February 1, 2012
New York City is ground zero for terror attacks and plots, federal study shows
Daily News - Terror attacks planned for or executed against New York City dwarfed in number those targeting other U.S. cities, a new federal analysis showed.
January 20, 2012
State redistricting's a slow-moving puzzle
Newsday - In an email to supporters, Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) Thursday cited speculation that his 3rd District could be threatened. More likely to be targeted would be another downstate Republican congressman, such as first-term Michael Grimm of Staten Island or newbie Bob Turner in Queens and Brooklyn. "I will be closely monitoring this situation," King assured backers.
January 1, 2012
John Capano's neighbors recall slain agent
Newsday - Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) and his wife, Rosemary, described Capano, whom they both knew well, in heroic terms. And Assistant U.S. Attorney Evan Williams, who worked on cases with Capano, characterized him as a caring and dedicated investigator.
December 28, 2011
Long Island Army veteran Alex Antiohos, two others released from Iraqi military custody
Daily News - Alex Antiohos, a private contractor with a security firm doing work in Iraq, and his two colleagues were released from an Iraqi military compound, said Congressman Peter King (R-L.I.).
December 16, 2011
‘Stop smearing’ New York's Finest, Rep. Pete King tells Democratic probers
Daily News - Rep. Pete King blasted Democratic colleagues Thursday for demanding an investigation of NYPD anti-terror tactics — telling them to “stop smearing” city cops.
November 21, 2011
King: Terror arrest shows need for funding
Newsday - Rep. Peter King cited the announcement Sunday night of a "lone wolf" terror suspect's arrest to urge that Homeland Security funding for Long Island and New York City not be reduced.
September 23, 2011
Rep. Pete King rules out bid for the White House
The Hill - Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) said Thursday he will not be launching a bid for the White House in 2012.
September 13, 2011
In U.K., Peter King defends Muslim hearings
Politico - Rep. Peter King testified before a British Parliamentary committee on Tuesday, defending his three congressional hearings on Muslim-American radicalization against “mindless criticism” and saying he will not be stopped by political correctness.
August 2, 2011
For LI House Dems, tough vote on debt bill
Newsday - House Democrats from Long Island called it a tough vote, but yesterday evening three of those four representatives said yes to what they called a necessary debt-limit bill though it was largely shaped by Republicans.
July 27, 2011
Peter King: New York Times intellectually dishonest
Politico - Rep. Peter King opened his latest hearing on whether Muslim-Americans are being radicalized by terrorist groups with an attack on the “vacuous ideologues” at the New York Times, who have suggested his inquiry should look at other potential forms of home-grown terrorism.
July 20, 2011
King Sets Third Hearing on Radical Islam
Daily News - The third in a polarizing series of hearings on Islamic terrorism will address the threat posed by Al Qaeda’s affiliate in Somalia, Rep. Pete King (R-L.I.) announced Tuesday.
June 30, 2011
Rep. King wants probe of JFK to LA stowaway
Newsday - Rep. Peter King is demanding a full probe to determine how a man claiming to be from Nigeria used an expired boarding pass to clear security at Kennedy Airport and board a flight to Los Angeles.
June 10, 2011
New hearing on radical US Islam
New York Post - Rep. Peter King said yesterday he is holding another hearing on the terrorist threat growing out of the radicalization of US Muslims.
June 8, 2011
Rep. Anthony Weiner’s district debates his career and his future
Washington Post - Last Thursday morning at the Bagel Oasis in Rep. Anthony Weiner’s district of Queens, Mike Boccomino waited to order coffee as an NY1 news anchor on the TV above the counter remarked about “the enormous amount of oxygen” the congressman’s lewd picture scandal has received.
May 20, 2011
Coalition to protest Rep. King
Newsday - A newly formed coalition of interfaith and civil rights advocates is rallying this weekend against Rep. Peter King's plan to continue hearings into what he calls the threat of homegrown Islamic terrorism.
May 19, 2011
NY Rep. King leaves door open for presidential bid
Newsday - Rep. Peter King, whose national profile has climbed as head of the U.S. House Homeland Security panel, is leaving the door open for a possible presidential bid.
May 18, 2011
Hometown GOP says NY Rep. King should make WH run
Wall Street Journal - Rep. Peter King is leaving the door open for a possible presidential bid.
May 13, 2011
Rep. Pete King views kill photos of Osama Bin Laden, describes bullet wound, 'intense satisfaction'
Daily News - It's him for sure - and "good riddance." That was the message from Rep. Pete King (R-Nassau) after seeing photos of slain terror kingpin Osama Bin Laden Friday.
April 26, 2011
Peter King vs. Eric Holder - Why did the Justice Department never indict CAIR?
National Review - The clock is ticking for Eric Holder. On Monday, Rep. Peter King (R., N.Y.) sent the attorney general a letter asking why the Justice Department declined to prosecute the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim-American organization, in a recent antiterrorism case. He gave Holder until April 25 to respond.
April 19, 2011
Editorial: Target the anti-terror $$
Newsday - Federal money intended for New York and other cities considered terrorist targets should go where the risk is highest. Oxnard, Calif., and Las Vegas, Nevada, don't need to be so high on the list.
April 4, 2011
Tribunal, not NYC, for 9/11 suspects
Newsday - U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder says 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four co-conspirators are being referred to a military commission to stand trial.
March 30, 2011
King, Durbin trade jabs over Muslim rights
Newsday - In a surprisingly strong exchange, Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) and Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) traded sharp jabs over the first congressional hearing on Muslim civil rights held Tuesday.
March 29, 2011
The 'anti-Pete King' hearing
The Washington Times - How curious. At the very moment the threat posed to U.S. interests by the toxic Islamist organization known as the Muslim Brotherhood is becoming ever more palpable, a top Senate Democrat seems determined to suppress Americans' understanding of that menace.
March 28, 2011
Senate to hold hearing on anti-Muslim bigotry
USA Today - After a House hearing this month about the radicalization of Muslims sparked tears and accusations of demonization of an entire group of people, a Senate hearing Tuesday will look at what's being done to address anti-Muslim discrimination.
March 24, 2011
Peter King: What Critics?
The Washington Post - Congressman Peter King (R-N.Y.) says his next hearing related to the radicalization of American Muslims will take place around late May or early June and will focus on people who adopt violent views while in U.S. prisons.
March 16, 2011
Tears for Fears: Peter King Considers His Post-Hearing Press, Still Feels the Love
NY Observer - On Friday morning, the day after he convened his first sensational House hearing on the question of Muslim radicalism, Peter King lumbered into his office on the third floor of the Cannon Building, hung his suit jacket on a bookcase and sat down to read the morning papers.
March 9, 2011
Peter King -- What makes him tick?
CNN - Walk into Rep. Peter King's Capitol Hill office, and you are overwhelmed with how much the New York Republican is consumed by the September 11, 2001, attacks. There are photos on the walls of funerals he attended, images of a smoky Brooklyn bridge, and baseball caps with sayings including "USS New York, Never Forget."
March 8, 2011
Rep. Pete King is right, say feds and cops: We don't get many tips from Muslim community
Daily News - Cops and federal agents agree with Rep. Pete King that they don't get a lot of tipsters from the Muslim community - but they say that's true of many other communities.
March 1, 2011
Port Authority Faces $22M Cut
Wall Street Journal - Federal spending cuts passed recently by the House would slash grants for antiterrorism work at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey by two-thirds, or some $22 million.
February 27, 2011
A balancing act for Peter King
Newsday - The prospect of terrorists living among us is one of the most frightening legacies of 9/11. It's a chilling reminder that vigilance in the fight against terrorism is essential.
February 23, 2011
Protesters face off over King's hearings
Newsday - Opponents of Rep. Peter King's hearings on what he calls the threat of homegrown Islamic terrorism gathered in Massapequa Park Tuesday to show support for Muslims.
