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Nancy Pelosi’s bizarre behavior is now reaching an international audience. While leading a Congressional delegation to visit the Dalai Lama in Dharamsala, North India on Tuesday, the House Minority Leader was seen stuttering, repeating words, calling China “Tina,” and telling a joke that...

They will probably get them because Jeff Klein, leader of the IDC, is fervently anti gun. He is proud of the fact that he introduced the unSAFE Act legislation to the full Senate and will side with the rest of the Demorats. You can probably count on a bunch of RINO Repukes to go along with them.

This city’s police officers have been warned of the increasing use by gang members of rifles able to pierce police body armor, after a spate of shootings with assault-style weapons. On Sunday, two men armed with assault-style rifles shot 10 people, police said. The victims, two of whom died...

The Republican-led state Senate, for the fourth consecutive session, passed legislation to crack down on violent gangs — but Democratic Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie shot it down. The bill comes amid a wave of violence by the MS-13 gang, which has menaced suburban Long Island and other areas...

State Senate Democratic Minority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins is the latest state leader opposing a push for a convention to make changes to the state constitution. “While the intent of one may be good, the reality is much different,” Stewart-Cousins told the Daily News Monday. “In this...

ACLU Lawyer Says Travel Ban ‘Could Be Constitutional’ if Enacted by Hillary Clinton ACLU Lawyer Omar Jadwat, arguing against President Trump’s travel ban before the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals on Monday, admitted that the same exact travel ban “could be” constitutional if it were enacted by...

In late March, Gov. Andrew Cuomo made something of a splash: He announced that his office had hired or promoted 27 people, nearly half of whom were veterans of either former President Barack Obama's administration or Hillary Clinton's unsuccessful 2016 presidential campaign. The news sparked...

Jean Pierre Planchart, a year old, has the drawn face of an old man and a cry that is little more than a whimper. His ribs show through his skin. He weighs just 11 pounds. His mother, Maria Planchart, tried to feed him what she could find combing through the trash—scraps of chicken or potato...

Something ugly is happening to the First Amendment. It is being contorted to enable judges to protest Donald Trump's presidency. The perennial impulse of judges to manipulate the law to achieve morally and politically desirable ends has only been exacerbated by the felt necessity to "resist"...

Presidential politics appears to have played a role in more people seeking handgun permits in New York last year. Gun owners' fear of a Hillary Clinton presidency may have helped spur a spike in pistol permits issued in the Empire State in 2016, increasing 34 percent from the 2012 presidential...

Liberals are salivating at the idea of taxing cars by the distance they travel, to better rake in money for their nefarious purposes. In California, they are taking the idea one step farther, planning to tax space rockets by the mile as well. According to the proposal, California will collect...

Congratulations, parents of New York: Your kids will soon get a lot smarter — at least, that’s what you’ll be The State Education Department is watering down its K-12 standards, though it will never admit it. Commissioner MaryEllen Elia got the ball rolling by publicly introducing draft...

No difference between the Repukes in Washington and the ones in Albany.

I can’t tell if the Democrats are drooling in anticipation at the prospects of defeating an enfeebled Donald Trump infested Republican Party in 2018 and 2020, or are terrified that Trump and the Republicans will again defeat them despite governmental incompetence and contempt for their own...

f Gov. Cuomo is serious about a 2020 run for president, he might want to forego a reelection campaign in 2018, various Democratic officials and political operatives say. Not seeking a third term would allow Cuomo to finish his second at the end of 2018 and immediately throw himself fully into a...

Savor the irony: Progressive politicians like Mayor de Blasio and Gov. Cuomo are freaking out over a key way President Trump’s tax reform would soak the 1 percent. Trump wants to end the federal deduction for state and local taxes — while doubling the standard deduction and ending the...

A former Mount Vernon firefighter who is a half-brother of city Mayor Richard Thomas was spared prison time on federal gun charges. Henry Thomas, 46, was sentenced Wednesday to time served and probation and ordered to forfeit $55,000. He had faced up to 75 years in prison, although federal...

Known as a Breathalyzer for distracted drivers, emerging technology that can detect actions on a smartphone is being promoted by lawmakers. Supporters of the technology gathered at the state Capitol this week to demonstrate the new tools and promote a legislative proposal to allow police to...

Social conservatives are ecstatic with the job President Donald Trump has done so far, Politico reported. In his first 100 days, Trump has tackled issues important to the group, including steering funding away from Planned Parenthood, cutting off funding for international not-for-profit...

The judge who struck down a Trump administration crackdown on sanctuary cities is a hard-core Democrat activist whose life has been steeped in liberal politics since childhood. Judge William Orrick III, 63, who on Tuesday blocked the administration from withholding federal funds from cities...

Like her mother before her, Chelsea Clinton appears to be creating a cottage industry for herself in receiving random awards for her unparalleled contributions to society, scintillating takes on current events, and incredibly generous heart. Not content with just her Variety-sponsored...

The state Senate has approved a law that would put in place term limits for legislative leaders. The bill would impose an eight-year limit for lawmakers to serve as a leader. The legislation would also limit the number of years a lawmaker could serve as a committee chair. Senator Joseph...

Gia M. Arnold, who ran for the State Senate in 2014 on a platform opposing New York's SAFE Act gun control law, pleaded guilty Wednesday to illegal possession of a semiautomatic assault rifle. Arnold, 26, of Rochester, who was arrested last year in Niagara Falls after police found the gun in...

Less Than a Third Have Positive Image of McConnell, Schumer

Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg dismissed sanctuary cities on Tuesday, saying that those who oppose federal immigration laws should try to change them in legislatures. "Morning Joe" panelist Steve Rattner asked Bloomberg for his take on the cities that refuse to cooperate with...

