Politics

Ivanka Trump must testify in a civil fraud lawsuit brought by the state of New York against her father, Donald Trump,, several of his adult children, and former employees of the Trump Organization. Judge Arthur Engoron ruled on Friday that Ivanka Trump must appear in person to submit her testimony …

Internet and cell service have been cut off in the Gaza Strip as Israeli airstrikes intensify on the besieged territory, where more than 7,000 Palestinians have reportedly been killed since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Hamas militants. News outlets and on-the-ground aid groups reported on Friday that their …

The Israel-Hamas conflict has launched an armada of bad takes. Jonathan Cahn —an influential “messianic rabbi” who once prayed over Donald Trump at Mar-a-Lago— is late to the party, but has uncorked one of the most bizarre rants since the beginning of the bloodshed. In a new “prophetic” video, Cahn …

We no longer ask “How are you?” Within a matter of days, those three little words of courtesy have gone from an empty greeting to a rude, un-answerable question. How the hell can anyone be? Being fine now in Israel means that the people you know that were murdered are …

Newly elected House Speaker Mike Johnson is a hardcore Christian nationalist who has a history of spouting extreme right-wing views — including on mass shootings. The Louisiana Republican’s record on guns has come under scrutiny in the wake of a shooter killing at least 18 people in Maine on Wednesday, …

Robert Card, an Army reservist with a history of mental health issues, is suspected of killing at least 18 people at multiple locations in Maine on Wednesday. Hours before the rampage, the Senate voted 53-45 to adopt an amendment making it easier for veterans with mental disabilities to get guns. …

In the aftermath of a mass shooting in Maine that left at least 18 dead and a dozen injured — with the suspected killer still at large — the usual prescriptions for America’s epidemic of gun violence have been rolled out once more. Some say we should make firearms harder …

Rep.Jared Golden(D-Maine) said that he was reversing his opposition to banning military-style rifles after18 people were killed in amass shooting on Wednesdayin his hometown of Lewiston, Maine. A manhunt for a suspect is still underway as of Thursday afternoon. “Out of fear of this dangerous world that we live in, …

Late Tuesday night, Louisiana’s Mike Johnson became the fourth Republican representative nominated for House Speaker since Republicans ousted Kevin McCarthy from the position earlier this month. The decision to nominate Johnson, a key architect of congressional efforts to challenge the 2020 election results, drew glowing praise from former President Donald …

At a fundraiser at the Country Club of Fairfax earlier this month, an attendee sidled up to Bill Woolf, a Republican running for state Senate, and told him plainly that she was disappointed in his embrace of a “compromise” on “the issue of life.” Woolf, who is running for office …