The Supreme Court on Friday in a 6-3 ruling along ideological lines allowed President Trump’s executive order restricting birthright citizenship to go into effect in some areas of the country, for now, by curtailing judges’ ability to block the president’s policies nationwide.  Ruling that three federal district judges went too far in issuing nationwide injunctions […]

Gov. Hochul finally directing the state Power Authority to build a new nuclear plant upstate, a long overdue move, came just as New York sweated through the worst heat wave in memory with air conditioners blasting and Con Ed brownouts.

Bus service on 16 local routes is set to increase next week, part of a package of improvements meant to augment increased bus speeds due to congestion pricing, Gov. Hochul’s office told the Daily News.

New York City spends more than $2.8 billion a year to prop up Rikers — a failing, decrepit jail complex that delivers none of the outcomes we need. Closing Rikers is the law and is absolutely necessary. The question is whether our current and future elected leaders will show the urgency and political will to fund the investments we need to shut it down. That must start with the city budget, due by June 30.

Dear Eric: My husband and I just turned 80. We are in good health but began talking about estate planning. We each have two children from previous marriages, and at first this was an easy fix. After considering donating to nonprofits, we thought the rest of our assets would be equally divided among our children. […]

It is practically unheard of for the federal Justice Department to sue a federal judge over a judicial order. It is frankly unhinged for DOJ to sue 15 judges at once, as the Trump DOJ did this week when it brought a lawsuit against every federal trial court judge in Maryland.

In March, Cal Revely-Calder followed the echoing voices in Samuel Beckett’s trilogy; Michael Caines visited the state of Denmark, on stage and screen; Clarissa Hyman explored the challenges facing food systems; Sophie Oliver uncovered the romance in Dora Carrington’s art; Dinah Birch set sail. Here are some highlights from the month:   ‘I shall never fit […]

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In April, Lindsey Hilsum reported from Greenland; Harry Cochrane descended to the underworld; Andrew George returned to epic poetry; Jenny Uglow immersed in William Blake’s art and writings; Aaron Peck called for a new avant-garde. Here are some highlights from the month:   Our place in space: Exoplanets in science and science fiction Raging bull: Rejecting […]

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