February 18, 2011
Faith, community leaders oppose King hearings
Newsday - Long Island faith and community leaders yesterday called on Rep. Peter King to cancel his upcoming Muslim "radicalization" hearings.
February 15, 2011
King's Speech
National Review - Rep. Peter King, the New York Republican who chairs the Homeland Security Committee, will hold hearings next month on radicalization within the American Muslim community.
February 9, 2011
Pete King is right to hold hearings on domestic Islamic extremism, but he must proceed with caution
Daily News - The knives are out for Rep. Pete King for planning hearings next month on the radicalization of Americans into violent Islamist extremists.
February 8, 2011
Hill Hearing to Focus on Radical Islam; Muslim Groups Want Broader Scope
ABC News - Muslim rights groups accused New York Republican Rep. Peter King of 'McCarthyism' for planning Capitol Hill hearings on the growing threat of Islamic radicalization.
February 2, 2011
Group: Expand or cancel hearing on Muslims
Newsday - A coalition of 51 Islamic and human rights groups Tuesday asked House leaders to press Rep. Pete King (R-Seaford) either to cancel or expand his hearing on the radicalization of the American Muslim community.
February 1, 2011
Rep. King Talks About Threats of Terrorism
UJAFEDNY.org - Representative Peter King, the influential new chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, told a UJA-Federation of New York audience January 31st that constant vigilance is needed to ward off the threat of Islamic terrorism worldwide, including in the New York metropolitan area.
February 1, 2011
Dissecting Radical Islam - The importance of Representative Peter King’s hearings
Weekly Standard - It’s easy to understand the trepidation that some Muslim Americans express about the upcoming House hearings on Islamic radicalism in the United States. Such hearings are often theater, where legislators and their staff orchestrate tendentious inquiries into the gravest issues. And there are spiteful voices, predominately on the right, whose exegesis of Islamic history is neither profound nor comparative, who would be eager to damn Islam on Capitol Hill.
January 28, 2011
Glen Cove 9/11 fragment to be tested by city
Newsday - Glen Cove sees its pockmarked chunk of concrete and steel as a symbol. For some families of Sept. 11 attack victims, it could become much more.
January 26, 2011
Local politicians react to Obama speech
Newsday - Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford): "I thought it was short on specifics. I agreed with him on homeland security and Afghanistan, and I certainly disagreed with him on not repealing the health-care law. On balance, I thought it was a good speech."
January 26, 2011
Unions, lawmakers seek wider Zagroda coverage
Newsday - A celebration of the new 9/11 Zadroga health care law on Capitol Hill Tuesday was full of joy - though tempered by union officials who lobbied lawmakers on behalf of ill rescue workers who could be excluded from the law's compensation fund.
January 24, 2011
Hearings on Muslims trigger panic
Washington Post - They called it a summit to teach Muslims how to fight prejudice and fear. But all day long, fear was inescapable in the fluorescent-lit meeting hall of the Long Island mosque.
January 19, 2011
King’s Hearings Draw Early Fire
National Review - As Ben Smith of Politico reports, Rep. Peter King (R., N.Y.), the chairman of the Homeland Security Committee, plans to take “testimony primarily from Muslims” during his upcoming hearings on radicalization.
January 18, 2011
Muslim groups nervous about King hearings
Politico - American Muslim leaders, who have struggled to present a clear public voice or organize politically in the decade since Sept. 11, are increasingly apprehensive about the direction Rep. Pete King will take when he convenes hearings next month on the threat posed by radical Islam in America.
January 18, 2011
Rep. Peter King Blasts CAIR's “Don’t Talk to the FBI” Poster
The Weekly Standard - Fox News reports that the Council on American-Islamic Relations has asked a chapter in California to stop using a provocative propaganda poster.
January 11, 2011
King refuses to expand Muslim hearing's scope
Newsday - Rep. Pete King rejected a call by a key Democrat Monday to expand a hearing on the radicalization of U.S. Muslims to include other homegrown threats after the Arizona rampage this weekend.
January 10, 2011
Officials warn of Arizona copycat attacks
Newsday - Authorities are monitoring for potential "copycat" attacks on lawmakers after the rampage in Arizona on Saturday, House members were told in a bipartisan conference call with their leaders Sunday.
January 8, 2011
NY pols react to Arizona shooting
Newsday - New York members of Congress expressed shock Saturday over the shootings in Tucson, Ariz., that injured Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and killed six people.
January 4, 2011
More anti-terror cash for NYC? Rep. Pete King set to take control of Homeland Security Committee
Daily News - The GOP takeover of the House on Wednesday offers liberal New York one bright spot: Long Islander Pete King takes control of the powerful Homeland Security Committee.
January 3, 2011
Prez inks 9/11 bill
New York Post - President Obama yesterday signed the 9/11 health bill into law, finally delivering federal health benefits to sick Ground Zero workers who have waited nine years for the help.
2010
December 30, 2010
Why Muslims must look in the mirror
New York Post - If 2010 was the year America finally woke up to political Islam's nefarious reach on US soil, with luck 2011 will be the year we launch an offensive against it. One way to begin that process is through hearings that Rep. Peter King (R-NY), the new chair of the House Homeland Security Committee, plans to hold on American Muslim radicalization.
December 29, 2010
King-size ideas on immigration
New York Post - Rep. Peter King, who next week becomes chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, says he will push legislation to tighten border security and arrest more illegal aliens -- challenging what he considers to be President Obama's lax immigration policies.
December 22, 2010
Democrats fear absentees will kill 9/11 bill
Politico - An intense lobbying effort by New York Democrats on a bill to help Sept. 11 responders paid off late Tuesday, when House leaders promised to stay in session Wednesday to approve any Senate changes to the measure.
December 22, 2010
The enemy within
New York Post - In a blunt, urgent warning, Attorney General Eric Holder said the threat from homegrown terrorists has increased significantly -- and the prime cause is a fanatical US-born Muslim cleric.
December 19, 2010
King: What's radicalizing Muslim Americans?
Newsday - Earlier this month, I was elected by the House Republican Conference to be chairman of the Homeland Security Committee. I've made it clear that I'll focus the committee on counterterrorism and hold hearings on a wide range of issues, including radicalization of the American Muslim community and homegrown terrorism.
December 17, 2010
Taking The Throne
The Capitol - Pete King is now the most important Republican in New York. Does he care?
December 17, 2010
Muslim ‘Radicalization’ Is Focus of Planned Inquiry
New York Times - The Republican who will head the House committee that oversees domestic security is planning to open a Congressional inquiry into what he calls “the radicalization” of the Muslim community when his party takes over the House next year.
December 11, 2010
Long Islanders weigh in on DREAM Act impact
Newsday - Long Islanders say they are watching closely the political debate surrounding a bill - now held up in the U.S. Senate - that offers a path to citizenship to children of some undocumented immigrants.
December 9, 2010
Tie Zadroga to tax bill, New York pols Pete King, Jerrold Nadler and Carolyn Maloney urge
Daily News - Rep. Pete King (R-L.I.) and Manhattan Democratic Reps. Jerrold Nadler and Carolyn Maloney want to add the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act to the $900 billion tax-cut deal President Obama and the GOP are trying to push through, Maloney told the Daily News.
December 8, 2010
Pete King Gets Top Homeland Security Post
Daily News - Rep. Pete King got his old job back heading the Homeland Security Committee today as the House Republicans officially chose him for the post.
December 1, 2010
Zadroga bill's future hinges on 1 Republican senator
Newsday - It is just one vote. But the health and future of thousands of Sept. 11 responders, many believed sickened by the toxic fumes of Ground Zero, hinges on whether New York's two Democratic senators can convince a single one of their Republican colleagues to throw support behind the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act.
November 30, 2010
Politically Incorrect With Peter King
New York Observer - On Nov. 1, the eve of the midterm elections, Peter King was at his home on Long Island when his cell phone lit up with an unknown number.