A Manhattan state senator wants to bar anyone who commits a hate crime from owning firearms. Sen. Daniel Squadron (D-Manhattan) said the bill is needed as the number of hate crimes has climbed this year. With the bulk of hate crime convictions falling under misdemeanor categories, a number of...

The number of people shot in Chicago this year is nearing 1,000 after a violent weekend left seven dead and 31 others wounded, according to data kept by the Tribune. As of Monday morning, at least 992 people had been shot in Chicago this year. Last year, the city passed the 1,000 mark on April...

For what it's worth. ALBANY — National progressives are jumping into the battle to help claim the state Senate for the Democrats in 2018. New York is considered one of several statehouses nationally that the left believes can be turned completely Democratic in advance of the next round of...

A new Washington Post poll that declares President Trump as "the least popular president in modern times," waits until the second to last paragraph to reveal another tidbit: He'd still beat Hillary Rodham Clinton if the election were held today and in the popular vote, not just Electoral...

When Team Cuomo blocked a gas pipeline this month, and another last year, we warned of the fallout. A new report out Monday puts a price tag on such bans — and points out what’s really going on. The study, by the US Chamber of Commerce’s Institute for 21st Century Energy, found that the...

Ten reasons why Andrew Cuomo might (or might not) be President: Reason One: He’s mean enough. You have to be mean to be President. That way people are afraid of you because they think if they cross you, you’ll get even. Presidents have a lot of power. Donald Trump is mean and Andrew Cuomo is...

They're still out on bail pending appeal.

How thirsty does Variety look begging readers to join it in doing high V cheerleading moves for Chelsea Clinton? Thirstier than an ultra-marathoner lost in Death Valley in mid-July. Hyping the entertainment magazine’s latest cover, Co-Editor-in-Chief Claudia Eller gushed this week, “How cool...

ALBANY, N.Y. -- New York attorney Rick Collins said he understands why advocates might be hailing the state's new law raising the age of criminal responsibility from 16 to 18. But he said a major change to the criminal justice system has largely flown under the radar. At the same time...

As President Trump approaches the end of his first 100 days in office, he has received by far the most hostile press treatment of any incoming American president, with the broadcast networks punishing him with coverage that has been 89% negative. The networks largely ignored important national...

I read in another article that Obummer pleaded with Hilterly to concede so as to avoid a vote recount which would have had the potential to expose massive voter fraud.

Good read!! If spending other people’s money were a golf tournament, New York lawmakers would again be wearing the green jacket. And that includes Republicans as well as Democrats. Alas, throwing around record amounts of cash without regard for our ability to pay or the return on our...

Don't forget the 18 plus billion in the newly passed budget for the unSAFE Act.

Three people were shot and killed after a man went on a shooting spree in downtown Fresno and at Catholic Charities Tuesday at Divisadero and Fulton streets in central Fresno, police Chief Jerry Dyer said. The 39-year-old suspect, identified as Kori Ali Muhammad, is now in custody, Dyer said...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo described this budget as a “a great, great progressive accomplishment.” I wholeheartedly agree. Unfortunately, progressive accomplishments tend to be disasters for the working poor, middle class, small businesses, taxpayers, free enterprise, the Second Amendment and the safety...

Democrats are winning the war over the wall. Despite President Trump’s request for more than $1 billion to fund the Mexican border wall this year, GOP leaders are expected to exclude the money in the spending bill being prepared to keep the government open beyond April 28. Speaker Paul Ryan...

Gov. Andrew Cuomo made his way to Rochester on Tuesday to talk about how economies in upstate New York "are roaring back to life" and how the state plans to keep "moving forward'' on the recently passed $153 billion budget. New York state's governor, who is in his second term, said he came to...

Billionaire environmental extremist Tom Steyer appears to be the new owner of the New York State Attorney General’s office. What did it cost the California-based hedge fund mogul to make New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman a pawn in his plan to vilify ExxonMobil and ramp up global...

Report: New York Gives Corporations More In Tax Breaks Than Any Other State New York's business tax incentives, a cornerstone of Governor Cuomo's two terms in office, are the most expensive and among the least effective of any in the country, according to a recent study by an economist. The...

The gun control group founded by billionaire former Mayor Michael Bloomberg is poised to spend $25 million to fight concealed carry legislation being touted by Republicans and pro-gun lobbyists, Politico reported. With its eye on the 2018 midterms, Everytown for Gun Safety is adding staff and...

Just five people were eating dinner on a recent weeknight at a Texas church that is a stopping point for newly arrived immigrants on the U.S.-Mexico border. On a typical night last year, hundreds of immigrants might come through the church. Immigrants who are still coming say many people in...

April is only a few days away, which means it’s time for Congress to take almost 75% of the month off. This is no April Fools joke. In fact, the House will only be in session for 8 days out of the 30 days during the month of April. Are these elected representatives in D.C. to represent and work...

Donald Trump Jr. wants to run for political office, telling members of an elite gun club that he could set his sights on becoming governor of New York. Don Jr. spoke to members of the F6 Labs gun club in Hicksville, NY, and, when asked about his political ambitions, said he would love to follow...

Illegal immigration across the U.S.-Mexico border has continued to fall under President Trump, dropping 67 percent through the end of March, the former border commissioner told Congress on Tuesday. That’s even bigger than the drop reported for February, when the number of illegal immigrants...

On March 29, the Supreme Court of Venezuela dissolved the country's elected legislature, allowing Venezuela's top court to write future laws. The court is filled with allies of Venezuela's socialist president, Nicolas Maduro, while the legislature is dominated by Maduro's opponents, and the...