Tag: New York

"That doesn't fly," said former U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara in response to House Speaker Paul Ryan's defense of President Trump's alleged request to end the investigation into his former national security adviser. Bharara has become a vocal critic of Trump on Twitter after his own firing. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Why was only one Wall Streeter prosecuted after the financial crisis? Preet Bharara can explain

Paul Conner · February 1, 2019 5:21 am

ADDS NAMES OF OTHERS WITH CUOMO - In this photo provided by the Office of Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, Cuomo, right, signs Reproductive Health Act Legislation during a ceremony, Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, in the Red Room at the State Capitol in Albany, N.Y. With the new law, New York state enacts one of the nation's strongest protections for abortion rights, a move that state leaders say was needed to safeguard those rights should the U.S. Supreme Court overturn Roe v. Wade. Also pictured are attorney Sarah Weddington, front left, who successfully argued Roe v Wade before the Supreme Court; New York State assembly Speaker Carl Heastie, back left; New York State Senate Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins, D-Yonkers, standing center; and Democratic Lt. Gov Kathy Hochul, back right.

Beltway Confidential

Applause for abortion, applause from hell

Frank Pavone · January 31, 2019 2:44 pm

Top Obama attorney slams Comey for ‘prosecutorial slander’ of Hillary Clinton

Paul Conner · January 31, 2019 5:12 am

Pat Thompson displayed a sign supporting Roe v. Wade at a rally, held by Planned Parenthood, commemorating the 45th anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision at the Capitol Monday, Jan. 22, 2018, in Sacramento, Calif. The 1973 landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court affirmed a woman's right to have an abortion.

Beltway Confidential

From ‘safe, legal, and rare’ to ‘dangerous, imposed, and frequent’

Washington Examiner · January 30, 2019 11:45 pm

Julia Salazar answers questions during an interview after winning the Democratic primary over Martin Dilan in New York's 18th State Senate district race, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in New York.

‘I would never primary @AOC’: Possible Democrat challengers say they’re not interested

Al Weaver · January 30, 2019 10:40 pm

Cardinal Timothy Dolan addresses a news conference at the offices of the New York Archdiocese in New York.

Beltway Confidential

Cardinal Timothy Dolan goes after Democrats’ anti-Catholic bigotry

Becket Adams · January 29, 2019 8:56 pm

Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., walks to member-elect briefings on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Nov. 15, 2018.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez fires back at ‘disconnected’ Democrat who wants to make her a one-term congresswoman

Caitlin Yilek · January 29, 2019 5:51 pm

In this Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, file photo, Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks during an appearance with former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton where both Democrats called for codifying abortion rights into New York State law during a joint appearance at Barnard College in New York.

Beltway Confidential

Conservatives propose reasonable abortion waiting period and abortion advocates freak out

Kimberly Ross · January 29, 2019 2:52 am

Sherrod Brown boasts: ‘I will beat Trump in Ohio’

Naomi Lim · January 27, 2019 2:23 pm

The opioid crisis is raging, and a border wall is an important part of the answer

michael-r-caputo · January 27, 2019 5:00 am

The new Attorney General of New York, Letitia James, participates in an inauguration ceremony in New York, Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019.

New York’s new AG has the chance to end a major political abuse

Washington Examiner · January 26, 2019 5:00 am

Airports face delays due to staffing shortages

Diana Stancy Correll · January 25, 2019 4:09 pm