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Ex-Rep. Mondaire Jones called out for ditching Hudson Valley constituents ahead of midterms
June 11, 2024 | 5:26pmJones, 37, is running again in the 17th District this time around after passing up the chance to do so in 2022.
Mondaire Jones denies he ducked GOP Rep. Mike Lawler in 2022, slams 'disgruntled, anti-Israel extremists'
June 7, 2024 | 5:21pmJones represented New York's 17th Congressional District from 2021 to 2023, when it included all of Rockland and part of Westchester County.
Trump is right to say 'let states decide on abortion,' but he'll need to say more
April 8, 2024 | 5:59pmFormer President Donald Trump made the right call Monday when he declared that abortion will be left to the states if he's elected this November.
Federal judges uphold Florida redistricting, a win for Republicans ahead of 2024 election
March 28, 2024 | 1:09amDeSantis had previously vetoed a congressional map drawn by state lawmakers, arguing that it violated the US Constitution’s Equal Protection Clause because it was racially gerrymandered.
China stepped up election meddling in midterms, didn't fear Biden: report
December 19, 2023 | 6:43pmBeijing has been upping its US election influence operations since 2020 – most likely due to a perceived weakness on China under Biden and a risky bet that it would...
Biden looks doomed in 2024 — but is he?
December 4, 2023 | 7:40pmIf they lose their re-election bid next year, as polls increasingly suggest they will, Newsom’s eventual path to the White House will seem clear.
Election Night 2023 shows Republicans still haven't figured out how to handle abortion
November 8, 2023 | 7:22pmRepublicans had yet another disappointing election night Tuesday, and abortion was plainly a major factor. Ohio voted to enshrine abortion rights in the state constitution; Gov. Andy Beshear (D) won...
Why Bidenflation defines Bidenomics — and voters will react in 2024
October 9, 2023 | 8:16pmAs the world burns and President Joe Biden’s inadequacies grow only more obvious, Democrats reassure themselves that voters next year will care most of all about domestic issues. And there,...
The GOP's sad addiction to low turnout could spell trouble in 2024
September 4, 2023 | 2:33pmRepublicans underestimate the magnitude of opposition to Trump in places that don’t elect Republicans.
RNC chair says Republican candidates need to appeal to Independents in 2024
August 20, 2023 | 3:24pmRepublican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel on Sunday advised 2024 candidates to focus on Independent voters after the GOP failed to deliver a once-expected "red wave" in the 2022 midterm...
Rep. Lauren Boebert’s Dem challenger outraised her threefold last quarter
July 17, 2023 | 11:28pmThe Democrat who nearly defeated Rep. Lauren Boebert in last year’s midterm election has raised more than three times the amount of funds than Boebert over the last three months,...
Ex-Rep. Mondaire Jones to run for old House seat to topple incumbent Republican
June 21, 2023 | 8:24pmEx-Rep. Mondaire Jones is expected to announce a bid to win back his old congressional seat won by first-term Republican Mike Lawler last year, sources said Wednesday.
How Republicans can avoid a humiliating 2022 repeat and win in 2024
May 22, 2023 | 4:56pmUnless Republicans figure out what went wrong last November, they risk a similar humiliation in 2024 when their nominee takes on Biden.
Deja blue: Printer's flub makes every Nassau County voter a Democrat
May 16, 2023 | 5:52pm"It's a terrible error. People are upset. People are angry. There is a lot of confusion," GOP County Executive Bruce Blakeman seethed at a Tuesday press conference.
Gov. Hochul denies she knew ex-adviser was 'egomaniac' who belittled staff
May 2, 2023 | 6:55pm“He was very, very much so condescending,” a ex-campaign operative has said.
Shadowy adviser to Gov. Hochul calls it quits after reports of toxic behavior
April 30, 2023 | 7:13pmThe embattled governor has canned the out-of-state shadow political advisor following reports of bad advice and toxic behavior.
GOP must confront abortion issue 'head-on' to win swing voters in 2024: RNC chair
April 30, 2023 | 4:12pmThe Democrats spent $360 million on this and many of our candidates across the board refused to talk about it, thinking, `oh, we can just talk about the economy and...
HHS chief Xavier Becerra latest Biden official to violate Hatch Act
April 18, 2023 | 6:30pmA watchdog explains that Becerra should have known better, as he participated in “comprehensive training on the Hatch Act.
Muslims are helping turn the tide in school culture wars
April 11, 2023 | 9:43pmStuyvesant High School is canceling single-sex swim lessons, even though swim instruction is required to graduate.
Democratic Rep. Jennifer Wexton reveals she has Parkinson’s disease and says it 'sucks'
April 11, 2023 | 3:38pmDemocratic Virginia Rep. Jennifer Wexton revealed on Twitter Tuesday that she has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease but has no plans to step down after being elected to a third...