Earlier this year, the National Endowment for the Humanities was shedding staff and canceling hundreds of grants to the museums, libraries and scholars that have traditionally relied on federal funding to help Americans…
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With ban removed, NYC rabbis are weighing endorsements in a heated mayoral race
Speaking last week on Facebook, against the backdrop of his synagogue’s main sanctuary, Rabbi Chaim Steinmetz issued a blunt message about the New York City mayoral race: “The Mamdani policy initiatives will destroy…
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Elise Stefanik proposes legislation that would block Mamdani’s threat to arrest Netanyahu
This piece first ran as part of The Countdown, our daily newsletter rounding up all the developments in the New York City mayor’s race. Sign up here to get it in your inbox. There are 48 days to the election.
Gov. Kathy Hochul may have…
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‘I never stood with Bibi,’ Cuomo says as Netanyahu figures large in the NYC mayor’s race
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Andrew Cuomo, the former governor…
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As Micah Lasher launches bid to succeed mentor Jerry Nadler in Congress, here’s a rundown of the field
The heir apparent to the most senior Jewish member of Congress has officially launched his campaign.
Micah Lasher debuted a video Monday making the pitch for why he should replace his mentor Jerry Nadler in representing…
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Curtis Sliwa says he’ll boost Holocaust education in NYC schools after his sons’ experience
New York City mayoral candidates Scott Stringer, Curtis Sliwa and Brad Lander attend a memorial event for seniors who died during the Covid pandemic in nursing homes, March 23, 2025, in the Cobble Hill…
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