New York election news

  • PoliticsNY Post

    National Association of Black Journalists faces internal ire over Trump Q&A

    Vice President Kamala Harris, 59, turned down appearing at the convention because she��s attending the funeral of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee on Wednesday.

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    Trump says Kamala Harris ‘doesn’t like’ Jews, agrees Emhoff is a ‘crappy Jew’

    Former President Donald Trump claimed Vice President Kamala Harris is antisemitic in a New York radio interview on Tuesday and agreed with a host’s claim that her husband is a “crappy Jew.” “She doesn’t like Jewish people. You know it, I know it,” Trump said in an interview with Sid Rosenberg on WABC radio. “Everybody knows it, and nobody wants to say it.” “She dislikes Jewish people even more ...

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    NYC Comptroller Brad Lander announces 2025 primary run against Mayor Adams

    City Comptroller Brad Lander announced Tuesday he’s running against Mayor Adams in next year’s primary election, making him the first candidate to officially declare a challenge against the incumbent mayor and teeing up an unusual matchup between two high-profile elected officials. Lander, a progressive Democrat who has been a consistent critic of the more moderate mayor since he took office, ...

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  • USLohud | The Journal News

    Abortion, LGBTQ rights are on NY ballots this fall. But will the wording confuse voters?

    New York officials rejected a request to use plainer wording for a ballot question on adding abortion and LGBTQ rights to the state constitution.

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  • USNY Daily News

    Mayor Adams touts housing gains in NYC as critics push back

    Mayor Adams and top administration officials announced Monday that the city financed the preservation and construction of nearly 29,000 affordable and public housing units over the past year — a 12% increase over last year when the city funded more than 26,000 such units. Adams touted both years’ numbers as record-breakers during a press conference in the South Bronx, but noted that, with ...

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    Harris vs. Trump: What the early post-Biden polls tell us

    President Biden’s historic announcement that he was dropping his 2024 reelection bid has shaken up a race that had mostly stayed static until the past month. Polls have begun to trickle out in the days since Biden’s decision, offering clues to what a contest between Vice President Harris, the likely Democratic nominee, and former President […]

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  • PoliticsNY Daily News

    Gov. Hochul, NY Dems promise $5M, campaign infrastructure in 7 toss-up U.S. House races

    Gov. Hochul and New York Democratic leaders have promised $5 million and significant campaign infrastructure to seven U.S. House candidates in tight races that could determine control of Congress. After a disastrous 2022 cycle — and years of party infighting — Hochul has spent 2024 trying to improve Democrats’ chances in key House races. “Building upon the incredibly strong foundation of our ...

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  • USNY Daily News

    NYC officials, advocates slam Mayor Adams’ executive order, say it dismantles law to ban solitary confinement

    Elected New York City officials and community advocates are slamming Mayor Adams’ executive order, claiming it dismantles a law meant to ban solitary confinement and is a “shameful” abuse of power. Adams declared a state of emergency Saturday and issued an order to suspend parts of Local Law 42, set to take effect Sunday. “This is a shameful tactic, another desperate abuse of power by this ...

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  • USWPIX New York City, NY

    Former NYC Comptroller Scott Stringer considering mayoral run

    NEW YORK (PIX11) — Candidates are already lining up to challenge New York City Mayor Eric Adams in the next mayoral election, which will be held in November 2025. One potential candidate, former New York City Comptroller Scott Stringer, sat down with PIX on Politics host Dan Mannarino to discuss his campaign and how he […]

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  • USWPIX New York City, NY

    Mayor Adams and City Council at odds over ballot proposals

    NEW YORK (PIX11) — The New York City Charter Revision Commission has released five ballot proposals, further dividing the mayor’s office and the City Council. One of the proposals would require extra legislative steps for bills that impact public safety, which could dilute the City Council’s power. The commission would also limit the City Council’s […]

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    GOP pollster: Trump talking about Harris as ‘DEI candidate’ would ‘backfire’

    Republican pollster Whit Ayres said in a new interview it would be a mistake for former President Trump to join some fellow Republicans in calling Vice President Harris a diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) candidate.

