Category: Politics

Caroline Rose Giuliani, the daughter of Donald Trump’s former personal attorney and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani, said Wednesday that she did not come lightly to her decision to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris. In her first television interview after endorsing Harris, Caroline Rose Giuliani told CNN’s Erin Burnett that she has had…

New York City Mayor Eric Adams speaks to reporters after a news conference in New York, Monday, Sept. 30, 2024. AP Photo/Seth Wenig Another top adviser to New York City Mayor Eric Adams resigned Monday, even as the Democrat’s lawyer criticized the federal corruption case against him and asked a judge to toss out bribery charges. Timothy…

Mayor Eric Adams. AP photo by Peter Afiryie Nearly a year after FBI agents seized his phones, New York City Mayor Eric Adams faces an expanding constellation of federal inquiries involving his administration. In recent weeks, the investigations have produced a drumbeat of subpoenas, raids and whiplash-inducing developments for the first-term Democrat. Federal investigators have visited more…

The Brooklyn Democratic Party’s annual Breakfast Election Fundraiser on Monday was a jam-packed, energetic event, bringing in prominent electeds from all corners of the city in support of the Harris-Walz presidential ticket. The powerhouse gathering at Junior’s Cheesecake continued to be a morning must-go for NY’s top politicians, but this year’s breakfast was buoyed with…

BAY RIDGE — A 9/11 vigil was held at American Veterans Memorial Pier (69th Street and Shore Road) to pay tribute to those that lost their lives nearly a quarter of a century ago.  American flags lined the pier, as hundreds of community members showed face, along with elected leaders, law enforcement officials and service…

Viewers gather to watch a debate between Democratic presidential nominee Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump at the Angry Elephant Bar and Grill, Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2024, in San Antonio. AP Photo/Eric Gay Allowing people to bet on the outcome of U.S. elections poses a great risk that some will try…

‘I just want to know about the dogs’: comedian Roy Wood Jr weighs in on Trump’s pet-eating claim  Former president Donald Trump repeated debunked claims about reports of Haitian immigrants eating pets. Comedian Roy Wood Jr. had some questions about that. Wood is the host of CNN’s “Have I Got News For You” premiering Saturday, September…

The murders of six more Israeli hostages marked a critical new moment for Doug Emhoff, who’s speaking out on his own and Kamala Harris’ behalf, as only a Jewish American and the spouse of a presidential candidate can. “In light of the retraumatizing of the tragedy of the weekend, speaking here, even though it’s so hard…

The Maryland Supreme Court ruled Friday that the conviction of Adnan Syed should be reinstated because of procedural errors in how Syed’s conviction had been wiped away in 2022. The ruling is the latest twist in the legal saga made famous by the podcast “Serial,” which examined the investigation that led to the 2000 conviction…

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. speaks to reporters at the Nassau County Supreme Court in Mineola, N.Y. on Aug. 21, 2024. AP Photo/Stefan Jeremiah, Pool A lawyer for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asked a state appeals court Wednesday to restore him to New York’s presidential election ballot, even though he has suspended his campaign. A state judge knocked…