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Gov. Gavin Newsom dismissed the president's claims on X as ]the ramblings of an old man that knows he's about to LOSE.' LA Times
VOA VIEW: Newsom is an idiot.
California voters head to the polls Tuesday to decide the fate of Proposition 50, a ballot measure that would redraw California's congressional districts in an effort to boost the number of Democrats in the body and stymie President Trump's agenda. LA Times
VOA VIEW: Time will tell.
The suspect allegedly doused the 19th century oil-on-canvas “Princesse de Broglie,” by French portraitist Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres — hailed as a “masterpiece’’ by the Met on its Web site — in a 4:50 p.m. frenzy Monday inside the iconic Fifth Avenue museum in Manhattan. New York Post
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The so-called Senior Burger's keepers hope to see their fast food relic in a museum one day. New York Post
President Trump has yet to make a decision, but his advisers are pressing a range of objectives — from attacking drug cartels to seizing oil fields — to try to justify ousting Nicolás Maduro. New York Times
VOA VIEW: A big mess and decisions to make.
Officials have accused the United States of foreign interference and called on Washington to support the country’s democracy instead of fomenting division. New York Times
President Trump is showing mounting frustration at his inability to win confirmation of U.S. attorneys in blue states or break the filibuster's grip on the Senate. The G.O.P. has been uncharacteristically uncooperative. New York Times
VOA VIEW: Republicans are not showing positive cooperation.
A draft Security Council resolution said that an international force would ensure that Gaza be demilitarized, though specifics were unclear. New York Times
VOA VIEW: We have to see what happens.
An explosion that rattled Harvard Medical School in Boston early on Saturday morning was the result of a "prank" by two young men who have since been arrested, according to officials. OANN
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Nearly one million New Yorkers are reportedly planning on exiting the Big Apple if Democratic socialist candidate Zohran Mamdani wins the mayoral election on Tuesday -- according to new polling data. OANN
In a moment that blended family emotion with political fervor, New Jersey Republican gubernatorial nominee Jack Ciattarelli received an unexpected boost on the eve of a high-stakes election when his son, U.S. Army Capt. Jake Ciattarelli, surprised him at a packed campaign rally after flying in from deployment in Kuwait. OANN
On the eve of the highly contested New York City mayoral election, President Donald Trump has endorsed Andrew Cuomo to be elected as the new mayor. OANN
A federal appeals court this week ordered Judge Aileen Cannon -- who dismissed special counsel Jack Smith's classified documents case against President Trump -- to review requests to release Mr. Smith's voluminous report. Washington Times
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said he would place a 100% tariff on any New Yorker moving to Texas to escape from socialist Zohran Mamdani being elected mayor. Washington Times
The nation's historic hiring freeze likely will thaw in the coming year as most employers expand their workforces, according to recent reports. Washington Times
Legal scholars say the Trump administration may have a solid argument that international drug cartels are using narcotics as de facto weapons of war and are targeting the U.S. with the intent of doing physical harm -- in the form of drug addiction -- to its citizens. Washington Times
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A supersonic jet plane designed to make very little noise took flight for the first time last week, cruising over the southern California desert just after sunrise in what could be the first step toward much faster commercial travel, according to NASA. Washington Times
As the government shutdown threatens to become the longest in U.S. history, two courts have ordered SNAP benefits to be restored, but the Trump administration says it can only pay half. Meanwhile, more flights are being canceled or delayed due to airport staffing issues as air traffic controllers are asked to work without pay. CBS
The Supreme Court will consider Wednesday whether a federal emergency powers law gives President Trump the authority to impose his most sweeping tariffs. CBS
Researcher Matthew Graham said scientists didn't initially "believe the numbers about the energy" emitting from the cosmic display. CBS
High-voltage batteries can fail and cause a fire while the vehicles are either parked or in motion, federal regulators warn. CBS
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The CDC reported two additional deaths and seven new illnesses tied to a listeria outbreak from meals sold at major grocery chains. CBS
At least 11 people have contracted Salmonella linked to powder supplements sold at Sam's Club stores nationwide, health authorities said. CBS
The high court it set Wednesday to decide whether Trump exceeded his authority to enact sweeping duties on U.S. trading partners. CNBC
VOA VIEW: The Supreme Court will approve.
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Close to half of Americans are not saving enough for retirement, a financial crisis in the making. CNBC
New York Attorney General Letitia James is suing the Trump administration over its new rule limiting eligibility for Public Service Loan Forgiveness. CNBC
Sean Charles Dunn, a former Justice Department worker, faces trial for allegedly throwing a sandwich at a U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Simple but factual.
Curtis Sliwa and Andrew Cuomo warn that Zohran Mamdani's prostitution stance could worsen Roosevelt Avenue crisis and spread across New York City. FOX News
VOA VIEW: Time is ticking for Mamdani.
Illinois man faces federal charges after posting Instagram videos calling for Trump's execution, sparking Secret Service investigation into interstate threats. FOX News
VOA VIEW: He should be arrested and tried.
Dick Cheney, a staunch Republican who served as the 46th vice president under George W. Bush, has died, his family announced Tuesday. He was 84. UPI
President Donald Trump announced Monday he is backing former Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who is running as an independent in New York City's mayoral race. UPI
VOA VIEW: Mamdani will hurt New York.
The U.S. Senate reconvened Monday afternoon for a possible funding bill as the federal government shutdown moved one day closer to a record 35 days, set in 2019. UPI
VOA VIEW: No decision will be made until after Tuesday.
Waymo's self-driving taxis are heading to San Diego, Detroit and Las Vegas sometime next year, the company announced Monday. UPI
VOA VIEW: They are in danger to the public.
N. Korea fired multiple artillery rockets earlier this week, coinciding with a joint visit by the defense chiefs of S. Korea and the U.S. to the DMZ UPI
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A federal appeals court became the latest court to determine the Trump administration's effort to end birthright citizenship is likely unconstitutional. They are wrong.
In a 100-page ruling, the First Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Boston district court's injunction that blocked the government from enforcing an executive order signed by President Trump to significantly narrow birthright citizenship, the concept that people born in the U.S. are automatically citizens, regardless of their parents' immigration status. The appeals court ruled in favor of plaintiff states and against the Trump administration.
Other cases challenging the president's effort to restrict birthright citizenship have been making their way through the courts, and they haven't been decided in the president's favor. "Our nation's history of efforts to restrict birthright citizenship — from Dred Scott in the decade before the Civil War to the attempted justification for the enforcement of the Chinese Exclusion Act in Wong Kim Ark — has not been a proud one," the court's chief justice wrote. "Indeed, those efforts each have been rejected, once by the people through constitutional amendment in 1868 and once by the court relying on the same amendment three decades later, and at a time when tensions over immigration were also high."
"The 'lessons of history' thus give us every reason to be wary of now blessing this most recent effort to break with our established tradition of recognizing birthright citizenship and to make citizenship depend on the actions of one's parents rather than — in all but the rarest of circumstances — the simple fact of being born in the United States," the appeals court concluded.
