A 150-Mile Commute Complicates 3 New York City Mayoral Campaigns
Zohran Mamdani, Zellnor Myrie and Jessica Ramos are ping-ponging between New York City and Albany as they divide their time ...
Jeanne Shaheen not running for Senate reelection in New Hampshire
Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, of New Hampshire, announced she will not be running for reelection to the U.S. Senate in 2026.
Funeral held for Dr. Hazel Dukes, trailblazing civil rights leader in New York City
Dr. Hazel Dukes' funeral was held Wednesday in Harlem, a final goodbye for a civil rights icon. A large crowd gathered at ...
Dr. Oz to Face Pointed Questions on Medicare and Medicaid Before Senate Panel
The Senate Finance Committee holds a confirmation hearing on Friday for Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV celebrity who is nominated to ...
Live updates: Senate faces vote to prevent government shutdown
The Senate is up against a government funding deadline Friday and needs 60 votes to keep the lights on and prevent a shutdown starting at midnight Saturday. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer ...
Senate Democrats face tough choice on budget ahead of midnight deadline
The Senate will vote Friday on a temporary budget to prevent a government shutdown. Democrats are divided on the issue.
The $500 inflation stimulus check that could be approved in New York: What needs to happen for it to pass?
Lawmakers in New York are split on how to deliver Governor Kathy Hochul’s proposed ‘inflation refund’ checks that could send ...
Here's why the Texas House, Senate are beefing over the 'Official Steak of Texas'
Should the New York strip steak be renamed the "Texas Strip" and take on the "official State Steak of Texas" honor? Or what ...
Senate Democrats wrestle with allowing a government shutdown
With funding set to run out at 12:01 a.m. Saturday, several more Senate Democrats remain non-committal while others publicly ...
As shutdown deadline nears, Senate Democrats say they won’t vote for GOP-led bill
A possible opening emerged for the District to avoid more than $1 billion in cuts to public services under a Republican ...
Senate Dems slammed for trying to ‘water down’ Gov. Hochul’s school smartphone ban: ‘Almost meaningless’
Backers of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposed “bell-to-bell” ban on the use of smartphones in schools are flunking Democrats in the ...
Opinion
Senate shutdown showdown: No good choice for Democrats
Democrats have been struggling in how to deal with the dizzying flood of unilateral actions coming from Donald Trump these past 54 days, but tonight’s midnight deadline to keep the federal ...