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New York's Puerto Rican Day Parade has dealt with controversy even before the decision this year to honor a former nationalist who spent decades in prison as part of a group that bombed buildings in the 1970s and 1980s. Sunday's march will take place as a debate rages over honoring Oscar Lopez Rivera as National Freedom Hero.
Audience members listen as New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a rally, Tuesday, June 6, 2017 in New York. Cuomo and House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., are hoping to increase the number of congressional seats held by the Democratic Party.
New York governor declares first Sunday in June as Shimon Peres Day in honor of 'one of Israel's founding fathers' Some 40,000 people from over 250 organizations took part in a parade along Manhattan's Fifth Avenue on Sunday to show their support for Israel. The "Celebrate Israel" parade was held under the banner of "Celebrate Israel All Together."
A Puerto Rican nationalist recently freed from prison has agreed to step aside from any formal role in New York City's Puerto Rican Day parade, Mayor Bill de Blasio said on Thursday. "Oscar Lopez Rivera agreeing to step aside from any formal role in the parade is a critical step forward in refocusing our city's attention on the more important issues facing Puerto Rico," the Democratic mayor said in a statement.
One person was killed and 19 more injured when a car slammed into a crowd in New York's Times Square on Thursday, authorities said. Police said one person was taken into custody and was being given a breathalyzer test.
One person was killed and 19 more injured when a car slammed into a crowd in New York's Times Square on Thursday, authorities said. Car slams into crowd in New York's Times Square; 1 dead, 19 hurt One person was killed and 19 more injured when a car slammed into a crowd in New York's Times Square on Thursday, authorities said.
Now, Lee's raising her voice about her feelings about Republican House Speaker Ryan known. "At first what occurred to me is that we are both from Wisconsin," Lee said.
In this Friday photo, demonstrators hold signs to protest Rep. Jackie Walorski's, R-Ind., vote to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act, outside her office in Mishawaka, Ind.
The proposed law requires the state to release five years of state tax information for any President or vice president who files a New York state return. ALBANY - New York Democrats have hatched a plan to get a look at Donald Trump's taxes by crafting legislation designed to get at his state returns that does everything but mention the President by name.
Steve Bolze, president and CEO of GE Power talks to members of the media following a company announcement that they have completed the acquisition of AlstomA's power and grid businesses on Monday, Nov. 2, 2015, in Schenectady, N.Y. less Steve Bolze, president and CEO of GE Power talks to members of the media following a company announcement that they have completed the acquisition of AlstomA's power and grid businesses on Monday, Nov. 2, ... more WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 28: GE Chairman and CEO Jeff Immelt is interviewed during the Washington Ideas Forum at the Harmon Center for the Arts September 28, 2016 in Washington, DC.
In this Jan. 3, 2017, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, right, and Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders appear onstage together during an event at New York's LaGuardia Community College. It's the hope of proponents such as Sanders and Hillary Clinton, who made debt-free college a key talking point in their Democratic presidential campaigns, that New York's first-in-the-nation free tuition program for middle-class students will spread to other states.
Popular Vote Loser Donald Trump just released his first budget,and it is filled with debilitating cuts to social services and... Despite promising to release his tax returns in a televised debate with Hillary Clinton, Donald Trump continues to show that... Daily Kos Elections' project to calculate the 2016 presidential results for every state legislative seat in the nation hits New York, a heavily Democratic state, but one where a coalition of Republicans and rogue Democrats run the state Senate. You can find our master list of states here , which we'll be updating as we add new states; you can also find all our data from 2016 and past cycles here .
Senator John DeFrancisco, Deputy Majority Leader, addresses the members of the Senate at the Capitol on Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. Senator John DeFrancisco, Deputy Majority Leader, addresses the members of the Senate at the Capitol on Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. Senators make their way to their desks before the start of the session at the Capitol on Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. Senators make their way to their desks before the start of the session at the Capitol on Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. Senator James Tedisco, left, stands on the floor of the Senate as he waits for the start of the session on Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. Senator James Tedisco, left, stands on the floor of the Senate as he waits for the start of the session on Sunday, April 9, 2017, in Albany, N.Y. Some Senators and Senate staff are seen on the floor of the Senate ... (more)
Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered a blistering attack Tuesday on a federal plan to take the cost of Medicaid off the backs of New York's county governments. GOP Medicaid bill: Counties see mandate relief ALBANY -- Gov. Andrew Cuomo offered a blistering attack Tuesday on a federal plan to take the cost of Medicaid off the backs of New York's county governments.
Gov. Cuomo announced 27 new hires on Tuesday, including a dozen people who were out of work thanks to President Trump. The dozen either worked for President Barack Obama, the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign or elsewhere in the federal government, and their hirings come as Cuomo is being talked up as a potential Democratic presidential candidate for 2020.
House Republicans cut a backroom deal Tuesday night leaving New York City in the lurch by cutting Upstate contributions to the state Medicaid program. The House speaker, scrambling for votes to pass his much-maligned Obamacare repeal plan, tacked on a last-minute provision from Rep. Chris Collins aimed at winning over skittish Upstate New York Republicans ahead of Thursday's House vote.
Cuomo in 2020? New York Gov makes moves to run for president as he hires two Florida fundraisers, including Hillary Clinton's former money man A source told the New York Post that the newly hired fundraisers, including Hillary Clinton's former go-to-guy Jon Adrabi, is a sign Cuomo's building a national network to launch his presidential bid. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is reportedly 'laying the groundwork' for a 2020 presidential bid.
Bharara's dismissal capped a brief but highly unusual showdown in which a political appointee installed by Trump's predecessor, President Barack Obama, declined an order to submit a resignation. "I did not resign.
Wall Street enforcer Preet Bharara may be forced out as the U.S. attorney in Manhattan despite assurances he said he had received from the incoming Trump administration that he would remain in the job. Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday abruptly asked for the resignations of 46 U.S. attorneys, all those remaining who had served under former President Barack Obama.
A family's ownership stake in Breitbart News throws a fresh spotlight on the publicity-averse political donors Bob and Rebekah Mercer, who now occupy a prominent place in Donald Trump's Washington. Who are mega-donors Bob and Rebekah Mercer, and why are they influential? A family's ownership stake in Breitbart News throws a fresh spotlight on the publicity-averse political donors Bob and Rebekah Mercer, who now occupy a prominent place in Donald Trump's Washington.