Top Dem lets GOP veto Biden judges "Durbin refuses to revoke the blue-slip tradition that willingly grants GOP the ability to obstruct," critic says Salon · Apr 11, 2023
Trump’s foes delight in ex-president’s indictment: ‘In America, NO ONE is above the law’ ‘Republican officials are claiming it’s relatable that Donald Trump paid hush money to a porn star in order to win a presidential election, then manipulated official business records to conceal his campaign finance violations,.Weird’ The Independent UK · Mar 31, 2023
NYC Mayor Adams dismisses separation of church and state principle, declares himself ‘a servant of God’ NEW YORK — Mayor Eric Adams on Tuesday dismissed the notion that there should be a separation between church and state in American society, drawing ire from fellow Democrats and civil rights advocates who contended his line of argument runs counter to deep-rooted U.S. values. Tribune News Service · Mar 1, 2023
Jimmy Carter enters hospice care Carter has faced some health issues in recent years and received treatment for cancer in 2015 Salon · Feb 19, 2023
Tenn. GOPer "a fraud like George Santos" Tenn. Rep. Andy Ogles dubiously claimed he was an economist, a police officer and a sex trafficking expert Salon · Feb 17, 2023
Calls to investigate Alito leak claims Alito leaked a 2014 ruling to a right-wing donor, The New York Times reported Salon · Nov 21, 2022
How a five-term New York Democrat lost a House seat to a Republican Sean Maloney, head of the influential Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, lost by less than 1% – and redistricting may have been part of it The Guardian - US · Nov 18, 2022
37 Republicans oppose same-sex marriage The Senate advanced a bill that would protect marriage from right-wing Supreme Court Salon · Nov 17, 2022
The ‘red wave’ came for New York. Now Democrats are sounding the alarm over the party’s future If Republicans win the House, the blame could fall on the largely Democratic state. And on party leadership, GOP narratives on crime and an albatross in the shape of Andrew Cuomo, Alex Woodward reports The Independent UK · Nov 11, 2022
New York Democrats spoil House party as GOP eyes narrow majority Furious Democratic strategists and outside observers say the wounds were self-inflicted. Axios · Nov 10, 2022
Sean Patrick Maloney, head of House Democrats’ campaign arm, concedes in New York’s 17th District The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee chairman is the first committee chairman to lose his race since 1992. The Independent UK · Nov 9, 2022
Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville won’t back down from comments that reparations for slavery reward criminals Republican U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville from Alabama has refused to apologize for saying that Democrats want reparations for slavery because “they think the people that do the crime are owed that.” Tribune News Service · Oct 11, 2022
It's a banner year for insurgent House candidates 2022 has seen the second-highest number of primary losses for House incumbents since 1948. Axios · Aug 29, 2022
At the Races: If Democrats can make it there - Roll Call The CQ Roll Call newsroom tracks campaigns nationwide, sharing the best stories, with some extras, in the At the Races newsletter. Roll Call · Aug 25, 2022
Ballotpedia · Aug 25, 2022 Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 36 (August 25, 2022) August 25, 2022
Ballotpedia · Aug 24, 2022 Maloney defeats Biaggi in New York’s 17th Congressional District Democratic primary Sean Patrick Maloney defeated Alessandra Biaggi in the Democratic Party primary for New York’s 17th Congressional District on August 23, 2022. Mondaire Jones (D) had represented the 17th Congressional District since 2021, but ran in New York’s 10th Congressional District this election cycle.
Al Jazeera · Aug 24, 2022 US elections: Five key takeaways from New York, Florida primaries Contests across key states offer preview of midterm elections as Republicans will push to regain control of Congress.
Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022 Dan Goldman, former Trump prosecutor, wins race in NY-10 Congressional District Dan Goldman, the former federal prosecutor and Trump impeachment lawyer who flooded the Democratic race for New York’s 10th Congressional District with his own cash, was declared the winner of the primary early Wednesday morning.
Roll Call · Aug 24, 2022 District switch doesn’t save Rep. Mondaire Jones in New York primary After a redistricting shuffle, Rep. Mondaire Jones ran in a New York City district, but he lost a crowded Democratic primary.
Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022 Dan Goldman declares victory while Yuh-Line Niou refuses to concede in NY congressional race NEW YORK — Dan Goldman, the Trump impeachment lawyer who flooded the Democratic race for New York’s 10th Congressional District with his own cash, declared victory in the contest Tuesday night — but the primary remained too close to call with a swath of votes outstanding.
Tribune News Service · Aug 24, 2022 New York, Florida hold primaries as 2022 midterms take shape U.S. Rep. Jerrold Nadler beat fellow incumbent Rep. Carolyn Maloney in a race that pit the two 30-year congressional veterans against one another for a seat in a redrawn New York district.
Axios · Aug 24, 2022 Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney, House Democrats' campaign chair, soundly defeats progressive challenger Republicans have made the DCCC chair a top target in November.
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022 Five things to watch for in the Florida and New York primaries Democrats choose who will face down Ron DeSantis in November, a special election tests Republican momentum and a whole lot of intensely personal primaries dominate Tuesday’s election landscape
WEKU · Aug 23, 2022 Election contests to watch Tuesday in Florida, New York and Oklahoma Florida and New York had their congressional maps scrambled by redistricting, boosting the number of notable races Tuesday. But the biggest matchup in Florida is at the top of the ticket.
The Independent UK · Aug 23, 2022 Redrawn maps shuffle US House primaries in New York, Florida Redrawn maps shuffling U.S. House districts in New York are threatening the political career of a first-term progressive and will ensure the ouster of a powerful House Democrat