Suozzi Recounts Breach at U.S. Capitol

NY @RepTomSuozzi describes to @DeanMeminger the moment he and other House members had to evacuate the House Floor as pro-Trump rioters breached the Capitol. Suozzi said he heard multiple gunshots at one point. #NY1Politics https://t.co/7eCfFn2kOY pic.twitter.com/9WCzUkDQYE — Spectrum News NY1 (@NY1) January 6, 2021 U.S. Read More …

State’s Electors Cast Ballots in Biden-Trump Race

New York’s 29 electors cast their ballots Monday in Albany to formally elect Joe Biden as president of the United States and Kamal Harris as vice president. Biden defeated President Donald Trump 5,244,006 to 3,251,230 in the Nov. 3 election. Challenges to the results from Read More …

Dowling Named to Most Influential Healthcare Leaders List

Northwell Health President and CEO Michael J. Dowling has been named to Modern Healthcare magazine’s “100 Most Influential People in Healthcare,” ranking second overall. The top spot went to frontline workers, including  the nurses, doctors, respiratory therapists, environmental service workers and administrators who are battling the Covid-19 Read More …

Protesters Rally in Huntington to Support Trump’s Impeachment

About 250 people rallied in the chilly rain in Huntington Tuesday, on the eve of a House vote on two articles of impeachment of President Donald Trump. Protesters held signs that said ‘Defend Democracy’ and ‘Trump is Not Above the Law’ and waved to passing Read More …

Opinion: Is Trump Colluding With the Democrats?

Is Donald Trump is colluding with Nancy Pelosi instead of Vladimir Putin? Is he a machiavellian savant who knows that his only path to reelection in 2020 is to help elect a Democratic congressional majority in 2018? Those are the only rational explanations for his endorsing, just 99 days Read More …

Newsday Joins Response to Attacks on Press

Newsday is one of more than 350 newspapers publishing editorials Thursday on the Trump administration’s attacks on the press. The campaign was initiated by the Boston Globe, which wrote, “We propose to publish an editorial on August 16 on the dangers of the administration’s assault Read More …