Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., is campaigning to become the next Speaker of the House in the 118th Congress. If he takes the gavel, he will have the power to add and remove members from committee assignments; a power he said he plans to use. In an interview on Fox News, McCarthy said he will take…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams announced last week the tent complex that opened last month as a migrant center will close this week. The city cited a slowing down of migrants arriving in the city from southern border states as a reason for closing the migrant center. Any remaining migrants will be offered space…

Political leaders in the Northeast are finding out what leaders in the South have known for years; dealing with an influx of migrants on a daily basis is really hard, and the U.S. needs to find a federal solution. Texas Republican Governor Greg Abbott and Oscar Leeser, the democratic mayor of El Paso, have been…

Dozens of migrants took a road trip this weekend with the destination of New York City. 68 migrants were dropped off of two buses from Texas. The city estimates a total of 4,000 migrants from Texas have arrived in the city since May. “It’s unimaginable what the Texas governor has done,” New York City Mayor…

A nuclear attack has not hit New York, but the city’s emergency management department wants residents to be prepared if one does occur. The department released a 90-second video advising citizens to stay indoors and wash off any radioactive dust or ash. It opens on a computer-generated street, devoid of life. Damaged skyscrapers can be seen…

After a man allegedly opened fire on a New York City subway, Mayor Eric Adams has been discussing the idea of installing metal detectors at stations. The idea, along with increasing the number of police officers patrolling the subway system, are two of the ways Mayor Adams is attempting to make the subways safer. “Technology has…

A man with Philadelphia connections who was initially a person of interest in the investigation into a shooting on a rush-hour subway train in Brooklyn, New York, is now considered the suspect in the rampage, Mayor Eric Adams said Wednesday morning. Ten people were shot and wounded in the attack, and over a dozen more…

Multiple people were shot Tuesday morning in an incident involving a northbound N train in Brooklyn, New York, the city fire department said. According to multiple law enforcement sources briefed on the investigation, preliminary information indicated a suspect fled wearing a construction vest and a gas mask. Fire personnel responding to reports of smoke at…

The debate over the new Florida Parental Rights in Education law has forced Disney into a balancing act between the expectations of a diverse workforce and demands from an increasingly polarized, politicized marketplace. The company’s CEO Bob Chapek has criticized the Florida legislation that opponents call the “Don’t Say Gay” bill. On the other side, politicians…

According to the latest numbers from the Johns Hopkins Coronavirus Resource Center, the worldwide death toll from COVID-19 has eclipsed 6 million. Monday’s numbers also show there have been more than 446 million COVID-19 cases worldwide and more than 10 billion vaccine doses administered. “If you set aside the number of confirmed COVID-19 deaths, 6…