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Congress is a national embarrassment. Beset by gridlock and petty partisanship, it struggles to do even the simplest tasks. Just last week, for instance, the Senate was at a logjam over whether to approve Jim Bridenstine, President Trump’s selection to head…

After the Working Families Party endorsed Cynthia Nixon, Gov. Andrew Cuomo is said to have threatened the funding of nonprofit groups allied with his political enemy. According to WFP leader Bill Lipton, Cuomo told labor leaders they could “lose his…

Political scribe: Dems’ Stormy Daniels Problem James Comey, Stormy Daniels and Michael Cohen “represent an inescapable threat to Republicans” come November’s midterm elections, suggests Ronald Brownstein at The Atlantic. But they also “pose a…

GOP state Senate candidate Julie Killian charged today that a campaign worker for her Democratic rival, Shelley Mayer, posted vile and hateful tweets about cops. It’s unclear what sparked Alex Acaro’s vitriol, but he took aim at the White Plains and…

Cynthia Nixon took a “Late Show” appearance as an opportunity to deliver a series of jabs against her Democratic primary opponent, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo. “I would rather be the good Nixon than the bad Cuomo,” she told host Stephen Colbert of her…

Brothel owner Dennis Hof sexually assaulted two prostitutes in Nevada nearly a decade ago, including one woman he allegedly “raped and battered daily,” according to the women and a new police report. Hof, 71, denies the allegations that were detailed in a…

Ex-Attorney General Eric Holder will speak at the annual New Hampshire “Politics & Eggs” breakfast hosted by Saint Anselm College and the New England Council, according to a report Wednesday. Holder said again this week that he was still considering a run…

Appealing to his left flank, Gov. Cuomo announced Wednesday that he’s signed an executive order to give convicted felons on parole the right to vote. “In this state, when you’re released from prison and you’re on parole, you still don’t have the…

If nothing else, the battle for progressive purity in this year’s race for governor is quite the circus. As he faces a primary challenge from Mayor Bill de Blasio ally Cynthia Nixon, Gov. Andrew Cuomo has suddenly claimed to be in “lockstep” with Sen.…

The head of the Working Families Party insisted Tuesday that his left-leaning third party won’t play spoiler and help Republicans win the governor’s office in November. The party has endorsed actress Cynthia Nixon and her name would appear on its ballot…

Gov. Andrew Cuomo continues to rush left, driven by the “Nixon Effect” — even though Cynthia Nixon trails him by more than 40 points in the polls. The latest: Just days after the challenger came out in favor of full pot legalization, longtime legal-MJ…

A white state House candidate in North Carolina is taking some heat after saying he was already a “member of the African-American community” when asked how he would promote diversity as a lawmaker. Gary Shipman, an attorney, told a crowd in Wilmington on…

Calling Washington “horribly dysfunctional,” Florida Gov. Rick Scott will challenge US Sen. Bill Nelson in an election that could be one of the most expensive and highly watched races in the nation. The Republican governor will formally announce his…

BEIJING — A sperm bank in Beijing has set strict criteria for would-be donors, including a requirement that they are loyal to China’s ruling Communist Party. The state-run Peking University Third Hospital, according to a post on its Wechat account, has…

A councilwoman in Texas is accused of mocking and shouting expletives at a group of teen girls because one of them was wearing a Trump shirt. Kellye Burke, a West University Place councilwoman, was charged with disorderly conduct Thursday for the cookie shop…

State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman is criticizing the state Board of Elections for trying to roll back the power of its chief enforcement officer. Changes proposed Thursday would weaken Risa Sugarman’s power to investigate and charge candidates and…