Tag: New York

Rep. Lee Zeldin, R-N.Y., has a plan to allow the Justice Department to intervene when officials believe that a dangerous person is close to obtaining firearms or explosives. (AP Andrew Harnik)

GOP lawmaker wants to keep guns from suspected terrorists

Joel Gehrke · November 13, 2017 5:01 am

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra said Thursday: "These backwards rules will deny millions of women across the U.S. access to healthcare, unconstitutionally permitting discrimination against women." (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)

Five states seek to halt Trump’s rollback of birth control mandate

Robert King · November 10, 2017 7:03 pm

Toscanini: The Maestro in the Living Room

John Check · November 10, 2017 9:00 am

The off-election year ballots Tuesday include proposals that will affect Obamacare and drug prices, while other states have elections that could have a more indirect impact on healthcare policy. (iStock)

5 major healthcare measures on the ballot today

Kimberly Leonard · November 7, 2017 5:01 am

William Dudley's retirement opens another key position within a Federal Reserve system that is already slated for rapid change under President Trump. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

New York Fed president to retire

Joseph Lawler · November 6, 2017 6:52 pm

A narrow tax base reliant on volatile revenue sources, restricted funds and growing spending are all factors that made closing Alaska's budget gap this year very difficult.

Alaska should take a page out of Colorado’s tax book

Washington Examiner Staff · November 6, 2017 5:01 am

Massachusetts wants to permanently switch to Atlantic Time, which is one hour ahead of Eastern Time. It would not roll back one hour on the first Sunday of November, when daylight saving time ends, nor move the clock ahead one hour in March when it begins.

Energy and Environment

New England looks to end daylight saving time

John Siciliano · November 5, 2017 4:01 am

It will be a busy week for Republicans in both the House and Senate, with the lower chamber focused on pushing its tax reform agenda through Congress and the upper chamber focused on seating President Trump's Cabinet nominees. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

GOP takes charge on taxes and judicial nominees

Susan Ferrechio · November 4, 2017 1:00 pm

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Kentucky told MSNBC's Hugh Hewitt Saturday that Congress remains dedicated to President Trump's six-month window to pass legislation allowing recipients of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program to remain the U.S. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Mitch McConnell expects bipartisan DACA-legal immigration deal

Al Weaver · November 4, 2017 12:30 pm

A photo of Sayfullo Saipov is displayed at a news conference at One Police Plaza Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in New York. Saipov is accused of driving a truck on a bike path that killed several and injured others Tuesday near One World Trade Center. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)

Beltway Confidential

Everyone understands Trump’s reaction to the New York terrorist, even if the media don’t

Eddie Scarry · November 4, 2017 4:01 am

Anthony Weiner, the disgraced former New York congressman, will report to prison Monday. Weiner, husband to longtime Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, pleaded guilty to transferring obscene material to a 15-year-old girl. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

Anthony Weiner to report to prison by Monday

Caitlin Yilek · November 4, 2017 2:44 am

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent a letter to the EPA on Thursday asking the agency to hold a public meeting in New York on its proposed rule to roll back the climate plan. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Energy and Environment

New York attorney general slams EPA for limiting climate rule meetings to coal country

John Siciliano · November 3, 2017 9:56 pm