Politics

Former baseball player and author Jose Canseco signs copies of his new book “Vindicated: Big Names, Big Liars, and the Battle to Save Baseball” at Book Soup on April 7,

James Skoufis (D-Orange County) (skoufisforny.com) ALBANY — In what seems could be an early shot across the bow of Gov. Cuomo, the incoming Democrat chairman of the state Senate investigations

Maria Butina, pro-gun activist accused of being a secret agent for the Russian government, has taken a plea deal. (/ AP) A gun-loving Russian woman with deep ties to the

President Trump claims he “never directed Michael Cohen to break the law” after his longtime attorney was sentenced to three years in prison. (Mark Wilson / Getty Images) President Trump

Sean Hannity tagged along on First Lady Melania Trump’s visit to Joint Base Langley. (Steve Helber / AP) Melania Trump clearly doesn’t have much authority in her marriage. The First

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi of Calif. speaks at a news conference on Capitol Hill last month. (Andrew Harnik / AP) Nancy Pelosi essentially guaranteed that she’ll become the next

Julián Castro. the former Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under President Obama, took the first steps toward a possible 2020 presidential run Wednesday. Julián Castro. the former Secretary of

White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders said her goal is “make America a little better that day than it was the day before.” (Manuel Balce Ceneta / AP) White

President Trump gestures as he and Chinese President Xi Jinping walk together at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., last year. (Alex Brandon / AP) China is quietly planning to replace

President Trump signs an executive order establishing the White House Opportunity and Revitalization Council, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, (Jacquelyn Martin / AP) What an opportunity. President

Mayor de Blasio (right) still hasn’t reviewed video that shows his top administrative judge, Fidel Del Valle (left), unleashing a profane tirade on a City Hall police officer last month.

President Trump butted heads with Democratic leaders over funding for his long-promised border wall. (Evan Vucci / AP) President Trump cited a deadly mass shooting in France and the Obama

David Pecker, Chairman and CEO of American Media, addresses those attending the Shape & Men’s Fitness Super Bowl Party in New York. (Marion Curtis / AP) The parent company of

A two-and-a-half minute video shows a group of NYPD officers pulling Jazmine Headley’s 1-year-old son from her arms. (Handout) The chaotic arrest of a mother — whose baby police wrenched

Ivanka Trump departs Air Force One with Jared Kushner in Coraopolis, Pa. (Keith Srakocic / AP) WASHINGTON — At an Oval Office gathering earlier this year, President Donald Trump began