The AP has filed another piece looking at the NYPD's tactics spying on Muslim communities (Muslims who change their names, Muslim college kids), which are questionable from a civil rights perspective. Noting how Rep. Peter King has asked people to stop "smearing" the NYPD, by saying, "To date, under Commissioner Ray Kelly’s leadership, at least 14 attacks by Islamic terrorists have been prevented by the NYPD." But the AP would like to disagree! more ›

Pizza tourism expert Rep. Peter King is sick and tired of everyone badmouthing and "smearing" the NYPD—especially liberal members of the House Committee on Homeland Security, who called for an investigation into the NYPD over the report that they have been spying on Muslim Americans in NYC. “This is just left-wing pandering,” King told Roll Call. “Political correctness has gone crazy on the other side. These guys go on the line every day. A thousand cops out there. For them to take those cheap shots is disgraceful.” It's like they didn't even read the Post's takedown of that report! more ›

With a deluge of requests pouring in, the city is attempting to accommodate as many people as possible to attend the tenth anniversary ceremony of the September 11th attacks at Ground Zero. One group that will not be attending the memorial en masse? First responders. The city claims they will be honored at a separate ceremony on a later date. more ›

Rep. Peter King loves himself a good old fashioned controversy-courting witch trial hearing, whether it's on Muslim "radicalization" or pizza tourism. And now he's set his sights on a new target: King is calling for an investigation into the Obama administration to figure out the nature of their collaboration with two Hollywood filmmakers who are making a movie about the hunt for and death of Osama bin Laden. more ›

Republican Rep. Peter King has been keeping busy with refusing "craven surrender to political correctness" by singling out Muslims as a group of people we really shouldn't be trusting. After his first Congressional hearing on "Muslim Radicalization" was mostly an offensive dud, his second one was barely noticed. And yes, there will be a third hearing to combat the scourge of Islam on Wednesday. But Peter King seems to have forgotten how real the danger is, because NY1 reports that he told a group of supporters this morning that "it would be almost impossible for a 9/11-type attack to happen again." more ›

Rep. Peter King wants to protect tipsters who report suspicious activity from lawsuits against those who feel they were wrongly ratted out. The Republican congressman and chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee believes that the liability protection for citizens who come to the authorities with information should be expanded beyond "passenger transportation." The men who reported the Times Square bombing plot were vendors on the street, and wouldn't be protected under the current law. King is pushing for the protection in light of a lawsuit brought by six Muslim imams against their accusers and the airline, who were wrongfully ejected off of a flight. They later dropped their suit against the passenger who reported them and settled out of court. more ›

News Corp.'s British phone hacking scandal, which has revolted Britain and the world with revelations that tabloid reporters hacked the phones of murder victims, and possibly 9/11 victims, as well as politicians and celebrities, is now at the government "contempt" stage: Because chairman Rupert Murdoch and his son, James, who heads the conglomerate's British newspaper division, have refused to come before Parliament to answer lawmakers' questions, the media executives have now been issued summons to appear or else they will be held in contempt. And now American lawmakers, including Republican Congressman Peter King, wants the FBI to investigate! more ›

A lot of things get Rep. Peter King all hot and bothered: Muslims, Osama bin Laden death photos, and pizza tourism, to name three. But nothing gets him more riled up than the possibility of his good friend and Mayor of 9/11 Town Rudy Giuliani running for president again...but only if they let Rudy be himself this time: “The main problem last time was that nobody let Rudy be Rudy, you want a tough guy to make the tough decisions, and I think that would appeal across the board and to tea party members.” more ›

Yesterday we reported that a man found living in squalor at Port Newark after stowing away on an Italian freighter may be a terrorist, or he may just really enjoy a slice, based on the lack of evidence found at the scene and the general incoherence of the man in question. But almost-but-not-quite-you're-too-kind Presidential candidate and New York Rep. Peter King is worried. "What I find concerning," King tells The Post, is that "he was in a secure portion of the port, left that facility and then got out of the secure part of the facility and went to a building outside of the secure area." Yes, we must be especially careful of those perambulatory terrorists. more ›

As all of the Republican TV celebrities drop out of the 2012 presidential race so they can keep fighting the good fight against the librul media, you can literally hear the teeth of the major GOP donors gnashing in agony knowing that their contributions will probably go to Tim Pawlenty's new hockey porn site or Newt Gingrich's Tiffany's fund. One lobbyist describes the elite GOP to Politico thusly: "It's not that they're up in arms. It's just that they're depressed." So when the Long Island Republican Committee says in a press release, "NASSAU GOP SUPPORTERS CHEER 'KING FOR PRESIDENT,'" it's treated like Republican Prozac in the papers. more ›

