Tim Balk
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House ethics committee opens inquiry into Rep. George Santos
The House ethics committee said Thursday that it has opened an investigation into Rep. George Santos, the Long Island Republican who fabricated much of his resume on the campaign trail last year. → Read More
10% of N.Y. households experience food insecurity: state comptroller
The office of state Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, which released the study, warned that the scourge of food insecurity may begin to accelerate anew due to steep food prices and the expiration of federal relief programs. → Read More
War in Ukraine: A look back in pictures as Russian invasion marks grim one-year anniversary
Putin’s war has leveled historic costs to his country and Ukraine, but the brutal invasion has not completed its aims. After 52 weeks of war, Kyiv remains free. And Ukraine is still fighting. → Read More
Rihanna roars at Super Bowl LVII halftime show
Rihanna, wearing a cherry red jumpsuit, arrived on an elevated stage at State Farm Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., and opened with 'B---h Better Have My Money.' → Read More
New York migrants head to Quebec, ruffling some Canadian feathers
The crossings have emerged as a new focus in a wave of migration unleashed by political upheaval in Venezuela and Nicaragua, irking some Canadians even as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government seeks to open its arms to refugees. → Read More
Biden’s 2023 State of the Union speech: How to watch, what to expect
Biden, whose approval ratings remain mired in the low 40s, is expected to speak to Congress at 9 p.m. Eastern time in remarks carried live on major TV networks. A stream will be viewable here. → Read More
Iran threatens Israel after strike on military complex in Isfahan
Iran threatened to retaliate against Israel on Thursday over a weekend drone attack on a military factory that has been attributed to the Israeli government. → Read More
Mohegan bid would put casino and ferris wheel near UN building in Midtown Manhattan
Mohegan has joined a bid to build a casino complex capped by a riverside Ferris wheel near the UN building in Midtown Manhattan, entering the free-for-all sweepstakes for three coveted casino licenses in the New York City area. → Read More
George Santos scandal consumes Congress, chafes lawmakers on both sides of aisle: ‘It’s just sad’
Bipartisan frustration is growing among many of Santos’ colleagues, who see the Republican as an embarrassing distraction at best, and a danger to their institution at worst. → Read More
NY Rep. George Santos accused of ‘serious’ campaign finance violations by watchdog group
The complaint said the congressman appeared to have conducted a so-called straw donor scheme to pour someone else’s money into his campaign under his own name, and to have used his campaign war chest to pay rent for his personal residence. → Read More
Sen. Bob Casey has prostate cancer, says prognosis is ‘excellent’
Casey, 62, said he expects to fully recover. → Read More
George Santos returns to House after lonely first day in D.C.
George Santos’ lonely life on Capitol Hill entered a second day on Wednesday after the truth-challenged Long Island congressman-elect spent his first day languishing in the back of the House Chamber, looking forlorn and friendless. → Read More
EXPLAINER: House speaker voting will go on until Kevin McCarthy — or someone else — wins
A new House speaker must have the support of a majority of those present and voting. Only those present for the vote count — absent legislators aren’t factored into the final totals. All 434 current voting House members were in the chamber on Tuesday, meaning a majority candidate needed 218 votes. → Read More
Donald Trump’s tax returns expected to be released by House on Friday
The House Ways and Means Committee, which is due to shift into Republican hands when the upcoming Congress begins in five days, voted last week to make the documents public. → Read More
Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on way to U.S. to meet with Biden, address Congress
The trip marks Zelenskyy’s first known departure from his country’s soil since Russia launched its bloody invasion last February. → Read More
Tony Awards to move to Washington Heights’ United Palace in 2023
The 76th annual Tony Awards will be held June 11 at the United Palace, a grand theater in Manhattan’s Washington Heights neighborhood, in a departure from the ceremony’s traditional Midtown setting, organizers said Tuesday. → Read More
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of Brooklyn is elected leader of House Democrats
Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of Brooklyn was elected leader of the House Democrats in an internal vote in Washington on Wednesday, positioning him to become the first Black lawmaker to lead a major party in either chamber of Congress. → Read More
Brooklyn’s Rep. Hakeem Jeffries to make history leading House Democrats
The meteoric rise of the hip-hop-loving Jeffries has put him on the cusp of becoming the first Black lawmaker to lead a party in either chamber of Congress. And if the Democratic caucus chooses Jeffries as expected, it would concentrate immense political power in Brooklyn. → Read More
Mayor Adams to attend summit against anti-Semitism in Greece next week
The trip comes with anxieties about anti-Semitic hate heightened in New York City after cops busted two 22-year-olds accused of plotting an attack on an unspecified synagogue. → Read More
Russia shells liberated city in Ukraine, forcing hospital evacuations
Kherson, the only regional capital captured by Russia in its nine-month-old war on its neighbor, has faced President Vladimir Putin’s wrath since Ukrainian soldiers recovered the city two weeks ago. → Read More