Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman has cut Gov. Kathy Hochul’s lead in the New York governor’s race to 10 points, according to the Siena College Research Institute survey released Aug. 12- down from a 20-point gap in the same pollster’s June measurement. The 10-point figure has driven a week of coverage framing the contest as...
Category: National News
786,000 to One: How America’s Citizen-to-Representative Ratio Quietly Became One of the Worst in the Developed World
The Democratic Socialists of America released a national program in July 2026 called “Workers Deserve More,” and buried inside the coverage of its more incendiary planks is a structural argument that deserves a hearing on its own terms: the platform calls for expanding the House of Representatives, implementing proportional representation and ranked-choice voting, and abolishing...
Egg Recalls and the Vaccine America Approved but Won’t Use
Introduction On July 22, 2026, Midwest Poultry Services, L.P. pulled 1,589,577 dozen shell eggs roughly 19 million eggs off the market because they might be carrying Salmonella Enteritidis. Three weeks later, the Food and Drug Administration upgraded that recall to Class I, its most severe designation, meaning the agency believes eating the product could reasonably...
Grades Rise as Reading and Math Proficiency Falls: Nashville’s Grade-Change Allegations and the Accountability Gap
On Tuesday, Aug. 12, Metro Nashville Public Schools leaders presented state test data to the district’s board and described some of the highest academic achievement levels the district has recorded since Tennessee adopted more rigorous standards. Social studies proficiency in grades 3 through 8 rose 4.1 percentage points to 42.1 percent. Superintendent Adrienne Battle called...
Number of U.S. Homebuyers Falls to Record Low as Sellers Outnumber Them by Half a Million
The number of Americans actively shopping for a home fell to the lowest level on record in July, according to data released Aug. 13 by the real estate brokerage Redfin, leaving roughly half a million more sellers than buyers in the U.S. housing market. Redfin estimated there were about 966,752 buyers in the market in...
After 9/11, Congress Made Flight Schools Vet Foreign Students. Drone Schools Were Never Included.
Introduction Twenty-two months after the September 11 attacks, Congress wrote a rule into law that still governs American flight instruction. Under Section 612 of the Vision 100 – Century of Aviation Reauthorization Act, an FAA-regulated flight school may not train a foreign student until the federal government has determined the student poses no threat to...
The Governor’s Race Isn’t the Race: Why Trump Came to Garden City
President Donald Trump landed on Long Island Friday afternoon for remarks at the Nassau County Police Academy Center for Training and Intelligence in Garden City, joined by Attorney General Todd Blanche and FBI Director Kash Patel. The stated purpose was public safety: a tour of county law enforcement facilities and an announcement built around preliminary...
The Great Equalizer Comes Home: Cheap Drones, Crowded Skies, and No Way to Tell Friend From Foe
Over eleven weeks this summer, the FBI seized more than 700 drones the largest federal drone enforcement operation in American history. Agents worked restricted airspace around World Cup stadiums in eleven cities, tracked operators to their homes, and filed federal charges. It was, by any measure, the most concentrated counter-drone effort the country has ever...
85 Days Out: The DSA Is on the November Ballot, and Both Parties Think That Helps Them
Eighty-five days before Americans vote on November 3, the sharpest unresolved question in American politics is not which party controls Congress. It is which faction controls the Democratic Party — and whether the answer costs Democrats the majorities they are otherwise favored to win. The Democratic Socialists of America entered this cycle with two members...
Five Months In: Walmart’s Vizio Account Requirement and the Race to Buy Consumer Data
Since mid-March 2026, Walmart has required owners of select new Vizio televisions to sign in with a Walmart account before they can finish setting up the television or use its smart features. The retailer announced the change on March 23, 2026, at the IAB NewFronts, the annual event where media companies pitch advertisers on the...









