January 16, 2026

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Obama’s presence and Trump’s policies consume 11th hour rally to keep NJ blue

NEWARK, N.J. – Enthusiasm was high among New Jersey Democratic voters who flocked to a community college campus Saturday evening to hear from former President Barack Obama as he rallied support for Rep. Mikie Sherrill in her campaign for the governorship. ‘I heard Barack Obama was gonna be here. And I love Barack Obama, so

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Syria’s interim President al-Sharaa expected to meet with Trump in first visit by Syrian leader to White House

Syria’s interim President Ahmed al-Sharaa is expected to visit Washington, D.C., and meet with President Donald Trump next week, the first-ever official visit by a Syrian president to the U.S. capital. A White House official confirmed to Fox News Digital that the meeting was planned for Nov. 10. News of the meeting was first reported

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DAVID MARCUS: In Harlem, excitement for Mamdani and a warning for Cuomo

Late morning was sleepy but bright in Harlem Sunday as Democrat mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani gave remarks at the First Corinthian Baptist Church for some last-minute outreach to the Black community. Just down the street, about 50 people were gathered to learn how to canvass for, and get a pep talk from, Mamdani, along with

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Boasberg’s role in ‘Arctic Frost’ probe sparks fury from GOP senators, despite local rules

Republican senators issued a torrent of criticism against U.S. District Judge James Boasberg this week after it was revealed that he had signed off on subpoenas and gag orders issued as part of former Special Counsel Jack Smith’s investigation — though a cursory review of court rules suggests it is far less provocative than lawmakers

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DAN GAINOR: The 5 craziest stories of October — from Karine Jean-Pierre to PETA plaques

We have passed the spooky season of silly ‘No Kings’ protests and whines about White House renovations. Halloween is the start of one of our favorite times of year – eating. The three biggest food holidays land within two months – Halloween (Candyland for those of us with sweet teeth), Thanksgiving and Christmas. And the

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Food stamp benefits for 42 million Americans in jeopardy today amid shutdown

With no deal in place to reopen the government and no action from the administration to make up for a funding shortfall in federal benefits, millions of Americans are at risk of losing food benefits starting on Saturday. The argument raging in the Senate mirrors the same argument that has so far seen the government

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Trump’s ‘nuclear’ demand not landing for Senate Republicans amid shutdown

President Donald Trump wants Senate Republicans to gut the Senate filibuster, but it’s a request that puts his quick-fix desire to end the shutdown at odds with the GOP’s long-held defense of the filibuster. The Senate filibuster is the 60-vote threshold that applies to most bills in the upper chamber, and given the nature of

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Trump touts ‘12 out of 10’ meeting with Xi, downplays reports of Venezuela strikes

President Donald Trump spent the week in Asia meeting with other global leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, while his administration ramped up its attacks against alleged drug boats in Latin America. Trump met with Xi Thursday in South Korea, where the two hashed out a series of agreements concerning trade. Specifically, Trump said he

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Bipartisan senators call on Hegseth to release strike orders on alleged drug boats in Caribbean

A bipartisan pair of senators are calling on Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth to hand over copies of the orders issued to strike boats in the Caribbean allegedly carrying narco-terrorists. Sens. Jack Reed, D-R.I., and Roger Wicker, R-Miss., released two letters they sent to Hegseth in recent weeks in response to the repeated strikes on suspected

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Mamdani’s God Squad: The clerics, activists and political operatives who have his back

When New York mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani stepped to the microphone outside the Islamic Cultural Center of the Bronx last week near Yankee Stadium, his voice broke as he spoke about ‘the memory of my aunt who stopped taking the subway after Sept. 11 because she did not feel safe.’ Behind him, a Yemeni-American educator

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