Hochul’s abortion pill warning

With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: Gov. Kathy Hochul talks about the abortion pill. Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie gives a budget update. The effort is underway for a new anti-flavored vape bill. A small-scale solar industry is pushing for a new tax.  Democratic lawmakers want to raise taxes on the

Bob Casey Says He Doesn’t Support Sanctuary Cities—But He Spoke at an Event for a Group That Loves Them

Sen. Bob Casey says he opposes sanctuary cities, but the Pennsylvania Democrat spoke last year at an event for a group that wants American mayors to make their cities havens for illegal aliens. Casey spoke on Aug. 10, 2023, at an annual conference for the Mayors Innovation Project, which bills itself a “national learning network”

RFK Jr. announces Nicole Shanahan as running mate for independent presidential bid

Oakland, California — Robert F. Kennedy Jr. announced Tuesday that he would be picking Nicole Shanahan, a donor and California-based attorney and entrepreneur, as his running mate.  Shanahan, 38, who is also known for her high-profile divorce from Google co-founder Sergey Brin, was thought to be a leading contender for Kennedy, particularly since the campaign

Israeli Hostage Says Hamas Captor Sexually Assaulted Her

Amit Soussana, an Israeli lawyer who was taken hostage by Hamas on Oct. 7, recently became the first person to speak publicly about being sexually assaulted by the Palestinian terrorists during captivity.  “[A guard] came towards me and shoved the gun at my forehead,” 40-year-old Soussana told the New York Times during eight hours of

Federal Judge Says Dark Money Behemoth Arabella Advisors Must Open Its Books

The largest subsidiary of the liberal dark money behemoth Arabella Advisors will soon have to open its books to a former executive, who alleges she was unlawfully terminated after blowing the whistle on the group’s alleged abuse of charity laws. Former New Venture Fund vice president, Sarah Walker, alleged in an October 2022 lawsuit that