House and Senate Democrats pressed the White House and Affinity Partners after reports that Jared Kushner solicited billions from Gulf states while serving as an envoy. Lawmakers want documents and answers.

Gov. Kathy Hochul launched the FutureWorks Commission to study AI's impact on New York jobs and laws, with a report due by year's end.

A new Albany bill would require randomized full-body scans for corrections officers and set a clearer appeals process for visitors who fail scans. Sponsors say it aims to cut contraband and reduce disputed denials.

The SEC cleared Nasdaq to trade tokenized versions of select large-cap stocks and major ETFs, tying on‑chain tokens to DTC custody under a limited pilot.

Attorney General Letitia James backed two state bills that would ban personalized algorithmic pricing and bar digital shelf tags at grocery and drug stores. The measures sharpen New York’s rules on how retailers use consumer data at checkout.

Two nonprofit newsrooms sued DOCCS to compel prison sexual-assault records; Cornell's clinic represents them.

A federal appeals court in Manhattan has temporarily frozen investors’ attempts to trace Argentine assets tied to a $16.1 billion YPF judgment, pausing U.S. discovery while appeals proceed.

Acting President Delcy Rodríguez replaced Defense Minister Vladimir Padrino López with Gen. Gustavo González López on March 18, reshaping Venezuela’s security leadership amid U.S. legal pressure.

Jessica Tisch told City Council an internal review found top NYPD officials using CRALO vehicles meant for undercover work. The department says it has begun reclaiming the fleet.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani will name Gregory Anderson to lead DSNY, returning a veteran sanitation operative to oversee containerization, composting and operations.

Dozens of home care workers staged a sit‑in at City Hall on March 18, pushing Mayor Mamdani and the Council to ban 24‑hour shifts and cap shifts at 12 hours.

A New York Times report says Peter Chatzky posted years of explicit Facebook material, complicating his self-funded bid to flip NY-17.

NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch warns recent federal cuts to homeland- and port-security grants could weaken the department’s intelligence and counterterrorism work.