WASHINGTON — Republicans have a surprising, yet slim advantage over Democrats on cost-of-living issues with “swing” voters in eight critical states, a grassroots survey by a right-leaning group found. When asked which party is more likely to bring costs down, respondents favored Republicans narrowly over Democrats, 44% to 39%, with 16% saying neither, according to Americans for Prosperity’s latest “Americans Unscripted” report. A plethora of polling, including polls from AFP, has consistently pegged affordability as voters’ top concern heading into the midterm election cycles, which many experts have viewed as a warning sign for the party in power. Many of…
Three 18-year-old college students have died so far this year after taking part in dangerous hazing initiation rituals for fraternities and sororities. Victims’ families and organizations against hazing both warned initiations are getting worse year-by-year. Ridiculous rituals required to be welcomed into frats have included being forced to swallow live…
SAN DIEGO — The Padres’ new ownership group has been on the job for only a few weeks, and apparently it has already figured out one of the job requirements in San Diego: take a shot at the Dodgers whenever possible. José E. Feliciano and Kwanza Jones were speaking with…
Chad Lowe’s father, Charles “Chuck” Lowe, honored his late granddaughter, Fiona, in a touching social media tribute following her death at 13. “Rest in peace sweet Fiona,” Chuck wrote via Instagram on Wednesday, September 30. The Lowe patriarch shared a photo of Fiona in the pool with a sweet smile…
As GLP-1 weight-loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy continue to surge in popularity, experts warn that rapid weight loss and severe caloric restriction could deprive the brain of vital energy and nutrients. Dr. Tommy Wood, a professor of pediatrics and neuroscience at the University of Washington, said the drugs’ effects on the…
A second federal judge on Wednesday blocked an unprecedented $100,000 fee that President Trump has imposed on new H-1B visas for highly skilled foreign workers. US District Judge Haywood Gilliam in Oakland, California, ruled that US Citizenship and Immigration Services and the State Department failed to follow necessary rule-making processes…
At various points across Tuesday and Wednesday night, Giancarlo Stanton stood in the Yankees dugout with a bat in hand, ready to take his shot. It just never came. After the veteran slugger missed five-plus months with three different calf strains, the Yankees carried Stanton on their roster for the…
Kristi Noem’s estranged husband, Bryon Noem, is speaking out after the former Secretary of Homeland Security filed for divorce in the wake of his public “bimbo” scandal. “Bryon is saddened that the marriage is ending and hopes for a private and amicable resolution,” Bryon’s attorney, Tim Bottum, said in a…
The US federal workforce has plunged to about 2.7 million employees under the Trump administration — the lowest level in 60 years, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The government has shed more than 300,000 workers since President Trump returned to office in January 2025, shrinking the federal workforce…
General Mills on Wednesday appointed Chief Operating Officer Dana McNabb as its CEO, leaning on an insider to steer the company through a difficult environment of high inflation, low consumer spending and private labels eroding branded goods’ market share. Consumer goods firms have been changing CEOs as boards lose patience…
To make it to your second champagne celebration, you have to make more right decisions than wrong ones. The Yankees aren’t batting 1.000, but today, as they prepare to head to Tampa Bay to face the Rays, it’s fair to say the Yankees made a lot of correct calls. Here…
Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Dakota Johnson just made me want to give my fall boots a day off. The actress stepped out in simple black ballet flats that gave her relaxed outfit an effortlessly chic…
The State Department has revoked more than 250,000 visas since President Donald Trump took office, as the administration continues to crack down on unlawful immigration and increase vetting of who is allowed to visit the United States. The revocations were for a variety of violations, including visa holders who violated…
Paramount on Wednesday named Mattel CEO Ynon Kreiz as co-CEO as it races down the home stretch of merging with Warner Bros. Discovery to form a media giant. Kreiz will join the board and oversee daily operations and the complication fusion of the vast businesses, while Chairman and CEO David…
On one side, there was pure bliss. The other was all dejection. The Yankees celebrated with champagne in the home clubhouse after their 9-2 rout of the Red Sox in Game 2 of the wild-card series, sweeping their way into the ALDS against the Rays. Though Aaron Judge did not…
The View cohost Sunny Hostin is defending a district attorney for not bringing charges against several Cornell University fraternity members accused of gang raping a fellow student in 2024. “I have the statement that Jane Doe wrote at that time. It’s several pages long,” Hostin, 57, claimed during the Tuesday,…
SAN DIEGO — Revenge, apparently, is best served underneath 47,513 screaming fans waving yellow towels. One year after the Chicago Cubs sent the San Diego Padres home from Wrigley Field, the Padres returned the favor Wednesday night at Petco Park, beating Chicago 4-1 in Game 2 to sweep their NL…
Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! If you’re looking for a fall denim trend that’s approved by celebrities, rich moms and celebrity rich moms like Emily Ratajkowski, we’ve got you. The model’s stepped out wearing a brown…
WASHINGTON — Bring in the sci-fi and history nerds. Secretary of War Pete Hegseth touted a new initiative, Project Meridian, in which tech bros Elon Musk and Palmer Luckey, as well as former House Speaker Newt Gingrich, will co-direct a panel studying the future of warfare. They will identify future…
Billionaire hedge funder Ken Griffin on Wednesday revealed a $3 billion donation for Carnegie Mellon University to open a new campus in Miami — a surprise bid to turbocharge the technology industry in Florida. It’s the largest-ever donation to an American higher education institution, and a snub to Harvard University…
You know, I seem to remember another team of recent vintage, one with “New York” stenciled on the front of its jerseys, that picked the absolute perfect time to blossom into the version of itself we always wanted it to be. Correct me if I’m wrong, but once that team…
