Biden calls for ‘peace and calm’ in wake of Daunte Wright police shooting

President Joe Biden said the question of whether Daunte Wright’s shooting was an accident or intentional “remains to be determined,” but called for peaceful protests in the wake of his death.

White House issuing reports on US states' infrastructure needs amid push for $2.3T plan

President Joe Biden is scheduled to meet Monday with Republican and Democratic lawmakers and can use the state-by-state summaries to show that his plan would help meet their constituents' needs.

President Biden's dog Major gets professional training following biting incidents

President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden's dog Major will get professional help adjusting to the White House after a pair of biting incidents last month.

Boy, 12, struck in chest in Brooklyn drive-by shooting

A 12-year-old boy who was struck in the chest in a drive-by shooting in Brooklyn is expected to recover.

Trump goes after Pence, McConnell in speech to party donors

Former President Donald Trump plans to affirm his commitment to the Republican Party — and raise the possibility that someone else will be the GOP’s next presidential nominee.

Biden tasks group with studying Supreme Court expansion, term limits

President Joe Biden has ordered a study of adding seats to the Supreme Court, creating a commission that will spend the next 180 days examining the incendiary political issues of expanding the court and instituting term limits for its justices.

Biden returns prisoner-of-war flag to pole on top of White House

President Joe Biden has restored the prisoner-of-war/missing-in-action flag to its former location atop the White House.

Despite push by officials, many NYC parents opt-out of in-person instruction

Despite a continual push by Mayor de Blasio, many New York City parents have not sent their children back to the city's schools for in-person learning.

Murphy gets vaccinated; approves aid to restaurants, bars

New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy received his first COVID-19 vaccination on Friday, shortly after signing legislation providing $35 million in federal pandemic funds to restaurants, bars and other related businesses.

President Biden's budget wish list includes more for schools, health care and housing

President Joe Biden is releasing his wish list for the federal budget, which includes an 8.4% increase in discretionary spending with substantial gains for education, health care, housing and environmental protection.

Rep. Lee Zeldin enters race for governor of New York

Lee Zeldin, a Republican from Long Island, is not well known around the state. But that isn't stopping him from looking to unseat the vulnerable Andrew Cuomo.

Pop-up Dumpster pools in streets, floating pools in rivers proposed for NYC

Mayoral candidate Scott Stringer has a proposal called Summer in the City, which calls for the city to install pop-up pools in neighborhoods that lack open spaces.