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(Bloomberg) -- U.S. Representative Sander Levin, a Democrat from Michigan, recalls his last substantive issue discussion with a Republican on the House Ways and Means Committee.
It was 13 years ago.
Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) on Saturday said a letter in the latest issue of al-Qaeda’s Inspire magazine is an example of “how dangerous terrorists remain even behind bars.”
The letter is attributed to “Blind Sheikh” Omar Abdel Rahman, who was convicted of planning the 1993 World Trade Center bombing.
Automatic federal budget cuts set to take effect Friday could force the closure of an East End air traffic control tower, curtail hours at the Sagamore Hill historic site and reduce aid for superstorm Sandy victims, officials said.
WASHINGTON -- A total of $3 billion in hard-won federal funding for superstorm Sandy aid and $27 million for the 9/11 Zadroga health fund will be cut unless Congress acts to avoid automatic spending reductions by Friday, the White House and lawmakers said Sunday.
Houses of worship ravaged by superstorm Sandy should be eligible for the same federal disaster assistance that is available to other nonprofit organizations. That's not the case right now, but it would be if legislation passed last week by the House of Representatives becomes law. It should.
WASHINGTON -- New York had to flex its political muscle to win $60 billion for superstorm Sandy relief, deploying two dozen of its top business leaders to lobby Republicans and pushing the White House to go big in its initial request for federal aid.
Imagine if it were the Transportation Security Administration’s policy to let four out of 10 people bypass security at the airport. And imagine if TSA let passengers choose whether they’d go through security. Federal law prohibits this because if it didn’t, criminals, terrorists and others who are intent to do harm would easily slip through the cracks and board any plane they wanted.
The framework for immigration reform issued Monday by a bipartisan Senate group reignited national and local policy debates, leaving immigrant advocates and those who favor strict enforcement pleased with some aspects and concerned about others.
Editor's note: This interview was conducted before Mayor Ed Koch was admitted into the hospital.
Mayor Ed Koch is never one to mince words, and that's certainly the case with the new documentary "Koch."
The movie, made by first-time filmmaker Neil Barsky, chronicles the life and political career of the former mayor. And hizzoner is not hesitant to say that he likes it.
Immigration reform -- one of the country's most contentious policy issues -- is rising to the top of the national agenda as proposed changes start to take shape in Congress .
The discussion will resonate on Long Island and other locales where population growth spurred by immigrants has fanned tensions over policing, housing and the unlawful employment of undocumented workers.