4+ day, 54+ min ago   (280+ words) Labor unions in New York will be allowed to take legal action against groups that discourage union membership under a proposal signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul on Wednesday. The bill, which passed the state Assembly and Senate amid…...

1+ week, 15+ hour ago   (277+ words) To determine a political party’s priorities, see what makes it upset. The rise of the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) is one of the biggest ongoing stories in politics. New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is a member of the…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (281+ words) The leader of the Seneca Nation criticized President Donald Trump's decision to rename Lake Ontario as "Lake America," saying it violates a more than 225-year-old treaty and shows a "blatant disrespect" for the Indigenous people who gave it its name…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (276+ words) New York Democrats have filed an ethics complaint against Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman’s rally with President Trump last week at a police academy, claiming it was a partisan political event using taxpayer-funded resources. The complaint, filed Friday by New…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (387+ words) The federal deficit will be $2.1 trillion when fiscal year 2026 ends on Sept. 30, the Congressional Budget Office projected in its monthly budget review. The deficit — the gap between what the government spends and what it collects from taxes and other revenue…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (280+ words) ANGELICA — Victoria Guite, state Senate candidate of District 57, will host a town hall 6 to 8 p.m. Sept. 3 at the Angelica Free Library. The event will be live-streamed for those who cannot attend in person, and questions will also be taken from…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (390+ words) The public has 30 days to comment on a federal proposal to rescind protections for inventoried roadless areas in national forests, although Forest Service officials have said the change would have no immediate effect on the Allegheny National Forest. The U.S. Forest…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (278+ words) Socialism gets rebranded every generation. New faces, a new hashtag and a catchy slogan, but the pitch stays the same: This time will be different. It never is, because socialism’s problem isn’t bad luck or bad leadership. It’s just a…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (386+ words) One of the latest targets in the legal battles around gun control laws is New York’s ban on Glock-style handguns. California, Maryland, Connecticut and New York have all passed — and their governors signed — laws that restrict the sale, transfer, manufacture…...

3+ week, 4+ day ago   (273+ words) Francesca Hong was supposed to win the Democratic Party nomination for governor of Wisconsin by 20 points — she lost by 0.4%. The Polymarket trading showed Hong’s likelihood of winning was at 92%. Meanwhile, Abdul El-Sayed was supposed to win the Michigan Democratic Party…...