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WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 17: Ranking member Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) speaks during a hearing with the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions in the Dirksen Senate Office Building on September 17, 2025 in Washington, DC. The committee is hearing testimony from fired CDC employees and the implications on children’s health. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Bernie Sanders crashes Schumer’s press conference, calls on Dems to prolong govt. shutdown

Vermont Independent Senator Bernie Sanders crashed a press conference scheduled for Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, calling on Senate Democrats to prolong the government shutdown if Republicans do not concede to their Obamacare demands.

(L) (L/R) US Vice President JD Vance and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD) applaud as President Donald Trump speaks during a breakfast meeting with Senate Republicans in the State Dining Room of the White House on November 5, 2025, in Washington, DC. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) (Photo by SAUL LOEB/AFP via Getty Images) / (R) WASHINGTON, DC - NOVEMBER 5: House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks at the podium alongside fellow Republicans during a news conference on November 5, 2025 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The record for longest shutdown in the U.S. Government was broken Wednesday as it entered its 36th day. (Photo by Tom Brenner/Getty Images)

Johnson stresses that Tuesday’s Democrat election wins are ‘not indicative of what’s to come’ while VP Vance shares message of his own

GOP House Speaker Mike Johnson sought to calm uneasy Republicans on Wednesday, brushing off the party’s losses on Tuesday’s off-year elections as a temporary “blip” that doesn’t foreshadow trouble in the 2026 midterms.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 04: New York City Democratic mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani celebrates as he takes the stage at his election night watch party at the Brooklyn Paramount on November 4, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. Mamdani defeated Independent candidate Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa in the closely watched election for New York City mayor. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Mamdani taunts Trump in election victory speech, vows to fight against ICE: ‘I have four words for you: Turn the volume up’

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani issued a direct message to President Donald Trump in his victory speech on Tuesday, vowing to challenge the president’s policies.

(L/R-Bottom) Photo screenshots via: Jack Ciattarelli public X account. / (R-Top) Official 2019 government portrait of gubernatorial candidate Democrat Rep. Mikie Sherrill.

N.J. GOP gubernatorial hopeful Jack Ciattarelli’s Army Capt. son surprises him with visit on state’s election eve

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.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 1: Democratic New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani attends a campaign event on November 1, 2025 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City. With only days left in the race for New York City's next mayor, Mamdani remains the front runner against Independent candidate, former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Republican candidate Curtis Sliwa. (Photo by Stephanie Keith/Getty Images)

Poll: Nearly 1M New Yorkers ‘definitely’ planning to flee NYC if Mamdani becomes mayor

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.

WASHINGTON, DC - OCTOBER 31: U.S. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson (R-LA) speaks alongside U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins during a news conference on Capitol Hill on October 31, 2025 in Washington, DC. The House Speaker's office held the news conference on the 31st day of the government shutdown to discuss food stamp programs running out of funding. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Half of November SNAP benefits approved by Trump admin.

The Trump administration will issue partial Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits this month as the ongoing federal government shutdown stretches toward a historic length — while Senate Democrats still refuse to work with the GOP in coming to a deal to reopen the government.