New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Thursday responded to President Donald Trump’s executive order to rename Lake Ontario to “Lake America” amid his ongoing trade war with Canada, saying her state would continue using the old name. “New York won’t be calling it that,” Hochul, a Democrat, wrote on X. Trump’s order, directs the Interior Department and Board on Geographic Names to update federal records and provide guidance...

The Republican National Committee is escalating its fight with New Jersey election officials over voter roll records, threatening legal action as it seeks information related to noncitizens found on the state’s rolls. The RNC sent formal National Voter Registration Act violation notices Wednesday to New Jersey’s secretary of state and election officials in Bergen, Essex, Hudson, Middlesex, Somerset and Union counties. The committee is seeking records related to...

Social media is in a frenzy over a report that police raided the home of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s son over allegations against his roommate. Minneapolis police raided the home of Adnan Hirsi earlier this week and confiscated guns and ammunition before arresting his roommate, Abdulrahman Abdi, Alpha News reported.  Hirsi, Omar’s son, has not been implicated in any wrongdoing, nor was the congresswoman implicated in the incident. CAUGHT...