Category: Politics

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s plan to have social workers respond to 911 calls instead of police has already been operating for four years in some city neighborhoods, with a recent audit casting “serious doubts” on the program’s effectiveness. The Behavioral Health Emergency Assistance Response Division (B-HEARD) pilot program…

By Jim Mishler | Tuesday, 11 November 2025 04:29 PM EST A watchdog group has requested bar associations in Florida and Virginia to investigate Lindsey Halligan, a former personal lawyer for President Donald Trump who now serves as interim U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia. The complaints allege…

By Sam Barron | Tuesday, 11 November 2025 04:28 PM EST Ezra Levin, founder of the No Kings protests against former President Donald Trump, criticized Democrats who supported ending the government shutdown in an interview Monday. “They have shown us time and time again this year that given the chance,…

By Theodore Bunker | Monday, 10 November 2025 10:54 AM EST A group of Republican senators introduced legislation Monday that would overhaul national labor laws to reflect changes in the modern economy. The proposed bills aim to bring outdated labor statutes into the 21st century by addressing how work is…

By Newsmax Wires | Monday, 10 November 2025 10:59 AM EST House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., declared Monday that the nation is “at the beginning of the end” of the longest government shutdown in U.S. history. Speaking at the Capitol, Johnson stated that some Senate Democrats “finally have stepped forward…

By Sam Barron | Monday, 10 November 2025 08:46 PM EST James Fishback, a supporter of Gov. Ron DeSantis, is launching a challenge against Rep. Byron Donalds, R-Fla., for the Republican nomination in Florida’s gubernatorial race. Donalds has secured the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, who remains a central…

Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., told Newsmax on Monday that once the government shutdown ends, House Republicans are readying ideas to tackle rising healthcare costs. The House on Sept. 19 passed a clean continuing resolution 217-212 that would fund the federal government through Nov. 21, but the measure quickly stalled in…

By Solange Reyner | Monday, 10 November 2025 05:16 PM EST NBA Commissioner Adam Silver has yet to respond to a letter from the Senate Commerce Committee regarding the league’s ongoing betting scandal, according to The Hill. The committee, led by Republican Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, sent a request in…

By John Gizzi As former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi prepares to retire, Rep. Jared Golden, a four-term Democrat from Maine’s 2nd District, announced his decision not to seek re-election, a move that could reshape the political landscape ahead of the 2026 midterms. The 2nd District, which backed Donald Trump by…

By Newsmax Wires | Monday, 10 November 2025 07:58 PM EST A growing number of House Democrats and liberal groups are calling for Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer to step down after a faction of his senators joined Republicans to end the prolonged government shutdown, according to reports. This internal…