New York City’s three public library systems released a citywide list of the most borrowed books of 2025 and Staten Islanders showed strong preferences for thrillers, popular fiction and bestsellers. ...

President Donald Trump soon will cap an all-gas-no-brakes 2025, with assessments mixed about a first year back in the White House that has overhauled the presidency. Trump 2.0 reentered office on Jan.

This story was adapted from an article that first published on Nov. 5, 2025. With only two days to go before a scheduled holiday recess, it is looking increasingly likely that members of Congress will ...

WASHINGTON — The Republican-led House and Senate adjourned Thursday until the new year with no solution on expiring health care subsidies under the Affordable Care Act, meaning insurance premiums for ...

The last week of the congressional session before Christmas could feature a flurry of activity on unfinished business for both the House and Senate, from spending bills and health care costs to ...

Mark Twain is an American icon. We now know him as the author of classics, but in his day he was a controversial satirist and public figure who traveled the world and lifted post-Civil War spirits ...

IT’S no mystery why, despite persistent efforts by successive Filipino administrations since the recovery of independence and self-government in 1946, to subdue the problem of corruption. Filipino ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson said it's "inevitable" that the Democrats' discharge petition on the three-year extension will be considered on the floor when lawmakers return in January. "It will be on ...

Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) on Friday said he will introduce a bill to ban sitting presidents from naming federal buildings after themselves, following the renaming of the Kennedy Center on Thursday. ...

More than a tenth of the current Congress has now indicated they will not return to their seats after the 2026 midterms, driven by redistricting, retirements and lawmakers running for different ...