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    ‘White women’ for Harris meeting raised millions, broke Zoom

    The Zoom meeting reportedly crashed several times.

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  • USNY Daily News

    Adams administration appears close to formally nominating Randy Mastro as NYC corporation counsel

    Mayor Adams’ office has sent background check information on Randy Mastro to the City Council, a sign the mayor is on the verge of nominating the controversial litigator as his administration’s next top lawyer, sources familiar with the matter told the Daily News on Friday. It is standard practice for City Hall to conduct background screenings of potential mayoral nominees that require Council ...

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    Former President Obama and Michelle Obama endorse Harris

    Former President Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama gave their highly-anticipated endorsement for Vice President Harris on Friday.

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  • PoliticsNY Daily News

    Harris campaign roasts Trump as ‘old and quite weird’ after Fox News insults

    Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump called into Fox News Thursday, where he told supporters that presumptive Democratic nominee Kamala Harris is a “radical left, not very smart person” who’s part of a massive conspiracy to weaponize the nation’s legal system against him. Harris’ campaign fired back mere minutes later with an email blasting the “78-year-old convicted criminal’s Fox ...

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  • CelebrityNY Post

    Kamala Harris’ ‘Drag Race’ cameo draws mixed reviews: ‘this might have broken the cringe-o-meter’

    Each day, we are seeing our rights and freedoms under attack, including the right of everyone to be who they are, love who they love, openly and with pride."

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  • USNY Daily News

    Adams panel approves City Charter revisions as critics say they will make the mayor ‘a king’

    Mayor Adams’ Charter Revision Commission voted Thursday to approve a set of ballot referendum questions that would impose additional requirements on the municipal legislative process — a move City Council members have blasted as an executive power grab designed to stifle their oversight powers. Marking the final step required to get the five questions onto November’s general election ballot, ...

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  • USNY Daily News

    Campaign volunteers indicted in Queens voter fraud scheme

    Six campaign volunteers, including the daughter of a City Council candidate in Queens, were indicted Thursday on voter fraud charges for allegedly submitting bogus absentee ballots, officials said. The suspects were charged with trying to rig a Council race for Republican candidate Yu-Ching James Pai, who was running in a June 2023 primary for the District 20 Council seat in Queens. Among ...

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  • USLohud | The Journal News

    Elections 2024: Key dates, elections in Westchester, Rockland, Putnam

    What are the key dates and races in New York's Lower Hudson Valley in the 2024 general elections?

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  • PoliticsNY Post

    Fox News invites Donald Trump and Kamala Harris to September debate

    Fox News proposed a debate on Sept. 17 in Pennsylvania between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris in a letter to both campaigns dated Tuesday.

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  • PoliticsNY Daily News

    Trump nephew recalls Uncle Donald’s racist tirade after Cadillac was vandalized in Queens

    Donald Trump’s nephew recalls hearing his famous uncle go on a racist tirade in the 1970s after the retractable top on his white Cadillac Eldorado convertible was slashed in Queens. “N—–s,” Trump allegedly said. “Look at what the n—–s did.” Fred C. Trump III makes that claim in a memoir coming out next week titled “All in the Family: The Trumps and How We Got This Way,” according to The ...

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    Biden makes a case for his legacy — and for Harris to continue it — in his Oval Office address

    Biden will have an opportunity to make a case for his legacy — sweeping domestic legislation, renewal of alliances abroad, defense of democracy — on Wednesday night when he delivers an Oval Office address.

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  • PoliticsNY Post

    James Carville warns of ‘realism’ facing Kamala Harris in quest to beat Trump

    "It’s going to be very close, and I understand that people are feeling a lot better and excited. But that excitement has got to be tempered with realism, and the realism is she has a tough campaign," Carville said.

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  • USLohud | The Journal News

    Susan Siegel beats Donna Diana for vacant Yorktown council seat

    Susan Siegel defeated Donna Diana in a race to fill the seat left vacant by newly appointed Town Supervisor Ed Lachterman in April.

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    Trump team files complaint trying to block Harris from accessing over $90M in Biden funds

    “Kamala Harris is seeking to perpetrate a $91.5 million dollar heist of Joe Biden’s leftover campaign cash," Trump campaign counsel David Warrington wrote.

