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`The Biggest Loser' trainer sues NY GOP in bid for Senate
Cara Castronuova, a former Golden Gloves boxing champ and celebrity fitness trainer on TV’s “The Biggest Loser”, filed a federal lawsuit Monday accusing the New York State Republican Party of...
NY Dems ram through new congressional map that will give them an edge in elections -- then changes law to limit challenges
New York Democrats rammed through new congressional maps in an emergency vote Wednesday that could give them an edge in the fall elections, while approving a separate bill that limits the...
Ex-GOP rep calls for his party's Senate candidate to drop out over donation to liberal Letitia James
Mike Sapraicone should step aside after it was revealed that his security firm donated $1,000 to Donald Trump-prosecuting Attorney General Letitia James, former Rep. Peter King said Wednesday.
Gerrymander gets the go-ahead after Democrats corrupted NY's top court
New York's top court gave Democrats the go-ahead to gerrymander the state's House seats after they'd stacked the Court of Appeals for just this reason.
Heave-ho! Indicted George Santos should resign: NY GOP chairman
New York State Republican Party chair Ed Cox led the charge Wednesday in calling on serial lying Long Island GOP Rep. George Santos to resign following a bombshell federal indictment...
Lee Zeldin endorses Donald Trump for president despite calling for 'robust Republican field' in 2024
Former Long Island Rep. Lee Zeldin on Monday endorsed Donald Trump's comeback bid for president.
NY GOP won't endorse Trump before primary: chairman Ed Cox
"We want all the Republican candidates for president to show up," said Ed Cox, who was elected chairman of the state Republican Party on Monday.
Ed Cox to return as New York Republican Party chairman: sources
The state Republican Committee will elect Cox -- who previously served as chairman from 2009 to 2019 -- at a committee meeting in Albany on Monday.
Trump is 'unique' and will survive impeachment, says Nixon's son-in-law
“What I recognized in [Trump] from the start was that the same fire that burns in him burned in my father-in-law — political fires,” said Cox.
New York Republicans hope for a comeback and other commentary
From the right: NY GOP’s Chance for a Comeback New York’s GOP, observes City Journal’s Bob McManus, was in trouble before Ed Cox became chairman a decade ago, “whereupon the...
Ed Cox will exit as New York's GOP chief, join Trump campaign
New York’s Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox won’t be seeking reelection, paving the way for Erie County GOP Chairman Nick Langworthy to fill the top post. And Cox, the son-in-law...
GOP leader: Ed Cox should be fired
A civil war erupted within the New York Republican Party on Tuesday, with a top upstate county leader saying state GOP chairman Ed Cox should be fired. “If Ed Cox...
Ed Cox blasts Mueller for handing down indictments before elections
New York State Republican chairman Ed Cox on Tuesday blasted special counsel Robert Mueller for handing down indictments against former campaign aides to President Trump a week before local elections....
Malliotakis could run for other office if mayoral bid fails: GOP chairman
Assemblywoman Nicole Malliotakis could emerge from the mayoral race as a contender for governor or other statewide office in 2018, GOP state Chairman Ed Cox said on Tuesday. “I’d love...
The endless rigging of New York politics
How loose are New York’s campaign finance laws? Well, the state Board of Elections is looking into whether a union’s political chief broke the letter or merely the spirit of...
Republicans blast Cuomo assessing hurricane damage in Caribbean
Gov. Cuomo didn’t exactly get a “bon voyage” from state Republicans when he jetted off to the Caribbean on Friday to assess damage from Hurricane Irma. "We have serious problems...
State Republicans get huge donation from chairman's brother
Thanks, bro! The New York State Republican Party has received an eye-popping $500,000 contribution -- from the brother of GOP chairman Ed Cox. The donation by venture capitalist Howard Cox...
Ed Cox may regret name after Cuomo ally's dirty jab
New York politics has landed in the gutter. A top political ally of Gov. Cuomo on Wednesday used an offensive slur to refer to Republican Party Chairman Ed Cox. Charlie...
Ed Cox slams Cuomo’s new top deputy as a 'petty thug'
New York State Republican Party chairman Ed Cox slammed Gov. Cuomo’s newly-appointed top deputy, Melissa DeRosa, as a “petty thug” in a blistering tweet Tuesday. Cuomo on Monday appointed DeRosa,...
Nixon knew Castro was a communist from the beginning
Fidel Castro charmed and fooled many during his lifetime. But he admitted he couldn’t trick Richard Nixon.