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Could Tom Suozzi really become Democrat Minority Leader? With Pelosi’s help, yes.
By Staff Reporter As the government shutdown enters its fourth grueling day, with furloughed federal workers and shuttered national parks dominating headlines, the real drama unfolds behind closed doors on Capitol Hill.…
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ANALYSIS: AOC likely to trounce Schumer in primary battle for prized Senate seat in 2028
By Staff Reporter NEW YORK — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer faces an existential threat from within his own party. At 75, the Brooklyn-born power broker is grappling with a resurgent progressive…
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Republicans float Langworthy as a viable ‘unity candidate’ for Speaker
Rep. Nicholas Langworthy is being widely floated as a viable ‘unity candidate’ for the Speakership of the House of Representatives. At age 42 years old, Langworthy would become the youngest Speaker of…
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Tribal leaders ask Pelosi to step aside ahead of midterms
(December 28, 2021) — Clint Halftown, the federally recognized leader of the Cayuga Nation of New York, has privately asked Speaker Nancy Pelosi to step aside from the Speakership post as soon…
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House earmarks requests: Why, what, and who?
BY KEVIN KOSAR and ZACHARY COURSER This year, after a 10-year moratorium, the majority leadership in the House of Representatives reinstituted the ability of members to submit federal funding requests for projects…
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Senator asks IRS to strip conservative group of nonprofit status over COVID-19
Reminiscent of the Obama Internal Revenue Service’s (IRS) witch hunt of conservative groups, a U.S. Senator who sits on the committee that oversees the tax agency is pushing it to revoke a…
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Higgins will ask Republicans to support him in bid for Speakership
Rep. Brian Higgins is planning to run for Speaker of the House of Representatives, challenging Nancy Pelosi‘s grasp of the party at a time when severe election losses leave her weak and…
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McConnell open to Feinstein joining Republican caucus
A Kentucky-based political operative with longtime ties to Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell tells The Chronicle that McConnell is “very open to the idea” of California Senator Diane Feinstein joining the Republican…
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Yearbook shows Democrat Senate candidate in Arizona dressed as Hitler
A digital publication, The National File, published a series of photos late last week from the 1986 yearbook of Mark Kelly, the Democrat nominee for United States Senate from Arizona, which appear…
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Rumors swirl in North Carolina: Democrat running for US Senate asked woman to ‘tickle my taint’
It could all just be a matter of dirty politics — rumor and innuendo run amuck — but the race for US Senate in North Carolina has been drawing national headlines. The…
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Jacobs, now on House Agriculture committee, tours Lyndonville fruit packaging plant
Congressman Chris Jacobs (NY-27) toured the HH Dobbins fruit packaging facility in Lyndonville, New York yesterday. “As a member of the House Agriculture Committee, I have been focused on touring my district…
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Gillibrand calls for investment in socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers
Push Follows Trump Administration Decision to Divert Funds Away From Section 2501 Program That Addresses Needs of Black, American-Indian, Asian-American, Latino and Veteran Farmers and Ranchers U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of…
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Schumer regrets exclusion of wineries from pandemic relief efforts
U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer during a meeting with Finger Lakes Winery industry officials at Three Brothers Winery in Seneca County today announced his push to secure additional funding for Finger Lakes…
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Reed slams Cuomo for refusing to work with FEMA on enhanced unemployment benefits
CORNING, NY — Today, Rep. Tom Reed called out New York Governor Andrew Cuomo for prioritizing political optics over the financial needs of New Yorkers. Earlier this week, Governor Cuomo stated New York…
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Higgins demands extension of Census reporting deadlines
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) joined a group of 89 members calling on Congressional leadership to include funding for the census in the next COVID-19 relief package, accompanied by a necessary extension to…
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Reed rallies lawmakers in call to reopen schools
HORSEHEADS, NY — U.S. Representative Tom Reed (R – NY), Senator Tom O’Mara (R – Big Flats), Assemblyman Phil Palmesano (R – Corning), Assemblyman Chris Friend (R – Big Flats), Assemblywoman Marjorie Byrnes…
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Higgins announces federal funding for Fire Department protective equipment
Congressman Brian Higgins (NY-26) announced federal funding to the Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department and the Swormville Fire Company to help these first responders protect communities from COVID-19; The Hamburg Volunteer Fire Department…
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Gillibrand calls for $32B in transit funding in next COVID-19 stimulus package
U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand, member of the Environment and Public Works (EPW) Committee, joined 24 colleagues in urging Senate leadership to provide an additional $32 billion in emergency supplemental funding for public…
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Schumer announces $4.4 million in federal funding for Southern Tier airports
Funding will be used for operations improvements U.S. Senator Charles E. Schumer and U.S. Senator Kirsten E. Gillibrand today announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $4,494,165 in Federal…
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Gillibrand introduces bicameral legislation to outlaw chokeholds by law enforcement as a federal civil rights violation
Legislation is the Senate Version of Representative Jeffries’ Eric Garner Excessive Use of Force Prevention Act; Push Comes Amid National Outcry Demanding Accountability and an End to the Use of Excessive Force…
