New York City

Politics

Donovan easily beats Grimm in GOP primary

Incumbent Rep. Dan Donovan held off former Rep. and convicted felon Michael Grimm in NY11's Republican primary.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

Cuomo’s whirlwind tour of cable news

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is spending a lot of time on national channels discussing national issues.

Immigration

Politics

New York reacts to Supreme Court upholding Trump’s Muslim travel ban

The Supreme Court upheld Donald Trumps Muslim immigration ban - heres what New Yorks leaders are saying.

Donald Trump

Politics

No one knows how many immigrant children taken from parents are in New York

Donald Trump’s executive order doesn’t send the children already taken back to their families.

Donald Trump

Policy

New York Republicans won’t criticize Trump for child separation policy

Only Rep. Peter King called to stop the Trump administration's controversial practice of child separation.

Immigration

Politics

City Hall: There are migrants separated from their parents in New York

The federal government is placing newly unaccompanied minors in New York City residential programs.

Andrew Cuomo

Politics

A lawsuit, a bus tour and a budget deal

New York Attorney General files a lawsuit against the Trump Foundation, Governor Andrew Cuomo goes on a bus tour, a NYCHA settlement is reached and New York City has a budget deal in this week's top news.

Donald Trump

Policy

Experts: AG suit builds towards possible criminal case against Trump

New York Attorney General Barbara Underwood's lawsuit builds towards a possible criminal case against Donald Trump, and if federal officials don’t pursue charges, state and city prosecutors could.

Donald Trump

Opinion

Attorney General Barbara Underwood continues the office’s pursuit of Trump

The New York AG’s office filed suit against the Trump Foundation for allegedly funneling money to the president’s 2016 campaign

Campaigns & Elections

Personality

Democratic House candidate Dylan Ratigan is a lifelong non-voter

Democratic House candidate, and former MSNBC anchor, Dylan Ratigan didn’t vote in 2016 “out of disgust.”

Donald Trump

Policy

How Trump’s trade dispute could wallop the upstate economy

Ironically, those likeliest to be hurt by a trade dispute with Canada are in areas that voted overwhelmingly for Trump.

Immigration

Opinion

Crowley: Put ICE back on its leash

A new bill introduced by Rep. Joe Crowley and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand would dismantle Trump’s deportation machine.

New York State

Politics

Can New York circumvent Trump’s pardon power?

It would require a change in state law, but New York prosecutors have jurisdiction over many of Donald Trump’s activities.

New York City

Politics

State Senate stalemate, Trump endorses Donovan and Weinstein indicted

State Senate stalemate, Trump endorses Donovan and Harvey Weinstein indicted in this week's top news.

New York City

Politics

Party conventions, marijuana reform and a new attorney general

Party conventions, marijuana reform and a new attorney general round out the week’s top political news.

Andrew Cuomo

Personality

New York doesn't do royal weddings, but it has its own royalty

New York doesn't have royalty, but the former colony seems fond of dynastic succession in politics.