Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Monday praised Zohran Mamdani, the frontrunner in New York City’s mayoral race, calling him the “future” of the Democratic Party in the US. New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani speaks during a campaign rally at Forest Hills Stadium in the Queens borough of New York City.(AFP) Taking to X,…
North Carolina is the latest Republican-led state to reshape a congressional district in hopes of boosting the GOP’s chances of keeping the House in next year’s midterms. The North Carolina House on Wednesday passed a new congressional map that shifts the state’s major battleground Democratic-held House district and makes it more favorable to conservatives, following…
Powerful members of the Democratic National Committee will soon decide how states will be chosen to be among the first to vote in the 2028 presidential primaries, moving the party closer to one of the most important decisions it will make in the coming years. CBS News has learned that at a meeting later this…
US President Donald Trump (Photo credit: ANI) The government shutdown in the United States began on October 1, with no end in sight. As a consequence of the budget freeze, US President Donald Trump has already announced the first layoffs of federal employees. But what does the term “shutdown” actually mean? And how long could…
For many Americans, across party lines, concern over the government shutdown means concern about its potential impact on the economy, among other things. Therefore, many don’t think either party’s position is worth having a shutdown over. Given that, no one is looking especially good politically at the moment. President Trump, congressional Democrats, and Republicans are…
By Tim Kelly, John Geddie and Satoshi Sugiyama TOKYO (Reuters) -Japan’s ruling party picked hardline conservative Sanae Takaichi as its head on Saturday, putting her on course to become the country’s first female prime minister in a move set to jolt investors and neighbours. The Liberal Democratic Party, which has ruled Japan for almost all…
The government shutdown that began Wednesday prompted the White House to cancel a celebration in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month with Latino supporters, a key voting group for President Trump in 2024. Despite periodic events showcasing GOP efforts to woo Hispanics, that support may be eroding. Latinos made up a big part of the coalition…
The Washington Post editorial board wasted no time in blasting Democrats for falling into the shutdown trap. Just minutes after the federal government’s shutdown deadline at 12:01 a.m. ET on Wednesday, the Jeff Bezos-owned newspaper’s editorial board called out the Democratic Party. “The Democratic Party shut off any potential escape valve to avoid a shutdown,”…