Exclusive | Blakeman calls Hochul ‘useful tool’ who ‘takes orders’ from Mamdani in exclusive interview with The Post

Republican nominee for New York governor Bruce Blakeman savaged Gov. Kathy Hochul in an exclusive, 20-minute interview with The Post’s Rich Calder this week, branding her a Mamdani “tool.” The 71-year-old Nassau County Executive vowed to reverse the damage the left has done, using political muscle to force the state Legislature and City Hall to kill congestion pricing, flood the streets with cops, and slash income taxes. He also revealed his behind-the-scenes play to bring the New York Jets back to Long Island. Here are the excerpts of the Q & A: Q: During Tuesday’s debate, Gov. Hochul brought up…

Trump traveling to Kentucky to rally supporters ahead of midterms

President Trump is heading to Kentucky Saturday to rally supporters and shore up Republicans facing unexpectedly competitive races — including a House contest that could put another seat at risk for the GOP. Trump’s trip to Highland Heights, in Northern Kentucky, also puts him just across the Ohio River from…

Liberty mailbag: The question everyone wants to know

The Liberty entered an offseason of uncertainty about a week ago after the Atlanta Dream swept them in the WNBA semifinals. The first pressing question for the Liberty regards the status of head coach Chris DeMarco. It’s also the question that’s at the top of readers’ minds. We sent a…

The Post’s expert Week 7 college football grid picks, best bets

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. Perhaps the best college football week to date. We move on to Week 7 of the college football season with The Post experts moving…

Has there ever been a mountain taller than Everest?

Sometimes, it takes a great struggle to build towering peaks. And what more thunderous event is there than the clashing of continental plates?Geological pileups have birthed some of the largest and tallest mountains on the planet, including Mount Everest and its Himalayan neighbors. But has there ever been a peak…

Katie Zacharia out as White House press secretary after less than a week

WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Katie Zacharia has left her post after five days following a devastating series of media appearances and questions about her legal background. Word of Zacharia’s departure emerged shortly after Trump publicly urged her to “reconsider” her position as he left the White House for…

Knicks 2026-27 season odds: Best bets, win totals, and futures lines

Gambling content 21+. The New York Post may receive an affiliate commission if you sign up through our links. Read our editorial standards for more information. The Knicks championship win kicked off a summer to remember around New York City, but summer is long gone. The champagne went dry, the parties have…

7 extraordinary Indigenous sites in the US, from Chaco Canyon to Chimney Rock

The prehistory of Indigenous Americans goes back tens of thousands of years before the 1492 arrival of Christopher Columbus in the Bahamas, and recent scientific studies suggest prehistoric people were on the American continents a lot longer than many experts believed. For Indigenous Peoples Day, here are seven locations in…

Dodgers are in for a fight — and Brewers just proved it

MILWAUKEE – The Dodgers have a fight on their hands. In their 2-1 defeat to the Brewers at American Family Field on Sunday night, the Dodgers were shown what they’re in for in this National League Championship Series. The Blue-Collar Brewers claimed Game 1 by doing what they did in…

Jameis Winston was almost the hero the Giants needed before Big Blue OT blunder

LANDOVER, Md. — Jameis Winston didn’t turn out to be a hero.  But he was heroic.  Winston, targeting Malik Nabers and Isaiah Likely over and over, was 26-for-38 with three touchdown after halftime and overcame a 14-point, fourth-quarter deficit in the Giants’ 27-27 overtime tie with the Commanders.  He orchestrated…

‘It could have been a very different history’: Researchers are finally starting to pin down how many Indigenous people were living in the Americas when Columbus arrived

When Christopher Columbus made landfall in the Americas on Oct. 12, 1492, he encountered Indigenous Lucayans living on the Bahamian island now called San Salvador. Columbus wrote in his diary about “great multitudes of men” who greeted him that day, bartered with him and told him about other groups who…

Braelon Allen delivers game-winning Jets touchdown amid career day

Braelon Allen, he admitted afterward, was a little surprised. He didn’t expect the Jets to run it on third-and-9 — as they trailed by two and were at the Cleveland 22-yard line — late in the fourth quarter.  But then Frank Reich called for that. Then, Allen shook off one…

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