November 23, 2010
Developers of Mosque Near Ground Zero Seek Federal Funds for Post-9/11 Rebuilding
Fox News - An application to secure funding from federal 9/11 aid to build a controversial Islamic center two blocks from Ground Zero is drawing fire from critics who decry the move as insensitive.
November 23, 2010
Airport security uproar frustrates Obama advisers
Washington Post - For a White House often accused of being lax on national security, the uproar over invasive security techniques at airports is a head-snapping swing in the other direction.
November 18, 2010
Debate still rages after Ghailani verdict
Newsday - The conviction of Guantanamo detainee Ahmed Ghailani Wednesday appeared to do little to settle the debate over whether to hold a civilian trial for accused 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed.
November 15, 2010
Kentucky GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell's opposition could doom Zadroga 9/11 health bill
Daily News - A key senator who is balking at legislation to help ailing 9/11 responders backed similar steps for sick nuclear workers in his home state.
November 15, 2010
What LI politicians say about Schumer tax proposal
Newsday - Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford): "I believe the tax cuts should be extended and we can't be differentiating by salary and by income. . . . Coming out of a recession, the last thing we need to do is be raising taxes on anyone."
November 14, 2010
Rep. King tapped for Cuomo transition team
Newsday - Add one more prominent Long Island Republican to the list of those tapped to help Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo's transition: Rep. Peter King, who will be in a prime spot to aid New York State when he is expected to return next year to chair the House Homeland Security Committee.
November 10, 2010
King of New York
New York Observer - The Republican Party's enormous victory in the House of Representatives means that the city's veteran Democratic representatives are back to minority status—not a good thing. It figures to be a frustrating two years for Carolyn Maloney, Jerrold Nadler, Elliot Engel, Anthony Weiner and other city Democrats in the House.
November 9, 2010
Making sure it won't be us
New York Post - One of the happiest consequences of last week's Republican tsunami is that Long Island's Rep. Peter King is set to regain the chairmanship of the House Committee on Homeland Security.
November 8, 2010
Getting Homeland Security on track
New York Post - Without a doubt, the 9/11 terrorist attacks forever changed America. They changed the lives of those who lost their loved ones that day and in the continuing global War on Terror. They changed me -- more than 150 of my friends and constituents were among the nearly 3,000 who died that morning.
November 4, 2010
Obama keeps Election Day promise to reach out to GOP, calls Rep. Pete King to congratulate him
Daily News - President Obama wasted no time keeping his promise today to reach out to Republicans, telephoning GOP Rep. Pete King to congratulate him on returning to the chairmanship of the powerful House Homeland Security Committee and reaffirming that the war on terror is no place for politics.
November 3, 2010
With win, King in line to lead Homeland Security committee again
Newsday - The interception of package bombs from Yemen last week adds to a heavy agenda for Rep. Pete King as he prepares to again become chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee.
October 31, 2010
Yemeni woman arrested in cargo terror plot
Newsday - As U.S. officials continued to examine records of air cargo shipped from Yemen, officials in that Middle East country announced on Saturday the arrest of a woman on charges that she was a connected to the terror plot that sparked an international alert Friday.
October 24, 2010
A GOP win on Election Day could spell doom for New York and all its pork
Daily News - New Yorkers don't like playing second fiddle to anyone, but they'll be lucky to be a backup kazoo if Republicans take over Congress.
October 24, 2010
Source: No weekend talks between Cablevision, News Corp.
Newsday - No talks were held Saturday between Cablevision and News Corp. and none were expected to be held Sunday, according to an industry source familiar with the negotiations.
October 20, 2010
The Man Who Would Be King
Homeland Security Today - Rep. Peter King (R-NY) has chafed at Democratic handling of Homeland Security issues in Congress. This November, he's hoping for a change.
October 18, 2010
What Paladino must do to win tonight's debate
Newsday - With his campaign tossed about by distractions, Paladino has promised to refocus on policy, and it begins with him being a disciplined and serious debater Monday night, experts said.
October 14, 2010
King Urges Arbitration in Fox-Cablevision Dispute
Newsday - As a standoff between Fox and Cablevision continued over retransmission fees, Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) said Wednesday both companies should "submit to a binding arbitration" before the News Corp. subsidiary pulls WNYW/5 and WWOR/9 off of the cable system this weekend.
October 13, 2010
King, Kudler vie for 3rd Congressional District seat
LI Herald - The race for the 3rd Congressional District pits nine-term U.S. Rep. Peter King, a Republican of Seaford, against New York City social studies teacher Howard Kudler, a Democrat from Merrick..
October 13, 2010
On LI, Bill Clinton discusses job creation
Newsday - Former president Bill Clinton came to Long Island Tuesday and offered his view on how to create jobs as the country struggles with a jobless recovery.
October 13, 2010
Our jobs-killing pols
New York Post - Only two members of the New York delegation scored well -- Rep. Christopher John Lee (R) at 95 percent, and Rep. Peter King (R) at 91 percent. Sadly, no one else in the delegation even managed to vote with small business a third of the time.
October 11, 2010
Merrick Democrat makes an uphill run at King's seat
Newsday - But after 18 years in Congress, King is an established figure who says he rarely gets questions about his policies as he campaigns for re-election.
October 8, 2010
Pete King Rips White House Over Leaks
Daily News - Rep. Pete King is hammering the White House over its handling of terrorism prosecutions, accusing the administration of leaking dangerous information to the press, then blaming him for it.
October 7, 2010
The Rev. Al Sharpton, our next attorney general?
LI Herald - As hard as it may be to believe, that’s what State Senator Eric Schneiderman, the Democrat running for state attorney general, would have you believe. Schneiderman vowed that if he’s elected in November, the Rev. Al Sharpton’s National Action Network and the House of Justice, its Harlem headquarters, “will have an annex in Albany for the first time in state history.”
October 4, 2010
Tourists' Terror Warning
New York Post - The State Department yesterday issued a rare travel alert about a possible al Qaeda plot to attack European tourist haunts -- prompted by new Osama bin Laden recordings that may contain coded killing instructions, officials said.
September 30, 2010
On to the Senate: The people's house at long last passed the James Zadroga 9/11
Daily News - The House of Representatives - the people's house - yesterday took the landmark step of at long last voting to fulfill America's obligation to the men and women who rallied to serve their country at a time of war and paid dearly for their valorous labors.
September 30, 2010
House OKs $7.4B health care bill for 9/11 responders
Newsday - After a frustrating and often partisan legislative struggle, the full House passed the Zadroga 9/11 health care bill Wednesday, bringing cheers from uniformed police and other first responders watching from the galleries.
September 29, 2010
9/11 bill up for vote
New York Post - A long-stalled 9/11 health bill is slated for a House vote today, with New York lawmakers crossing their fingers it won't get derailed at the last minute.
September 29, 2010
High-Stakes Vote for State
Wall Street Journal - New York's political power structure would see major changes if Republicans accomplish their goal of retaking control of the House of Representatives in November, as a number of senior Democrats chairing powerful committees would face demotions to lesser roles.
September 25, 2010
Pelosi vows to bring 9/11 health bill to floor for vote
Newsday - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Cal.) on Friday announced that she would bring the 9/11 health bill back to the floor for a vote next week. The vote, the first since the bill failed to win passage in the full House vote in July, is expected to be held Wednesday, a congressional aide said.
September 23, 2010
Top Republican: GOP lacks good stable of presidential candidates
The Hill - Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), a veteran lawmaker who would become chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee if Republicans win back control of Congress, said New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie might be Republicans' best hope to win back the White House.
September 15, 2010
King and Weiner Hug and Make Up
Daily News - Reps. Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn/Queens) and Pete King (R-L.I.) infamously went at it when the 9/11 bill failed in late July.
