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Carolyn Maloney leads a hearing about coronavirus preparedness and response in Washington

Business

House panel calls Postal Service officials to emergency hearing on mail delays

Posted on August 16, 2020

FILE PHOTO: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi Delivers Weekly Press Conference

Pelosi considering recalling Congress over Post Office sabotage

Posted on August 16, 2020

Belarusian President Lukashenko speaks during a rally of his supporters in Minsk

Politics

Amid protests over rigged Belarus election, Russia offers to send in military

Posted on August 16, 2020

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Council watchdog calls for close look at NYPD complaint investigation budget cuts

Posted on August 15, 2020

An individual deposits letters into a U.S. Postal Service (USPS) collection mailbox in Philadelphia

Business

U.S. Postal Service watchdog probing service woes as worries rise about mail ballots

Posted on August 15, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Michael Cohen arrives at his Manhattan apartment in New York City

Politics

Trump’s ex-lawyer Michael Cohen says to reveal president’s ‘skeletons’ in upcoming book

Posted on August 15, 2020

A U.S. Postal Service (USPS) post office is pictured in Philadelphia

Politics

U.S. Postal Service warns of ‘significant risk’ of late ballots

Posted on August 14, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump visits the U.S.-Mexico border in San Luis, Arizona

Politics

Trump pushes anti-immigrant message even as coronavirus dominates campaign

Posted on August 14, 2020

FILE PHOTO: A general view of the U.S. Supreme Court building in Washington

Politics

U.S. Supreme Court allows easing of Rhode Island voting restrictions

Posted on August 13, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. President Trump and Israel’s Prime Minister Netanyahu discuss Middle East peace proposal at White House in Washington

Politics

Israel and the United Arab Emirates reach historic deal to normalize relations with Trump’s help

Posted on August 13, 2020

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Protesters call on Cuomo to support billionaires tax while highlighting food insecurity in Black and immigrant communities

Posted on August 12, 2020

House Small Business Committee in Washington, DC

White House, Democrats show no sign of budging on U.S. coronavirus aid

Posted on August 12, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Democratic presidential candidate and U.S. Senator Kamala Harris joins with striking McDonalds workers in Las Vegas

Politics

Why Kamala Harris may prove an elusive target for Trump

Posted on August 12, 2020

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New York Congresswoman says choosing Kamala Harris as VP candidate selection is ‘a historic milestone’

Posted on August 12, 2020

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Upper West Side

The real Upper West Side story: Residents at crossroads while coping with influx of homeless and mentally ill

Posted on August 11, 2020

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Kamala Harris holds her first organizing event in Los Angeles as she campaigns in the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination race in Los Angeles

Politics

How Kamala Harris found the political identity that had eluded her

Posted on August 11, 2020

Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds oversight hearing on Customs and Border Protection agency on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics

Democratic presidential candidate Biden taps Senator Kamala Harris as running mate

Posted on August 11, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Former national security adviser Flynn arrives for sentencing hearing at U.S. District Court in Washington

Politics

Judges skeptical toward Trump ex-aide Flynn’s bid to immediately end case

Posted on August 11, 2020

U.S. President Trump holds a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic briefing at the White House

Health

Trump: order on pre-existing conditions a ‘double safety net’ despite Obamacare law

Posted on August 11, 2020

FILE PHOTO: FILE PHOTO: Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden holds campaign event in Wilmington, Delaware

Politics

Biden expected to announce U.S. presidential running mate this week: source

Posted on August 11, 2020

FILE PHOTO: House Small Business Committee in Washington, DC

Mnuchin sees possible virus deal, but no talks set with Congress

Posted on August 10, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump holds a news conference at his golf resort in Bedminster

Politics

Trump insists grand jury subpoena for tax records is overbroad

Posted on August 10, 2020

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Return of the rats: Budget cuts means a free lunch for rodents

Posted on August 10, 2020

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Queens rallygoers urge Cuomo to tax billionaires to save low-income communities

Posted on August 9, 2020

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Brooklyn

VIDEO: Latest ‘Back the Blue’ march in Brooklyn takes an ugly turn

Posted on August 9, 2020

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Schumer walks to Pelosi’s office for coronavirus relief negotiations with Mnuchin and Meadows at the U.S. Capitol in Washington

