What to know about claim ‘ISIS’ endorsed Zohran Mamdani for NYC mayor
The unlikely endorsement circulated on election day in New York City.
Category: US
‘Smells fishy’: Analyst stunned by House GOP’s reluctance to swear in new representative
A professor of international politics was stunned during an interview on Thursday because Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) has still not sworn in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva
‘That firewall is crumbling’: Ex-GOP lawmaker slams Trump ally for defending antisemite
Former Rep. Adam Kinzinger (R-IL) took time on CNN Thursday evening to tear into Kevin Roberts, president of the far-right Heritage Foundation, for his refusal
US soldiers given food bank advice and could go without pay amid shutdown
US soldiers in Germany may not receive their November pay and have been given food bank advice as a government shutdown entered a record 37th
Sudan’s paramilitary forces agree to US-led proposal for humanitarian ceasefire
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) say they have agreed to a US-led proposal for a humanitarian ceasefire.
Elon Musk’s $1 trillion pay package approved by Tesla
Elon Musk could be on track for a $1trn (£761bn) pay package – if Tesla meets a series of extremely ambitious targets over the next
Investigating claim JD Vance used food stamps as a child
The rumor circulated in late 2025, when a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to fully fund SNAP benefits despite a government shutdown.
Did Tom Brady say he cloned his dog that died in 2023?
The former NFL star is an investor in Colossal Biosciences, which acquired pet-cloning company Viagen.
American Airlines didn’t announce it’s shutting down
The confusion stemmed from a headline about Kenai Aviation, a small airline serving a handful of Alaskan communities, suspending operations.
Did Mamdani say city-run grocery stores won’t sell alcohol, cigarettes or lottery tickets?
New York City’s mayor-elect said his proposed stores would not sell lottery tickets or cigarettes, but he did not mention alcohol.
Congressional Budget Office hacked by foreign actor: report
The Congressional Budget Office was reportedly hacked by a foreign actor in a “security incident,” according to reports Thursday. The incident apparently happened in recent
Analyst warns Republicans’ ‘dummymandering’ strategy could backfire during the midterms
Political scientists warn that Republicans’ “dummymandering” strategy could backfire after Democratic landslide election results showed a different reality this week. GOP lawmakers have pointed to
Fake Trump post threatening voting rights spreads online
The president did advise against voting for Democratic candidates in Virginia, New Jersey and New York in November 2025.
Bank of America said ‘overwhelming evidence’ showed Trump’s tariffs fueled US inflation
Economists at the bank said consumers in the U.S. paid 50% to 70% of the cost of U.S. President Tweety McTreason’s tariffs and may continue