August 29, 2010
We must repay our debt: NY Dem, GOP reps say stories of heroes should inspire passage of 9/11 bill
Daily News - Last month, after years of effort, we finally secured a vote by the full House of Representatives on our legislation, which would provide medical monitoring, treatment and economic compensation for those injured or made sick by the toxic cloud that lingered for weeks following the collapse of the World Trade Center towers.
August 15, 2010
Peter King slams Obama over Ground Zero mosque stance
Newsday - Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) criticized President Barack Obama Sunday for "trying to have it both ways" and for making "unclear" statements on whether he supports the building of a mosque near Ground Zero.
August 14, 2010
Obama gives blessing to Ground Zero mosque
New York Post - President Obama last night strongly backed the Ground Zero mosque while celebrating Ramadan with Muslim Americans at the White House -- saying it shows that the nation's commitment to religious tolerance is "unshakeable."
August 11, 2010
A voice of reason amid rant
New York Post - After his rant on the House floor, Democrat Anthony Weiner depicted his meltdown as righteous anger over the failure to fund health care for 9/11 responders. But Weiner's outburst never made sense, and now an important member of his party is coming forward to help clean up the mess.
August 11, 2010
Weiner & King end feud to push 9/11 health bill
New York Post - Clashing Congressmen Anthony Weiner and Peter King have buried the hatchet.
August 11, 2010
Feds to fund trip for imam behind controversial mosque plan
Newsday - In a move that is drawing both heat and praise, the State Department is funding a multicountry Middle East tour for the imam behind the mosque proposed near Ground Zero.
August 9, 2010
King, DNC committeeman Zimmerman Join on 9/11 Health Bill
Politico - Rep. Peter King (R-LI), who has been pushing back hard on the now-famous House floor rant by Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY) blaming Republicans for the failure of the 9/11 health bill to pass, is now teaming up with former Hillary Clinton backer and DNC committee member Robert Zimmerman in an unusual bid to resuscitate the legislation.
July 30, 2010
King and Weiner get into House screaming match
Newsday - Late Thursday evening, a stunning exchange unfolded on the House floor between Republican Rep. Peter King and Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner - two New Yorkers in a fight over the 9/11 health bill they both support.
July 28, 2010
King: Dems Take Cowardly Path on 9/11 Bill
Daily News - Democrats are immoral cowards for trying to pass the 9/11 health and compensation act as a bill that requires a two-thirds vote and doesn’t allow the GOP a chance to alter it, Rep. Pete King charged today.
July 13, 2010
King Raises Questions About Ground Zero Mosque
AP - The ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee said Monday he favors an investigation into the funding of a proposed mosque near ground zero.
July 9, 2010
Obama Takes 'Cheap Shot' at Israelis, King Says
Daily News - President Obama’s statement that Israelis are suspicious of him in part because his middle name is Hussein was a “cheap shot” that belittles Israelis’ real problems with White House policies, said Rep. Pete King.
July 9, 2010
BP responds to LI lawmakers' letter of concern
Newsday - Six weeks ago, three Long Island lawmakers wrote BP to ask for training and consultation with local officials to limit any potential damage of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill to New York's coasts and the Fire Island National Seashore.
July 2, 2010
Vandals damage veterans' memorial on eve of holiday
Newsday - An early morning act of vandalism, on the eve of the July Fourth weekend, left veterans at a Massapequa American Legion post angry and scrambling to make repairs in time for a holiday reception.
June 24, 2010
Now squelch the other bigmouths
New York Post - I have tremendous regard for Gen. Stanley McChrystal and the outstanding service he has rendered to our nation...
June 14, 2010
'King' of Israel
New York Post - Rep. Pete King says President Obama's weak Mideast policy is forcing House Democrats to make the difficult choice of either supporting Obama or supporting Israel.
June 6, 2010
Top Republican to introduce resolution defending Israel against flotilla criticism
The Hill - Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) said Sunday he is planning to introduce a resolution next week defending Israel against criticism it has received over its handling of the Gaza flotilla incident.
June 4, 2010
Fight re-emerges over anti-terror funding delays
Newsday - The car bomb in Times Square a month ago didn't explode, but it did ignite a high-profile spat over federal anti-terror funding for New York, a fight that re-emerged Thursday in a New York City Council hearing.
June 3, 2010
Legislators seek plan to protect LI from oil spill
Newsday - Long Island congressmen Tim Bishop (D-Southampton), Steve Israel (D-Huntington) and Peter King (R-Seaford) formally asked BP to develop and implement a plan on how to address potential consequences of the Deepwater Horizon spill reaching New York's coastline. The three also asked the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to forecast the possibility of oil coming this far north.
June 3, 2010
Report: Federal terror cases dropped sharply after 9/11
Newsday - Despite a flurry of recent high-profile terror arrests, such as the failed Times Square and Christmas Day bombings, the number of federal terrorism prosecutions has continued to drop sharply in the years after Sept. 11, 2001, according to an analysis of government data.
May 26, 2010
Experts: Clock ticking to form Super Bowl security plan
Newsday - The Super Bowl at the Meadowlands might be 44 months off, but security experts said the clock is ticking to form a plan to protect the stadium and the crowd during one of the world's most watched annual events.
May 25, 2010
Half-truth from Homeland Security boss Janet Napolitano could mean loss of millions for New York
Daily News - When Homeland Security boss Janet Napolitano declared New York hadn't spent $275 million in anti-terror cash since 2006, she told only half the story, lawmakers and security officials say.
May 23, 2010
NYPD gripe over bomb-sniffing stiffing
New York Post - NYPD officials are frustrated with the Department of Homeland Security’s delay in releasing funds that the Finest badly need for the prevention of a “dirty bomb” attack.
May 20, 2010
After Napolitano attacks NY for hoarding security cash, extra $121M is suddenly found ... from 2008
Daily News - The Department of Homeland Security and boss Janet Napolitano the other day accused New York of failing to spend hundreds of millions of dollars in port and transit security awards from 2009.
May 20, 2010
After dustup, King announces $41 million in New York security funds
The Hill - A New York congressman on Wednesday announced that the Department of Homeland Security had given the city $41 million in anti-terrorism grant money.
May 19, 2010
King: Suffolk focus of terror investigators for 'years'
Newsday - Suffolk County was a focus of federal investigators tracking connections to terrorist organizations even before homes in the county were searched following the Times Square bomb plot, a government official and terrorism expert said Tuesday.
May 18, 2010
NY pols slam Bam over $700M terror-cash delay
New York Post - Rep. Pete King (R-LI) yesterday demanded the Obama administration cut the red tape that is tying up more than $700 million in anti-terrorism funds to protect mass-transit systems.
May 18, 2010
Homeland Security chief Janet Napolitano mixes deception with poor math in NYC terror funds fiasco
Daily News - Maybe someday President Obama will explain to us why it was a good idea to make Arizona Governor Janet Napolitano his Secretary for Homeland Security.
May 15, 2010
Secrets from Inside the Obama War Room
Newswekk - The first of 10 "AFPAK" meetings came on Sept. 13, when the president gathered 16 advisers in the Situation Room in the basement of the White House. This was to be the most methodical national-security decision in a generation.
May 14, 2010
Will Petraeus Be Like Ike?
The American Spectator - In the early stages of implementing the surge strategy in Iraq, United States military commanders started to detect that the new plan was working, but the signs of progress were overshadowed as casualties mounted while American soldiers fought to secure the cities.
May 14, 2010
Pete King: DNC Politicizing Terror Fight
Daily News - The Democratic National Committee took a hard shot at GOP Rep. Pete King today for voting against the stimulus bill with the $100 million it sent New York’s way for anti-terror funding. And that, the Long Island Republican says, is politicizing homeland security.
May 14, 2010
New Yorkers mad as hell at President Obama's decision to slash city's anti-terror funds
Daily News - What is Washington thinking? That's the question New Yorkers of all stripes were asking Thursday after the Obama administration slashed $53 million from the city's terror-fighting budget - a dozen days after a botched plot to bomb Times Square.
