New York City

Politics

How one mega-donor can affect the midterms

Billionaire Ronald Lauder is behind National Horizon ads targeting Democratic candidates online.

Donald Trump

Politics

Tweets show Molinaro cozying up to the Trumps

Tweets show Molinaro cozying up to the Trumps, while the Republican gubernatorial nominee has sought to distance himself from the president.

Donald Trump

Politics

Keeping tabs on Saudi ties to Trump’s NYC interests

Donald Trump and Jared Kushner’s New York businesses depend on money from Saudi Arabia and its allies.

Donald Trump

Opinion

New York GOP’s Trumpification is complete

New York’s Republican Party has endorsed misogyny and white nationalism – or, at minimum, declared them to be scourges less worrisome than vandalism.

New York City

Politics

Trump’s inheritance, Kavanaugh's appointment and WFP for Cuomo

Donald Trump’s inheritance, Brett Kavanugh's appointment, Barack Obama’s endorsements and the Working Families Party for Andrew Cuomo in This Week's Headlines.

Donald Trump

Policy

Why a Kavanaugh confirmation could limit the NY AG’s power

Depending on if, and how soon Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh were to be confirmed, he may be one of the nine justices deciding Gamble v. United States, a case that could bar New York from prosecuting crimes that already have been tried at the federal level.

New York City

Policy

Will Cy Vance redeem his reputation among liberals?

Manhattan DA Cy Vance is making some reforms, but not all advocates are mollified.

Andrew Cuomo

Policy

How much money will the Gateway project get from Washington?

Local work on the trans-Hudson tunnel project is advancing as Congress fights for funding.

Donald Trump

Policy

Why Donald and Fred Trump got away with it

There is little preventing landlords from operating similar schemes to Trump’s to jack up rents on regulated apartments.

New York State

Politics

The NY-19 contest is becoming a race about race

With Rep. John Faso fighting for political survival against Antonio Delgado, the NY-19 contest is becoming a race about race.

Donald Trump

Politics

Kavanaugh and Ford speak, Crystal Run scandal, WFP decisions

Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford speak, Crystal Run scandal, and WFP decisions in This Week's Headlines.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Jeff Klein, architect of the IDC, deposed at 58

Jeffrey Klein, a state senator in the Democratic Party for nearly 15 years who created the Republican-aligned Independent Democratic Conference, or IDC, was defeated on Thursday in the 34th state Senate District primary in the Bronx. He was 58 years old.

New York City

Opinion

Abolish ICE – and replace it with something better

The federal government should follow NYC’s lead on immigration enforcement, argues Bitta Mostofi, commissioner of the New York City Mayor’s Office of Immigrant Affairs.

New York State

Politics

In New York, federal judicial nominations strike bipartisan balance

Unlike Supreme Court showdown, Chuck Schumer and Donald Trump collaborated on New York's federal judicial nominations.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

The real reason Cuomo and James are calling to change double jeopardy law

Despite Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Public Advocate Letitia James' calls for action, the state Senate won’t do anything to confront Trump on Paul Manafort. They're doing it to win the primaries.