‘It just keeps coming and coming’: Heavy lake-effect snow dumps more than 4 feet over parts of Great Lakes region

As biting cold temperatures sweep across a large swath of the US, parts of the Great Lakes face up to two feet of additional lake-effect snow through Tuesday – the latest complication for cities already blanketed by snowfall amid…[Read more]

American people pay dearly for selecting fake politician

What is your “hopium”? What is the unreasonable and unfounded hope that you cling to? (Whoever invented that term should go to Paradise!)

It is like the opium of the masses: Israeli and American people believed that the military could solve the “Palestinian Problem,” and so Israel would b…[Read more]

Biden Pardons His Son Hunter Despite Previous Pledges Not To

President Joe Biden pardoned his son, Hunter, on Sunday night, sparing the younger Biden a possible prison sentence for federal felony gun and tax convictions and reversing his past promises not to use the extraordinary powers of the presidency for the benefit of his family.

The…[Read more]

Five Democratic US lawmakers receive bomb threats at home

Five Democratic U.S. lawmakers from Connecticut on Thursday said they were targeted with bomb threats at their homes, but no explosive devices had been found, according to social media and local media.
U.S. Representatives Jim Himes, Jahana Hayes, John Larson and Joe Courtney, all from…[Read more]

Thanksgiving Day storm batters Northeast with rain and snow, delaying travel

Winter storm warnings are in effect from eastern New York through central and northern New England, with over a foot of fresh snow possible, forecasters said.

Travelers already at their holiday destinations have much to be thankful for as a Thanksgiving Day storm dumps…[Read more]

Elon Musk publicized the names of government employees he wants to cut. It’s terrifying federal workers

When President-elect Donald Trump said Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would recommend major cuts to the federal government in his administration, many public employees knew that their jobs could be on the line.

Now they have a new fear: b…[Read more]

Mexico’s president denies Trump’s claim that she agreed to shut down the US-Mexico border

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum denied proposing to US President-elect Donald Trump that Mexico will close its border with the United States as he claimed in a post on Truth Social.

“Everyone has their own way of communicating, but I can assure you,…[Read more]

RFK Jr.’s No. 1 hurdle to take on unhealthy food: Money

The federal government invests little money in healthy food initiatives compared with what the food industry spends promoting fast food and sugary drinks.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has pledged to transform America’s food system, vowing to crack down on foods and ingredients he blames for many o…[Read more]

NYC issues first drought warning in over 20 years after record rainless streak

“It’s hard to believe that we’d be talking about brush fires and droughts in New York City,” Mayor Eric Adams said.

New York City declared a drought warning on Monday, its first in 22 years, as the Northeast deals with severe dry conditions and brush fires during…[Read more]

Trump picks former congressman and Fox Business host Sean Duffy as next Transportation secretary

President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday he has selected former congressman and recent Fox Business co-host Sean Duffy to serve as the next secretary of the Department of Transportation.

Duffy served in the US House of Representatives from 2011…[Read more]

Ukraine fires US-made longer-range missiles into Russia for the first time

Ukraine has fired US-made ATACMS missiles into Russia’s Bryansk region, Russia’s Defense Ministry said, in a major escalation on the 1,000th day of war.

The attack comes just two days after the Biden administration gave Kyiv the green light to use the longer-range Ame…[Read more]

Trump has promised lower interest rates. That will be largely out of his control.

As a candidate, Donald Trump promised to relieve consumers of high interest rates. As president, doing so will likely be a slow process largely outside of his control.

Trump repeatedly said during the campaign that he would bring down interest rates without…[Read more]

Still-stunned Democrats begin to squint toward their future

Pick one word to describe Republicans and Donald Trump, the focus group moderator asked, and one word to describe Democrats and Kamala Harris.

“Crazy,” said the White woman in her 40s, who hadn’t gone to college. Then: “Preachy.”

The focus group organized by Harris supporter…[Read more]

Trump’s return could pose challenges for Fed’s independence

The return of President-elect Donald Trump to the White House in January could put the independence of the U.S. Federal Reserve (Fed) under strain, potentially weakening its ability to fight against inflation and unemployment free from political interference.

The Fed has a dual mandate…[Read more]

Cheney blasts Trump for ‘war hawk comment’: ‘This is how dictators destroy free nations’

Former Republican Rep. Liz Cheney criticized former President Donald Trump on X, formerly Twitter, after he called her a “war hawk” and said that guns should be “trained on her face.”

Trump made the comments during an interview with former Fox host Tucker…[Read more]

Why the election may determine what happens with Trump’s criminal sentencing

Former President Donald Trump is involved in four criminal cases, but the most important verdict in his legal future may be delivered on Election Day on Tuesday. If he wins, all his charges could be dropped or postponed for at least four years. If he loses, he…[Read more]

Wendy’s to close 140 more low performing restaurants by end of the year

Wendy’s is accelerating plans to shut down many of its lower performing restaurants globally while also adding a similar number of new locations, executives revealed at an earnings call Thursday.

The fast food chain will close an additional 140 locations this year, Wendy’s C…[Read more]

Russia, Iran, China Aim to Divide Americans Before Nov. 5 Elections, US Spy Official Says

Russia, Iran and China are intent on fanning divisive narratives to divide Americans ahead of the Nov. 5 U.S. elections, an American intelligence official said on Tuesday, although they are unlikely to be able to manipulate the contests at a scale that would…[Read more]

Elon Musk delivers cash, conspiracies to Pennsylvania voters

For four days billionaire Elon Musk toured Pennsylvania, putting his money and fame into helping Republican Donald Trump’s campaign to take back the White House in November.
Musk drew praise from conservatives at his rallies while fielding questions about artificial intelligence,…[Read more]

A jittery Harris campaign makes big plans to clinch a narrow win

With two weeks to go until Election Day, Kamala Harris’ top advisers are staring down numbers that show a wide majority of Americans saying the country is on the wrong track.

They’re also confident that the next two weeks will include Donald Trump dropping more references to the…[Read more]