May 13, 2010
New York still losing anti-terror funds
Newsday - New York lawmakers blasted the Homeland Security Department Wednesday for not reconsidering planned cuts to New York's transit and port security grants despite the May 1 Times Square bomb attempt.
May 13, 2010
White House slashes NY anti-terrorism funds amid buzz Obama will meet with NYPD Times Square heroes
Daily News - Eleven days after the botched plot to bomb Times Square, the Obama administration on Wednesday slashed some $53 million from the city's terror-fighting budget.
May 10, 2010
U.S. officials link Times Square attempt to Pakistan Taliban
Newsday - The Obama administration for the first time linked the Times Square bombing attempt to the Pakistani Taliban, as a senior official Sunday said that overseas terrorism groups were focused on enlisting U.S. residents to carry out attacks.
May 9, 2010
Lessons learned from Times Square bombing attempt
Newsday - Faisal Shahzad rigged his rusty Pathfinder to deliver fiery death to the heart of New York City, authorities said. Instead, he and that sport utility vehicle wound up providing a 53-hour live drill for the nation's anti-terror response system - and an object lesson about where the next threats may appear.
May 5, 2010
Wakeup call in Times Sq.
New York Post - The alarm bells have now gone off at least 11 times in New York since 9/11. After Saturday night's failed Times Square bombing, let's hope we don't go back to sleep again.
May 5, 2010
King calls for terror suspect to lose citizenship
Newsday - Faisal Shahzad, the Connecticut man accused of driving an explosives-packed SUV into Times Square, should lose his American citizenship, U.S. Rep. Peter King said yesterday.
May 5, 2010
King Wants FBI Probe of Terror Suspect Leaks
Daily News - Long Island Rep. Pete King says the Obama administration leaked an almost “unprecedented” amount of information about the Times Square bomb suspect yesterday — tipping the man off, giving him a chance to flee with a deadly weapon, and jeopardizing the case and people’s lives.
May 4, 2010
Rep. King: 'Did they Mirandize him?'
Politico - Rep. Peter King (N.Y.), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, wants to know whether the Pakistani-born American arrested in connection with a car bomb in New York City’s Times Square was read his Miranda rights.
May 4, 2010
NY pols seek more funds for explosives detection
Newsday - Since 9/11, the New York City metro area has received about $2 billion in federal anti-terror funding, but the Times Square bombing attempt has New York officials calling for even more homeland security money to prevent another terrorist attack.
May 3, 2010
NY lawmakers: NYC remains top terror target
Newsday - New York lawmakers Sunday called the attempted Times Square bombing a reminder that New York City remains a top target for terrorists and urged the Obama administration to restore federal anti-terrorism funds it proposes to cut.
April 30, 2010
Students rally in support of DREAM bill
Newsday - Sarah Moeller, a coordinator for the New York Public Interest Research Group, urged students to ask Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) to support the bill. But in a statement Thursday afternoon, King said he won't consider such legislation "until the borders are secure, and that looks to be a number of years in the future."
April 29, 2010
Pete King Heads New GOP Security Team
Daily News - In the effort to be less the Party of No, and more the Party of Not So Fast Mr. President, Minority Leader John Boehner has tapped one of his more bi-partisan members, Long Island Rep. Pete King, to head a new GOP panel on national security.
April 26, 2010
LI cops' radiation detectors defend against terrorism
Newsday - Each day on Long Island, hundreds of police officers take to the roads to protect New York City from the unthinkable. Wearing portable radiation detectors on their belts, officers in Suffolk and Nassau counties are on the front line of stopping terrorists from carrying out the kind of attack officials fear most: the detonation of a nuclear device or a radiologic "dirty" bomb.
April 22, 2010
House tunes in radio bill
Daily News - The House took up a bill yesterday to devote a section of the broadband radio spectrum to first responders in an effort to solve a problem that turned tragic on 9/11 when police and firefighters couldn't communicate.
April 22, 2010
Traders banking on Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand to shield them from financial reform
Daily News - Rep. Pete King has no problem ripping the idea. “The misguided action by the Senate Agriculture Committee on derivatives will seriously damage New York banks and I am totally opposed to it!” he declared.
April 22, 2010
Peter King's Response to 'Obama's Street cred'
Politico - What do you want to hear from President Obama in his speech to Wall Street on Thursday? I'll tell you what I don't want to hear. I don't want him to take cheap shots at Wall Street and banks. I would want him to show constructive reforms and not talk about bank taxes. And really just lay off the cheap shots. I'm with Mayor [Michael] Bloomberg on this. Financial services is the economic engine that drives New York, just like the auto industry in Michigan or the energy industry in Texas.
April 18, 2010
Rep. King: Continuing debate over 9/11 trials 'makes us look foolish'
The Hill - Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) on Sunday said the current debate over where federal prosecutors should try Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and four other 9/11 suspects "makes us look foolish."
April 16, 2010
Pete King on Obama & Israel
National Review - No American ally is more trusted or reliable than Israel. Throughout the darkest days of the Cold War, and now in the war against Islamic terrorism, Israel has stood with the United States every step of the way.
April 14, 2010
Fed Tells King KSM Trial Would Strain System
Daily News - The head of the Federal Protective Service warned today that a potential 20-year legal fight to deal with Khalid Shaikh Mohammed and his henchmen would be too much for his agency. Responding to questions from Long Island Rep. Pete King, Federal Protective Service Director Gary Schenkel asserted his agency would need bolstering.
April 7, 2010
Rep. Peter King goes nuclear against new Obama policy
Republicans howl about the "nuclear option" to crack down on filibusters in the Senate. But on a day when President Obama released a real policy on when to use nukes – his Nuclear Posture Review – many GOP lawmakers were quiet (or just enjoying a congressional spring recess). Not so for Rep. Peter King (R-L.I.), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, who just sounded off in an interview with the Post.
March 22, 2010
Long Island's delegation jubilant over bill's passage
Newsday - Long Island's mostly Democratic Congressional delegation was jubilant as the U.S. House Sunday passed a health care overhaul plan that's driven the country's political debate since President Barack Obama took office.
March 17, 2010
King on St. Paddy's Day
Politico - Few politicians are busier on St. Patrick's Day than Rep. Peter King. He's a regular stop for any visiting Irish politician.
March 16, 2010
Rep. Pete King's Red Meat
Daily News - Rep. Peter King riled up the crowd at his St. Patrick's Day-themed fundraiser this past Saturday with some good old-fashioned anti-Democrat rhetoric.
March 15, 2010
WOR and Rep. King Stand Up For America Against Holding the 9/11 Terror Trials in NYC
WOR Radio - WOR710 News Talk Radio personalities John Gambling and Steve Malzberg presented the station's "Stand Up For America" petition to Congressman Peter King (R-NY) today at New York's Foley Square.
February 23, 2010
Congressman Pete King a cut above
Blue Collar Corner - One Irishman to another discussing everything from Terror Trials to Health Care to what boxing gyms we go to. Congressman King was way out ahead of all of his peers when it came to condemn the NYC location of putting KSM and his cohorts on trial.
February 23, 2010
LI's King rejects Obama's health care overhaul plan
Newsday - The health care overhaul plan proposed Monday by President Barack Obama to lure Republican support ran into a quick rejection by Long Island's lone Republican representative. Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) condemned Obama's proposal - the first he has offered - as "just a recycled version of government run health care."
February 23, 2010
In-Justice! Furor over O's 'Gitmo' appointees
New York Post - The Justice Department's disclosure that nine of President Obama's appointees had either represented or advocated for Guantanamo detainees has touched off a firestorm of criticism.
February 11, 2010
King: Obama not at ease on security
The Hill - King, the top GOP member of the House Homeland Security Committee, suggested that the president was out of touch on security issues and had deferred too much to his attorney general on decisions on how to handle and whether to criminally prosecute terror suspects.
