New York Republicans’ early-voting push mirrors national effort to reverse a Democratic edge this fall
ALBANY, New York — Balloting by mail and early voting have benefited New York Democrats lately — offering the margin of victory in an extended listing of aggressive races. However because the state has emerged as a nationwide battleground for management of the Home, Republicans have quietly constructed a seven-figure operation to reverse that pattern in key congressional districts. Rep. Elise Stefanik is main that push, which mirrors GOP efforts…
West Coast Teamsters break with national chapter in endorsing Harris
West Coast Teamsters introduced their endorsement of Vice President Kamala Harris on Wednesday, simply minutes after nationwide Teamsters management declined to situation a presidential endorsement. The transfer represents a pointy break throughout the highly effective union’s membership in liberal states like California, the place former President Donald Trump stays a broadly unpopular political determine. The union’s nationwide headquarters launched inside survey outcomes earlier within the day that confirmed near 60…
The bitter leadership rivalry that could split the House GOP — again
Home Republicans are seeing robust alerts that Jim Jordan is seeking to transfer to a extra highly effective perch within the get together. The present Judiciary Committee chair and conservative darling has been campaigning for Home members — together with a number of the centrists who blocked his short-lived bid for the speakership final fall — at a degree that has raised eyebrows inside and out of doors of Home…
NY Mag correspondent placed on leave for relationship with RFK Jr.
New York journal positioned its Washington political correspondent, Olivia Nuzzi, on go away Thursday night for partaking in a “private relationship” with former presidential hopeful Robert F. Kennedy Jr. that was a “violation of the journal’s requirements round conflicts of curiosity and disclosures.” Media reporter Oliver Darcy first reported on the leave Thursday and, whereas New York journal didn't identify Kennedy, Darcy recognized him because the politician concerned. Kennedy was…
Vivek Ramaswamy finally found a conspiracy theory even he can’t get behind
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio — Not lengthy earlier than a person with an AR-15 slung over his shoulder walked previous Metropolis Corridor, Vivek Ramaswamy did one thing that was, for him, stunning. As a presidential candidate, the Ohio Republican by no means met a conspiracy concept he didn’t like — from claiming the riot on the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, was an “inside job” to asserting the federal government lied to…
Harris team ramps up Walz’s fundraising push in final sprint
Tim Walz has struggled through the years as a fundraiser, restricted partially by his lack of high-dollar donor networks from his days representing a rural congressional district. However, in simply the previous few weeks, the Minnesota governor has grown right into a extra wanted commodity and helped Kamala Harris in her efforts to usher in record-breaking sums since being tapped as her operating mate. He’s typically pulling in $750,000 to…
Poll: Voters overwhelmingly back Prop 36
California voters overwhelmingly again the tough-on-crime poll initiative that has dominated political dialogue forward of November’s election, in line with a new statewide poll launched Wednesday. Seventy-one p.c of probably voters mentioned they assist Proposition 36, which might strengthen felony penalties for repeat offenders of drug and theft crimes. The ballot, carried out by the Public Coverage Institute of California, discovered that simply 26 p.c would vote towards it. Requested…
Adams reelection challenger joins forces with popular Dem on gun violence message
NEW YORK — New York Metropolis Public Advocate Jumaane Williams is exhibiting public assist for state Sen. Zellnor Myrie’s motion on gun violence as Myrie campaigns to interchange Mayor Eric Adams. The far-left Democrat joined Myrie within the senator’s Brooklyn district Wednesday morning to advertise two gun-safety payments. On the similar time, Williams blasted Adams as FBI probes engulfed his administration. “The best way he’s dealing with it's making the…
As Adams gets bombarded with scandal questions, top opponent opts for boring territory
NEW YORK — Whereas Mayor Eric Adams confronted a barrage of questions concerning the scandals engulfing Metropolis Corridor, a number one reelection challenger selected to give attention to the decidedly drier subject of procurement reform. “This can be a second of disaster, and we should always use that second to make actual adjustments,” mentioned Metropolis Comptroller Brad Lander, a left-flank Democrat working to switch Adams subsequent 12 months. “What's taking…
'You May Not Be Crazy': Why The Election Matters To The Fed.
Jason Furman, a former White Home chief economist, tells me I'm most likely not insane. This semi-reassuring prognosis got here after I known as him to speak in regards to the Federal Reserve’s imminent resolution to decrease rates of interest. I wished to check a speculation with him: that the Fed could transfer extra cautiously this week a minimum of partly as a result of policymakers need to know the…
