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Trump cannot take over New York City, but “there are ways in which he can make life difficult,” Columbia University legal expert Richard Briffault told Newsday in a story getting to the truth behind ...
Plans for two gas pipelines are moving ahead after the Interior Department allowed construction of a major offshore wind ...
Blue state leaders have considerable power at their disposal to confront the threat of the administration’s authoritarianism. But some lines have never previously been crossed.
The system shook up the recent New York City mayoral primary. But it wouldn't work the same way in most of our state.
The state has expensed more than $20.5 million for the legal defense of Andrew Cuomo and several officials who worked in the ...
Given the chance to address Donald Trump’s suspension of due process and defiance of the judiciary, Newsom—a would-be leader ...
Flags across New York are flying at half-staff today to honor West Colesville Fire Chief James Sitek, who died in the line of duty on July 4, according to the USA Today. Sitek collapsed from a medical ...
Pratik Chougule wants to make wagering on politics as popular and legal as wagering on sports. Is that all in good fun—or a ...
John J. Lennon, imprisoned for a brutal 2001 murder, is now a published writer in The New Yorker and The New York Times. Will his redemption be enough to earn clemency from Gov. Kathy Hochul?
The political world saw her as a rising star in 2023; Jaffer, a Democrat, previously served as the nation’s first female ...
Legal guardrails against, say, raising taxes and spending are mere tissue paper under New York's one-party, increasingly ...