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A drone or SUAV, Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle. Richard Newstead | Moment | Getty Images The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday added more temporary bans on drone flights over 30 areas across New York. The announcement comes after the FAA on Wednesday placed initial temporary drone bans over 22 areas in New Jersey amid complaints

X boss Elon Musk is throwing a tantrum on his social media platform as House Republicans are moving forward with a bill to fund the government that he opposes. Musk posted in part: Please call your elected representatives right away to tell them how you feel! They are trying

U.S. President-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, U.S., December 16, 2024. Brian Snyder | Reuters U.S. President-elect Donald Trump on Friday told the European Union it must reduce its trade gap with the U.S. through oil and gas purchases or face tariffs. “I told the European Union that they must

Donald Trump demanded that the debt limit be raised as part of the government funding bill, but 38 House Republicans ignored his request and voted down the bill. Jake Sherman of Punchbowl News posted: TRUMP-BACKED CR FAILS THE HOUSE …. 174-235-1 A stunning 38 Republicans ignored Trump

Peter Coker Sr. and his wife Susan Coker at U.S. District Court in Newark, New Jersey, March 15, 2023. Dan Mangan | CNBC Peter Coker Jr., left, is issued search warrants from police at his villa on the southern resort island of Phuket, Thailand, Jan. 11, 2023. Crime Suppression Division, Royal Thai Police | AP

The first little bit of pressure involving passing a bill to keep the government open has broken House Republicans and may cost Speaker Mike Johnson his job. Elon Musk is on a crusade to stop the House from funding the government as he wants

President-elect Donald Trump on Wednesday came out against a Republican-backed government funding bill, siding with Elon Musk‘s crusade against the package and raising the odds of a government shutdown. Trump is opposed to the continuing resolution put forward by Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson, according to a source familiar with the president-elect’s thinking, who was

Donald Trump and JD Vance are blaming President Biden for the havoc caused by Elon Musk over the government spending bill. JD Vance posted this statement attributed to Trump and Vance: The most foolish and inept thing ever done by Congressional Republicans was allowing our country to hit the debt ceiling in 2025. It was

The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear arguments that a law that would effectively ban TikTok if its parent company does not sell the popular social media app violates the U.S. Constitution’s free speech protections. The Supreme Court scheduled oral arguments in the case for Jan. 10. That is nine days before the law

Former U.S. President Donald Trump, with attorney Todd Blanche, speaks to reporters as jurors are released to begin deliberations for his criminal trial at the Manhattan Criminal Court in New York, NY on Wednesday, May 29, 2024. Jabin Botsford | Reuters Attorneys for Donald Trump told a New York judge that the president-elect’s criminal hush

After suffering a fall and fracturing her hip, former speaker and current Rep. Nancy Pelosi has had a successful hip replacement. Pelosi, issued this statement from spokesperson Ian Krager Earlier this morning, Speaker Emerita Pelosi underwent a successful hip replacement and is well on the mend. Speaker Pelosi is

Former director of the US Office of Trade and Manufacturing Policy Peter Navarro speaks on stage with his “Wife Bonnie” on the third day of the Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum on July 17, 2024 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  Chip Somodevilla | Getty Images Peter Navarro, who is set to become the top trade

Senate Republicans cut a deal with Democrats to appoint a slate of Biden judges in exchange for four federal judge seats, but three of the four judges have reversed their retirement plans. It was a deal that drew groans from Democrats as soon as it was announced. In order

Former US President Donald Trump leaves the courthouse after a jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York, New York, USA, 30 May 2024. Trump faced 34 felony counts of falsifying business records related to payments made to adult film star

Trump is now threatening to sue The Des Moines Register and the former pollster for their inaccurate Iowa poll. The newspaper should dare Trump to sue and laugh at his threat. Video: Trump says he plans to sue Ann Selzer and the newspaper in Iowa that published her poll showing Trump losing just days before

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will undergo a vote of confidence in Parliament on Monday, December 16. Michael Kappeler | Picture Alliance | Getty Images German Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Monday lost a confidence vote in the country’s Bundestag, clearing the path for an early election in February. Scholz was expected — and hoping — to

Senator-Elect and Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) had some strong words for Trump’s plan to pardon those who attacked the Capitol on 1/6. Transcript via ABC’s This Week:STEPHANOPOULOS: How about the question about the January 6 pardons? SCHIFF: Well, greatly concerned about it. First of all, that he could pardon people that beat police officers, gouged

Unidentified drone in New Jersey. Source: MSNBC The FBI and Department of Homeland Security said Thursday that they had seen “no evidence” that mysterious drone sightings over New Jersey and adjacent areas in recent weeks “pose a national security or public safety threat.” The agencies also said they had no evidence of a “foreign nexus”

Meet The Press’s Kristen Welker asked Sen. Bernie Sanders about Biden pardoning his son, and Sanders responded by taking Welker to school. Transcript via Meet The Press: KRISTEN WELKER: Senator, was it the right decision for the country to pardon Hunter Biden ? SEN. BERNIE SANDERS: Well, I think two

Howard Lutnick, chairman and CEO of BGC Partners Inc., speaks during the Piper Sandler Global Exchange and FinTech Conference in New York City, U.S., June 8, 2022.  Brendan McDermid | Reuters WASHINGTON — The Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday charged global financial services firm Cantor Fitzgerald with violating laws related to regulatory disclosures by