GOP power struggle looms in NYC Council over minority leader post
Republicans in the New York City Council are bracing for a fight to fill the power vacuum left by Minority Leader Joe Borelli’s impending departure, and Councilmembers Joann Ariola of Queens and David Carr of Staten Island are at the center of it.
GOP Councilman Joe Borelli is calling it quits — after his 10-year NYC fight for common sense
Joe Borelli is resigning at the end of the month, ending nearly a decade as one of the few strong conservative voices in an increasingly left-wing chamber.
NYC Council Republicans in disarray as leadership election is challenged
The City Council’s small Republican caucus is facing an internal crisis after half of its members contested the validity of an election for a new minority leader that took place Tuesday and elevated Staten Island Councilman David Carr to the role.
Carr elected NYC Council minority leader by half of Republican caucus as other half contests the vote
Tensions ratcheted up to a new high within the City Council‘s Republican Caucus on Tuesday. Half of the six-member conference held a Jan. 28 afternoon meeting where those present elected Council Member David Carr (Staten Island) as their new minority leader.
GOP gets new minority NYC council leader but one pol threatens to sue
The Republican members of the Big Apple’s city council voted in a new minority leader Tuesday — as the other pol up for the gig threatened legal action. David Carr was voted in with just the support of Brooklyn lawmaker Inna Vernikov and outgoing fellow Staten Island councilman Joe Borelli after the lawmakers said their fellow party members boycotted the meeting.
Vance, Catholic bishops’ sparring on immigrants extends GOP’s feud with church
U.S. bishops have stepped gingerly into a disagreement with the Catholic vice president, which follows previous conflict ...
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GOP Rep. Malliotakis says Trump has right to halt spending, decide how grants are issued
The White House is defending the legality of President Trump's sweeping freeze of federal spending. For a Republican ...
'Huge unifying force': Rep. Tom Emmer praises Trump's GOP meeting over reconciliation bill
Minn., joins 'Fox & Friends' to discuss President Donald Trump holding a GOP meeting promising to pass a large reconciliation ...
DHS chief Noem in New York for immigrant raids; Senate to hear about Panama Canal: Live updates
President Trump's priorities of immigration enforcement and promoting U.S. interests in the Panama Canal lead the political ...
Hundreds of New Yorkers flock to DC to toast Trump inauguration — while eyeing state GOP victories in 2026: ‘We have to fight, fight, fight’
Hundreds of New Yorkers are flocking to DC for Donald Trump’s inauguration — with the fired-up GOPers even talking about ...
New York GOP gathers in Washington for Donald Trump's inauguration, with an eye toward 2026 election
Zeldin, who is Trump's nominee to lead the Environmental Protection Agency, told the gathering of state Republicans at The ...
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Queens vs. Staten Island: Joann Ariola and David Carr face off for GOP leadership
The City Council's Republican conference will vote Tuesday on a new minority leader, with Staten Island's David Carr and ...
Cold snap chills New York City’s rats, and heats up the fight against them
This week’s frigid weather has many New York City residents shivering, scurrying into cozy spots and feeling sapped.
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NY GOP's new bid for relevance
And a New York City mayoral race beckons. It’s hard to say whether the GOP, the only major party alternative to Democratic domination of Empire State government, will grow back to anywhere ...
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WTF is Eric Adams doing?
The week that President Donald Trump took office for the second time, Mayor Eric Adams seemed determined to find new ways to act like he’s not a Democratic politician running for mayor of New ...