Luigi Mangione Supporters Remain Steadfast Ahead of UnitedHealthcare CEO Murder Trial

  Even when he was just a wanted man smiling in a surveillance picture, Luigi Mangione elicited a fervent response from some Americans. Now identified and charged in the brazen fatal shooting of a health care executive, his influence has persisted, even from behind bars. Supporters, some of whom have championed his anti-insurance-industry message, have … Read more

Jumaane Williams Is Ready and Willing to Take Mayor Eric Adams’s Place

Jumaane Williams had been onstage for barely 10 minutes when an audience member asked an off-topic question on many New Yorkers’ minds. “Are you ready to be mayor?” the person said. The crowd, at a documentary screening in Greenwich Village, cheered in support. The event’s moderators responded enthusiastically. And Mr. Williams smiled. As New York … Read more

Federal Judge Banishes Musk’s DOGE Aides From Treasury Dept. Systems

A Manhattan federal judge on Friday banned Elon Musk’s cost-cutting team from regaining access to the U.S. Treasury Department’s most sensitive payment and data systems until the conclusion of a lawsuit that claims the group’s access is unlawful. The judge overseeing the case, Jeannette A. Vargas, ruled that members of the so-called Department of Government … Read more

Trump Reverses Cuts to 9/11 Health Program After Criticism

The Trump administration has reversed itself on making funding and staff cuts to a federal health program for survivors of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, after bipartisan criticism of the moves. In a statement on Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, which oversees the World Trade Center Health Program, said it had … Read more