February 9, 2010
King: Brennan the ‘Egomaniac’
National Review - “An egomaniac” — that’s how Rep. Peter King of New York, the ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, describes John Brennan, President Obama’s deputy national-security adviser, after reading Brennan’s op-ed in USA Today that says criticism of the administration’s handling of the failed Christmas Day bombing serves the “goals of al-Qaeda.”
February 9, 2010
Dems sign on to GOP bill preventing funds for civilian Guantanamo trials
The Hill - Two Democrats signed on to a Republican bill that would prevent any funds from being spent on prosecuting Guantánamo Bay suspects in U.S. federal court.
February 2, 2010
Sickened By the Cowards Playing Politics
Fox News - The only New York federal lawmaker to stand up against the Democrats from New York, the president and the Justice Department was Republican Rep. Peter King, the ranking member of the House Homeland Security Committee.
January 30, 2010
Reports: ‘New York is out’ as terror trial site
Newsday - Late Friday evening Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) told Newsday his homeland security committee staffers had been told the decision was a “99.9 percent” done deal. But he said he also understood there remained some resistance from within the Department of Justice and that nothing official had been announced.
January 29, 2010
King bill aims to block feds' terror trial funding
Newsday - Amid a growing chorus of concern over security and the price tag of bringing suspected 9/11 attackers to trial in Manhattan, Rep. Peter King has moved to stop the government spending public money to try any Guan- tánamo detainees on U.S. soil.
January 24, 2010
New York’s King, or the rebirth of racism
The National - This is an example of the attacks on Congressman King for speaking out against Islamic terrorism.
January 20, 2009
Local GOP sees promise in Kennedy seat upset
Newsday - Long Island legislators agreed that the election in Massachusetts of Republican Scott Brown to a seat once occupied by the standard-bearer of the Democratic Party may be a bellwether of things to come, a development that could radically shift local and national politics.
January 12, 2010
Christmas bomber issues wake-up call for administration
The Hill - Nearly one year ago, President Barack Obama signed his poorly thought-out executive order to close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay Naval Station in Cuba — releasing or transferring all detainees — “no later than one year” after taking office. At the time, I knew that the president’s order was a bad idea, based on a campaign promise and made without considering the many judicial, homeland security and intelligence-gathering implications.
January 8, 2010
Pete King Gives GOP Address
Daily News - After leading the charge in criticizing the response to the Christmas underwear bombing, Pete King is tapped to keep the drumbeat going as the GOP’s voice in its weekly address.
January 4, 2010
Peter King weighs Senate run again
Newsday - Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) indicated Monday he’s reconsidering a Senate run. King ruled out a campaign against Democratic Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand last summer. But with former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani’s announcement that he’ll not run for any office this year and the re-emergence of terrorism issues, the congressman is again a possible contender.
December 31, 2009
Rep. Peter King's recommendations on U.S. policy
Newsday asked Rep. Peter King for 10 ways he would change U.S. policy. Here are his recommendations coupled with a look at the position of the Obama administration.
December 31, 2009
An LI Battler Takes on Terror
Newsday - This was supposed to be the week Rep. Peter King spent talking with family and friends about whether to bow to his party's wishes and run for the U.S. Senate.
December 30, 2009
Rep. King: Terror suspect should face military tribunal
Newsday - In an interview with Newsday, King, the ranking Republican on the House intelligence committee, said Christmas bombing suspect Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab should be handled outside the usual civilian court system so he can be interrogated without the usual rights afforded defendants.
December 29, 2009
King seeks info on terror suspect to plug security holes
Newsday - Rep. Peter King said Monday he wants to know what the father of the Detroit terror suspect told U.S. Embassy officials in Nigeria about his son's embrace of radical Islam and what the State Department did next.
December 27, 2009
Blunders demand answers
New York Post - One thing is clear about the attempted terror attack on Christmas Day -- we need answers.
December 27, 2009
Get smarter on terror: Detroit near-miss exposes big holes in security shield
Daily News - Sooner or later, if the civilized world does not get its act together, these demented fanatics will again produce mass destruction. They keep trying, and you can be sure that they are today sharing lessons- learned intelligence about the plot to bring down Northwest Flight 253.
December 23, 2009
Peter King says he's being urged to run for Senate
Newsday - U.S. Rep. Peter King may be back in the running for the U.S. Senate.
December 21, 2009
LI members of Congress get few earmarks they seek
Newsday - When it comes to the much criticized but also much sought-after earmarks to federal spending bills, it never hurts to ask. But don't get your hopes up.
December 20, 2009
Lawmakers divided on abortion compromise
Newsday - After negotiating into the night Friday to help win over holdout Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.), Sen. Charles Schumer Saturday hailed the Democrats' apparent success in getting the 60 votes they need to move ahead on their health-care overhaul bill.
December 18, 2009
Being King
LI Business News - It’s why he’s the only Long Island representative with a national reputation, one of the few members of the House who has international visibility, due to his loud, decades-spanning voice supporting the Nationalist side of The Troubles in Ireland.
December 15, 2009
Sightings & Moments from the Day
Politico - Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) was spotted giving Fox News’s Bill O’Reilly a tour around the Capitol Tuesday. The interesting twosome then lunched in the Members' Dining Room.
December 10, 2009
Congressional Member Popularity Contest 2009
Newsmax Magazine - We’ve done our homework, made our list, checked it twice. These are the congressmen and women who rank highest and lowest among their esteemed colleagues on either side of the aisle.
December 9, 2009
Committee Subpoenaes White House Crashers
Daily News - The House Homeland Security voted today to subpoena the alleged White House gate-crashers, Michaele and Tareq Salahi, but not the President’s social secretary, Desiree Rogers.
December 9, 2009
Lawmakers blast SIPC, Madoff bankruptcy trustee
AP - Several House lawmakers on Wednesday criticized the treatment of Madoff fraud victims by the agency charged with resolving brokerage firm failures, saying new legislative remedies may be needed to help the investors.
December 8, 2009
NYC Gets Security Cash Boost -- and More Competition
Daily News - Federal officials handed New York City a nice, healthy pot of homeland security cash today, but also added to competition for that money in the future by adding three urban areas to the list of most-threatened locales.
December 8, 2009
Homeland Security Funding Coming to NYC
WCBS Newsradio 880 - Representative Peter King explains the funding from Homeland Security for Long Island and New York City.
November 27, 2009
King: Congress should probe White House dinner crashers
Newsday - U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford), the ranking Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, is calling for a congressional investigation into how a couple with reality television ambitions attended a state dinner at the White House without being on the guest list.
November 19, 2009
Rep. King Blasts White House Over NYC 9/11 Trial
WCBS-TV (New York) - Congressman Says Decision To Bring Terrorists To U.S. Among The 'Most Dangerous Any President Has Ever Made'.
November 12, 2009
Rep. King On Tough Talk On Muslims: Deal With It
WCBS-TV (New York) - Long Island Congressman Peter King is under fire for some controversial comments he made about the Muslim community. And he flat out said the reaction doesn't bother him a bit.
October 30, 2009
Nancy Pelosi says affordable health care for all is on horizon as she unveils House's 20-pound bill
Daily News - House Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Thursday plunked down her plan to fix America's ailing health care system - all 20 pounds and 1,990 pages of it.
October 30, 2009
Lieberman Marching Further Right in 2010
ABC News - Lieberman infuriated fellow Democrats in 2008 by supporting Republican presidential nominee John McCain as well as congressional candidates Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y.
October 28, 2009
Montauk Coast Guard captain wins support from Rep. King
Newsday - Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) said Tuesday he had contacted Coast Guard officials and asked them to reconsider their decision to relieve Chief Petty Officer James Weber from command.
October 28, 2009
Securing the Cities program is about securing our nation
The Hill - Those opposed to supporting Securing the Cities still fail to understand why protecting New York City is, in fact, protecting America.
