-year anniversary of the start of the war […]
Vance rebukes Israel on ‘very stupid’ vote to annex West Bank

Vice President JD Vance said Thursday that a vote by Israeli lawmakers to annex the West Bank was a “very stupid political stunt.” A bill applying Israeli law to the occupied West Bank, which effectively would annex the territory for Israel, passed a vote Wednesday in Israel’s parliament as Vance was visiting the country, according […]
Top Republican slams Katherine Clark for admitting suffering families are ‘leverage’ in shutdown battle

EXCLUSIVE: A top House Republican is criticizing one of Democrats’ senior leaders for saying the government shutdown and its effects are a “leverage point” to accomplish their goals on healthcare. “It’s appalling to see the number two House Democrat openly admit that the left is weaponizing hardworking Americans as ‘leverage’ for political gain, even acknowledging […]
Vance calls Psaki comments about wife Usha ‘disgraceful’

Vice President JD Vance slammed former White House press secretary Jen Psaki’s “disgraceful” remarks implying that second lady Usha Vance is afraid of her husband. “I think it’s disgraceful, but of course the second lady can speak for herself,” Vance told reporters in Israel on Thursday. He remarked that he is “very lucky to have […]
Just redo it: inside Nike’s plans to put the swoosh back into its sales

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Rylan, Alison Hammond … Bill Bailey? Who could possibly replace Claudia and Tess on Strictly?

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Trump yet to endorse in VA governor’s race – but also kept Youngkin at arm’s length

President Donald Trump maintains he’s steering clear of Virginia politics, but his in-flight remarks about Winsome Earle-Sears are prompting questions about whether he’s backing her after all. The president has issued a full-throated endorsement for Attorney General Jason Miyares’ reelection bid but has stopped short of doing so for Earle-Sears or lieutenant governor nominee John […]