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Democratic members of Congress from New Jersey and New York on Sunday met with immigration detainees separated from children at the southwest border who are now being held at a New Jersey immigration facility. During a news conference afterward, the representatives said they met with five men at the Elizabeth Contract Detention Facility, four of whom were brought to New Jersey from the U.S.-Mexico border.
After a growing furor among Uber drivers in New York City in 2016 over plunging incomes, Uber relented and made a rare concession: It agreed to recognize a local driver group. The group, the Independent Drivers Guild, was not quite a union, but it would meet regularly with Uber management and advocate for drivers .
New York 's attorney general filed a lawsuit Thursday asking a court to shut down President Trump 's charitable foundation, accusing him of abusing the foundation to enrich himself and help his political campaign. Barbara Underwood brought the lawsuit in state court in New York against the Donald J. Trump Foundation, Mr. Trump , and his children Ivanka, Eric and Donald Jr. She said the foundation, created in the 1980s, hasn't held a board meeting since 1999, leaving Mr. Trump to run it "according to his whim."
New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon unveiled Wednesday an ambitious and expensive education plan packed with spending on programs long desired by progressives, including free college tuition for illegal immigrants. The platform , which bears the pithy hashtag slogan #SchoolsNotJails, calls for spending $7.37 billion on a wide range of K-12 and higher education initiatives.
In this May 22, 2018, file photo, Clarke Tucker talks to supporters after winning the District 2 U.S. House Democratic primary at Cotham's in the City in Little Rock. Weeks into the primary season, with five more states voting today, Democrats are shaping up to test what liberal messages the party can sell to the moderate and GOP-leaning voters who will help determine control of the House after the November midterm election.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo joined the chorus of New York officials calling for the release of an Ecuadorian native detained while delivering pizza at a Brooklyn Army base after his impending deportation was halted, at least for now, by a federal judge. In this undated family photo provided by Sandra Chica, Pablo Villavicencio poses with his two daughters, Luciana, left, and Antonia.
'He is the last person I ever dreamed would do this': Anthony Bourdain's grief-stricken mother shares her shock over his suicide, but says he was in a 'dark mood' in the days before his death 'I'm going on a mission of peace': Optimistic Trump jets out of the G7 summit early for historic summit with Kim Jong-un, and says the Korean leader has 'one shot' to show he's serious 'The G8 is a more meaningful group than the G7': Trump repeats his controversial calls for Russia to be allowed back into the international fold and says may not have 'let Putin take Crimea' like Obama did' French restaurant where celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain dined on sausage and pork knuckle shortly before he took his own life becomes a pilgrimage site for his fans 'He gave everything to his work and then had nothing left for himself': Friends say Anthony Bourdain's grueling and lonely globe-trotting work schedule ... (more)
Kate Spade's widower Andy Spade leaves his apartment wearing a children's MOUSE mask as medical examiner determines her official cause of death as suicide by hanging 'Our sweet Oakleigh Klover was born this morning and now is safely in heaven': Devastated country singer Walker Hayes reveals his newborn died after birth 'He needs to bring his toothbrush to court': Former US attorney says Paul Manafort will go to prison TOMORROW for witness tampering US diplomats in China are finally sent HOME weeks after being hit by mystery illness resembling a brain injury that other officials already suffered in Cuba 'I know it was a miracle God touched Kim Kardashian's heart': Alice Johnson speaks after being freed from prison and thanks Trump for his 'mercy' as the president wishes her a 'wonderful life' on Twitter 'WWIII could end civilisation' warns Putin as he uses annual TV phone in with Russian ... (more)
Kate Spade's widower Andy Spade leaves his apartment wearing a children's MOUSE mask as medical examiner determines her official cause of death as suicide by hanging 'Our sweet Oakleigh Klover was born this morning and now is safely in heaven': Devastated country singer Walker Hayes reveals his newborn died after birth 'He needs to bring his toothbrush to court': Former US attorney says Paul Manafort will go to prison TOMORROW for witness tampering US diplomats in China are finally sent HOME weeks after being hit by mystery illness resembling a brain injury that other officials already suffered in Cuba 'I know it was a miracle God touched Kim Kardashian's heart': Alice Johnson speaks after being freed from prison and thanks Trump for his 'mercy' as the president wishes her a 'wonderful life' on Twitter 'WWIII could end civilisation' warns Putin as he uses annual TV phone in with Russian ... (more)
He's looking to fill a seat left vacant by Eric Schneiderman, who abruptly resigned last month after he was accused of abusing women he dated. Maloney, who was first elected in 2012, said he sees the race for the open attorney general seat as an opportunity he could not pass up - despite a crowded Democratic field of three women running for the party's nomination.
