One aide's exit spotlights the Noem mess The exit of Tricia McLaughlin as spokeswoman for the Department of Homeland Security is ultimately a trivial matter. But McLaughlin’s combative presence through the first year of the second Trump administration bec... See more
Police groups to flex their influence amid governor's race Representatives of law enforcement unions are due to gather Thursday in Queens for what organizers clearly hope will serve as a political warning to elected officials that ignoring their critiques... See more
Blakeman's Nassau swearing-in and Albany 'journey,' both The politically awkward context of Bruce Blakeman’s swearing-in Monday for a second term as Nassau County executive is crucial to the way the ceremony played out. Rather than set a fresh vision for ... See more
Motive's the mystery in Trump aide's remarks Susie Wiles, the ever-loyal White House chief of staff, sat for a series of interviews with Vanity Fair. In them, she made sharp and critical assessments of President Donald Trump and others in his circle that ... See more
Blakeman's Queens 'border' defense is less than meets the eye Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman regularly commands public attention by echoing President Donald Trump’s talking points. But his latest effort to be the president’s “mini-me” on "border" ... See more
