term limits
Donald Trump dangles idea of third term as president at NRA convention
"You know, FDR 16 years — almost 16 years — he was four terms. I don’t know, are we going to be considered three-term? Or two-term?” Trump said.
Kathy Hochul's lame ethics reforms miss the real problem
Gov. Kathy Hochul's big "ethics reform" proposals are bizarrely off-base, as if she wants to do something but has no clue how to address New York's real corruption issues.
Why Eric Adams is right not to support NYC mayoral term limits
A group called US Term Limits is upset that Eric Adams, alone among the mayoral candidates, won’t take its pledge to protect New York City’s eight-year term-limit law.
Sen. Ted Cruz reintroduces congressional term limits amendment
A group of GOP lawmakers led by Sen. Ted Cruz has reintroduced legislation imposing term limits on members of Congress. The legislation calls for a constitutional amendment that, if ratified,...
Head of NYC teachers union wants mayoral control of schools ended
The head of the powerful city teachers union will oppose extending mayoral control of the public schools as currently enacted past its 2022 expiration date. “We need a change. Parents...
Putin moves to keep power through 2036 — when he'll have ruined Russia
Looks like President Vladimir Putin is going Mike Bloomberg on Russia’s term-limits law: The parliament's lower house just passed a bill to let him run for a fifth term in...
Rudy Giuliani asked me to cancel election so he'd stay mayor post-9/11: Pataki
He wanted to be "America's mayor" a whole lot longer. Rudy Giuliani secretly asked then-New York Gov. George Pataki to cancel New York City's 2001 mayoral election so he could...
No fourth Andrew Cuomo term say most New Yorkers: poll
Just six months after Gov. Andrew Cuomo was re-elected, a majority of New York voters think he should not run for a fourth term, according to a poll released Monday....
Here’s how we can finally drain the Albany swamp
Everyone seems to agree that it’s time for term limits for politicians, but with year after year of inaction, no one believes they’ll actually happen. Especially in Albany. While there...
The City Council's term-limits pipe dream
One sure sign that the City Council speaker is chosen by the members, not the public: All eight candidates for the job support extending the limit on council terms from...
City Council speaker candidates back extending term limits
Eight candidates vying to become the next City Council speaker said Monday they back extending term limits for Council members. While debating at a New York Law School forum, seven...
Political pal pushes bill to boost ex-borough president's pension
Four years after leaving his post as Brooklyn borough president, Marty Markowitz enjoys a pension reflecting his more than 30 years of public service, plus a $180,000-a-year salary from the...
‘Downton Abbey’ Dingell
Lord — er, Congressman — John Dingell announced he won’t seek re-election to Michigan’s 12th Congressional District when his term ends this year. When Dingell leaves the House, he will...
Riding to Utopia...
Who would have anticipated the day when the most moderate elected official in city government would be Scott M. Stringer — the Upper West Side uber-liberal and protégé of left-wing...