Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman on Putting Public Safety First | NTD’s Profiles of Service

In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with Nassau County, New York Executive Bruce Blakeman, who has been in office since November 2021. An attorney and the former commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey—who served during the critical period following 9/11—Blakeman has focused his tenu… Original

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman on Public Safety First | NTD’s Profiles of Service

In this episode of NTD’s “Profiles of Service,” we sit down with Nassau County, New York Executive Bruce Blakeman, who has been in office since November 2021. An attorney and former commissioner of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey—serving during the critical period following 9/11—Blakeman has focused his tenure on e… Original

RFK Jr. Asks Supreme Court to Restore His Name on New York Ballot

The Second Circuit upheld a lower court’s decision disqualifying the independent political candidate on Sept. 18. Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to put his name back on New York’s presidential ballot after a lower court disqualified him. Kennedy, an independent, announced on Aug. 23 that he was suspending his

House moves to avoid government shutdown amid conservative opposition

Washington — House Republicans will fast-track a short-term spending bill after sidestepping the lower chamber’s Rules Committee as the bipartisan measure to keep the government open faced opposition from the panel’s conservative members.  House Republicans are expected to bring up the three-month funding bill for a floor vote under a procedure known as suspension of