Politics

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot posted a TikTok of her singing karaoke on Wednesday amid a citywide 37% increase in violent crime when compared to 2021. Lightfoot made the TikTok to promote Chicago’s karaoke competition, which runs until Nov. 6. “It’s time to sing your hearts out, Chicago! Our karaoke competition is starting Sunday and will go until Nov. 6th. Now’s …

A top Florida state official warned Thursday that firefighters have battled a number of fires caused by electric vehicle (EV) batteries waterlogged from Hurricane Ian. EV batteries that have been waterlogged in the wake of the hurricane are at risk of corrosion, which could lead to unexpected fires, according to Jimmy Patronis, the state’s top financial officer and fire marshal.  …

A spokesperson for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said the governor is committed to “keep New Yorkers safe,” after a Marist College student’s father was killed in a shooting Sunday at a hotel near campus, as GOP gubernatorial candidate Lee Zeldin hammers the state’s “pro-criminal policies.” “Our hearts are with the family and friends of Paul Kutz as they mourn …

New York City Mayor Eric Adams, when pressed on plans to build an emergency shelter for asylum seekers in the sanctuary city, suggested in an on-air interview Wednesday that Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is trying to undermine cities with Black mayors by busing migrants to the Big Apple, Washington, D.C., and Chicago.  In an interview with “Inside City Hall” …

FIRST ON FOX: Over 150 Republicans in the House of Representatives are calling on President Biden to reject California’s new radical green car regulations as the state looks to electrify its citizens’ fleet. Rep. Bob Latta, R-Ohio., led the charge in a letter to Biden with nearly three-fourths of the entire House GOP urging the president to deny the State …

Another bus carrying illegal migrants stepped off the bus in Washington, D.C., Thursday morning, not far from Vice President Kamala Harris’ residence. Additionally, two more migrant buses arrived in New York City at Manhattan’s Port Authority transportation hub Thursday. Seven buses arrived in New York on Wednesday. States like Texas and Florida, and cities like El Paso, Texas, have been …

President Joe Biden lashed out at a federal appeals court on Wednesday, after it ruled the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was illegally implemented by the Obama administration. In a statement, the president called the decision “unlawful” and urged Congress to make permanent legislative protections to help more than 600,000 immigrants currently protected by DACA. On Wednesday, the …

The Treasury Department’s launch of a new advisory committee on racial equity is just one of dozens of ways in which the federal government is working to advance President Biden’s sweeping diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility (DEIA) agenda. “We know that we need to do all we can to build a fairer economy, and that’s why we have put racial …

GREEN BAY, Wis. – Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels blamed Gov. Tony Evers’ “weak leadership” for rising crime and promised to work with law enforcement to curb violence if elected in the November midterm. Evers and Michels are locked in a tight race with the Republican challenger up 50%-47% and holds a seven-point lead among independents, according to an AARP …

President Biden visited Florida to survey damage wrought by Hurricane Ian on Wednesday and got caught joking in an explicit hot mic conversation with a local official.  “No one f—- with a Biden,” the president appeared to tell Fort Myers Beach Mayor Ray Murphy. “Yeah, you’re go—– right,” the mayor replied while laughing.  The president and first lady Jill Biden …