October 2026
Hochul, Blakeman debate live updates: Combative debate wraps as Trump, affordability take center stage
New York Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul and Republican challenger Bruce Blakeman will face off in the campaign’s only debate on Tuesday. Follow The Post’s live updates for the latest news, reactions, and analysis.
Michael Goodwin: Blakeman outclassed Hochul on debate stage — paving the way for him to win on Election Day
Bruce Blakeman came loaded for bear and hit the target, leaving Gov. Kathy Hochul on defense for most of their hour-long gubernatorial debate Tuesday.
Ilhan Omar’s husband spotted for first time since DHS raid – as Trump questions how couple can afford their ‘lovely place in Washington’
Tim Mynett, the husband of embattled Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.), was spotted Tuesday for the first time since the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) raided their Washington, DC, home – which President Trump suggested the couple shouldn’t be able to afford.
Exclusive | Ilhan Omar’s father was ‘loyal’ to Somali dictator, ‘misrepresented himself as a refugee’: Source
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s father “misrepresented himself as a refugee” to US authorities when he was a prominent military commander in the Somalia dictatorship that killed as many as 200,000 people, an expert scholar exclusively told The Post.
The missing immigration records on Rep. Ilhan Omar’s dad that may have prompted the raid on her DC home
Ilhan Omar’s dad, Nur Omar Mohamed, has no official record of being a naturalized US citizen, according to documents obtained by a Minnesota activist in 2023 — undermining Omar’s legal claim to citizenship by way of family relations.
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s staff got her birthdate changed officially after being elected to Congress: records
Rep. Ilhan Omar’s staff helped get her birthdate changed in public records once the Minnesota Democrat was elected to Congress in 2018, a switch that has since spurred frenzied accusations from critics that she misrepresented her age to secure US citizenship.
Pope Leo has lung cancer, lower lobe of his right lung removed: Vatican
Pope Leo XIV underwent surgery Tuesday that confirmed that he has lung cancer, and doctors removed the lower lobe of his right lung, the Vatican said.
Selma Blair’s ominous Instagram exchange ahead of in-flight biting incident
Selma Blair admitted she was “not great” in an Instagram comment before her alleged violent outburst aboard a Delta flight Sunday.
Selma Blair’s lawyers seek leniency while calling her ‘gold standard’ — how no-nonsense NYC judge fired back
Lawyers for A-lister-chomping actress Selma Blair claimed to a Queens judge she deserved a break after her second bizarre mid-air meltdown because she is “the gold standard’’ — but the no-nonsense jurist told them to fugghedaboutit.
Katie Zacharia visibly ‘nervous’ in first 14-minute White House press briefing
President Trump announced Zacharia as the successor to Karoline Leavitt last week, with Monday being her first official day in the job.