UNIONDALE, N.Y. — Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump insisted a rally here on Wednesday was more than an add-on for a fundraising swing: He’s serious about winning the state of his birth, which has voted Democratic in every presidential election since 1984. He made similar promises in 2016 and 2020, going on to lose by […]Read More

A Senate Republican badgered an Arab American activist Tuesday during a congressional hearing about hate crimes with questions about whether she supported terrorist organizations, finally telling her that she should “hide your head in a bag.” Sen. John Neely Kennedy of Louisiana questioned Arab American Institute Executive Director Maya Berry during a Senate Judiciary Committee […]Read More

Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday called on Latino leaders from across the country to help her mobilize Hispanic voters as her campaign ramps up its efforts to court this key demographic, which plays a pivotal role in several swing states. “I truly believe that America is ready to turn the page on the politics […]Read More

NEW YORK — Sean “Diddy” Combs will remain behind bars after a federal judge ordered the music mogul to remain in federal custody as he awaits trial after his arrest this week. Combs was arrested Monday by federal agents on multiple charges, including racketeering and sex trafficking. The indictment, unsealed Tuesday, accuses Combs of using […]Read More

At the beginning of August, two of the most important indexes of American stocks — the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 — took a sharp downward turn. On Aug. 5, the Dow closed down more than 2.6 percent; the S&P was down nearly 3 percent. Donald Trump and his allies jumped on […]Read More

For the first time in nearly three decades, the International Brotherhood of Teamsters won’t endorse a candidate in the presidential race — a blow to the Democratic Party, which has reliably received the union’s approval for years. The Teamsters confirmed the decision not to endorse Wednesday, as the union’s executive board met in Washington to […]Read More

Government watchdogs with jurisdiction over the State Department and Pentagon are preparing to publish the results of multiple investigations scrutinizing the Biden administration’s provision of U.S. weapons to Israel for its military campaign in Gaza, and “several” related inquiries are either underway or planned, their offices told The Washington Post. The forthcoming inspector general reports, […]Read More

It is not the case, as Donald Trump suggested on social media on Tuesday, that ‘[f]inally everyone is agreeing that I won the Debate with Kamala” — that is, Vice President Kamala Harris. Or maybe it isn’t; perhaps he held a separate private debate with someone else named Kamala. But no objective observer thinks he […]Read More

Sen. JD Vance (R-Ohio) has been on the defensive for more than a week after repeating baseless claims that immigrants living in a small Ohio city were stealing and eating local animals. His efforts to pivot the story into one that’s politically advantageous are clumsy, in part because the reality is so stark: Vance, someone […]Read More

Less than two weeks after an assassin’s bullet hit Donald Trump in the ear this summer, he was held backstage at a Nashville event for more than an hour because of a potential security threat. A man had evaded security and disappeared into the crowd without being checked. There was a lengthy Secret Service search […]Read More