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  • PoliticsLockport Union-Sun & Journal, N.Y.

    Local Democrats mostly warm to Kamala Harris

    Vice President Kamala Harris has the support of top people in the Democratic Party, including U.S. Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer, D-NY, to be the nominee for their party in this year’s presidential election. Not only that, but it appears she’s secured the support of enough delegates to clinch the nomination at the Democratic National Convention next month. This follows President Joe ...

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  • PoliticsWNYW

    What does 'brat' mean, why are people calling VP Kamala Harris one?

    The “brat summer" movement pretty much rejects the norm and embraces the unapologetic. Think edgy, imperfect, and confident, as opposed to polished, poised, and politically correct.

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  • PoliticsWNYW

    Who will replace disgraced Sen. Bob Menendez? Who is Rep. Andy Kim?

    New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy has said that he would exercise his duty to make a temporary appointment to the seat. However, he did not say who that would be.

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    Schumer, Jeffries endorse Harris for president

    Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) on Tuesday endorsed Vice President Harris to be the Democratic nominee for president, further consolidating the party behind her bid for the White House. Schumer and Jeffries made their support official during a press conference steps from the Capitol. “Today is a […]

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  • PoliticsNY Post

    Silicon Valley to wield more influence than Wall Street in second Trump administration if he wins: report

    If Trump wins the White House, tech executives are expected to have greater influence while Wall Street financiers take a back seat.

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  • USWIVB

    Who will represent Western New York at the Democratic National Convention?

    On Monday night, New York State's 200-plus Democratic delegates unanimously endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris for president.

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  • PoliticsLohud | The Journal News

    Biden's out, Harris rises. How will a new nominee affect pivotal NY House races?

    How will Joe Biden's exit from the presidential affect New York's down-ballot contests? Observers see a modest gain for Democrats in key House races.

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  • USPress-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y.

    Local delegate to Democratic Party convention will back Harris

    SARANAC LAKE — The North Country’s lone delegate to the Democratic Party National Convention says he is “100 percent,” supporting Kamala Harris for the party’s nomination for president. “I’ve been a big supporter of the vice president since she ran with the president four years ago, and I know a lot of people have a lot of things to say about certain things, but I think they have done an ...

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  • PoliticsPress-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y.

    Biden's withdrawal similar to Johnson's in 1968

    PLATTSBURGH — The decision Sunday by President Joe Biden to not seek another term was shocking and reminiscent of another such decision, says one local presidential historian. Dr. Harvey Schantz, a longtime political science professor at SUNY Plattsburgh who studies presidential history, likened Biden’s withdrawal to that of President Lyndon Johnson in 1968, also a Democrat like Biden. “Both ...

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  • PoliticsPress-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y.

    Harris candidacy creates intriguing playing field

    PLATTSBURGH — Vice President Kamala Harris appears to be on her way to sewing up the Democratic presidential nomination, which will set up an intriguing race against Donald Trump, one expert says. Harris was endorsed by President Joe Biden Sunday when he withdrew from running for another term just a month away from the Democratic Party convention. Since news of Biden’s departure and ...

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    DNC plans to have nominee by Aug. 7, use virtual roll call ahead of convention

    The Democratic National Committee (DNC) announced Monday that it will move forward with a virtual roll call and that it plans to have a presidential nominee by Aug. 7. The DNC will use an electronic voting system for delegates to vote for candidates for the nomination who meets three criteria — file formal declaration of […]

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  • PoliticsNY Daily News

    Democratic leaders move towards endorsing Kamala Harris

    Democratic heavyweights moved towards backing Kamala Harris Monday as she rapidly consolidated support for her newly minted presidential campaign. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries heaped praise on Harris and suggested it was only a matter of time before he formally endorses her to be the Democratic standard bearer to take on former President Trump. “Vice President Kamala Harris has ...

