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New Jersey rejects Biden’s airplane explanation for drone sightings

The Biden administration's claim that the drones over New Jersey are mostly regular aircraft isn't sitting well with the state's residents or politicians, who say it's a demeaning explanation, given what people have seen with their own eyes.

December 13, 2024

‘More questions than answers’: Mounting N.J. drone crisis reaches White House; Biden begged to help

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy is pleading directly with President Biden for federal aid in determining why his residents see unexplained aircraft dotting the sky night after night.

December 13, 2024

Liberal organization pushes anti-corporate, pro-grassroots wish list ahead of DNC elections

A major liberal coalition wants Democratic leaders to reject corporate donations to political action committees, among other changes, as the party elects new leaders as part of a reset following its disastrous 2024 cycle.

December 13, 2024

Daniel Penny, acquitted New York subway defendant, accepts J.D. Vance’s invite to Army-Navy game

Vice President-elect J.D. Vance has invited Daniel Penny, the man acquitted in the death of a disruptive man he restrained on a New York subway, to attend the Army-Navy game in Maryland on Saturday.

December 13, 2024

Schumer, other senators from N.Y. and N.J. request federal briefing on drone sightings

Democratic senators from New York and New Jersey are demanding a briefing on the source of the drones that have spooked and mystified residents of their states.

December 12, 2024

Ontario’s Doug Ford says Canada will block energy to U.S. in response to tariffs

The head of Canada's largest province says he's ready to fight back if President-elect Donald Trump imposes tariffs on goods from America's northern neighbor.

December 12, 2024

Trump rings in NYSE after Time Person of the Year distinction

President-elect Donald Trump rang the famous bell at the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday, basking in the glow of his pending inauguration and status as Time magazine's Person of the Year.

December 12, 2024

Biden commutes sentences of 1,500 people, pardons nearly 40 in record day of clemency

President Biden said Thursday he is commuting the sentences of 1,500 people, the most ever in a single day. He is also pardoning 39 people convicted of nonviolent crimes.

December 12, 2024

House passes $895 billion defense bill, despite divisions

The House approved a key defense bill Wednesday that extends a big pay raise to junior troops, while overcoming Democratic objections to a prohibition on the use of military health insurance for gender dysphoria treatments for transgender youth.

December 11, 2024

Soldiers lobby for ‘All American’ Pete Hegseth during confirmation battle

President-elect Donald Trump's embattled pick to lead the Defense Department is getting a vocal boost from soldiers who served alongside him, from Guantanamo to Iraq to Afghanistan.

December 11, 2024

New Jersey drones stump FBI; lawmakers furious at federal inaction

U.S. officials said they're not sure what to make of the swarms of drones detected flying over New Jersey in recent weeks, sparking outrage from lawmakers who said it makes the government look incompetent.

December 10, 2024

Feds abused power to probe Trump-Russia leaks to media; records seized from reporters, Hill staffers

Federal prosecutors skirted their own rules when they seized phone records from reporters while investigating congressional leaks to the media about the probe into possible Russian interference in the 2016 election, according to a watchdog report.

December 10, 2024

White House searching for answers on American journalist Austin Tice in Syria

The White House said Tuesday it is searching for concrete answers about journalist Austin Tice and his possible location after Syrian rebels toppled Bashar al-Assad's government.

December 10, 2024

Bomb threat at MTG home results in fatal car crash

A woman was killed in a car crash Monday involving a police officer responding to a bomb threat at the home of Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, according to police.

December 10, 2024

New Jersey politicians want answers from feds on mystery drones in night sky

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy and congressional lawmakers are pressing federal agencies for answers over "really frustrating" sightings of drones in the state's skies.

December 10, 2024

Trump leans into 51st state talk by praising ‘Governor’ Justin Trudeau of Canada

The leader of Canada has a new nickname -- "Governor" Justin Trudeau.

December 10, 2024

Defense bill includes massive raise for troops, sets up clash over transgender treatments

Congressional negotiators have released a compromise defense bill that extends a big pay raise to junior troops and prohibits the use of military health insurance for "gender dysphoria" treatments for transgender minors.

December 9, 2024

Eric Trump: My father fully supports cryptocurrency, wants sensible regulation

President-elect Donald Trump wants to make the U.S. the "crypto capital of the world" through sensible regulation of the decentralized form of currency, Eric Trump said Monday.

December 9, 2024

Trump turns photo of smiling first lady Jill Biden into a perfume sales pitch

President-elect Donald Trump smelled a business opportunity when the cameras caught first lady Jill Biden smiling at him during the grand reopening of the Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris.

December 9, 2024

Amid backlash from son’s pardon, Biden pressed to protect potential Trump targets in next round

The White House says President Biden is likely to issue more pardons but has not decided whether to issue blanket pardons for persons who could be targeted by President-elect Donald Trump.

December 6, 2024