Politics

Muftia Tlaib, the maternal grandmother of Michigan Rep. Rashida Tliab, outside her home in the West Bank. (ABBAS MOMANI/AFP/Getty Images) Don’t mess with Rashida’s sity. The feisty 90-year-old Palestinian grandmother

President Trump recognizes the crowd after he spoke before taking a tour of the Pennsylvania Shell ethylene cracker plant on Tuesday. (Keith Srakocic/AP) Workers at a Pennsylvania petrochemical plant were

A posted sign reads “Be Safe. August 17th” is posted in Portland, Ore., on Saturday. (Gillian Flaccus/AP) President Trump tweeted support Saturday for the goals of a white nationalist rally

The Sadelo mountain, also known as Sermitsiaq, can be seen surrounded by Nuup Kangerlua fjord, in Nuuk, Greenland. (Keith Virgo/AP) President Trump sparked a flood of ridicule — and plenty

The One World Trade center is seen as a factory emits smoke on January 18, 2018 from Newark, New Jersey. (Eduardo Munoz Alvarez/Corbis via Getty Images) ALBANY — New York’s

New York City Council member Jimmy Van Bramer (Barry Williams/New York Daily News) City Councilman Jimmy Van Bramer, who hopes to woo progressive voters in his district in order to

Mother Jazmine Headley in New Jersey, Wednesday, Dec. 12, 2018. (Esha Ray / New York Daily News) The City Council passed a package of legislation on Wednesday meant to improve

New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli (Mike Groll/AP) ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo and Controller Thomas DiNapoli reached an agreement Friday restoring oversight of state contracts to the controller’s office. The

Icebergs in the Ilulissat Icefjord loom behind buildings on August 04, 2019 in Ilulissat, Greenland. (Sean Gallup/Getty Images) Trump wants to buy Greenland. But Denmark says he just can’t af-fjord

President Trump speaks at campaign rally in Manchester, New Hampshire. (Patrick Semansky/AP) MANCHESTER, N.H. — President Trump sought to reassure his supporters about the state of the U.S. economy despite

House Judiciary chairman Jerry Nadler, D-N.Y., makes a statement on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, June 11. (Cliff Owen/AP) Jerry Nadler wants Congress to consider new gun laws after the

FILE – In this Aug. 3 photo, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., addresses the audience gathered at the Fancy Farm Picnic in Fancy Farm, Ky. McConnell has undergone surgery

Former Assemblywoman Angela Wozniak (Mike Groll/AP) ALBANY — A former Assemblywoman who had an affair with a staffer will face no fines or other punishment after reaching a settlement with

Governor Andrew Cuomo speaks about his proposed domestic terrorism law. (Darren McGee/Darren McGee- Office of Governor) ALBANY — Gov. Cuomo wants hate-motivated acts such as mass shootings to be labeled

Mayor Bill de Blasio is pictured in this file photo. (Barry Williams/for New York Daily News) Mayor de Blasio blasted a Staten Island councilman for his quotes in a “disgusting”