October 19, 2009
Rep. King appears on John Gambling Radio Show
WOR Radio - Rep. Peter King discusses why he is supporting General David Petraeus for President in 2012.
October 15, 2009
Rep. King warns of safety risks if Gitmo thugs are brought to city for 9/11 trials
Daily News - Rep. Pete King said Wednesday that putting Sept. 11 plotters on trial in New York City would be a security "time bomb" placing citizens at greater risk.
October 15, 2009
New York congressman probing NBA ties to Euro basketball clubs
Sports Illustrated - The controversy involving the Greek basketball club Olympiakos escalated Wednesday as U.S. Rep. Peter King threatened congressional involvement while asking commissioner David Stern to explain the NBA's role in the matter.
October 9, 2009
GOP demands ‘immediate accounting’ of ACORN funding
Washington Examiner - Rep. Peter King, R-NY, ranking member of the Homeland Security Committee, and all ranking subcommittee members, sent a letter to Secretary Janet Napolitano requesting “an immediate accounting of any funding ACORN is receiving from the Department of Homeland Security.”
September 30, 2009
Patriot Act helped foil New York terror plot
Washington Examiner - The arrest and indictment of Najibullah Zazi on charges of conspiracy to use weapons of mass destruction was made possible by the "roving wiretaps" allowed by the Patriot Act, which was signed into law in 2001 by President George W. Bush. "All the layers of defense President Bush set up after Sept. 11 are working," Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., pointed out.
September 28, 2009
Schumer, King: Restore $40M for dirty-bomb protection
Newsday - Sen. Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) and Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) Sunday called for Congress and the Obama administration to reinstate $40 million to protect New York City against a so-called dirty bomb threat.
September 28, 2009
Terror plot shows New York needs federal dollars, Mayor Bloomberg says
Daily News - Mayor Bloomberg said Sunday the just-foiled plot to bomb the city shows the feds need to cough up more money to protect New Yorkers from "dirty bombs."
September 28, 2009
Studies: No charges brought in most terror cases
Newsday - New studies show that while federal prosecutors are winning increasing numbers of convictions in terrorism cases, they also are declining to bring charges in the overwhelming majority of matters brought to them by the FBI and other law enforcement agencies.
September 16, 2009
Obama doesn't believe criticism based on racism
Newsday - A day after former President Jimmy Carter said race is at the heart of much of the opposition to President Barack Obama, the president said through his spokesman that he disagrees. Rep. Peter King called Carter's comments shameful.
September 3, 2009
Charlie Ups the Race-Card Ante
New York Post - Rep. Charles Rangel said Tuesday that "bias" and "prejudice" toward Obama are fueling opposition to health-care reform.
August 31, 2009
Rep. Peter King won't run against Kirsten Gillibrand, but would have run against Caroline Kennedy
Daily News - Rep. Peter King announced Monday he will not challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand next year, but would have entered the race if Gov. Paterson had appointed Caroline Kennedy instead.
August 31, 2009
King won't challenge Gillibrand for U.S. Senate
Newsday - Rep. Peter King's long-suspected announcement that he won't challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand next year leaves state Republicans without an obvious candidate for an important statewide race, political experts said Monday.
August 25, 2009
King on Holder: 'You wonder which side they’re on'
Politico - A "furious" Rep. Peter King, the hawkish, maverick Long Island Republican, blasted a "disgraceful" Eric Holder for opening an investigation of CIA interrogators and chided his own party for what he described as a weak response to the move in an interview just now with POLITICO.
August 25, 2009
Giuliani, Seeing Opening, Mulls a Governor Bid
New York Times - “Several times, he said to me that he sees state government similar to where New York City was in 1993: out of control,” said Mr. King, who met with Mr. Giuliani late last month at the Capitol Hill Club. “So many people are saying the state can’t be governed, which is what everyone was saying about the city then. In Rudy’s mind, this is a challenge.”
August 25, 2009
Governor run on former Mayor Rudy Giuliani's mind, says top ally Pete King
Daily News - "We've spoken on and off this year about it and my impression was always that he was not intent on running, but after our [recent] breakfast ... I would say he's definitely leaning toward it," said Rep. Pete King (R-L.I.).
August 17, 2009
Local lawmakers sound off on health care co-ops
Newsday - Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford) The Obama Administration has finally realized that the American people do not want government-run health care and that the president's original scheme was overreaching and poorly thought out.
August 14, 2009
Political Ponderings: Rep. Peter King’s Clarity
Long Island Sentinel: Politics and Society - King made clear the need to fight terrorists, rogue nations, and misguided, big government schemes. Again, some rare policy clarity and common sense from a Long Island politician, but not too rare coming from Congressman King.
July 31, 2009
LI reps complain local police left out of stimulus
Newsday - The Long Island congressional delegation complained Friday that police departments in Nassau and Suffolk should have gotten some of the $1 billion in federal stimulus awarded last week by the Department of Justice.
July 30, 2009
9/11 Health Bill Gets Key Nod
Daily News - A $14 billion health proposal to permanently help the victims of 9/11 won a vote in the House for the first time yesterday.
July 30, 2009
Homeland insecurity: Napolitano keeps shortchanging New York on terror funds
Daily News - Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano visited America's top terror target yesterday with word that the federal government will deliver $35 million for mass transit protection here. How underwhelming.
July 30, 2009
House OKs pardon for first black boxing champ Jack Johnson
Daily News - Heavyweight Jack Johnson, the first black boxing champ, deserves a presidential pardon, the House unanimously concluded Wednesday.
July 29, 2009
Apologize Prez
Politico - President Barack Obama sparked a whirlwind of reaction with his off-the-cuff claim that the Cambridge, Mass., police acted “stupidly” when they arrested Harvard professor Henry Louis Gates Jr. One congressman — Republican House Policy Committee Chairman Thad McCotter — went so far as to introduce a House resolution demanding that Obama apologize.
July 28, 2009
DC's Apple Cop-Out
New York Post - Rep. Pete King fumed that New York "should not be penalized for its success," when he found out New York had been squeezed out of any of the $1 billion economic-stimulus money to help cities avoid laying off cops.
July 23, 2009
Giuliani Running for New York Gov?
Politico - Rudy Giuliani with his old pal, Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.) were overheard talking about a Giuilani New York governor run.
July 15, 2009
King Has Spending Money, But Less Incentive, for a New York Senate Run
CQ Politics - Republican Rep. Peter T. King's recent ascension to a slot on the House Intelligence Committee makes it less likely he will run for New York Senate, but he has a solid spending base, should he decide to take the plunge.
July 6, 2009
Now Pete King Has Really Done It
Politico - Hours after Rep. Pete King denounced the effusive Michael Jackson coverage, this website has popped up: "Michael Jackson Fans AGAINST Peter King." The Dem site also asks for contributions against King.
July 6, 2009
Rep. Peter King: Michael Jackson a 'child molester' and 'pervert'
Newsday - Rep. King Sunday said people clamoring about Michael Jackson's death should just beat it.
June 29, 2009
Our Own Worst Enemy: Dems in Congress Fought Nucleaur Security for New York
Daily News - The White House and the Democratic leadership of Congress took aim last week at denying New York the federal funding this city needs to maintain vigilance against nuclear weaponry.
June 24, 2009
New York's Irish King
Daily News - Last week, when the news broke that Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) had been offered the ambassadorship to Ireland in the Obama administration but had turned it down five months ago, a friend e-mailed his wife a picture of the ambassador’s residence in Dublin.
June 24, 2009
Rivals Kirsten Gillibrand, Carolyn Maloney put aside differences to aide 9/11 victims
Daily News - Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand will team up on a 9/11 health bill Wednesday with Mayor Bloomberg and key members of the House, including Reps. Carolyn Maloney (D-Manhattan) and Pete King (R-Long Island) - who would both like to unseat the recently appointed senator in 2010.
