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Islanders blow third-period lead in heartbreaking loss to Red Wings

DETROIT — Next game, a third-period lead, then another loss. At this point, what else can you expect from the Islanders, who magically bounced what should have been a great road trip to three losses? Thursday's game, which ended in a 2-1 loss to the Red Wings on Lucas Raymond's game-winning goal with less than […]

Jalen Brunson, Karl-Anthony lead Knicks to win over Suns

PHOENIX — There's something about this arena for Jalen Brunson. A year after dropping his first 50-shot bomb in Phoenix, the Knicks point guard had his best performance of the season with 36 points and 10 assists, defeating the Suns 138-122 on Wednesday. Brunson went 12-of-21 (including 3-of-11), and Karl-Anthony Towns (34 points, 10 boards, […]

Run, Rahm, run: Why Emanuel should lead the DNC

I've always believed that the greatest compliment you can give a political operative is, “This is the person I want to be in the trenches with.” Someone who not only has your back, but everyone else's as well. Someone who can command both strategy and tactics. As Kipling said, he is the one who keeps […]

Trump nominates Linda McMahon to lead Education department 

President-elect Trump announced Tuesday that he will nominate Linda McMahon to be secretary of the Department of Education. McMahon is co-leader of Trump's transition team. She is considered the front-runner to lead the Commerce Department, with transition team co-leader Howard Lutnick expected to be nominated for the role. McMahon previously led the Small Business Administration during President […]

California House race flips to narrow lead for Dem amid weekslong vote count

Votes are still being counted in California two weeks after the election, where a Democratic challenger has taken a lead over a Republican incumbent in a key U.S. House race. Democrat Derek Tran leads the Republican House of Representatives with 94% of votes counted. Michelle Steele Steele has held the lead in California's 45th Congressional […]

Trump Picks Dr. Oz to Lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

President-elect Donald Trump announced the selection of Dr. Mehmet Oz to run the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). In a press release from the Trump-Vance transition team, President Trump praised Oz as a “distinguished physician, heart surgeon, inventor, and world-class communicator,” adding that Oz worked closely with Robert F. Kennedy Jr. He added […]