There’s plenty of second-guessing on all sides as President Trump seeks to negotiate better trade deals for the U.S. But these negotiations are particularly tricky to get right . . .
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5/24/18
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In the fall of 1938, a defiant British member of Parliament named Winston Churchill rose to deliver a speech denouncing the Munich Agreement recently negotiated by Europe’s leaders to appease Adolf Hitler . . .
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5/17/18
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It’s easy to find fault with a major budget deal in Washington. The one just passed by Congress is no exception. Those on the right say . . .
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2/18/18
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Everybody knew that passing a federal health care reform bill would be tough. Just call former Presidents Clinton and Obama, and they’ll vouch for the fact that getting a consensus in Congress can be . . .
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7/27/17
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Let’s talk about the “deplorables.” At a recent fundraiser in New York City, Hillary Clinton told her audience . . .
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9/22/16
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I covered Donald Trump long before he ran for president. It was the mid-2000s, and the American economy was tanking –– big time. The Donald wanted to construct a posh, $24 million, 86,000-square-foot catering hall called Trump on the Ocean . . .
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3/31/16
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In April 2014, two students at St. Anthony’s High School, in South Huntington, brought a Confederate flag to a sporting event. They were subsequently expelled. Later that month, Newsday published an editorial . . .
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7/29/15
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Just two weeks after it had voted to delay the arrangement, the Rules Committee of the Nassau County Legislature voted on March 18 to allow the agreement between the county and Molloy College to rent …
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By Alex Costello
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3/28/13
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As expected, New Yorkers rang in 2013 with style, only to have Congress deliver a one-two sucker punch and kick them while they were down.
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1/10/13
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Undecided women voters, especially on Long Island, came into sharp focus during the Hofstra presidential debate.
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10/24/12
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