Former Nassau GOP Chairman Joseph Mondello sat down with Newsday to speak about his time as the former appointed U.S. ambassador to Trinidad and Tobago, during Donald Trump's presidency. 


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President Joe Biden urged Americans to resolve their differences "at the ballot box" after Sunday's assassination attempt, while former President Donald Trump reflected, "I'm not supposed to be here; I'm supposed to be dead."

  'There's no place in American for this kind of violence'

Hurricane Milton is on a potentially catastrophic collision course along the west coast of Florida. NewsdayTV's meteorologist Bill Korbel reports.

'It's affecting most of the state right now'

The fire department said the Tulsa-area home was significantly damaged by the fire in May but the two dogs and the cat escaped through a pet door.

Dog chewing on lithium-ion battery sparks house fire in Oklahoma

A black bear and a cub got trapped in a car in Connecticut, thrashing about and destroying it as they struggled to get free.

Black bear, cub destroy car in Conn. after getting trapped inside

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President Joe Biden's campaign, with actor Robert De Niro, showed up outside the Manhattan courtroom where closing arguments were held in Donald Trump's criminal case.

Robert De Niro makes case for Biden outside Trump trial

The world awaits a decision from the jury on the fate of ex-President Trump in his criminal trial in New York. NewsdayTV's Steve Langford reports. 

'Hopefully, justice is served'

One day after a jury found ex-President Donald Trump guilty of 34 counts of falsifying business records in his hush money trial, Long Islanders react. 

'The first time in history'

Michael Cohen, ex-President Trump's former fixer, testifies over payments he allegedly made to Stormi Daniels to conceal an alleged 2006 encounter between her and Trump.

Trump trial: Michael Cohen takes the stand, Day 2

Michael Cohen testified about hatching what prosecutors said was a "criminal conspiracy" with Trump and the National Enquirer editor to kill stories that could damage Trump's prospects for winning the presidency.

LI native Michael Cohen testifies at Trump's hush money trial  

NewsdayTV's Shari Einhorn reports on the historic verdict with other Newsday writers.

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An apparent Israeli drone attack on Iran saw troops fire air defenses at a major air base and a nuclear site near the central city of Isfahan.

Iran fires at apparent Israeli attack drones 

On Wednesday, the Biden administration finalized strict limits on certain so-called "forever chemicals" in drinking water that will require utilities to reduce them. NewsdayTV's Macy Egeland reports.

New standards for 'forever chemicals'

Rescuers were searching for survivors Tuesday after a container ship rammed into Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge, causing its collapse.

Rescuers on scene at Baltimore bridge collapse

Disgraced former congressman George Santos announced Thursday he plans to challenge Rep. Nick LaLota for New York's 1st Congressional District seat, Newsday Columnist Joye Brown reports.

George Santos jumps back into politics

Among the guests expected to attend tonight's speech are the mother and brother of Plainview native Omer Neutra, who serves in the Israeli army and is believed to have been kidnapped by Hamas during the early hours of the Israel-Hamas war.

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Spc. Kennedy Sanders' mother speaks about her daughter, who was killed along with two other U.S. Army Reserve soldiers from Georgia, Sgt. William Jerome Rivers and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, in a drone strike Sunday.

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