Rockville (Montgomery, Maryland)

Which was the most fevered lunge for self-promotion by a power player? 1. President-elect Barack Obama seeking to manage economic expectations by saying ???it???s likely to get worse before it gets better.??? 2. U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-...

Say what you will about how Senate Majority Leader Dean Skelos wasted time and money on trying to recapture Craig Johnson's seat, did not marshal an urgent message to voters on Election Day about checks-and-balances, is on the verge......

Sen. Malcolm Smith, the presumptive leader of the Senate Dems' presumptive new majority, threw some press noses out of joint earlier Monday by walking out of a press conference. So he returned for a second appearance this afternoon and......

Proposals to cheapen pensions for future New York City uniformed employees -- pushed this week by Gov. David A. Paterson at Mayor Michael Bloomberg???s urging -- are gaining their share of buzz on Long Island. Thousands of Nassau and......

The circus surrounding Caroline Kennedy???s bid for a U.S. Senate seat has overshadowed Gov. David A. Paterson???s other high-stakes personnel choice ??? a chief judge, to succeed the retiring Judith Kaye. Kaye, the first woman on the elite Court of......

The firings of U.S. attorneys in the Bush administration and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin???s actions regarding the state police stirred controversy over political involvement in law enforcement last year. Against that backdrop, Christian Browne of Rockville...

The 30-member state Senate GOP minority headed by Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre) faces further erosion. Several retirements by GOP veterans are possible, and enrollment trends are turning some districts Democratic. If Democrats keep the house, they???ll...

This morning, the NYPost said Paterson was lying about not knowing who on his staff tried to spread dirt on Caroline Kennedy, and used a Dave-as-Pinocchio graphic. This afternoon, Dean Skelos takes up the cause and, creatively, compares Paterson......

After a truly lackluster cycle -- with the exception of Isis and Sheena -- America's Next Top Model will be back for its 12th season this month. Here's the latest crop of hopefuls. One even hails from Maryland! The new......

width=330; height=280; wral_insert_video_player_2398905(width,height); Oceanside High's own Art Heyman played a pivotal role in the Duke-North Carolina basketball rivalry, and he plays a pivotal role in the HBO documentary on that topic that debuts...

Polls or no polls, staff shakeups or no staff shakeups, Gov. David A. Paterson will keep on riffing. Carmen B Ciparick (left), who'd been acting chief Court of Appeals judge, turned to him during the introductions and as a......

Gov. Paterson today took a swipe at legislative leaders, such as Senate Minority Leader Dean Skelos (R-Rockville Centre), for urging regional equity in doling out federal stimulus dollars. ???We???re in an emergency, we???re in a crisis,??? Paterson...