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Oprah and Gayle: a top secret plan to save CBS Mornings

By Staff Reporter NEW YORK, NY – January 17, 2026 – In the cutthroat world of morning television, where ratings battles rage like caffeinated duels and advertisers flock to the highest Nielsen perch, CBS Mornings has long played the role of

Schumer is planning a $2.1 trillion mass transit bill during the lame duck congress

Political operatives with close ties to Senator Chuck Schumer expect the Majority Leader to introduce a $2.1 trillion spending bill during the lame duck Congress dedicated to mass transit construction projects — whether or not the Democrats are ousted from

If Schumer vacates his Senate seat following midterm losses, who would Hochul appoint to replace him?

Even if Senator Chuck Schumer wins his personal reelection effort in November, the Democrats are likely to lose control of the Senate and oust Schumer as Leader of the Democratic Party caucus in the chamber. That has young and aspiring

Pandemic drove largest New York population loss ever

BY E.J. McMAHON Thanks mainly to a pandemic-driven boost in its already high outflows to other states, New York has just suffered its largest single-year population loss ever—and the worst, in percentage terms, of any

Following controversy in Florida, Hochul invites Disney to build a theme park in Niagara Falls

Governor Kathy Hochul has privately reached out to senior executives and board members of the Walt Disney Company, headquartered in Burbank, California, to extend an invitation to open a new theme park in Niagara Falls, New

NYPA is willing to establish a special fund to revive downtown Niagara Falls

Libertarian Party condemns State actions freezing Seneca Nation bank accounts

M&T Bank CEO Rene Jones is considering a plan to take Kodak private

New York on track to experience energy deficits of 10% or more

ALBANY, NY – (May, 20, 2022) – The Climate Leadership and Community Protection Act (CLCPA) places New York communities at risk of devastating blackouts due to insufficient electricity levels, according to Cold & Dark, a new Empire Center study. The

Hochul asks MTA to consider taking over Amtrak’s upstate service lines

Governor Kathy Hochul is asking the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber to evaluate whether or not the agency (which runs the State’s two commuter rail systems, Metro North and the Long Island Railroad) should take over the

Hochul will fund construction of ten new Thruway exits — including at least two in Western New York

(December 22, 2021) — Sources close to Governor Kathy Hochul say that she will include money in next year’s Thruway Authority budget to construct at least ten new exit interchanges on the Interstate 90, between the Pennsylvania and Massachusetts state

Could Tom Suozzi really become Democrat Minority Leader? With Pelosi’s help, yes.

By Staff Reporter As the government shutdown enters its fourth grueling day, with furloughed federal workers and shuttered national parks dominating headlines, the real drama unfolds behind closed doors on Capitol Hill. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, battered by accusations

Republicans float Langworthy as a viable ‘unity candidate’ for Speaker

Rep. Nicholas Langworthy is being widely floated as a viable ‘unity candidate’ for the Speakership of the House of Representatives. At age 42 years old, Langworthy would become the youngest Speaker of the House since James G. Blaine was elected

At Schumer’s urging, Amtrak will accommodate cannabis users on slow-moving routes

Amtrak is planning to accommodate cannabis users on its traditional regular-speed routes across the country, including on trains that run between Buffalo and New York City. The move is at the urging of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, who believes

Biden slammed by indigenous groups for selection of Ambassador to Canada

Indigenous groups are slamming President Joe Biden for his selection of David Cohen as the United States Ambassador to Canada. Cohen served as the CEO of Comcast and as the Chairman of the University of Pennsylvania‘s Board of Trustees —

House reconciliation bill struggles with Biden’s flawed $400,000 tax pledge

By Alan D. Viard During his successful presidential campaign last year, Joe Biden made a sweeping and misguided pledge about his tax plan: “Nobody making under 400,000 bucks would have their taxes raised, period, bingo.” The pledge’s flaws, which I have previously discussed,

Prince Andrew expected to request paternity tests for Princes William and Harry, in bid to ‘ensure an orderly succession’

By Staff Reporter LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM — Dec. 31, 2025 — In a move that has sent ripples through the upper echelons of British society and raised questions about the stability of the monarchy, Prince Andrew, the Duke of York,

MONEYBAGS: Schumer’s has taken millions from AIPAC, infuriating voters

By Staff Reporter October 21, 2025 — For over four decades, U.S. Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) has been a steadfast ally of the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), the influential pro-Israel lobbying organization. Dubbed “Shomer Yisrael” —

EXIT STRATEGY: Netanyahu needs exile, perhaps in exchange for making Jared Kushner the King of Israel

By Staff Reporter October 5, 2025 – As the sands of Gaza shift under the weight of a fragile ceasefire, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu finds himself cornered like never before. With his corruption trial grinding on in Tel Aviv—now

Jury delivers mixed verdict in Cayuga Nation’s civil suit against tobacco retailer

By Staff Reporter December 16, 2025 SYRACUSE, N.Y.—In a courtroom drama that laid bare the bitter fissures within one of New York’s smallest Native American nations, a federal jury on Thursday handed the Cayuga Nation a backhanded victory in its

Looking to outdo Reagan, Trump considers an Indian Bank Regulatory Act to boost tribal economies

By Staff Reporter November 16, 2025 Washington, D.C. — President Donald J. Trump is channeling the spirit of Ronald Reagan with a visionary proposal that could redefine economic opportunity for Native American tribes: the Indian Banking Regulatory Act (IBRA). Inspired

Mark Jonathan’s murder raises fear of crime on the Seneca Nation

By Staff Reporter November 3, 2025 – Salamanca, NY — In the quiet streets of Salamanca, a city uniquely straddled across the Seneca Nation of Indians‘ territory in western New York, the brutal slaying of 74-year-old Mark Jonathan has cast