LUKE TRESS

New York, New York

Luke Tress is a Contributor to The New York Sun.

Mr. Tress is a writer based at New York City who previously worked as a reporter and photographer at Tel Aviv.

Latest Articles

Traffic moves along the West Side Highway at Manhattan on June 7, 2023. — AP/Andy Bao

High Risk of Canada Wildfires Predicted Through the Summer After Smoke Inundated New York

Quebec’s minister of public security warns the fight against fire ‘will last all summer’ as hundreds of blazes rage throughout the country.

By LUKE TRESS

|Jun 13, 2023|

National

An undated photograph shows the wreckage of what Kyiv has described as an Iranian Shahed drone downed near Kupiansk, Ukraine. — Ukrainian military's Strategic Communications Directorate via AP, file

Iran Will Help Russia Set Up ‘Drone Factory’ Aimed at Bombing Ukraine as West Seeks To Disrupt Weapons Trade

Military ties between Tehran and Moscow deepen,Yanks say, as a new report indicates China is shipping drone components to Iranian manufacturers.

By LUKE TRESS

|Jun 12, 2023|

Foreign

Congressman George Santos waits for President Biden's State of the Union address at the Capitol on February 7, 2023. — Win McNamee/Getty Images

Santos, After Judge Rules Against Him, Will Appeal in Fight To Keep Bond Providers Secret

The embattled congressman tells the court that the individuals who provided his $500,000 bond are family members who will be exposed to danger if their identities are made public.

By LUKE TRESS

|Jun 9, 2023|

Justice

Parents and community members march through the residential neighborhood around P.S. 189 to protest Mayor Adams's plan to house immigrants in the school's gymnasium. — AP/John Minchillo

New York Mayor Will Be Asking Residents, Churches To Open Their Doors to Asylum-Seekers Overwhelming City

Mayor Adams will be offering subsidies for taking in asylum seekers and pleads for federal support as the city seeks relief from its ‘right to shelter’ law.

By LUKE TRESS

|Jun 6, 2023|

National

Representative-elect George Santos sits in the House chamber on January 3, 2023. — AP/Alex Brandon

Democrats To Force Vote on Expelling Santos, Making Republicans Take a Side

The resolution is expected to fail but will increase pressure on GOP lawmakers who have stood by their embattled colleague after his indictment on federal charges.

By LUKE TRESS

|May 17, 2023|

Politics