Government shutdown 2018 enters day 3: Will it end Monday?
President Trump suggested to Senate Republicans to trigger the so-called Nuclear Option if the shutdown continues. Veuer's Maria Mercedes Galuppo has more.
Category Archives: Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo: Change way NY collects taxes to counter GOP tax law
Gov. Andrew Cuomo says a major change he is proposing in the way the state collects income taxes would negate some of the harm that the GOP tax law will do to New Yorkers with more than $10,000 in state and local taxes to deduct. Cuomo proposed as part of his 2018 state budget Tuesday to essentially do away with the state income tax on the wages earned by New Yorkers and replace it with an equivalent tax on employers.
Walters: Brown sees ramifications for killing the golden geese
To intertwine cliches, Gov. Jerry Brown let the cat out of the bag last week and acknowledged that he's concerned about killing the golden geese. Those geese are the few thousand Californians with the highest incomes whose taxes allow Brown and other California politicians to spend tens of billions of dollars a year and the new federal tax overhaul encourages them to take their money elsewhere.
CNN: Conspiracy Nut Network
Remember the medialeft takedown of Barry Goldwater in 1964? That was a warmup act for the vicious media attacks on Donald Trump.
Speakers Take Aim At Trump During Martin Luther King Event
Prominent lawmakers and community leaders took aim at President Donald Trump's racial rhetoric at a commemoration of Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday. The event was led by the Rev.
King children criticize Trump, decry racism on MLK holiday
Haitian and pro-Trump protesters yelled at each other from opposing corners just down the street from the president's Palm Beach Mar-a-Lago retreat. Bernice King, the daughter of the Rev.
A Top Lawmaker Seeks Investigation Into Sex Harassment Claim
Allegations that an influential New York state senator forcibly kissed a former staffer are "extremely disturbing," the fellow Democrat who leads the party's primary caucus in the chamber said Thursday. Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, of Yonkers, said in a statement that an "immediate independent investigation" needs to be started into the allegations against Sen. Jeff Klein, of the Bronx.
After Florida, more states press for offshore drilling exemptions
Governors and other officials from several U.S. coastal states ramped up pressure on the Trump administration on Wednesday to exempt their waters from an offshore drilling plan, hours after the Interior Department granted Florida's request to opt out. The backlash could complicate President Donald Trump's efforts to expand oil and gas production offshore.
Is Oprah running in 2020?
A day after her rousing speech at Sunday's Golden Globes, speculation about Winfrey's potential White House aspirations sparked some instant handicapping among Washington insiders. Winfrey, 63, is younger than some of the top Democrats who might run, William Kristol, editor of the conservative Weekly Standard magazine, told followers on Twitter.
States exploring tax changes in response to federal overhaul
In New Jersey and California, top Democratic officials want to let people make charitable contributions to the state instead of paying certain taxes. In Connecticut and New York, officials are exploring a switch from income taxes to new ones on payroll.
Federal tax overhaul could lead to changes in some states
In New Jersey and California, top Democratic officials want to let people make charitable contributions to the state instead of paying certain taxes. In Connecticut and New York, officials are exploring a switch from income taxes to new ones on payroll.
Governor calls for ban on ‘lunch shaming’
Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to ban so-called 'lunch shaming' across New York State. He issued a five-point-proposal ahead of next week's State of the State address.
LOVETT: Question marks surround Cuomo as he heads into 2018
With more than $26 million in his campaign kitty, accomplishments to point to and good poll numbers, Gov. Cuomo should be cruising into his re-election year in the bluest of blue states. The federal corruption trials of several close associates, an ongoing FBI investigation into his administration, a looming state budget deficit of at least $4.4 billion, subway system problems, as well as continued anger from the left all represent potential potholes for a governor who not only is seeking a third term, but is believed to have presidential ambitions.
Stefanik to vote “no” on GOP tax bill
On the eve of the House vote to approve the final draft of the GOP tax bill, Rep. Elise Stefanik said she would vote "no'' because of limits placed on the state-and-local tax deductions upon which many New York taxpayers depend. The revised bill is scheduled for a vote in the House Tuesday and in the Senate on Wednesday.
The first Republican jumps in gov race
Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb became the first candidate Tuesday to announce plans to run for the Republican nomination for governor next year. Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb discusses the need for stronger oversight of the state's economic-development programs during a news conference at the state Capitol on Wednesday, June 7, 2017.
The Latest: White House links bomb, immigration issue
A White House spokeswoman says a pipe bomb explosion in New York City's subway system shows the need for "immigration reform." Sarah Huckabee Sanders said Monday that Congress should work with the president, stressing the need to "protect our borders" and calling for a "merit-based" immigration system.
Cuomo’s Puerto Rico audition
Count Gov. Cuomo among the Democratic leaders who are responding to the truculent mood sweeping the party's base by serving up tough, pointed critiques of the Republican leadership in Congress and the White House. "In my opinion, the federal government should be ashamed of itself," Cuomo thundered from a podium at Kennedy Airport, condemning the Trump administration's response to the devastation in Puerto Rico caused by Hurricane Maria.
Albany Watch: Senate Democratic unity and new laws
In New York state government news, Democrats hope to wrest control of the Senate back from Republicans, and several new laws are now on the books.
Political parties taking sides on Sam Hoyt resignation
The political fallout from alleged sexual harassment by Sam Hoyt is turning into a political battle between the leaders of Erie County's two main political parties. Erie County Republican Chairman Nick Langworthy is going after Democrats, after Hoyt admitted his departure from Empire State Development was triggered by his paying hush money in a sexual harassment case.
NYC Truck Attack Suspect Faces Terrorism Charge
Federal prosecutors have charged a Uzbek immigrant with a terrorism charge related to the deadly truck attack on a New York bike path. Suspected Sayfullo Saipov was charged Wednesday in a criminal complaint in the Tuesday afternoon attack that killed eight people near the World Trade Center.