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CENTRAL ISLIP, New York — A federal judge on Friday sentenced disgraced former Rep. George Santos to more than seven years in prison for wire fraud and aggravated identity theft in a case that resulted in his expulsion from Congress and capped a colorful flameout for the first-term Republican. The 87-month sentence for Santos, who […]

Journalists at the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner offered an impassioned defense of their work at the annual event — which broke with tradition and featured neither the president nor a comedian — saying defiantly, “We are not the enemy of the state.” “Our responsibility is not to align with any one party or […]

The annual weekend celebrating America’s free press went forward, even as the Trump administration chips away at press freedoms.

A federal judge temporarily blocked President Trump’s administration from nixing bargaining rights for thousands of federal workers through an executive order the commander-in-chief signed last month.  U.S. District Judge Paul Friedman ruled that Trump’s March 27 executive order is unlawful, handing a short-term win to the National Treasury Employees Union (NTEU), which represents around 160,000 […]

Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) said that President Trump’s recent executive actions “should chill us to the bone” and claimed that his “authoritarian impulses” are a danger to American democracy.  “I think it’s clear. We have never seen a president try to wield the federal government to crush his critics and political adversaries. That’s something new […]

Former national security adviser John Bolton said the Saturday meeting between President Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Rome is a “significant” step towards reestablishing a better channel of communication between the heads of state. “I think the meeting was significant. I think this is a significant step back toward sensible conversation between the […]

The four-day operation came as the Trump administration has sought to enlist local authorities in an immigration crackdown.

Wonky but chic: A crowd made up mostly of political journalists showed up for the annual White House Correspondents’ Association dinner on Saturday.

Florida Senate Minority Leader Jason Pizzo further elaborated during a recent interview on why he formally left the Democratic Party this week, arguing the party lacks “direction” and has no “purpose” on how to deliver results for constituents.  Pizzo said Friday on NewsNation’s show “The Hill” that his criticism is directed both at the Democratic […]

The White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) dinner and its related parties are well underway in Washington — albeit with a bit less glitz and glamour than previous years. President Trump opted against attending the annual bash amid a terse relationship with the press corps, who condemned the administration’s decision to bar the Associated Press from […]

President Trump said Saturday that American commercial and military ships should not have to pay to travel through the Panama Canal and Suez Canal.  “American Ships, both Military and Commercial, should be allowed to travel, free of charge, through the Panama and Suez Canals! Those Canals would not exist without the United States of America,” […]

Students and their immigration lawyers say they were relieved for the temporary reprieve, but emphasized that it was just that — temporary.

“I understand very well why it is wrong to compare Adolf Hitler’s Third Reich to any other movement,” former Democratic presidential nominee Al Gore conceded Monday as he rallied a crowd during San Francisco’s Climate Week. “It was uniquely evil, full stop. I get it,” he added.   Then came the “but.”   “But there are important […]

The Russia-Ukraine peace negotiations appear to be heading toward a crescendo as the U.S. continues to facilitate the discussions between the two countries. Although top U.S. officials, including President Trump, warned that if substantial progress is not achieved soon, Washington will pull back from its mediating role.  Trump contended that Russia’s President Vladimir Putin might […]

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We have lived on opposite sides of prison bars. One of us spent 22 years incarcerated for a nonviolent drug offense. The other dedicated over 20 years of career service in maximum and medium security prisons. We both landed in prison, in a sense, trying to escape broken homes and poverty. Although our situations are […]

A new poll shows that about 4 in 10 Americans say President Trump has been a “terrible” leader in his second term. The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research also found that about 2 in 10 think he has done an average job in his presidency and 3 in 10 says he’s been a […]

The U.S. and Iran will hold more nuclear talks after another round of meetings in Oman, which for the first time included technical discussions between the two sides regarding Tehran’s advancing nuclear program.  The third round of talks between the officials in Muscat, Oman’s capital, on Saturday were “positive and productive” and lasted more than […]