Tag: politics
NYC mayoral candidates make final push ahead of Election Day
New York City's mayoral candidates are making a final push Monday to get voters to the polls, as the race to lead America's biggest...
Government shutdown could become longest ever as Trump says he ‘won’t be extorted’ by Democrats
WASHINGTON – The government shutdown is poised to become the longest ever this week as the impasse between Democrats and Republicans has dragged into...
East Wing ballroom donations by corporate owners create awkward moments for news outlets
President Donald Trump's razing of the White House's East Wing to build a ballroom has put some news organizations following the story in an...
Former Kentucky Gov. Martha Layne Collins has died at 88
LEXINGTON, Ky. – Martha Layne Collins, the first and only woman elected governor of Kentucky, died on Saturday. She was 88.The Democrat's most visible...
Early voting turnout was 8% in Harris County with congressional seat, school board races on ballot | Houston Public Media
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Friday was the last day to vote early for the Nov. 4 election.
A little more than 8% of the...
Nancy Mace Curses, Berates Confused Cops in Airport Meltdown: Police Report
Nancy Mace, the South Carolina Republican congresswoman, unleashed a tirade against law enforcement at the Charleston International Airport on Thursday, WIRED has learned.According to...
New York judge dismisses Ken Paxton’s legal challenge in abortion pills case
A New York judge dismissed a legal challenge Friday from Texas seeking to enforce a more than $100,000 civil judgment against a doctor accused...
Federal judge rules Trump can’t require citizenship proof on the federal voting form
NEW YORK – President Donald Trump’s request to add a documentary proof of citizenship requirement to the federal voter registration form cannot be enforced,...
DHS asked Texas to hand over driver’s license data for citizenship checks
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Judges could rule on the fate of SNAP food aid as deadline nears for shutdown to end payments
BOSTON – Two judges could rule as soon as Friday on whether President Donald Trump's administration must replenish SNAP food aid benefits for November...