Us has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Brown bags may be dominating fall, but Scarlett Johansson just convinced Us to give the season’s go-to neutral a break. The actress stepped out carrying a ballet pink bag that made…
Xavier Becerra probably hates his new nickname, which is why Steve Hilton is hoping it sticks. Hilton’s campaign turned a reported White House insult from 2024 into a campaign attack during Wednesday night’s CNN debate – as the Republican gubernatorial candidate created a website branding his Democratic opponent “Bitch–ass Becerra.” …
Utah beauty queen Brynn Carnesecca died by suicide at age 21 mere weeks before she was scheduled to compete in her next pageant. “She took her own precious life, but she is more than what happened to her,” Brynn’s mother, Michele Carnesecca, told mourners at a candlelight vigil on Tuesday,…
Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier said he will be opening up an investigation into Dr. Anthony Fauci, former National Institutes of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) director, following Fauci’s explosive decision to invoke his Fifth Amendment right and not answer any questions during a congressional hearing Wednesday. “Fauci’s lack of…
Justin Herbert can stand in the pocket with a 300-pound pass rusher bearing down on him. But proposing to girlfriend Madison Beer was terrifying. Herbert was asked Wednesday whether or not he was more nervous getting down on one knee to propose to Beer or when he was 22 years…
QVC host Rick Domeier is ready to begin a new chapter away from the shopping network. “At the end of the year, I’ll be going down a very different road — a road I’ve never been on before. It’s called retirement road,” Domeier, 65, exclusively shared with Us on Wednesday,…
WASHINGTON — Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) is charging forward with his effort to prosecute Dr. Anthony Fauci after the latter invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times on pressing questions about his handling of the COVID-19 pandemic during a heated Senate hearing Wednesday. Paul has sought at least three prior criminal…
As the Mets look to their future, the starting rotation is a good place to begin. By 6 p.m. Monday, the roster is likely going to look very different. A number of veterans are expected to be shipped out for prospects — the product of this disastrous season in Queens.…
Kevin McHale has had enough with the chatter about a possible “curse” involving Glee. “Let me log off today because the way too many of you talk about real people who have passed as a ‘sacrifice’ or a ‘curse’ in regards to a TV show is f***ing diabolical and untethered…
WASHINGTON — Vice President JD Vance and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had a “no-bullsh-t” conversation during a one-on-one on Tuesday at Blair House after months of simmering differences in views of the Iran war, sources familiar told The Post on Thursday. The US and Israeli leaders had a “direct,…
The Mets’ selloff is on. They traded left-hander A.J. Minter to the Twins on Thursday night for prospects Bruin Agbayani and Billy Amick, who rank No. 29 and 21, respectively, in Minnesota’s farm system, the Post’s Jon Heyman confirmed. Minter, who has spent each of the past two seasons in…
Influencer Sara Gilson filed three protective orders against Jeremiah Duffey — the first and second were filed five years ago and the third was filed one month before he allegedly killed her in an apparent murder-suicide. According to court documents obtained by Us, Gilson filed her first request in August…
Some might call it a cuss-titutional crisis. Politics is rapidly becoming more profane, with a staggering 87% of swear words from presidents dating back to 1919 coming from commanders in chief within the past 10 years, according to a shocking finding. President Trump and his predecessor Joe Biden were responsible…
The most important part of Matt Rempe’s offseason was getting his hand right. After undergoing two surgeries to repair a broken thumb last season — and attempting to return to the ice too soon in between — Rempe spent the summer regaining the full function of his hand and strengthening…
Us Weekly has affiliate partnerships. We receive compensation when you click on a link and make a purchase. Learn more! Karlie Kloss‘ accessory game proves that sometimes one item can really make an entire outfit. The supermodel stepped out carrying a timeless quilted handbag style that instantly elevated an otherwise sweet…
Steve Hilton escalated his attacks on Xavier Becerra Thursday by releasing a new campaign video featuring a whistleblower’s footage of more than 200 migrant children sent to the same container storage site. The three-minute video depicts hundreds of kids gathered at what he describes as a “container park,” interspersed with…
Deebo Samuel is back with the San Francisco 49ers after signing a 1-year, $7 million contract on Thursday evening. Reactions to Samuel returning to the team he spent the first six years of his NFL career with have quickly sprung across the internet. Samuel’s newly reacquainted teammate, Dre Greenlaw, who…
Elementary school music teacher Joseph Horner allegedly committed an unthinkable crime when he brutally killed and raped his sister-in-law, Victoria Castle, in her Long Island, New York, home in June. While Horner is currently behind bars, he has left Castle’s family — including his wife, Alexia “Allie” Castle Horner –…
About a dozen Democratic Socialists of America activists have publicly pledged to “support” and “defend” China amid an apparent push by the communist nation to court members of New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s party. Friends of Socialist China, a London-based group, touts 952 signatories on its pledge to “support the…
WHITE SULPHUR SPRINGS, W.Va. — Try all you want but good luck putting a dent into the psyche of Andrew Thomas. Oh, Abdul Carter tried. He was a whirlwind during Thursday’s training camp practice at the Sports Performance Center at The Greenbrier, bending and reaching and bursting, getting the better…
Former San Diego Chargers linebacker Billy Ray Smith Jr. died on Wednesday, July 29, following a bout with what his family called CTE-caused dementia. He was 64. “It is with profound sadness that we share the loss of our beloved Billy Ray Smith Jr., who passed away peacefully surrounded by…
Gov. Gavin Newsom has just one day left to make good on his promise to release his latest tax returns. After vowing to release years of long-awaited tax returns by the end of July, Izzy Gardon, a spokesperson for the governor’s office, told The Post in a text message that…
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