Day: May 17, 2024

Reporter’s Notebook: Washington is no longer the center of politics – it’s now New York City

8:09 pm May 17, 2024

When the U.S. Congress first convened on March 4, 1789, it did so at Federal Hall in Lower Manhattan. New York was the first seat of the incipient U.S. government. Congress decamped to Philadelphia a year later. Lawmakers eventually dropped anchor in what is now Washington, D.C. But for all of the Congressional action in […]

Fox News Politics: The ‘Jerry Springer’ Congress

8:08 pm May 17, 2024

Welcome to Fox News’ Politics newsletter with the latest political news from Washington D.C. and updates from the 2024 campaign trail. What’s happening: – Trump heads to Minnesota GOP convention after son’s high school graduation – State Department warns Americans traveling overseas – House rep revives ‘end the Fed’ push Democratic Sen. John Fetterman called out […]

Trump’s surge in polls with Black voters stuns CNN analyst: ‘Truly historic’

8:01 pm May 17, 2024

Former President Trump’s surge in the polls among Black voters is a “troubling sign” for the Biden campaign, a data reporter warned Friday. Recent polling shows the former president could get a “historic” boost from Black voters in November if they continue to sour on President Biden, CNN data analyst Harry Enten reported. “My goodness […]

Subway commuters in Buenos Aires see fares spike by 360% as part of austerity campaign in Argentina

7:58 pm May 17, 2024

Commuters in Buenos Aires on Friday were hit by an abrupt 360% increase in subway fares, one of the most dramatic price hikes in libertarian President Javier Milei’s harsh budget austerity campaign in Argentina. After weeks of hearings, a judge on Thursday lifted an order that had temporarily blocked the scheduled increase in subway fares. […]

Israeli army finds bodies of 3 hostages in Gaza killed at Oct. 7 music festival

7:13 pm May 17, 2024

The Israeli military said Friday its troops in Gaza found the bodies of three Israeli hostages killed by Hamas during its Oct. 7 attack, including German-Israeli Shani Louk. A photo of 22-year-old Louk’s twisted body in the back of a pickup truck ricocheted around the world and brought to light the scale of the militants’ […]