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The fee, which covers a 10-day travel period, will start on Feb. 1, 2026.

All hourly city Starbucks workers from July 2021 to July 2024 will receive restitution payments after the coffee chain settled with the city for unfair labor practices.

New York Attorney General Letitia James leads a 21-state lawsuit to block a USDA policy that could strip SNAP benefits from tens of thousands of lawful permanent residents.

A federal judge in South Carolina said Lindsey Halligan, President Donald Trump's acting U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia, was unlawfully appointed.

A Latina trailblazer in the City Council and in Congress, Velázquez said she will not seek reelection next year and will pass the baton to a new generation of Democrats.

Continuing the Trump administration’s push to dismantle the U.S. Department of Education, the federal agency will now let other departments oversee major grant programs, effectively shifting more power to states.

The Brooklyn City Council Member filed paperwork on Monday to launch a possible primary run against the U.S. Representative in the 8th Congressional District.

The record 43-day shutdown caused great stress and confusion for the American people, were federal workers were furloughed or laid off, air traffic slowed down and food aid for millions of people where stopped or delayed. 

Amid much confusion from the federal government and court directives, New Yorkers should be getting their full November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, according to state leaders.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday said that it was reducing air traffic by 10% across 40 “high-volume” markets beginning Friday morning to maintain travel safety amid the government shutdown.