President Donald J. Trump
Gov. Maura Healey is asking the Trump administration to help bring more natural gas into Massachusetts, less than five weeks before voters decide whether she gets a second term. Healey sent a letter Thursday to Energy Secretary Chris Wright urging federal agencies to move without delay on the Algonquin pipeline expansion known as Project RARE. […]
NEW YORK (AP) — The Supreme Court on Friday lifted restrictions on a controversial federal voter database before November’s elections, granting President Donald Trump a temporary win in his aggressive campaign against noncitizen voting. The court's three liberal-leaning justices publicly dissented from the decision. The emergency order allows states, for now, to use the Department of Homeland Security program, called […]
President Trump lavished praise on New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani during a surprisingly warm joint appearance at Gracie Mansion this week, telling reporters the democratic socialist has "great potential" to be a strong mayor. "I want what's good for New York, I want what's good for the country," Trump said, adding, "I want him […]
Pennsylvania Congressman Brendan Boyle is leaving the door open to a 2028 U.S. Senate campaign, telling voters he has "major concerns" about fellow Democrat John Fetterman's fitness to lead the party's ticket again. Speaking on "This Week in Pennsylvania," Boyle said he plans to seriously weigh a Senate run in 2027, after this fall's midterms. […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani again called on the federal government to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu this week, branding the visiting head of state a "war criminal" as Netanyahu prepares to address the United Nations General Assembly in Manhattan. Mamdani has repeated the demand since acknowledging in July that his own administration […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is set to welcome President Donald Trump to Gracie Mansion Monday, bringing two politicians who once traded fierce political attacks together for a high-profile meeting at the mayor’s official residence. Trump is visiting New York for the United Nations General Assembly, and Mamdani’s office said the meeting will focus […]
National Republicans are opening their wallets to protect Rep. Tom Kean Jr.'s New Jersey seat, with a super PAC tied to President Trump's political orbit committing roughly $3.3 million to the race as control of the House hangs in the balance. Safety and Affordability PAC, a newly formed group deploying tens of millions of dollars […]
A Pennsylvania state lawmaker wants Lake Erie renamed "Lake Pennsylvania," following President Trump's move to rebrand Lake Ontario as "Lake America" amid an ongoing trade dispute with Canada. State Rep. David Maloney, R-Berks County, is preparing a resolution urging Trump, Congress and Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to take the steps needed to change the name, […]
New York City is taking the Trump administration to court over a new immigration rule that could make an immigrant’s use of government benefits a factor in deciding whether they receive a green card. Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced Monday that New York City, joined by Chicago, San Francisco, Seattle and several counties, filed a federal […]
Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) appeared in a prerecorded video played at the Republican National Committee's midterm convention in Dallas this week, calling himself a "commonsense Democrat" and praising his Pennsylvania Senate colleague, Republican Dave McCormick. "David McCormick is the kind of senator that gets the job done," Fetterman said in the clip, adding that the […]
Sen. John Fetterman used to be one of Pennsylvania Democrats’ biggest political weapons. Now, his own party increasingly wants little to do with him. Two years ago, Fetterman was a sought-after surrogate for Democrats, traveling across Pennsylvania to campaign for candidates up and down the ballot. Today, he is largely sitting on the sidelines. According […]
Nearly 25 years after he ran back into the burning World Trade Center to save strangers, New York's "Man in the Red Bandana" has received the nation's highest civilian honor. President Donald Trump posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom Tuesday to Welles Crowther, the 24-year-old equities trader and volunteer firefighter from Upper Nyack who […]
Hasidic Jewish leaders from New York and New Jersey made a rare trip to the Oval Office last week for what was described as a historic meeting with President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance. The gathering brought together representatives from some of the Northeast's largest Orthodox and Hasidic communities, including Kiryas Joel, Williamsburg […]
Governor Kathy Hochul's decision to wear a hijab during a visit to an Islamic cultural center has become the latest flashpoint in a New York governor's race that suddenly looks more competitive. Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman posted a photo of Hochul in the head covering, captioning it "Hijab Hochul" and "Kathy's Latest Costume: Whatever […]
Federal Immigration Enforcement (ICE) agents pulled more than 2,100 people off New York streets in a monthlong operation, as Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin accused Gov. Kathy Hochul and Mayor Zohran Mamdani of endangering public safety with sanctuary policies. Secretary Mullin announced Tuesday that Operation Rotten Apple resulted in 2,197 arrests across New York City, […]
President Donald Trump is continuing his pressure campaign against Canada, and this time he’s putting a new name on the map—Lake America. Trump signed an executive order Thursday directing the federal government to rename Lake Ontario “Lake America,” escalating his ongoing battle with Canada and putting Hochul directly in the crosshairs. Hochul isn’t playing along. […]
A growing coalition of Democrat-led states is heading back to court over the Trump administration's effort to reshape mail-in voting. And the Northeast is heavily represented. New York, New Jersey, Massachusetts, Rhode Island and other Democratic-led states joined a new federal lawsuit this week challenging a U.S. Postal Service rule tied to President Donald Trump's […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Most Americans say the war in Iran has not been worth fighting, and President Donald Trump’s approval rating on Iran has fallen slightly since last month, according to a new AP-NORC poll. The results are a stark repudiation of the Republican president's approach to the conflict, which has dragged on far longer than he originally […]