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  • PoliticsNY Daily News

    Harris earns $231M in donations on first day of presidential campaign

    Vice President Kamala Harris claimed a stunning $231 million from small and big donors in the first 24 hours since she launched her presidential campaign. In a huge vote of confidence for her still-nascent campaign, Harris won $81 million in small-dollar donations and reportedly scored an additional $150 million “money bomb” from big donors in what amounted to the biggest one-day haul of the ...

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    Harris breaks 24-hour fundraising record after Biden drops out

    Vice President Harris raised $81 million in the first 24 hours after President Biden stepped aside and endorsed her as the Democratic nominee, her campaign said, touting it as the highest 24-hour fundraising haul of any presidential candidate in history. “The historic outpouring of support for Vice President Harris represents exactly the kind of grassroots […]

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    The Kamala Harris-coconut tree connection, explained

    Vice President Harris has become associated with coconut trees due to an anecdote about her mother, and Democrats have embraced the symbol to show their support for her presidential campaign.

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  • PoliticsThe Star Gazette

    Biden stepping aside 'changes the dynamic' in race against Trump: Southern Tier reaction.

    Southern Tier Democrats say Kamala Harris will be a "dynamic candidate," while local Republicans believe she is more unpopular than President Biden.

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  • PoliticsNY Post

    Left-leaning Silicon Valley donors divided on Kamala Harris: ‘I want an open process’

    With the Democratic party in disarray, Silicon Valley has seen a shift toward Trump this election cycle.

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    Harris claims most of the delegates she needs for the nomination, sets new fundraising record

    Prominent Democratic elected officials, party leaders and political organizations quickly lined up behind Harris in the hours after Biden announced he was dropping his reelection campaign.

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  • USDemocrat and Chronicle

    Which NY Dem delegates have supported Harris so far? Which haven't?

    A stream of endorsements for Kamala Harris to replace Joe Biden on the ticket flowed from 10 New York House members and other convention delegates.

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  • PoliticsNY Post

    Megyn Kelly on Kamala Harris: ‘America is not going to elect this nimrod as its first female president’

    Vice President Kamala Harris is a "nimrod" who will be rejected by voters, Kelly said on Sunday as she emerged as the likely Democratic Party nominee.

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  • PoliticsNY Post

    ‘Morning Joe’ co-host Mika Brzezinski claims right-wingers in ‘hate campaign’ to pronounce Kamala Harris’ name wrong on purpose

    Brzezinski previously acknowledged her close ties to the Biden family.

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  • PoliticsWNYW

    New Yorkers react to Biden's 2024 exit: Is Kamala Harris a stronger candidate?

    How are New Yorkers reacting to President Joe Biden’s decision not to seek reelection in 2024? FOX 5 NY's Michelle Ross spoke to several people on the streets of NYC.

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  • PoliticsNY Post

    Dem insiders claim it would be ‘political suicide’ to challenge Kamala Harris: CBS’s Margaret Brennan

    CNN's Jake Tapper reported that Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) was considering re-registering as a Democrat "and throwing his hat in the ring."

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  • PoliticsWIVB

    Western New York political analysts speak on Biden dropping out of 2024 presidential race

    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — President Joe Biden announced Sunday that he is withdrawing from the 2024 presidential race after weeks of mounting pressure from within the Democratic Party. Biden has become the first sitting president eligible for reelection to not run again since former President Lyndon Johnson in the 1968 election, a situation political analyst […]

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    Gov. Newsom endorses Kamala Harris: ‘Tough. Fearless. Tenacious.’

    Though plenty of politicians want a seat in the Oval Office, Rep. John Garamendi believes they will just have to wait.

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  • PoliticsNY Daily News

    New Yorkers on Biden bowing out of presidential race: ‘The right thing for the country’

    After President Joe Biden’s announcement that he would not seek reelection in 2024, New Yorkers weighed in with mixed emotions — and relief. “We knew that it was coming,” Bronx resident Roberto Ruiz said of the decision to bow out. “It took too long. He should have dropped out a long time ago.” Rumors began swirling that Biden, 81, would drop out of the race after widespread concern after his ...

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    Celebrities react to Joe Biden exiting the 2024 presidential race

    Hollywood was quick to react to the news that President Joe Biden was ending his bid for reelection.

