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Illustration on illegal immigrants and the election by Alexander Hunter/The Washington Times

Illegal immigration: A key campaign issue for the 2024 presidential field

By Cal Thomas

FILE — Worshipers in New York's East Harlem neighborhood take part in the traditional annual prayer commemorating the end of Ramadan, in front of the Masjid Aqsa-Salam mosque, on July 17, 2015. New York Mayor Eric Adams announced new guidelines Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023, allowing mosques to broadcast the Muslim call to prayer on Fridays and at sundown during the holy month of Ramadan. (AP Photo/Bryan R. Smith, File)

Muslim call to prayer can now be broadcast publicly in New York City without a permit

By Karen Matthews - Associated Press

President Joe Biden speaks on the anniversary of the Inflation Reduction Act during an event in the East Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Biden to mark 9/11 in Alaska instead of at the traditional NYC, Virginia or Pennsylvania events

By Darlene Superville - Associated Press

Rudy Giuliani speaks outside the Fulton County jail, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, in Atlanta. Giuliani has surrendered to authorities in Georgia to face an indictment alleging he acted as former President Donald Trump's chief co-conspirator in a plot to subvert the 2020 election. (AP Photo/Brynn Anderson)

The fall of Rudy Giuliani: How ‘America’s mayor’ tied his fate to Trump and got indicted

By Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

Mayor Eric Adams of New York, center, kneels before the spot where Jesus is said to have been anointed before burial in the Church of the Holy Sepulcher in Jerusalem, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. Adams spent the second day of his visit to Israel touring holy sites before a planned meeting with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as he sought to avoid publicly weighing into the political crises plaguing the nation. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)

In Israel, Mayor Eric Adams of New York City stays neutral on divisive judicial overhaul

By Julia Frankel - Associated Press

James O'Keefe, president of Project Veritas Action, waits to be introduced during a news conference at the National Press Club, Sept. 1, 2015, in Washington. The founder of Project Veritas, a conservative nonprofit known for its hidden camera stings, is under investigation by a suburban New York prosecutor’s office in the latest fallout after O'Keefe's ouster from the group over allegations that he mistreated workers and misspent organization funds. The Westchester County district attorney’s office confirmed Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, that it is "looking into" matters concerning O’Keefe. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais, File)

Project Veritas drama: James O’Keefe under investigation as layoffs roil journalism outfit

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

This undated photo, provided by the Koltunyuk family, shows Tatyana Koltunyuk, who was the victim of a shark attack while swimming off New York's Rockaway Beach, Aug. 7, 2023. The 65-year-old woman has undergone five surgeries since the attack and will require more, her daughter said in a statement. (Courtesy of the Koltunyuk family via AP)

Daughter says NYC shark bite victim has had 5 surgeries and has been left with permanent disability

By Karen Matthews - Associated Press

Republican presidential candidate Ronald Reagan, left, and former New York Sen. James Buckley chat at a fundraising cocktail party sponsored by the friends of the conservative party, in New York, Jan. 15, 1980. Buckley, an early agitator for Richard Nixon's resignation and winner of a landmark lawsuit challenging campaign spending limits, died Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, at age 100. (AP Photo/Carlos Rene Perez, File)

James Buckley, conservative senator and brother of late writer William F. Buckley, dies at 100

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Marijuana plants are seen at a secured growing facility in Washington county, N.Y., May 12, 2023. A New York judge blocked the state's retail marijuana licensing program, Friday, Aug. 18, 2023, dealing a devastating blow to the fledgling marketplace after a group of veterans sued over rules that allowed people with drug convictions to open the first dispensaries. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

New York judge blocks retail marijuana licensing, a major blow to state’s fledgling program

By Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

FILE — New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani, right, dressed in drag as a role in "Victor/Victoria," sings with Julie Andrews at the New York Hilton, March 1, 1997, during an event presented by the Inner Circle. Giuliani, once warmly regarded as "America's Mayor" in the wake of the 9/11 attacks, and who first rose to prominence as a federal prosecutor going after mobsters with a then-novel approach to racketeering cases, has seen his reputation tumble and his liberty threatened in defense of Donald Trump's bogus election fraud claims. (AP Photo/Joe DeMaria, File)

The fall of Rudy Giuliani: How ‘America’s mayor’ tied his fate to Donald Trump and got indicted

By Michael R. Sisak - Associated Press

The Manhattan Correctional Center appears in this July 1, 2019 photo, in New York. New York Mayor Eric Adams' administration suggested in a letter, to New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Aug. 9, 2023, that it wants to house migrants in a notorious federal jail that was closed after disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein's suicide there led to its squalid conditions being deemed unsafe for humans. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)

NYC suggests housing migrants in jail shuttered after Jeffrey Epstein’s suicide

By Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

NYC bans use of TikTok on city-owned phones, joining federal government, majority of states

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New York Mayor Eric Adams listens while a sign language interpreter translate reporters questions during a City Hall press conference, Wednesday Aug. 9, 2023, in New York. Adams is calling on the federal government to declare a national emergency to ease the financial crisis the city is facing as it struggles to accommodate thousands of arriving migrants. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

Biden’s open border angering Democrats

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a fundraiser event for the Alabama GOP, Friday, Aug. 4, 2023, in Montgomery, Ala. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Trump mix of juries gets various trial challenges; most of the courts in liberal regions

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

Taiwanese Vice President William Lai speaks before leaving for Paraguay at Taoyuan International Airport in Taoyuan, Taiwan, Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Chiang Ying-ying)

Taiwan’s vice president leaves on Paraguay trip amid Chinese efforts to isolate the island

By Taijing Wu - Associated Press

Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin warms up during practice at the NFL football team's training camp in Pittsford, N.Y., July 30, 2023. Hamlin is preparing for the next step to resume his career by suiting up in Buffalo's preseason-opening game against the Indianapolis Colts on Saturday, Aug. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Adrian Kraus, File)

Damar Hamlin timeline from injury to return to Bills

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New York City pastor David Engelhardt now preaches in the subway system when the building he rented for Sunday services was sold. Courtesy of David Engelhardt.

One NYC pastor is bringing the gospel to the streets, subways and lost souls of sin-filled city

By Alex Murashko – Higher Ground Contributor

New York Mayor Eric Adams, left, and city officials listen to a reporter's question during a City Hall press conference, Wednesday Aug. 9, 2023, in New York. Adams is calling on the federal government to declare a national emergency to ease the financial crisis the city is facing as it struggles to accommodate thousands of arriving migrants. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)

NYC mayor wants more aid from the Biden administration to offset $12B in costs for housing migrants

By Bobby Caina Calvan - Associated Press

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul speaks to reporters about end-of-session legislative bills and a swearing-in ceremony, in Albany, N.Y., June 7, 2023. Hochul is toughening her public safety platform to help Democrats retake control of the House, a strategic reset after Republicans won a series of upsets in the state's congressional races by seizing on concerns over crime. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, File)

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul recalibrates on crime, with control of the House at stake

By Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

Howard Redmond walks inside Manhattan Criminal Court Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023, in New York. Redmond, the former head of police security for New York City's mayor, during the administration of Bill de Blasio, pleaded guilty on Wednesday to blocking an investigation into the misuse of city resources during the Democrat's failed presidential campaign. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

Ex-NYPD inspector pleads guilty to obstructing probe of NYC mayor’s failed White House bid

By Jake Offenhartz - Associated Press