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The chances of the tension easing between the U.S. and China after President Joe Biden’s inauguration have dwindled from slim to none, as Beijing has ...

So far, the defining word of the Biden era is “trillion.” The Joe Biden who portrayed himself as a moderate, old-school, bipartisan dealmaker during t...

Sometime this spring, in an attempt to do something — anything — on gun control, the U.S. Senate will revive a bill that would require people who buy ...

This is a last ditch effort. Had anybody picked up the phone, I would not have written this. On March 13, I went for, and received, my COVID-19 vaccin...

National Child Abuse Prevention Month recognizes the importance of communities working together to help families thrive and prevent child maltreatment...

The passage of President Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, a.k.a. America’s Bankruptcy Guarantee, and the effective collapse of our southern...

A year ago, when the mushrooming coronavirus pandemic was new and frightening, Gov. Andrew Cuomo comforted New Yorkers by saying we were all in the sa...

ALBANY (TNS) — Care to go for a walk? Let’s start at West Capitol Park, which should be a lovely spot in the early spring, given the architectural won...

In early March, President Joe Biden met with a group of seven historians in the East Room of the White House. One topic of conversation: Franklin Dela...

The government of Canada has imposed sanctions on nine high-ranking Russian officials for “gross and systematic human rights abuses.” The most promine...

President Joe Biden is so committed to bipartisan cooperation and fact-based governance that he’s launched an ignorant and incendiary attack on the ne...

One of the largest criminal investigations in American history is happening right now, and it’s one we should not forget. Well over 300 people have be...

NEW YORK — If you’re a motorist, the feds have you coming and going. And now you might have to pay the price, as President Joe Biden and Transportatio...

Back in September, I wrote about how in the midst of the pandemic, there was a lot of good news that wasn’t getting much coverage. At the time, the po...

Little more than a year ago, before COVID blew holes in the state budget, New York already had a $6 billion deficit to close. The biggest culprit last...

Sometimes skipping, sometimes trudging — that’s been my journey working for universal health care in our country. I won’t lose heart, for many others ...

Casinos took their chance on Upstate New York, making all sorts of agreements and promises to share the riches that would flow. Now, with their luck n...

ALBANY (TNS) — Faced with a sexual harassment scandal, Andrew Cuomo is asking New Yorkers to wait and be patient. ”Get the facts, please, before formi...