POLITICS

Prosecutors Rest Case After Witnesses Testify to Hunter Biden’s Drug Use

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Federal prosecutors rested their case in Hunter Biden’s gun trial Friday after calling a series of witnesses who testified about Biden’s use of crack cocaine around the time he purchased a gun in October 2018. Biden’s attorneys called their own witnesses before the trial paused for the weekend, and they are expected to wrap up

Stanford Anti-Israel Protesters Charged With Felony Burglary After Storming President’s Office

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Thirteen anti-Israel protesters who stormed and vandalized the Stanford University president’s office on Wednesday were charged with felony burglary. The group stormed President Richard Saller’s office around 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, breaking windows, spray-painting walls, and causing “extensive damage” to property, according to a university statement. The group occupied the building for more than two

Where’s Kathy?

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With help from Shawn Ness THEY DON’T HAVE THE VOTES: Gov. Kathy Hochul is still MIA since her last-minute decision to suspend congestion pricing Wednesday morning via video message. And a legislative leader’s transatlantic vacation threatens to ensure New Yorkers are left without a solution to the $1 billion hole for the country’s largest transit

Connecticut Governor Forms Working Group to Explore Ranked Voting

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State lawmakers will consider implementing the election method during the 2025 legislative session. Connecticut’s Democrat Gov. Ned Lamont tasked a working group with developing a legislative proposal to allow ranked-choice voting in caucuses, conventions, primaries, and certain municipal elections. Connecticut law does not currently permit ranked-choice voting, which allows voters to rank candidates by order