Democratic Govs. J.B. Pritzker of Illinois and Jared Polis of Colorado are leading a new effort to “uphold and fortify American democracy” on the statewide level, weeks before the federal ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul is now politically owning the future of congestion pricing, promising she’s committed to turning the tolling program on by January —- arguing the unsavory tax will end up ...

When Daniel Penny wrapped his arm around the neck of a homeless man on a Manhattan subway last year, the 25-year-old veteran appeared to be deploying a non-lethal chokehold long drilled into U.S ...

President-elect Donald Trump placed the process of recess appointments squarely in the news last weekend when he demanded the next Senate majority leader allow him to fast-track his nominees for ...

President-elect Donald Trump's pick for attorney general, Rep. Matt Gaetz of Florida, was once embroiled in a sex trafficking investigation by the Justice Department he's been tapped to lead, and ...

A Federal Reserve official gave a lengthy defense of the central bank's political independence Thursday, just days after Donald Trump, an outspoken Fed critic, won a second White House term.

Americans are fed up with the price of food, and many are looking to President-elect Donald Trump to lower their grocery bills. Trump often railed on the campaign trail against hefty price ...

Just hours after Republican Sen. John Thune was elected as the incoming Senate majority leader on Wednesday, President-elect Donald Trump presented him with one of his first tests — an ...

Rep. Dan Goldman is not shrugging off President-elect Donald Trump’s comment Wednesday suggesting he’s open to serving a third term in the White House. Instead, Goldman, D-N.Y., is introducing ...

New York City’s congestion pricing plan is back on track, with a plan for it to launch at midnight on Jan. 5 with a reduced base fare, Gov. Kathy Hochul announced Thursday. The initiative, aimed ...

President Joe Biden begins his six-day visit to Peru and Brazil on Thursday for the final major international summits of his presidency, while world leaders turn their attention to what Donald ...

FDNY Commissioner Robert Tucker is urging New Yorkers to exercise caution as the city faces an unusual dry period, leading to an alarming rise in brush fires. The FDNY has responded to nearly 230 ...