Tag: New York

Red-state Democrats in Congress usually are some of the most bipartisan, but in the era of Trump, things have changed. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Salena Zito: Red-state Democrats posture for donors instead of working for voters

Salena Zito · January 14, 2018 5:01 am

Public pension managers are increasingly using the funds entrusted to them for their own political agendas, with dangerous financial consequences for entire generations of workers. (AP Photo/Jonathan J. Cooper)

Financial performance, not politics, matters most to America’s pension holders

Mark J. Perry · January 12, 2018 5:01 am

"I hope that the states are more focused on cutting their budgets and giving tax cuts to their people in their states than they are on trying to evade the law," Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Steve Mnuchin: Blue state attempts to circumvent limits on SALT deduction are ‘ridiculous’

Joseph Lawler · January 11, 2018 8:30 pm

Paul Manafort, former campaign manager for Donald Trump, was indicted by a federal grand jury last fall on 12 charges related to the work he did in Ukraine before joining Trump's campaign, including conspiracy against the U.S., tax fraud, and money laundering. (Andrew Harrer/Bloomberg)

Paul Manafort sued by Russian oligarch over failed investment

Diana Stancy Correll · January 11, 2018 2:14 am

Ryan Zinke said he would not allow offshore drilling in the eastern Gulf of Mexico, after meeting with Florida Gov. Rick Scott Tuesday night. (Scott Keeler/Tampa Bay Times via AP)

Energy and Environment

Coastal governors want Ryan Zinke to block drilling in their states, too

Josh Siegel · January 10, 2018 6:14 pm

New York's exorbitant spending is an example of how government financing, combined with inadequate controls over private contractors and unions, results in enormous waste. (Victor J. Blue/Bloomberg)

Beltway Confidential

Michael Barone: New York shows Trump how not to do infrastructure

Michael Barone · January 10, 2018 4:46 pm

From Party Hack to Reformer

Kyle Sammin · January 6, 2018 3:04 am

Firefighters extinguished a small fire at the home of former President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary Clinton on Wednesday in Chappaqua, N.Y. (Frank Becerra Jr./ The Journal News via AP)

Emergency crews respond to fire at Bill and Hillary Clinton’s upstate New York property

Naomi Lim · January 4, 2018 3:05 am

Afternoon Links: Get Ready for ‘Raw Water,’ Pumping Your Own Gas, and Milo’s First Draft

Jim Swift · January 3, 2018 9:50 pm

Increases in minimum wage in 18 states at the start of 2018, mostly in left-leaning states, follow years of pushing by liberal activists for higher rates after similar efforts stalled in Congress. (iStock)

Minimum wage increases in 18 states put economic claims to the test

Sean Higgins · January 2, 2018 11:16 pm

Four NFL head coaches fired as regular season ends

W. James Antle III · January 1, 2018 8:41 pm

The project would have built an Amtrak tunnel connecting New Jersey to Penn Station in New York City. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Trump administration shuts down $13 billion Obama-era Amtrak plan

Kelly Cohen · December 31, 2017 8:50 pm