Tag: New York

Vice President Mike Pence will be a key fundraising and bankrolling figure as the Republican Party approaches what looks to be brutal midterm elections this year. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

Mike Pence prioritizes Trump loyalists, swing districts in 2018 fundraising

David M. Drucker · February 6, 2018 5:01 am

According to recent reports, White House principal deputy press secretary Raj Shah called President Trump "deplorable" after hearing the infamous "Access Hollywood" tape during the 2016 campaigns. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

White House aide called Trump ‘deplorable’ after Access Hollywood tape was released: Report

Diana Stancy Correll · February 6, 2018 1:29 am

Former Vice President Joe Biden and former Attorney General Eric Holder are slated to speak to House Democrats at their retreat in Maryland this week, where party members are expected to establish a 2018 midterm strategy. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Eric Holder, Terry McAuliffe, Joe Biden to address House Democratic retreat

Al Weaver · February 5, 2018 10:48 pm

As of Jan. 29, nearly 11.8 million people had enrolled in Obamacare coverage in the federal and state exchanges, according to data collected by the pro-Obamacare group Get America Covered. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

State Obamacare enrollment on track to outpace previous years, despite confusion

Kimberly Leonard · February 4, 2018 5:01 am

"The Trump Administration's suspension of the Clean Water Rule threatens to eliminate protections for millions of miles of streams and acres of wetlands across the country," Eric Schneiderman said. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Energy and Environment

New York AG Eric Schneiderman to sue Trump administration for blocking Waters of the US rule

Josh Siegel · February 1, 2018 4:31 pm

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo has been making the rounds denouncing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act as a savage attack on New York, particularly focusing on the state and local tax deduction. But if Cuomo truly wishes to solve the state's fiscal problems, he must re-examine its longtime culture of punishingly high taxes and reckless spending. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink)

Beltway Confidential

Andrew Cuomo virtue-signals to cover up his fiscal failures

Spencer Chretien · January 31, 2018 8:42 pm

North American Moving Services recently released a report detailing state-to-state moves during 2017 using Census data. (iStock)

Americans are on the move to freer pastures

Dean Stansel · January 31, 2018 5:01 am

"Since World War II, we've had three Democratic supermajorities in the Senate. The first gave us the New Deal, the second gave us the Great Society, the third gave us Obamacare and Dodd-Frank," said Sen. Ted Cruz. (Graeme Jennings/Washington Examiner)

Ted Cruz touts his ‘relatively unusual position in the Senate’

Timothy P. Carney · January 30, 2018 5:01 am

(AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Democratic attempts to circumvent tax law ‘dead on arrival,’ Kevin Brady says

Joseph Lawler · January 29, 2018 10:31 pm

Afternoon Links: Farewell to the Chief, the Perils of FitBit, and Christianity in the Age of Trump

Jim Swift · January 29, 2018 9:12 pm

Divestment in energy companies will not curb carbon emissions. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File)

Beltway Confidential

The futility (and worse) of divestment from oil and gas

Mark J. Perry · January 29, 2018 7:13 pm

First lady Melania Trump spent the first months of her husband's presidency living in New York City so their son, Barron, could finish his school year. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Melania Trump’s military flights before move to White House cost more than $675,000: Report

Caitlin Yilek · January 29, 2018 1:56 pm