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    Here’s how Kamala Harris has performed against Trump in recent polls

    While Biden's endorsement doesn't automatically guarantee Harris the Democratic nomination, it still raises questions about how she might perform against Donald Trump in November.

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  • PoliticsPoughkeepsie Journal

    Mid-Hudson Valley party leaders believe Biden's decision to drop out will energize voters

    Local Dems hope Biden's decision to withdraw will bring in undecided voters and those who have been discouraged to cast their ballot this year.

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  • PoliticsDemocrat and Chronicle

    Biden drops out of presidential race. Do NY delegates have to vote for Biden or Harris?

    Biden dropped out of the presidential race Sunday, endorsing Kamala Harris. What happens to New York's delegates now?

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    What to know about Kamala Harris

    After dropping out of the race Sunday, President Biden shared his "full support and endorsement" for Vice President Harris.

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    Democrats hail Biden’s decision as selfless, but Republicans are urging him to resign

    Democratic lawmakers hailed President Joe Biden's historic decision on Sunday not to seek reelection, praising him as putting his country and his party before himself. Republicans called on him to resign from office, saying that if he could not run for another term, then he's unable to serve as president.

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    What happens to Biden’s campaign funds?

    President Joe Biden, after ending his campaign for a second term, is now giving his “full support and endorsement” to Vice President Kamala Harris. But what about his campaign cash?

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    After Biden drops out of 2024 race, does Kamala Harris become the Democratic nominee? Not exactly

    Biden has endorsed Harris -- does that mean she's the nominee? Not exactly.

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    Biden is one of few presidents to end a reelection campaign: Who were the others?

    With President Biden dropping out of the 2024 race, he becomes one of only a few past presidents who decided to end their campaign for reelection.

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  • PoliticsDemocrat and Chronicle

    Did Joe Biden drop out of the election?

    President Joe Biden announced on X on Sunday that he was dropping out of the election race.

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    Biden drops out of the 2024 race: Now what happens?

    Now that Biden has dropped out of the race, what happens?

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    ‘MAGA’ wasn’t Trump’s first slogan idea, and 3 more things to know about the phrase

    'Make America Great Again,' or 'MAGA,' has been associated with Trump's campaign for years - but he isn't the first to use it.

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  • PoliticsNY Daily News

    4 takeaways from Trump lovefest at Republican National Convention

    Former President Trump left the Republican National Convention last week with a powerful political wind at his back after the GOP lined up with unquestioned loyalty in his quest to win back the White House. With no opposition whatsoever, the MAGA leader turned his attempted assassination into political gold as he inspired adulation from thousands of his diehard supporters and even one-time ...

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  • PoliticsNY Post

    Who’s winning this race? Small businesses are running to sell Trump-Vance signs

    The first "Trump-Vance" signs have arrived, and they're giving "Biden-Harris" a run for their money.

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  • USNY Daily News

    NY flags fly at half-staff to honor firefighter Corey Comperatore killed at Trump rally

    Gov. Kathy Hochul on Friday ordered flags to be flown at half-staff on all New York State buildings in honor of the firefighter fatally wounded by a gunman at Donald Trump’s rally in Pennsylvania last weekend. “Corey Comperatore was a father, a public servant, and a proud American whose life was taken in a senseless act of violence that shakes at the core of our democracy,” the governor said ...

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  • USNY Daily News

    Readers sound off on Trump’s VP pick, new frozen desserts and more apartments

    J.D. Vance represents better prospects for vets Bellerose: J.D. Vance is the Republican vice presidential candidate under Donald Trump. Vance is a post-9/11 veteran who served in the Marine Corps in Iraq. He is a supporter of veterans who are homeless and suffering from depression. I am proud of Vance and see him doing great things for our veterans. I am a Vietnam-era veteran who served in the ...

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  • OpinionPress-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y.

    Biden needs Truman comeback

    President Biden says he “isn’t going anywhere” despite swelling doubt among Democrats over his age and mental acuity to serve another four years. Frightening them are public opinion polls showing he’s getting nowhere in convincing even his core voters he can govern effectively into his 80s. An Associated Press-NORC poll released Wednesday showed 65 % of Democrats surveyed want Biden to drop ...

