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With a panicked rental market comes a surge of scams — including one the city’s watchdogs have never seen before.

Homeland Security told immigrants that leaving the US would wipe out fines it claims they owe. Now it wants private investigators to find them in their home countries and collect.

Nevada voters on Trump's economy: You got to decide whether you're going to pay rent or feed your family. It's getting tough out here for everyone... Everything is more expensive now since Trump has been in office.

Sen. Rick Scott: Medicaid is the most foolish set-up program ever.

MS NOW: Donald Trump and his Department of Justice have sued 30 states to try and get access to their voter files. They have not won a single case.

ABC: A new poll found that more than half of Americans have cut down on eating out in order to pay for other necessities

BYD announced that prices for the Denza D9 will start at £75,000 ($101,000) in the UK, undercutting other luxury MPVs on the market.

Tom Nichols: “Many Americans—and much of the rest of the world—have become inured to Donald Trump’s strange rants. When he shouts about sharks, when he drones on about his brilliant uncle, when he casually ponders violating the Constitution, his supporters try to dress his statements up as some kind of strategy: He’s not lost touch […]

If there’s a movie based on a book, and you plan to both see the movie and read the book, what order should you do it in?

I think most readers would say you should read the book first, but a friend makes a compelling, brief argument for seeing the movie first: the book will have so much more to it than the movie. You watch the movie to get the broad strokes and read the book the appreciate the details.

With “Project Hail Mary,” I did something I don’t think I’ve ever done before: I read about half of the book, then watched the movie, then read the rest of the book. I loved the movie, thought parts of the book were great but much of it was “meh.”

Those who love Italian food can join in on the meatball eating contest on site along with checking out the Italian food as well. I think its fun that there will also be Italian folk dancers at this festival in Port Jervis! Continue reading…

The threat of Super El Nino bringing "significant snow" to New York continues to grow. Continue reading…

The Hudson River looks completely different right now, and there's a fascinating reason why. Continue reading…

The longtime backer of Medicare for All bested a 9-to-1 spending deficit to defeat Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.), who was endorsed by the party establishment.

It seems Senator John Fetterman has not only forgotten what party he belongs to, but what country he lives in, as well. But don't fret; Jon Stewart was happy to remind him. In a teaser that was released ahead of an upcoming episode of Stewart's The Weekly Show, we got a s...

Photos by Stacie Joy  People of all ages gathered in Tompkins Square Park on Sunday afternoon as the annual Tompkins Square Riot Reunion unfolded. Here's a look at some faces in the crowd...

In the 18 months that Trump's former defense attorney Todd Blanche has run DOJ, he has yet to rely on Trump v. US, the SCOTUS precedent giving the President unbridled authority to dictate individual prosecutions.

Now he has.

The post DOJ Invokes Trump v. US to Protect Todd Blanche’s Fixer, Aakash Singh appeared first on emptywheel.

"In 2002, a group of friends from North Carolina told a story that ruined all their lives. What if it wasn’t true?"

Davene Roseborough still can’t believe the number of foster homes she lived in that had locks on the refrigerators and cabinets. At one spot, Roseborough was barred from eating dinner if she wasn’t home by 6:00 p.m. That place didn’t last long, though. She was bounced from h...

Welcome back to Minor Dilemmas, where a member of Defector's Parents Council will answer your questions on surviving family life. Have a question? Email us at minordilemmas@defector.com.

This week, Dave answers a question about talking to your child about death.

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”Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA)  says he will vote against acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve in the role permanently, putting more pressure on Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to limit GOP defections on the high-profile nominee,” NewsNation reports.