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U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) addressed onlookers at his news conference in Herald Square Sunday, urging them to do their part in getting what he called common-sense gun safety laws passed.
Presumptive Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump appeared on "Face the Nation" by phone Sunday, and said the U.S. might need to start looking at racial profiling as a preventative tactic.
National Rifle Association Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre blamed a "politically correct" federal government for the fact that the Orlando nightclub massacre gunman was taken off an FBI watch list.
U.S. Attorney General Loretta Lynch said on "Face the Nation" Sunday that her office is investigating every aspect of the Orlando nightclub massacre.
Donald Trump is railing against continued efforts by some frustrated Republicans planning a last-ditch effort to try to thwart him from becoming the party's nominee.
The 36-year-old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and current presumptive Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton made the announcement Saturday.
Mayor Bill de Blasio wanted a seven-year continuation of the policy, first enacted in 2002.
The Senate and Assembly wrapped up their work after passing scores of bills and coming to a final agreement on a one-year extension of the policy giving Mayor Bill de Blasio control over New York City schools.
Boozy Sunday brunches, expanded screening for breast cancer and a plan to confront opioid addiction all came out on top Friday as New York state lawmakers wrapped up the 2016 session.
Sources said Friday that investigators are in their next stage of inquiry in the New York City corruption scandal.
The presidential campaigns of Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are both trying to prevent the release of videos that are critical to legal cases involving the candidates.
Obama arrived in the afternoon at the Amway Center, where the NBA's Orlando Magic play and is expected to spend several hours meeting in private to offer condolences.
Vermont U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders said in an online address late Thursday that his "political revolution" must be part of the platform at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia.
An engineers' group gave a D-plus grade to the infrastructure in New Jersey in a report released Thursday.
McCain says Obama is "directly responsible'' for the mass shooting in Orlando because Obama has allowed the growth of the Islamic State group on his watch.