Rep. Peter King told the Daily News that he felt "intense satisfaction" after seeing photos of Osama Bin Laden's corpse taken by Navy SEALs after their raid on bin Laden's Abottabad safehouse. After repeating Senator James Inhofe's description of the brains spilling out of bin Laden's eye socket, King said that the photos themselves were put together "like a wedding album." No word on whether the CIA used those special little scissors to breathe some well-needed whimsy into photographic evidence of the dead terrorist leader. more ›

New York Congressional Rep. and rumored Faces of Death fan Peter King told Politico that the images of bin Laden's corpse that he and a select group of lawmakers will view at the CIA's Langley headquarters in the coming days will bring some measure of closure to him: "to actually see the person with my own eyes who did it, see him dead…gives me some satisfaction." more ›

Representative Peter King, the Long Island Republican who's been criticized for holding hearings on Muslim "radicalization," was sent a little care package via the U.S. Postal Service yesterday: a bloody pig's foot and a note with "anti-Semitic ramblings." Sources tell NBC that Capitol police are investigating, but it appears the sender mistakenly believed that King, a Roman Catholic, is Jewish. Orthodox Jews, of course, don't dig on swine, but King's religion has no such restrictions. Unfortunately, the delicious trotter was intercepted before it could get to King's office. more ›

Politico tackles various Republican lawmakers' attempts to dismantle workers' collective bargaining rights, most notably in Wisconsin, and see how the tactics are alienating an important voter base: The cops and firefighters that typically support Republican candidates. Rep. Peter King (R-NY) says he's hearing about it from New Yorkers, "These are down-the-line conservatives. They fully supported Bush in the Iraq war, in the war against terrorism, and on all the gut issues they were there. Some of the guys I talked to said, ‘We stood with Bush on Queens Boulevard. Now, the Republicans have turned on us.’ " more ›

If there is a silver lining to Rep. Peter King's hearing on "Muslim radicalization" last Thursday, it's the support shown for the Muslim American community through the testimonies of folks like Rep. Keith Ellison and the head of the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, who unequivocally stated that "it is counterproductive to building trust when individuals or groups claim that Islam supports terrorism." Yet it seems King himself continues to resist any opposing viewpoints, as the Daily News reports on his refusal to attend the US premiere of a movie on Muslim radicalization at the United Nations. more ›

Yesterday, Rep. Peter King held hearings on Muslim "radicalization" in the United States. The House Homeland Security Committee Chairman has been criticized for saying Muslims Americans are not cooperating with authorities and his House colleague, Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota), broke down when describing the efforts of a Muslim first responder who died on 9/11 ("Mohammed Salman Hamdani was a fellow American who gave his life for other Americans"). However, King said after the hearings, "I'm more convinced than ever that they were appropriate," and they were meant to "inform, not inflame." more ›

Joseph McCarthy's Rep. Peter King's hearing on "Muslim radicalization" began with the moving testimony of Rep. Keith Ellison (D-Minnesota), one of two Muslims in Congress. Ellison broke down during his moving testimony in which he described the sacrifice of Mohammed Salman Hamdani, a Muslim and first-responder who perished on September 11, 2001 and was later the subject of unfounded rumors that he conspired with the hijackers. more ›

Rep. Peter King (R-Long Island), who chairs the House Homeland Security Committee, just started his controversial hearings on "Muslim radicalization" today. King promised to run a fair hearing, but he's also not afraid to play the sympathy card: King confirmed to Politico that he's under 24-hour police protection from the NYPD and Nassau County Police Department because of overseas threats. more ›

Rep. Peter King (R-Long Island), who heads the Homeland Security Committee, is getting ready for tomorrow's hearings on Muslim radicalization and was on CBS's The Early Show and tried to address criticism that they were racist. King promised to "run a good hearing. I will run an honest and fair hearing." But what about his support of those white guy terrorists, the IRA? more ›

This afternoon, demonstrators and interfaith leaders are planning to gather in Times Square as part of "Today, I Am A Muslim Too." The rally is taking place to protest an upcoming congressional hearing on Muslims and homegrown terrorism led by LI Representative Peter King. The rally is set to begin at 2 p.m., and you can check for updates on the event at the groups twitter. more ›

