Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s administration just did something messy and headline‑worthy: it sued to block the City Council’s RESPECT Check Act, the law that would give up to $10,000 in one‑time payments to thousands of New York City paraprofessionals. The United Federation of Teachers immediately moved to intervene and has launched a public pushback. What started […] More

The jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial goes back to work this week, and the judge just handed them a middle lane: manslaughter. After two days of deliberations and a weekend break, twelve ordinary citizens must now weigh first- and second-degree murder, manslaughter, and an insanity-style criminal-responsibility defense in one of the bleakest family tragedies […] More

The Air Force has moved from investigation to indictment this week, filing formal UCMJ charges against Maj. Jason P. Watson over public comments and a protest in uniform calling for the impeachment of President Trump and Vice President JD Vance. The rare criminal specifications raise immediate questions about military discipline, political speech, and whether the […] More

President Donald J. Trump has turned up the pressure on Tehran with a blunt Truth Social post. He says Iran is starving its own military of pay while continuing to jail and execute protesters. His post came right after Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent launched a stepped-up sanctions campaign called Operation Economic Outcast. This […] More

Iran’s Revolutionary Guard says it pummeled U.S.-linked bases across the Gulf and in Jordan with missiles and drones. U.S. and host‑nation officials say the story looks very different: most of those incoming weapons were stopped in flight. That assessment matters — and not just for headline writers. The volley and the competing claims According to […] More

The Supreme Court this week cleared a major procedural hurdle for President Donald J. Trump’s plan to tighten rules around mail-in ballots. The justices paused a lower-court injunction that had blocked key parts of the president’s executive order, saying the states that sued hadn’t shown concrete harm. The decision does not say whether the order […] More

Ontario Premier Doug Ford just raised the stakes in the U.S.–Canada trade fight, saying his province could cut electricity and critical-mineral shipments to the United States after trade talks collapsed and Washington slapped 50% tariffs on about $20 billion in Canadian goods. The threat is loud, direct and aimed at states like New York, Michigan […] More

Target pulled a children’s Halloween costume this week after social media users said the product image resembled Jim Crow–era caricatures. The item — listed as the “Kids’ Glows Under Blacklight Circus Clown Halloween Costume” from Target’s Hyde & EEK! Boutique — was removed and the company issued a short apology saying the costume “is offensive […] More

Something small and human went viral this week: a short interview clip in which Senator John Fetterman told Greta Van Susteren that President Trump “checked in” on Fetterman’s father during a heart scare. Van Susteren answered with her own story about Mr. Trump sending a $25,000 personal check to help a veteran. The video is […] More

China’s state-run Global Times decided to turn a domestic social-media anecdote into a diplomatic broadside this week, blasting Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi for saying she couldn’t bring herself to kill a cockroach in the official residence. The editorial didn’t stop at mockery — it tied her tiny act of mercy to a major policy change […] More

Abdul El‑Sayed finally issued a statement about the violent comments from his high‑profile supporter Hasan Piker — and it was about as forceful as a soggy leaf. The Michigan U.S. Senate candidate tried to distance his campaign from Piker’s livestream line that “eventually someone’s going to come around and take action … not against the […] More

Cracker Barrel has a new captain at the helm after a year that felt like a business school case study in how not to manage a brand. The board named David Deno as President and Chief Executive Officer, effective August 10, 2026, and Julie Felss Masino will step down from the board and remain as […] More

Royce White — the former NBA player and Minnesota U.S. Senate candidate — has formally filed to enter the 2027 WNBA Draft while identifying as a transgender woman. Former U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz signed the declaration as White’s legal counsel and publicly warned the WNBA to preserve records and expect litigation if the league rejects […] More

California’s governor’s race just got interesting. An exclusive statewide survey circulated this week shows Republican Steve Hilton closing the gap on Democrat Xavier Becerra. The topline moves the contest from what looked like a safe blue ride into single‑digit territory — if the numbers hold up. That’s the development everyone in both campaigns will be […] More

Voters were told Wisconsin’s Democratic primary produced a “moderate” nominee. Don’t believe the label. A national profile — and a short memory among voters — just exposed Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley’s county record. The story, picked up by national outlets and blasted by the Wisconsin GOP, shows Crowley ran an aggressive DEI and climate […] More

Ceuta is once again the flashpoint of Europe’s migration crisis. Thousands of migrants crossed into the Spanish enclave, streets turned tense, and local residents say they were left to defend their homes. What began as a border surge is now a political fight over who protects Spain’s citizens — and whether Madrid is willing to […] More

Fox News just made a solid, no-drama move: Emily Compagno will join The Five as a permanent co‑host, starting Sept. 8. It’s the kind of appointment that protects what already works — ratings, chemistry and a clear conservative voice — while shaking up a daytime slot that will now need a new face or two. […] More

Scott Galloway grabbed headlines this week on Bill Maher’s Club Random with a loud prediction and an even louder punchline. The NYU Stern professor told Maher he thinks Governor Gavin Newsom will be “our president,” then blamed sexism for Hillary Clinton’s 2016 loss with a crude turn of phrase that went viral. The short clip […] More

The quick facts are ugly and simple: in Caen a man drove a car into a group of people, two people died, many more were hurt, and police arrested a suspect after a short manhunt. Local prosecutors have opened a judicial inquiry for murder and intentional violence with a weapon. Officials say they do not, […] More