New York City mayor Zohran Mamdani (D.) tapped as his health czar the founder of a left-wing nonprofit that registered patients in mental hospitals to vote. Mamdani selected Alister Martin on Jan. 31 to lead the city’s Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. Martin, a former emergency room doctor, launched Vot-ER in 2019, a few
In the buildup to the release of his memoir, Young Man in a Hurry, California governor Gavin Newsom had an offer for his supporters: Contribute “ANY AMOUNT” to Newsom’s PAC—even “a few bucks”—and receive “a copy of my new book when it comes out.” “The average cost per book is $22.45 including shipping,” Newsom—who’s widely
As pathways to freedom have narrowed in immigration courts across the United States, a record number of detainees are giving up their cases and voluntarily leaving the country. Last year, 28% of completed immigration removal cases among those in detention ended in voluntary departure, a higher share than in any year prior, a CBS News
FILE – Poll workers set up ballot-marking machines at an early in-person voting site at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College in Marshall, N.C., on Oct. 16, 2024. AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough,File Early voting in North Carolina begins Feb. 12, marking the start of the state’s 2026 midterm elections. At the top of the ballot, the U.S. Senate
A panel of judges in New York appointed a new top federal prosecutor in Albany on Wednesday after a Trump nominee was found to be serving in the role unlawfully — but within hours, the Justice Department announced it had fired the judges’ new hire. The back-and-forth adds to months of friction between the Trump
First Lady Melania Trump participates in arts and crafts with patients ahead of Valentine’s Day at the Children’s Inn at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Md., on Feb. 11, 2026. Madalina Kilroy/The Epoch Times BETHESDA, Md.—First Lady Melania Trump visited with young patients and their families on Feb. 11 at The Children’s Inn,
Newly released documents show the FBI’s scramble to explain last year why it released a screen recording with a missing minute from the night Jeffrey Epstein died, instead of the original footage. The discrepancy fueled conspiracy theories about a cover-up after then-Deputy FBI Director Dan Bongino promised the agency would release the original surveillance footage