Proposed New Congressional Map Puts New York Democrats in Uncharted Hot Water

No one knows if supermajority Democrat Legislature will endorse independent House plan when it convenes on Feb. 26, but pressure is on to remap a deeper blue. All eyes will be on Albany Feb. 26 where New York lawmakers will vote to adopt or reject a proposed congressional map drawn by an independent commission that

Alleged weapons smugglers to face charges in U.S. after Navy SEALs’ deaths

Washington — Four foreign nationals who were allegedly transporting Iranian-made weapons on a vessel that two U.S. Navy SEALs drowned trying to board have been brought to the U.S. to face criminal charges, making their first appearance in court on Thursday. The defendants — Muhammad Pahlawan, Mohammad Mazhar, Ghufran Ullah and Izhar Muhammad — were