In this Monday, May 21, 2018, photo, former President Bill Clinton listens during an interview about a novel he wrote with James Patterson, "The President is Missing," in New York. In this Monday, May 21, 2018, photo, former President Bill Clinton listens during an interview about a novel he wrote with James Patterson, "The President is Missing," in New York.
Union leader and former Robert Kennedy aide Paul Schrade suffered years of depression following the assassination but now is staunchly committed to preserving RFK's legacy. . FILE--In this Jan. 15, 2014, file photo, Colorado state Democratic Senator Mike Johnston listens to testimony during a committee hearing at the Capitol, in Denver.
When you purchase something using affiliate links on our site, The New Yorker may earn a portion of the sales revenue, which helps to support our journalism. The idea of going to see a documentary about a Supreme Court Justice was not, for me, immediately appealing.
The former Republican congressman from New York City's Staten Island is fighting his party, his president and the stigma of a felony conviction in a no-holds-barred primary June 26. Just two years out of prison, the amateur boxer with a fiery temper wants his old job back. And he has a legitimate chance to seize the nomination from the incumbent, Dan Donovan.
Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, center, speaks during a press conference where Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York, left, and Zephyr Teachout, right, pitched an ethics reform blueprint plan on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. less Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, center, speaks during a press conference where Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York, left, and Zephyr Teachout, right, pitched an ethics reform blueprint ... more Zephyr Teachout, right, listens to Susan Lerner executive director of Common Cause New York, left background, and Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner, foreground, prior to holding a press conference where the trio pitched an ethics reform blueprint plan on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2017, at the Capitol in Albany, N.Y. less Zephyr Teachout, right, listens to Susan Lerner executive director of Common Cause New York, left ... (more)
This combination photo shows President Donald Trump at a campaign rally in Moon Township, Pa., on March 10, 2018, left, and Kim Kardashian West at the NBCUniversal Network 2017 Upfront in New York on May 15, 2017. Kardashian West arrived at the White House for a meeting with presidential senior adviser Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law.
While the coffee chain gets kudos for managing a P.R. crisis, a bevy of research suggests that culture can't be changed in one afternoon. Starbucks Chairman and CEO Howard Schultz presents during the Starbucks 2016 Investor Day meeting, in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 7, 2016.
Farmers on the Hawaiian island o... Farmers say Hawaii should brace for a shortage of its traditional crop taro after record-breaking rains flooded their fields on the island of Kauai last month. Farmers say Hawaii should brace for a shortage of its traditional crop taro after record-breaking rains flooded their fields on the island of Kauai last month.
The bulge is back! Hillary wears another over-sized coat with a suspicious protrusion sticking out as she attends Memorial Day parade with Bill 'We raised a monster': Casey Anthony's parents reveal she would disappear for days with Caylee, refused to identify girl's father and stole money from toddler's savings account in interview to mark 10-years since child's death Starbucks prepares to close more than 8,000 company-owned stores at a cost of $12m for a diversity training day weeks after two black men were arrested waiting for a friend Is the Trump-Kim summit back on? Top North Korean official travels to New York for high level meeting as US envoy flies to Singapore with both sides appearing STILL on course for June 12 date 'It's my life and my choice': Meghan McCain reveals she got into a screaming match with her father after the senator insisted he fly to DC for the Obamacare vote ... (more)
More than a dozen Navy and Coast Guard ships took part in a 30-year tradition this week, parading through New York Harbor for Fleet Week . The nautical display lasts just a few days, but the U.S. Coast Guard patrols the waterways of New York all year long, reports CBS News correspondent Don Dahler.