‘Unworkable, weak’ Trump economic orders do more harm than good: Schumer

Posted on August 9, 2020

Politics

Op-ed | Six weeks left to make NYC count in the 2020 Census

Posted on August 9, 2020

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Politics

‘Just laughable’: Cuomo mocks Trump’s executive orders, challenges their legality

Posted on August 9, 2020

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), attends a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington

Pelosi, Mnuchin signal openness to resume COVID-19 aid talks

Posted on August 9, 2020

Primary Election Day in Louisville

U.S. officials now worry about election logistics more than hacking

Posted on August 8, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Workers empty a carton of ballots from a drop box to prepare them for the mail sorting machine during the presidential primary at King County Elections ballot processing center in Renton

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As Trump attacks mail ballots, Republicans see their own prospects damaged

Posted on August 7, 2020

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De Blasio urges Financial Control Board to let New York City borrow to get through COVID-19 crisis

Posted on August 6, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee holds oversight hearing on Customs and Border Protection agency on Capitol Hill in Washington

Politics

U.S. Sen. Harris, Rep. Ocasio-Cortez offer environmental justice bill

Posted on August 6, 2020

U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi speaks at a news conference in the U.S. Capitol in Washington

Pelosi: Democrats, Republicans still far apart on coronavirus aid but making some progress

Posted on August 6, 2020

New York Governor Cuomo holds a briefing on the coronavirus response at the National Press Club in Washington

Cuomo warns Congress again: Give New York $30 billion in relief, or ‘dramatic actions’ follow

Posted on August 6, 2020

Demonstrators hold May Day protests in Manhattan during the outbreak of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) in New York

Business

Eviction ban in New York extended by Cuomo; de Blasio calls on DC for rent relief

Posted on August 6, 2020

The federal government should protect Jewish cemeteries from anti-Semitic vandalism, Rep. Carolyn Maloney said on March 6, 2017. Above, Maloney, right, New York Board of Rabbis Executive Vice President Joseph Potasnik, left, and others, hold a news conference to condemn the recent wave of anti-Semitic sentiment and actions.

Politics

Maloney declared winner over challenger after ballot disaster disenfranchises thousands

Posted on August 5, 2020

Fake morgue bags are seen near the entrance of United Federation of Teachers as symbol of students dead by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) as people take part in a march and rally during the National Day of Resistance to schools re-opening in New York

Politics

UFT says de Blasio’s school reopening plan doesn’t meet safety standards

Posted on August 4, 2020

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Census Bureau sets off opposition to decision to halt data collection early for 2020

Posted on August 4, 2020

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Cuomo signs bill allowing manufacturing and sale of alcohol-infused frozen desserts

Posted on August 4, 2020

Weekly news conference in Washington

Top Senate Democrat says COVID-19 relief talks ‘moving in the right direction’

Posted on August 4, 2020

FILE PHOTO: Stacey Abrams speaks to the crowd of supporters announcing they will wait till the morning for results of the mid-terms election at the Hyatt Regency in Atlanta

Politics

Stacey Abrams warns not to expect a U.S. presidential winner on Election Night

Posted on August 4, 2020

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Maloney calls on Patel to concede after court ruling to reinstate ballots in contested race

Posted on August 4, 2020

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Politics

PHOTOS: Governor Cuomo, Port Authority celebrate Greek Orthodox rebuilt from 9/11 devastation

Posted on August 3, 2020

U.S. President Trump holds executive order signing event in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington

Politics

Trump vows TikTok ban if no U.S. sale deal reached by Sept. 15

Posted on August 3, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a coronavirus disease (COVID-19) task force news briefing at the White House in Washington

Politics

Manhattan DA investigating Trump for more than ‘hush-money’ payments

Posted on August 3, 2020

Senator Chuck Schumer is worried about chickens from China.

Politics

Senate impasse continues over latest pandemic financial stimulus plan

Posted on August 2, 2020

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NYC officials blast police union boss for sharing ‘alternative facts’ with President Trump

Posted on August 2, 2020

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Lincoln Hospital hosts blood drive, takes part in multiple community celebrations

Cops are looking for this suspect, who allegedly shot a man in Far Rockaway in broad daylight on Tuesday, Aug. 12.

Gunman wanted in Far Rockaway shooting, victim ‘uncooperative’ with detectives: Source

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Red Hook Pool expected to reopen Sunday after weeks-long repair

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit in Seattle.

Federal appeals court expands ‘ministerial exception’ to customer service representative