Supreme Court Justice Alito accepted Alaska resort vacation from GOP donors, report says

Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito accepted a 2008 trip to a luxury fishing lodge in Alaska from two wealthy Republican donors, one of whom repeatedly had interests before the court.

3 challengers vie for open Harlem Council seat, with voters' rankings at stake

In Central Harlem, a small group gathered outside the Adam Clayton Powell Jr State Office Building to raise the African flag in celebration of Juneteenth.

Queens DA facing two challengers in Democratic primary

Incumbent Melinda Katz is facing challenges from former Judge George Grasso and lawyer Devian Daniels.

Biden claims spy balloon was 'more embarrassing' for China, suggests it wasn't 'intentional'

President Biden on Saturday claimed that a Chinese spy balloon that drifted across the U.S. and caused a major international incident was "more embarrassing than it was intentional" by the communist regime.

In rare 3-3 decision, Iowa Supreme Court rejects attempt to reinstate strict abortion ban

A bid by Iowa Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds to reinstate the state’s strict ban on most abortions has failed. In a rare 3-3 split decision Friday, the state's supreme court upheld a 2019 district court ruling that blocked the law.

De Blasio ordered to pay $475K for misusing NYPD detail on failed presidential campaign

Former New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio is facing a fine of nearly half a million dollars for taking his NYPD security detail with him while he campaigned for a failed 2020 presidential run.

Poll: Democrats, Republicans share core values but still distrust each other

A survey finds Americans on the right and the left overwhelmingly agree on several core values but only a minority of each group believes the other side shares them.

Key takeaways from Trump's court appearance in Miami

The former president, accused of being careless with some of the country’s most sensitive secrets and obstructing authorities as they tried to recover critical documents, pleaded not guilty to 37 charges.

Trump pleads not guilty to federal charges that he illegally kept classified documents

Former President Donald Trump has pleaded not guilty to federal charges alleging he hoarded classified documents detailing sensitive military secrets and schemed to thwart government efforts to get them back.

North Carolina GOP votes to censure Sen. Tillis for supporting LGBTQ+ rights

Republican delegates in North Carolina voted Saturday at their annual convention to censure Thom Tillis, the state’s senior U.S. senator, for supporting policies they said violate key tenets of the GOP platform.

New York lawmakers pass bill that considers reparations for slavery

New York would create a commission to consider reparations to address the lingering, negative effects of slavery under a bill passed by the state Legislature.

Can you run for president from prison? Yes, it’s been done before

We’re not saying the former president is going to prison, or even that he’s guilty. But somehow, the possibility of Donald Trump running for president in prison isn’t entirely unprecedented.

NY legislative session nearing end with fate of several bills still unknown

With 48 hours to go, the fate of bills on affordable housing, a bill to allow New York City to lower its speed limit, or a bill to change the name of the Mario Cuomo Bridge back to Tappan Zee are unknown.

Voices from violent civil rights era view attacks on voting rights as part of continuing struggle

With a Supreme Court decision expected on whether the Voting Rights Act will be reinforced or further eroded, people involved in the push for voting rights 60 years ago believe their struggles were worth it.