Tag: New York

New York Mayor Bill de Blasio speaks at a rally where he announces a plan to fund MTA improvements on Monday, Aug. 7, 2017, in New York. De Blasio wants to tax the wealthiest 1 percent of city residents to fund repairs and improvements to the nation's largest subway system. (AP Photo/Michael Noble Jr.)

Beltway Confidential

Bill de Blasio puts unions before New York commuters

Tom Rogan · August 28, 2017 2:44 pm

Northwell Health announced Thursday it will withdraw its insurer branch, CareConnect, from New York's individual insurance market. The company cited a huge bill from the federal government and uncertainty in Washington over Obamacare's future as primary factors for the withdrawal. (AP Photo/ Louis Lanzano)

New York Obamacare insurer shuts down after losses

Robert King · August 24, 2017 7:50 pm

Nine states agreed on a plan Wednesday to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent between 2020 and 2030. The pact includes New York, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Energy and Environment

Nine states plan to cut carbon emissions 30 percent by 2030 to combat climate change

Josh Siegel · August 23, 2017 7:51 pm

Richard Blumenthal, a Democratic senator from Connecticut who is leading a lawsuit against President Donald Trump, denies that his family's investment in the Empire State Building puts him in a similar legal position. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Sen. Richard Blumenthal denies facing same legal issue he’s suing Trump over

Steven Nelson · August 22, 2017 7:47 pm

Traders at the New York Stock Exchange roared and markets rose shortly after the news broke Friday that Stephen Bannon was leaving his post as President Trump's top strategic adviser. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)

Wall Street roars after Steve Bannon’s departure announced

Joseph Lawler · August 18, 2017 7:03 pm

Bloomberg Philanthropies will donate $6 million to the new project. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Energy and Environment

Bloomberg charity to fund center assisting state attorneys general targeting Trump’s environmental regulatory rollback

Josh Siegel · August 17, 2017 5:10 am

Overall, plans on the individual market are set to increase by 14 percent in 2018 in New York, the state's Department of Financial Services said Tuesday. However, the average premium for a lowest-cost silver plan, the most popular of Obamacare's three plan types, would decrease up to 5 percent after taking into account federal tax credits, it added. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Obamacare rates to rise 14 percent in New York

Robert King · August 15, 2017 10:01 pm

Some journalists on Twitter believe Michael Kranish's story was missing key context that led to Fred Trump's detainment. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Washington Post pushes unsubstantiated story that Trump’s father attended ‘KKK march’

Eddie Scarry · August 15, 2017 7:50 pm

Display for Ivanka Trump brand covered up during her father’s stay at Trump Tower

Daniel Chaitin · August 15, 2017 4:51 pm

The Justice Department is seeking the extradition of one partner so he can stand trial for a 2013 racketeering indictment in a Chicago federal court. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Paul Manafort tried to partner on real estate deal with Vladimir Putin ally: Report

Josh Siegel · August 15, 2017 1:12 am

Feelin’ Groovy

TWS Podcast · August 12, 2017 9:35 pm

Democratic Rep. Kathleen Rice should resign after the New York lawmaker said the National Rifle Association and its spokeswoman were "becoming domestic security threats," NRA spokeswoman Dana Loesch said Friday. (AP Photo/Frank Eltman)

Dana Loesch calls on Democratic lawmaker to resign for calling NRA a ‘domestic security threat’

Caitlin Yilek · August 12, 2017 3:07 pm