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New Jersey Skipped Trump’s State Fair — Then a Rogue GOP Exhibit Won Best in Show Anyway

New Jersey Skipped Trump's State Fair — Then a Rogue GOP Exhibit Won Best in Show Anyway

New Jersey’s Democratic-led state government refused to participate in President Donald Trump’s Great American State Fair, joining a broad coalition of mostly Democratic states in declining to send an official exhibit to the Freedom 250 event on the National Mall…

  • Emily Williams
  • July 13, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TRENDS

America at 250: A Democracy Under Strain — and the Experts Debating Whether It Can Recover

America at 250: A Democracy Under Strain — and the Experts Debating Whether It Can Recover

The Republic Is Sick. The Diagnosis Is Contested. The Stakes Could Not Be Higher. Two hundred and fifty years in, the United States is celebrating its birthday — but the party feels forced. Beneath the fireworks and the flags, a…

  • Samuel Davis
  • July 3, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TREND

New York’s $5 Billion Bet to Finally Finish Atlantic Yards — But Affordable Housing Promises Still Fall Short

New York's $5 Billion Bet to Finally Finish Atlantic Yards — But Affordable Housing Promises Still Fall Short

More than two decades after its announcement generated enormous fanfare — starchitect Frank Gehry sketching towers, Jay-Z lending his Brooklyn credibility, and Governor-era officials promising a transformative affordable housing future — Atlantic Yards remains unfinished. On Monday, New York State…

  • John Garcia
  • June 30, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TREND

Mamdani’s Progressive Slate Sweeps New York Primaries, Delivering Major Blow to Democratic Establishment

Mamdani's Progressive Slate Sweeps New York Primaries, Delivering Major Blow to Democratic Establishment

NYC Mayor’s Endorsed Candidates Win All Three Competitive House Primaries, Signaling Leftward Shift in Democratic Politics New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani scored a sweeping political victory Tuesday night as all three of his endorsed congressional candidates defeated establishment-backed opponents…

  • John Garcia
  • June 24, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TREND

House Democrats Demand Answers on Trump Administration’s Reported Plot to Suspend Habeas Corpus

House Democrats Demand Answers on Trump Administration's Reported Plot to Suspend Habeas Corpus

House Democrats Demand Answers on Trump Administration’s Reported Plot to Suspend Habeas Corpus House Democrats on the Oversight and Government Reform Committee sent a formal letter Wednesday to White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles, demanding documentation related to internal…

  • John Garcia
  • June 18, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TRENDS

RFK Jr. Attacks NYT Reporter After Damning Report Says He’s ‘Checked Out’ as HHS Secretary

RFK Jr. Attacks NYT Reporter After Damning Report Says He's 'Checked Out' as HHS Secretary

Kennedy Dismisses Times Investigation as ‘Inaccurate’ While Refusing to Answer Its Questions Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. launched an online attack against a New York Times reporter this week after the paper published a deeply sourced…

  • Emily Williams
  • June 12, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TRENDS

Progressive State Rep. Paige Beauchemin Challenges Maggie Goodlander in NH-02 Democratic Primary

Progressive State Rep. Paige Beauchemin Challenges Maggie Goodlander in NH-02 Democratic Primary

Progressive State Rep. Paige Beauchemin Challenges Maggie Goodlander in NH-02 Democratic Primary CONCORD, N.H. — A progressive New Hampshire state representative filed papers Tuesday to challenge incumbent U.S. Rep. Maggie Goodlander in the Democratic primary for the state’s 2nd Congressional…

  • John Garcia
  • June 10, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TRENDS

Twin Cities Residents Win JFK Profile in Courage Award for Defying Operation Metro Surge — and Two Deaths Loomed Over the Ceremony

Twin Cities Residents Win JFK Profile in Courage Award for Defying Operation Metro Surge — and Two Deaths Loomed Over the Ceremony

Twin Cities Residents Win JFK Profile in Courage Award for Defying Operation Metro Surge Boston, June 2026 — The people of the Twin Cities received the 2026 John F. Kennedy Profile in Courage Award on May 31 at the JFK…

  • Emily Williams
  • June 4, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TRENDS

New Jersey Republican Tom Kean Jr. Has Missed 100+ House Votes — and Is About to Win His Primary Unopposed

New Jersey Republican Tom Kean Jr. Has Missed 100+ House Votes — and Is About to Win His Primary Unopposed

The congressman hasn’t cast a vote since March, but faces no Republican challenger and says he expects a full recovery Rep. Thomas Kean Jr. (R-NJ) has missed more than 100 consecutive House votes due to an undisclosed illness, yet is…

  • Samuel Davis
  • June 1, 2026
  • NEW YORK, TRENDS

Bondi Admits Redaction Errors in Epstein Files Release, Deflects Accountability to Deputy

Bondi Admits Redaction Errors in Epstein Files Release, Deflects Accountability to Deputy

Former Attorney General Testifies Before House Oversight Committee, Blames Deputy for Oversight Failures Former Attorney General Pam Bondi acknowledged “redaction errors” in the Justice Department’s release of Jeffrey Epstein’s files during a closed-door interview with the House Oversight Committee on…

  • Emily Williams
  • May 31, 2026
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