Lawler Confronts Jeffries in Showy Exchange in a Tense Capitol

The roughly five-minute confrontation, initiated by Representative Mike Lawler of New York, was intended to draw attention to Democrats’ role in the government shutdown.

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Trump’s Energy Cuts Punished Mostly Blue States. Red States Might Be Next.

As New York and other states tally the damage, a leaked document suggests more Energy Department cuts may be coming.

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Trump Administration Reverses $187 Million in N.Y. Counterterrorism Cuts

Gov. Kathy Hochul had described the cuts, which would have devastated New York’s intelligence and counterterrorism operations, as “utterly shocking.”

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Trump Cuts to Counterterrorism Funds for New York Reach $187 Million

Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York asked that the funding be restored, accusing the Trump administration of “walking away from the fight against terrorism.”

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Judge Blocks Trump Move to Cut FEMA Funds Over Immigration Policy

A coalition of blue states and Washington, D.C., accused the Trump administration of illegally “taking money from its enemies” in freezing emergency preparedness grants.

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New York Faces Painful History as It Marks the Erie Canal’s Bicentennial

As the 200th anniversary of the Erie Canal approaches on Oct. 26, organizers are seeking to temper the celebration with an acknowledgment of the waterway’s dispossession of Native American communities.

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Unexpected Critics of Trump’s Attacks on Wind Energy: Oil Executives

Business leaders and trade organizations have been especially worried by attempts to stop work on wind farms that had already secured federal approval.

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How 106 People Got Together to Stop a School Shooting — Before It Happened

A threat on a school bus from an alienated young man united dozens of agencies to answer a single question: Is it possible to stop potential mass shooters before they commit a crime?

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With Comey Indictment, Trump Gets Retribution but Shatters Norms

A prosecutor’s drive to indict James Comey trampled over the Justice Department’s long tradition of keeping a distance from politics and the White House, and raised the prospect of more arbitrary charges.

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Yonkers Casino Bid Advances in Battle for N.Y. Licenses

The Empire City Casino is the first applicant to be approved by its local advisory committee after all three Manhattan proposals were eliminated.

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