With the country still reeling from the apparent assassination attempt of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, which left six dead and many others injured, outside a Tucson, AZ supermarket, New York politicians have been speaking out about gun laws. Rep. Peter King (R-LI) announced that he would introduce a gun safety bill that would prohibit people from carrying a gun within a 1000 feet of the President, Vice President, members of Congress, and federal judges, "It is imperative that we do all that we can to give law enforcement the tools they need to ensure the safety of New Yorkers and prevent an attack before it happens." more ›

Yesterday, politicians of all parties came together to support Arizona Rep. Gabrielle Giffords's speedy recovery after she was shot in the head at her "Congress at Your Corner" event in Tuscon. Suspected gunman Jared Lee Loughner is currently in federal custody, and many New York politicians have released statements on the unthinkable event. "This hateful crime is a tragedy beyond words," said Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who dined with Giffords less than a week ago. "More than just a rising political star and phenomenal talent, she is an incredible person." more ›

As soon as Republicans take control of the House, Representative Peter King, a Long Island Republican, plans to get down to business "investigating" what he sees as an increasing "radicalization" of American Muslims. In a Newsday op-ed, King swears he's not conducting a McCarthyesque witch hunt; he's just worried about domestic terrorism, and says he's not going to let "political correctness" hold him back. (As you'll recall, King hates the P.C. police almost as much as the terrorists.) In the op-ed, King blasts the leaders of his local Muslim community: more ›

Rep. Peter King (R-LI) has already made clear his thoughts on subjects ranging from WikiLeaks ("terrorists") to Michael Jackson ("pedophile") to the "Ground Zero mosque" ("bad form") so there is little shock to see the incoming chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee had a few eyebrow-raising things to say when talking to the Observer about his new gig. Like: "Muslim leaders are not cooperating with law enforcement. [Law enforcement people] don't feel any sense of cooperation." Certainly, King's upcoming time atop the committee, which he looks at as "a legislative counterterrorism strike force," will not be lacking for interesting soundbites. more ›

Unsurprisingly, the fallout from the latest WikiLeaks continues. U.S. officials are working damage control here and abroad, from Rep. Peter King pushing for the website to be declared a Foreign Terrorist Organization to Attorney General Eric Holder investigating the matter promising "to the extent that we can find anybody who was involved in the breaking of American law and who has put at risk the assets and the people I have described, they will be held responsible," and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton blasting, "This disclosure is not just an attack on America — it's an attack on the international community... There is nothing laudable about endangering innocent people, and there is nothing brave about sabotaging the peaceful relations between nations." And then there's Sarah Palin, saying that she wouldn't have let the leaks happen since her book was leaked and everything. more ›

Yesterday WikiLeaks dropped another boatload of documents (in this case a quarter-million diplomatic documents) and unsurprisingly many politicians are miffed about it. Seriously miffed. New York's own representative Peter King (R-LI), incoming chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, was so bothered by the website's leaks that, in letters to Attorney General Eric Holder and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, he's called for WikiLeaks to be designated a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and for its leader, Julian Assange, to be indicted under the Espionage Act (not that Assange doesn't have any other legal issues to deal with). more ›

The House of Representatives passed the James Zadroga 9/11 Health and Compensation Act by a vote of 268 to 160 two months after failing to pass the bill in a rancorous session. The act will "exposed to toxins released by the collapse of the World Trade Center towers" and also reopens the federal Victim Compensation Fund, according to Rep. Carolyn Maloney's office. Maloney, the Democrat who co-sponsored the bill with Reps. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Peter King (R-NY), and Michael McMahon (D-NY), said, "To the living victims of 9/11, we have good news: help is on the way. Today, the House answered the emergency calls of thousands of ailing 9/11 first responders and survivors. Our bill provides proper care to those who lost their health because of the 9/11 attacks and demonstrates that we will not abandon those who come to aid of our nation in times of crisis." more ›

President Obama has finally weighed in on the most important issue of the summer—the mosque proposed at 45-47 Park Place, two blocks away from the World Trade Center Site. At a White House Ramadan event, Obama supported the plans for the mosque, "Muslims have the right to practice their religion as anyone else in this country," pointing out that it passed city planning laws and emphasized the founding tenets of the U.S. of A. Here's an excerpt of his speech (video below; full text after the jump): more ›