Politics

(NEW YORK) — New York Rep.-elect George Santos did, as promised, share some of his story on Monday in an interview with The New York Post, admitting that he lied about portions of his background while running for Congress. Still, he vowed to take his seat in the House next week and do work on […]

(WASHINGTON) — Lawmakers are hammering Southwest Airlines over its spate of flight cancellations in recent days after a cold front blew in freezing temperatures and snow across broad swaths of the country during the holidays. While several airlines faced high levels of cancellations, Southwest canceled at least 70% of its flights Monday due to the […]

(WASHINGTON) — A divided Supreme Court on Tuesday sided with a group of mostly Republican-led states and ordered the pandemic-era public health protocol known as Title 42 — which started in the early days of COVID-19 and allows the expulsion of migrants at the border — to remain in place pending a hearing before the […]

(PHOENIX) — Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey has agreed to deconstruct the makeshift border wall his administration has been building out of shipping containers for several months. Court records show the governor and federal officials reached an agreement to “remove all previously installed shipping containers and associated equipment, materials, vehicles, and other objects from the United […]

(WASHINGTON) — The abortion landscape of the United States has changed dramatically since Roe v. Wade was overturned by the Supreme Court six months ago. The decision to reverse Roe, which guaranteed a constitutional right to abortion care, means states now choose how much access residents have to abortion. Some states either had so-called trigger […]

(WASHINGTON) — After nine public hearings and interviews with hundreds of witnesses, the House committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol released its final report late Thursday night. The 814-page volume is divided into eight chapters: The Big Lie; “I just want to find 11,780 votes”; Fake electors and the “President of […]

(WASHINGTON) — The House on Friday passed a sweeping $1.7 trillion spending bill that will keep the government from running out of money at midnight and send an additional $45 billion to Ukraine. The measure now goes to President Joe Biden for his signature. The bill passed 225-201 with nine Republicans — Reps. John Katko […]

Joe Raedle/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Former President Donald Trump responded publicly Friday night to the final report released by the House Jan. 6 committee, attacking the committee and refuting its findings that he was ultimately responsible for the insurrection at the Capitol. “The unselect committee [sic] did not produce a single shred of evidence that […]

(NEW YORK) — There were 233,740 migrants apprehended along the U.S. southern border in November, according to U.S. Customs and Border Protection- a 1% increase from October’s record – breaking apprehensions and marked the highest ever number of border crossings ever recorded for the month of November. CBP says there were 204,000 unique encounters that is […]

(WASHINGTON) — The White House on Sunday blamed a politically motivated “stunt” for migrants being bused in subfreezing temperatures to Washington, D.C., the night before. Three buses carrying 139 migrants from Texas arrived Saturday outside Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence at the Naval Observatory, one advocate who greeted them told ABC News. While no officials […]