Biden appointee resigns over president's handling of war in Gaza

A policy adviser at the Department of Education who campaigned for President Biden has resigned over the president's handling of the war in Gaza.

Biden will start the year at sites of national trauma to warn about dire stakes of the 2024 election

President Joe Biden is starting the campaign year by evoking the Revolutionary War to mark the third anniversary of the deadly U.S. Capitol insurrection and visiting the South Carolina church where a white gunman massacred Black parishioners.

These New York laws take effect in 2024

Several new laws in New York are taking effect in 2024, from protecting tenants and employee rights to minimum wage increases across New York City, Long Island and Westchester.

NYC migrant crisis: Buses bound for Big Apple drop migrants off in New Jersey, Secaucus mayor says

Secaucus Mayor Michael Gonnelli said buses of migrants bound for New York City have been stopping at the train station in his town in an apparent effort to evade an executive order by Mayor Eric Adams.

How much New Jersey's minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1, 2024

The NJ minimum wage increase was part of a scheduled hike stemming from a 2019 bill signed by New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy.

How much New York's minimum wage will increase on Jan. 1, 2024

New York State will raise minimum wage to $16 an hour for employees in NYC, Long Island and Westchester, beginning in 2024, as well as $15 elsewhere in the state.

Trump blocked from 2024 primary ballot in 2 states. Can he still run for president?

The decision by Maine's secretary of state to bar Trump from the ballot will inevitably increase pressure on the U.S. Supreme Court to settle the issue of his eligibility once and for all.

NYC migrants executive order targets buses from border, Adams announces

NYC Mayor Adams is announcing an executive order requiring charter buses transporting migrants to provide a 32-hours notice. Buses can only arrive between 8:30 a.m. and noon, he said.

Maine bars Trump from state's 2024 presidential primary ballot

Maine’s Democratic secretary of state is removing former President Donald Trump from that state’s primary ballot.

Trump ballot ban appealed to Supreme Court by Colorado Republican Party

The Colorado Republican Party is appealing that state supreme court's ruling banning former President Donald Trump from its primary ballot.

Supreme Court won't fast-track Trump's immunity defense case

The ruling is a win for Trump and his lawyers, who have sought to delay this and other criminal cases against him as he seeks to reclaim the White House in 2024.