Mayor Eric Adams’ decision to make an independent run for re-election could set the stage for a wild general election — if he can dig himself out of his current low standing in the polls.
If it’s going to point a clear way to a better future, President Donald Trump’s tariff push needs far better support from the White House staff than we saw in Wednesday’s release of “reciprocal tariff” levies.
New York won't come close to its "mandatory" goal of slashing gas emissions by 40% by 2030, let alone achieving 100% zero-carbon-emission electricity by 2040, but the state will inflict needless expense until it faces up to that fact.
Friday, Beijing launched a review of Hong Kong-based CK Hutchison's planned sale of its Panama Canal ports to a US-based firm, scuttling the deal for now — and proving that China is desperate to maintain its influence over the strategically vital critical maritime conduit.
The longer they're at loggerheads over policy issues, the greater the chance some power player will admit to these dangers and reopen the fiscal debate.
House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are pushing hard to get that “big, beautiful bill” onto President Donald Trump’s desk by the end of April — but they’re going to need him to start leading big-time to get it done.
As President Donald Trump continues to toy (troll?) with the idea of Canada becoming the 51st state, he should consider a better option: Build a common market with our neighbors to the north. That’s a lot more in line with the statehood idea than hitting the country with a barrage of tariffs. A deal to...
As Gov. Kathy Hochul pushes to ban nefarious mask-wearing, a band of loony Senate and Assembly Democrats insist on protecting criminals, antisemites and Antifa radicals — in the name of preventing police oppression of blacks.
Rep. Elise Stefanik just proved her mettle yet again, as the White House pulled her nomination to be US ambassador to the United Nations months after the fact because it belatedly realized the risks of vacating her House seat.
Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett said that Sen. Ted Cruz needs to be "knocked over the head" in addition to insulting Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and making a threat to Elon Musk.
Here's a test for the mayoral candidates: Who will promise to crack down on corruption in the public schools by beefing up the Special Commissioner of Investigation?
A new lawsuit reveals “a fair amount of evidence” that groups like Students for Justice in Palestine “aren’t merely pro-Hamas in outlook but that they coordinate their messaging and actions with Hamas,” thunders Commentary’s Seth Mandel.
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