Queens Councilman Charged In Corruption Case Won't Seek Re-Election
Councilman Daniel Halloran said Wednesday that he wouldn't seek to keep his Queens seat in November's election so he could focus on exonerating himself.
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Councilman Daniel Halloran said Wednesday that he wouldn't seek to keep his Queens seat in November's election so he could focus on exonerating himself.
The senator has petitioned the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Office of Management and Budget to boost its disaster reimbursement rate from 75 percent to 90 percent.
President Barack Obama on Tuesday defended the FBI's handling of a Russian intelligence tip about Tamerlan Tsarnaev, the deceased suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings.
A proposal in Connecticut to expand access to driver's licenses to immigrants regardless of their legal status has received the support of the governor, legislative leaders and mayors from across the state.
What really went on inside Councilman Halloran's office? If he turned it into match.com, and dated two of his staffers, it could turn into Ilostmyjob.com.
Lifestyle TV star Sandra Lee is not married to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, but a conservative group said she should be required to spill the beans on her finances as if she were.
Christie's warm embrace of Obama after the storm angered some Republicans, who said it helped tip a close presidential election to the Democrat and away from Mitt Romney.
Sen. Charles Schumer, who is often a staunch supporter of federal agencies, said there are serious questions now about what the FBI knew about the Tsarnaev brothers before the deadly Boston Marathon bombings and ensuing reign of terror.
Congress approved a bill Friday allowing the U.S. Department of Transportation to shift about $250 million within the agency and put 15,000 air traffic controllers back on the job full-time.
New York City Public Advocate Bill de Blasio on Sunday presented a plan to preserve 200,000 units of affordable housing, thus meeting the city's demands over the decade to come.
Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Sunday touted a new report from the New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, which said the city's reduction in gun violence has vastly outpaced the rest of the nation.
Entering to the rap track "All I Do Is Win'' by DJ Khaled, Obama joked about how re-election would allow him to unleash a radical agenda.
A Westchester County veterans group was not staying quiet this week over the removal of a flag at the New Rochelle armory.
A onetime Mississippi State House candidate whose home and business were searched as part of an investigation into ricin-tainted letters has been arrested in the case, according to the FBI.
The House approved the measure Friday on a 361-41 vote, one day after the Senate agreed to the bill. The action came with lawmakers streaming toward the doors for a week-long spring recess.
