After an aborted Hynes endorsement, Yvette Clarke joins Hakeem Jeffries to back a challenger:
On Monday afternoon, two weeks after Charles "Joe" Hynes' campaign emailed reporters to announce the endorsement of Rep. Yvette Clarke, the congresswoman was on the steps of borough hall to back one of Hynes' opponents.
Bio: Reid Pillifant is a political reporter for Capital. He was previously an editor and reporter at the New York Observer. Contact him at reid[at]capitalnewyork.com.
Chuck Schumer is heartened by the grief New Hampshire senator Kelly Ayotte is reportedly getting for her vote against a bipartisan compromise on background checks for gun purchasers. More
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on May 1st, 2013 9:25amSen. Ted Cruz of Texas will headline a fund-raising dinner for the New York Republican Party on May 29, according to an invitation making the rounds. More
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on April 30th, 2013 2:10pmPolice at the U.S. Capitol are investigating a suspicious substance discovered in the Washington office of Rep. Gregory Meeks.
A spokesman for Meeks, Candace Sandy, confirmed the investigation in a phone call. More
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on April 29th, 2013 1:01pmDuring an impromptu update on his work in Washington on Sunday afternoon, Sen. Chuck Schumer recounted a recent conversation he had with Fox News chairman Roger Ailes about immigration reform. More
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on April 29th, 2013 10:25amAfter a tough loss in the Senate earlier this month, West Virginia senator Joe Manchin said on Sunday morning that he "absolutely" plans to bring his background check compromise back to the floor for another vote. More
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on April 28th, 2013 10:54pmAccording to Anthony Weiner in that big, brokered New York Times Magazine profile that announced his re-entry into public life, he's winging it. More
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on April 26th, 2013 11:52amAt a Christian Science Monitor breakfast in Washington this morning, Sen. Chuck Schumer predicted the gun bill that failed earlier this month would be brought back to the floor by Majority Leader Harry Reid, and that it would have more support when it does.
"This is my own little prediction: I think we're going to bring this bill back before the end of the year, and I think you may find some changes," said Schumer.
Schumer compared the political climate in 1994, when he helped author and pass the Brady Bill and the Assault Weapons Ban. More
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on April 25th, 2013 2:49pmIn an interview with Politico, North Dakota senator Heidi Heitkamp said that her vote against expanding background checks as being in line with her constituents' views, and suggested Michael Bloomberg's big ad campaign didn't help in North Dakota. More
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on April 25th, 2013 11:32am"I am a man of few characters, so I'm going to keep this very, very brief," said Jack Dorsey, the founder of Twitter, at a fund-raising party for public advocate Reshma Saujani on Wednesday night. More
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on April 24th, 2013 9:20pmAnthony Weiner did a round of television interviews today, stoking speculation the former congressman will enter the race for mayor. More
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on April 24th, 2013 1:35pm
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