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Transgender activists injected themselves with cross-sex hormones outside NYU Langone Health in a staged protest that has circulated widely online. The demonstration unfolded days after the Manhattan hospital reached an $8.5 million settlement with President Donald Trump’s Department of Justice,…
Arkansas Democratic Senate hopeful Hallie Shoffner is under fire after saying farmers would “trade five Americans just for one” undocumented immigrant worker. Shoffner, a farmer challenging Republican Sen. Tom Cotton in the deep red state, made the remarks during an…
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says losing any 2028 race would end her political career. “It’s very all or nothing,” the 36-year-old congresswoman said in a recent interview. “If I were to run in this cycle and not win, I would be done.”…
Gov. Hochul and Bruce Blakeman will square off in a single televised debate next month, organizers confirmed Tuesday. The Democratic incumbent, 66, and the Nassau County Republican, 67, will meet October 13 at 7 p.m. For a primetime showdown carried…
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has vowed to “tell the truth” about New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani when he addresses the UN General Assembly later this week. Netanyahu, 74, fired off a blistering video message on X Tuesday, directly…
Venezuelan interim President Delcy Rodríguez has gone public with details of her first face-to-face with President Trump. The meeting, held Tuesday at a Trump-hosted reception at the Lotte Palace Hotel in New York, came eight months after U.S. Forces captured…
A California family that has pumped millions into Democratic campaigns is facing fresh scrutiny over ties to suspected Chinese spy Fang Fang. CC Yin, 89, and relatives have donated more than $4.4 million to state and federal political causes through…
Gulf state officials plan to press President Trump on Tuesday to avoid any escalation with Iran and pursue diplomacy instead. The delegation from the six-nation Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) is expected to meet with Trump on the sidelines of the…
Rep. Kat Cammack, 36, is promising Congress will hand the female press corps another defeat at Wednesday’s charity softball showdown. The Florida Republican fired off a warning on the eve of the annual Congressional Softball Game, a bipartisan fixture that…
Mark Ruffalo ripped into California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Monday after Paramount struck a settlement clearing its path to merge with Warner Bros. Discovery. The “Avengers” star, 56, fired off a post on X attacking the Democratic governor for his…
Logan and Jake Paul delivered a speech to U.S. Military personnel at the Pentagon on September 17, drawing heavy criticism online. The brothers, 31 and 28, were invited to the Department of Defense headquarters in Arlington County, Virginia, ahead of…
Donald Trump is hailing a new Greenland security pact as a historic win, but Danish leaders and analysts are greeting the deal with ridicule and a blunt two-word verdict: so what. The US president, 79, announced the agreement Friday evening…
Rep. Lauren Boebert has flatly denied sworn ethics allegations that she carried on sexual relationships with three congressional staffers. Boebert, 38, told Sources Say News last week that the claims were baseless, declaring her sexual orientation as part of her…
Donald Trump has declared that the United States has secured “permanent control” over Greenland’s security through a new agreement with Denmark and the autonomous territory. The 80-year-old president announced the claimed deal Friday in a post on Truth Social, framing…
President Trump announced Friday he was banning CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House “effective immediately.” Trump, 78, told reporters in the Oval Office that he wanted the prohibition to “go as far as you can,” though journalists…
Mike Pence has revealed Donald Trump’s blunt two-word reply when the former vice president offered prayers after the Capitol riot. Pence, 64, disclosed the exchange during a Wednesday appearance at the Economic Club of Washington DC while discussing his 2022…