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  • PoliticsNY Daily News

    Trump calls for unity in emotional Republican convention speech after shooting: ‘Our resolve is unbroken’

    Former President Donald Trump accepted the Republican presidential nomination on Thursday with an emotional speech to the party’s national convention that marked his dramatic first public appearance since surviving an assassination attempt. Standing alongside firefighter’s gear that belonged to slain Trump rallygoer Corey Comperatore, Trump claimed that divine intervention saved him from also ...

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  • PoliticsNY Daily News

    As Trump plans victory lap at RNC, Vice President Harris takes aim at right-wing Project 2025

    With former President Donald Trump poised to take a triumphant victory lap at the Republican National Convention on Thursday, Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris took aim at the GOP’s far right-wing Project 2025 as a sleeper issue that could play a big role in the coming White House campaign. As Trump prepped for a hero’s welcome from Republicans after dramatically surviving an ...

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  • USThe Daily Star, Oneonta, N.Y.

    Chenango County attorney seeks new judge position

    Jul. 18—Chenango County will get a new Family Court judge position, and one candidate wasted no time in seeking the seat. The state legislature passed legislation creating the new position at the end of the most recent legislative session. Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the legislation into law Wednesday, July 17. Zachary Wentworth, a North Pitcher native who is currently the Chenango County ...

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    Watch: Trump describes assassination attempt as he accepts Republican nomination

    “I’m not supposed to be here tonight,” Trump told the packed convention hall as thousands of people listened in silence. “There was blood pouring everywhere, yet, in a certain way I felt very safe because I had God on my side.”

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  • PoliticsLohud | The Journal News

    Mondaire Jones won't apologize for calling Trump, Vance threats to democracy

    Mondaire Jones said in Peekskill that Donald Trump and J.D. Vance threatened democracy. Rep. Mike Lawler's spokesman said Jones would incite violence.

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  • USPress-Republican, Plattsburgh, N.Y.

    Collins accused of misusing campaign cash

    The New York Republican State Committee is asking the Federal Elections Commission to investigate Democratic NY-21 candidate Paula Collins for potential campaign finance law violations, alleging that she may have used campaign funds to pay her rent. Collins bought property in Petersburg a while ago. This property is currently in the NY-21 district, but will be excised from the boundary in ...

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  • PoliticsNY Daily News

    Trump poised to accept Republican presidential nomination after surviving assassination attempt

    A triumphant Donald Trump is poised to accept the Republican presidential nomination for a historic third straight time on Thursday just days after surviving an assassination attempt. Leading in polls, Trump is set to grab the GOP mantle in his battle to win back the White House four years after losing to President Biden, despite recently being convicted of 34 felonies in the Manhattan hush ...

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  • PoliticsWNYW

    JD Vance makes national introduction as Trump’s running mate

    JD Vance will introduce himself to a national audience Wednesday night as he addresses the Republican National Convention.

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  • PoliticsNY Daily News

    Rep. Adam Schiff joins growing ranks of Democrats urging Biden to leave the race

    California Rep. Adam Schiff joined a growing list of Democrats urging President Biden to reconsider his reelection bid so a potentially stronger candidate can challenge Republican nominee Donald Trump in November. In a statement provided to the Daily News on Wednesday, Schiff praised Biden as “one of the most consequential presidents in our nation’s history” and credited the Democratic Party ...

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  • PoliticsNY Post

    Nate Silver accuses DNC chair Jaime Harrison of ‘lying’ about Biden nomination deadline

    Nate Silver, founder of the FiveThirtyEight statistical analysis site, got into a heated back-and-forth with DNC chief Jaime Harrison on Tuesday.

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  • PoliticsWPIX New York City, NY

    Almost 2 in 3 Democrats want Biden to drop out: AP poll

    Nearly 2 in 3 Democrats say President Biden should step aside from the 2024 race, a poll released Wednesday found. The survey, carried out by The Associated Press/NORC Center for Public Affairs Research, was largely conducted prior to the assassination attempt against former President Trump over the weekend. It found that 70 percent of voters […]

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