June 15, 2009
White House Offered Ambassadorship to GOP Rep. King
Daily News - The White House dangled the ambassadorship to Ireland in front of GOP Rep. Pete King, even before that coveted post went to the owner of the Pittsburgh Steelers, the Daily News has learned.
June 8, 2009
Palin Speaks at Fundraiser in St. James
Newsday - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told a crowd of more than a thousand in St. James Sunday night that she will continue to advocate for children and adults who have developmental disabilities. Before her speech, she met briefly with U.S. Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford), then posed for photos.
June 6, 2009
LI Dinner Has Palin Watchers Eyeing Her Next Campaign
Newsday - Since the end of her vice presidential campaign, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin hasn't been seen much south of Alaska. But as she prepares for a St. James speech Sunday night at an event for disabled children, the 2008 Republican nominee has done nothing to quell speculation that she's interested in another run for national office. "She's definitely a player," said Rep. Peter King (R-Seaford), who plans to attend Sunday night's event. "She has a real strong base of support."
June 4, 2009
Rep. King Dismisses Democrats' Attacks As 'Waste of Money'
The Hill - Democrats fired their first warning shot at Rep. Pete King this week, putting the outspoken Republican on notice that they see an opportunity to completely wipe out the GOP in New York.
June 1. 2009
Democrats' Radio Ad Blitz Targets Peter King
Newsday - Congressional Democrats launched a radio and robo-call blitz Monday against U.S. Rep. Peter King, but King said he's not concerned about the broadsides.
June 1, 2009
Democrats Eyeing Peter King's District for Possible 2012 Gains
Daily News - Democrats have Pete King in the cross hairs. National and state party officials are plotting to weaken King, one of New York's three remaining Republican congressmen, by redrawing the lines of his Long Island district.
June 1, 2009
DCCC Targets Six on Stimulus Vote
Roll Call - Democrats launched a paid advertising offensive today against a half-dozen House Republicans whom they consider to be vulnerable this cycle including Rep. Peter King.
May 24, 2009
Air Force Pilot Killed in Crash was Wantagh Grad
Newsday - Capt. Mark P. Graziano, 30, a Wantagh native who Congressman Peter King nominated to the Naval Academy, was piloting a T-38A supersonic jet Thursday with senior navigator Maj. Lee V. Jones when the aircraft went down near California City, Calif., about nine miles north of Edwards Air Force Base, according to his family and the base.
May 21, 2009
New York Terror Plot Foiled
Congressman Peter King, who was previously informed of the plot, discusses the foiled terror plot on a Riverdale synagogue and Stewarts Air Force Base as well as praising the FBI and NYPD on once again saving New Yorkers from a terrorist attack.
May 20, 2009
Pete King Wants Pelosi to Step Down -- for a while
Politico - Rep. Pete King -- the Long Island Republican who was one of the first in his party to call for Newt Gingrich's ouster a decade ago -- wants Nancy Pelosi to step aside temporarily pending an investigation of the waterboarding fiasco.
May 20, 2009
Video: Rep. King calls Speaker Pelosi's comments on the CIA shameful
Good Morning America - Rep. King calls Speaker Pelosi's comments that the CIA regularly misleads Congress shameful.
May 17, 2009
Rep. Peter King: ACLU Is "Tearing Down The United States"
CBS News Political Hot Sheet - Representative Peter King (R-N.Y.) said that by opposing military tribunals at Guantanamo Bay and by advocating for the release of photographs of torture committed upon detainees, the American Civil Liberties Union is "tearing down the United States," during a heated debate with the ACLU's executive director, on Face the Nation Sunday.
May 16, 2009
King Resists Cuts to Fire Grants, Securing Cities
HS Today - Led by Rep. Peter King (R-NY), ranking member of the committee, lawmakers expressed their disappointment that the DHS budget proposal seemed to shortchange two critical efforts--funding firefighters and securing US cities against nuclear weapons.
May 15, 2009
Obama Owes Explanation on Detainees - Now
The Hill - The American people deserve answers from President Obama about what exactly he intends to do with the detainees, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammad, the admitted mastermind behind the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
May 15, 2009
Peter King on Everything
Long Island Business News - It’s all right there, in the congressman’s Web site that’s paid for by Pete King for Congress. The site also includes links to stories that feature him, including reports from Fox News and the Washington Times. Can’t find much from MSNBC, however.
May 11, 2009
GOP Torture Strategy: Pelosi
Politico - Rep. Peter King (R-N.Y.), the top Republican on the House Homeland Security Committee, said in an interview that if Pelosi failed to object to the techniques at the time, she was “an enabler” and “an accomplice” if any crimes were committed. If an investigation goes forward, King said, Pelosi should be forced to divulge what she knew.
May 9, 2009
Lawmakers Trade Blows Over Obama's Plan to Close Guantanamo Prison
Fox News - Rep. Pete King, R-N.Y., told FOX News that Obama should keep the prison open. "These are very dangerous people," he said. "I think the president is caving into world opinion and he's attempting to fulfill a campaign pledge without having any real idea what the consequences are or where these detainees are going to go."
May 8, 2009
Coming Soon To A 'Hood Near You: Gitmo (Ex?)Terrorists
Daily News - How would you like your family’s next-door neighbor to be a former Guantanamo Bay inmate who was trained in a military camp in pre-9/11 Afghanistan? Would it matter if they were declared no longer to be an “enemy combatant” by the Pentagon?
May 7, 2009
GOP probes 'extremism' report's origin
Washington Times - House Republicans demanded Wednesday that Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano detail how the controversial "right-wing extremism" report was compiled, using a rare legislative maneuver that ensures that the Democrats must take a public stand - one way or another.
May 6, 2009
Rep. King Leads Charge to Introduce Resolution of Inquiry
Roll Call - Rep. Peter King has led the charge to get the Department of Homeland Security to disclose the methods and research it used to produce the controversial report that refers to "right-wing extremists" as potential terrorists.
May 5, 2009
King, Dobbs Talk DHS Report
CNN - Rep. Peter King recently spoke with Lou Dobbs about a recent Department of Homeland Security document defining extremists.
April 27, 2009
D’Amato, Once Pataki’s Kingmaker, Now Leans Toward King
The New York Capitol News - It is King, not Pataki, whom D’Amato now refers to as the “leading luminary” in the state GOP.
April 23, 2009
King: Torture trial should spark "scorched earth"
Politico - New York Republican Rep. Peter King thinks his party needs to go nuke if Bush era officials are prosecuted on torture charges.
April 21, 2009
Pete King's Wise Words
New York Post - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has slammed Rep. Peter King for his alleged "bigoted" remarks, but the Long Island Republican is standing his ground.
April 20, 2009
Peter King Stands By Muslim Comments
Newsday - As he heads upstate tonight to gauge support for a U.S. Senate run, Rep. Peter King said Sunday he has no plans to tone down his comments about Muslims and their cooperation with law enforcement -- a long-simmering issue that flared up again over the weekend.
April 15, 2009
Rep. Pete King boxes and we are left speechless
Politico - Lotta rage there. LOVE Rob Base "It Takes Two" playing in the background.
April 9, 2009
There's much at stake in next year's Senate race
Newsday - Early scrambling in the 2010 race for the junior U.S. Senate seat - now occupied by Kirsten Gillibrand - offers the best glimpse of the clashing ambitions at work in the state Democratic Party's nervous ruling circles.
April 1, 2009
King: Keep terrorism detainees out of NY
Newsday - A New York congressman says Guantanamo prisoners shouldn't be put on trial in New York near the site of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
February 23, 2009
The Survivor - Rep. Peter King points the way for Republicans in the Northeast
National Review - Rep. Peter King’s Washington, D.C., office is stuffed full of New York memorabilia. Every wall is covered with framed photos of actors and baseball players (King’s allegiance lies with the Mets). In terms of décor, the Long Island congressman’s office is reminiscent of one of the Big Apple’s touristy delis.