CNBC is reporting that Comcast is preparing to buy Time Warner Cable and an official announcement is expected on Thursday. The “all stock deal” is said to be worth $159 per Time Warner Cable share. The total value of the
by Dan Riehl12 Feb 2014, 7:46 PM PST0
Just weeks after a previous 16 day stay at Howard University hospital, D.C.’s “Mayor for Life” Marion Barry has been re-hospitalized for weakness and breathing problems, according to late reports. Barry actually Tweeted about his condition at approximate 11 pm.
by Dan Riehl11 Feb 2014, 10:16 PM PST0
A key early endorser and now member of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio’s transition team, Bishop Orlando Findlayter of New Hope Christian church in Queens was arrested on outstanding warrants, then in an unusual move, was promptly released after New York
by Dan Riehl11 Feb 2014, 5:23 PM PST0

More than two thirds of the continental United States is currently covered in snow, according to new data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). With 67.4% of the contiguous United States now covered with snow, up from 48.1%
by Dan Riehl9 Feb 2014, 11:37 AM PST0
U.S. Senator Pat Roberts (R-KS) claims the New York Times is wrong in a Friday report which alleges he does not currently have a residence in the state of Kansas, which may endanger his eligibility to run for reelection. Roberts
by Dan Riehl7 Feb 2014, 7:17 PM PST0
Current New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio will not participate in what is commonly billed as the nation’s largest St. Patrick’s day celebration, NYC’s St. Patrick’s Day parade. “The president of the city’s Catholic League said that to his knowledge
by Dan Riehl4 Feb 2014, 4:50 PM PST0

Some are calling it a “fumble,” but it’s possible that, like an over-taxed resident, NYC’s ‘Punxsutawney Phil’ willingly risked a head plant, rather than remain in the grip of NYC’s new leftist mayor, Bill de Blasio. Or maybe de Blasio just isn’t
by Dan Riehl2 Feb 2014, 12:33 PM PST0

Recent disclosures indicate New Jersey Sen. Robert Menendez paid a law firm $250,000 in legal costs related to both DOJ and Senate Ethics Committee probes involving his connection to Florida eye doctor Salomon Melgen, a major Menendez donor. Menendez also
by Dan Riehl31 Jan 2014, 7:45 PM PST0
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie’s former campaign manager, Bill Stepien is fighting a subpoena in the on going George Washington Bridge traffic scandal investigation by invoking the Fifth Amendment. “… the very real possibility that his act of producing documents
by Dan Riehl31 Jan 2014, 7:08 PM PST0

Facing furious criticism for his failure to competently handle a major snow storm, NYC Mayor Bill de Blasio has now shifted from claiming everything was done well, to admitting “more could have been done to serve the Upper East Side.” He
by Dan Riehl22 Jan 2014, 6:22 PM PST0

Charlie Crist has hired Jim Messina, former Obama campaign manager, as a senior advisor and also announced the hiring of another top Obama hand, Teddy Goff. Goff was the digital director for Obama’s reelection campaign and also oversaw its social media,
by Dan Riehl20 Jan 2014, 7:10 PM PST0
With Democrats accusing Chris Christie of being overly optimistic and allies attempting to explain things away, New Jersey state revenues missed their December target by almost a quarter billion dollars. That’s also below where they were a year ago, according to this
by Dan Riehl17 Jan 2014, 8:14 PM PST0

New Jersey republican Governor Chris Christie predicted the state would generate $1 billion from Internet gambling in its first year. Unfortunately, it appears the state will come nowhere near that figure. That, according to The Press of Atlantic City. Per
by Dan Riehl17 Jan 2014, 8:04 PM PST0
It seems when it rains, it pours, for New Jersey Governor Chris Christie, as criticism has been pouring down on Christie during his heralded, yet somewhat “secret” fund raising trip to South Florida. Not only is Christie receiving criticism from
by Dan Riehl17 Jan 2014, 6:58 PM PST0
If you own or run a small business in New York City and think it’s private, you had better think again. Under Bloomberg, NYC recently expanded the number of small business that must provide up to a week of paid
by Dan Riehl16 Jan 2014, 7:16 PM PST0

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie has just issued the following statement as regards today’s growing bridge lane closure scandal, in which his administration is accused of abusing its authority to punish a New Jersey Democrat for failing to endorse his
by Dan Riehl8 Jan 2014, 1:49 PM PST0

You can see the media scrum here over allegations that top Christie aids played a role in a highway incident which, in effect, punished the city of Fort Lee, presumably as its Democrat mayor didn’t endorse Chris Christie for re-election.
by Dan Riehl8 Jan 2014, 1:04 PM PST0
In a move bound to put New Jersey Governor Chris Christie at odds with the Republican Party’s conservative base, Christie is heralding New Jersey’s version of the Dream Act. calling it a “sound economic choice” and “an object lesson in
by Dan Riehl7 Jan 2014, 5:07 PM PST0
If one ever needed proof that establishment Republicans and Democrats amount to one party rule in Washington, look no further than this story. Former Republican Senator Richard Lugar’s leadership political action committee, The 19th Star PAC, sent $5,000 on Dec.
by Dan Riehl6 Jan 2014, 5:34 PM PST0

Great Britain has experienced multiple deaths and dangerous flooding resulting from what most are calling the worst Winter storms the UK has experienced in decades. At least three deaths have been blamed on heavy rains, high winds and flooding in
by Dan Riehl5 Jan 2014, 12:07 PM PST0

After relenting to media requests to provide access to an initial swearing in ceremony, also live-streamed here on the Web, Democrat Bill de Blasio paid a $9 filing fee and became the 109th mayor of New York City, being sworn in
by Dan Riehl31 Dec 2013, 9:20 PM PST0

Following through on a campaign promise, New York City Mayor-elect Bill de Blasio has pronounced the traditional horse drawn carriage industry in NYC’s Central Park “over,” claiming he will act quickly to end a practice he views as inhumane. Unfortunately,
by Dan Riehl30 Dec 2013, 7:11 PM PST0
While appearing to strain to give a recent New York Times’ report on Benghazi at least some credit by saying it “add’s valuable insights,” even Rep. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) agrees with Republican Mike Rogers that the Times’ report is inaccurate.
by Dan Riehl29 Dec 2013, 2:24 PM PST0
In what Entertainment Weekly calls a “Hail Mary” move, reports that A&E has backed down in its confrontation with Robertson family patriarch Phil Robertson come with an announcement that the network will also be producing a series of PSAs “promoting unity,
by Dan Riehl27 Dec 2013, 6:15 PM PST0
Amid news that Robertson family patriarch, Phil, will effectively not miss a beat in his participation in A&E’s Duck Dynasty, his son Alan released a statement to E Online, “Our family has become even closer through the past 9 days
by Dan Riehl27 Dec 2013, 6:04 PM PST0