Tag Archives: Democrats

LIVE VIDEO: Biden And Harris Speak On Capitol Riot

NPR reports: Thursday marks one year since a mob of supporters of former President Donald Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol building hoping to block lawmakers from certifying President Joe Biden’s 2020 election win. Biden plans to mark the anniversary with a 9 a.m. ET speech at the Capitol in which he will “speak to the truth of what happened, not …

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NY Gov Backs Permanent Okay On To-Go Cocktails

Gothamist reports: New York Governor Kathy Hochul wants to permanently legalize the sale of cocktails to-go as part of a small business recovery plan outlined in her first state of the state address Wednesday afternoon. “Thousands of bars and restaurants, the souls of our neighborhoods, have had to close,” Hochul said. “We’re also going to do something bars and restaurants …

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Analysis: Good News For Democrats On Redistricting

David Wasserman writes at Cook Political Report: The surprising good news for Democrats: on the current trajectory, there will be a few more Biden-won districts after redistricting than there are now — producing a congressional map slightly less biased in the GOP’s favor than the last decade’s. The start of 2022 is an ideal time to take stock of the …

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New Mayor May Veto NYC’s Noncitizen Voting Bill

The New York Daily News reports: Mayor Adams on Tuesday did not rule out vetoing a bill that would extend voting rights to noncitizen New Yorkers, upsetting fellow Democrats in the City Council who say he’d flip-flop on a key campaign promise by torpedoing the legislation. The bill, which would allow roughly 800,000 green card holders and immigrants with certain …

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New York Gov To Float Term Limits For New York Govs

The New York Times reports: Gov. Kathy Hochul of New York will propose a limit of two four-year terms on governors in her first State of the State address on Wednesday, a move that could allow Ms. Hochul to distance herself from her scandal-marred predecessor, former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, who held outsize power for over a decade. The proposal, …

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Schumer: Senate Will Vote On Filibuster Rule Change

The Associated Press reports: Days before the anniversary of the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer announced the Senate will vote on filibuster rules changes to advance stalled voting legislation that Democrats say is needed to protect democracy. In a letter Monday to colleagues, Schumer, D-N.Y., said the Senate “must evolve” and will “debate and consider” …

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NYC Mayor Eric Adams: “It’s Time To Live With COVID”

Mediaite reports: Newly-elected New York City Mayor Eric Adams confidently told viewers of Morning Joe that it is “time to live with Covid” Monday morning while discussing plans to keep the city open until the potentially deadly contagion eventually dissipates. “We have to live with covid and modify our behavior because if another variant comes out, what are we going …

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Late Sen. Harry Reid To Lie In State In Capitol Rotunda

Politico reports: The late Sen. Harry Reid, the Nevada Democrat who served as majority leader during a 30-year career in the Senate, will lie in state in the U.S. Capitol Rotunda next week. The leaders of Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, said in a statement Sunday night that ceremonies honoring Reid at the Capitol …

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WaPo: Democrats Are Readying For Post-Pelosi Era

The Washington Post reports: House Democrats are bracing for a turnover in leadership next year that would amount to a seismic event for the party — one that could empower a new, diverse generation of members while also exacerbating tensions over the direction of the caucus and the policies it should pursue. After almost 19 years as House Democratic leader, …

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Exit Bill De Blasio, Enter Mayor Eric Adams [VIDEO]

The New York Times reports: Eric Leroy Adams was sworn in as the 110th mayor of New York City early Saturday in a festive but pared-down Times Square ceremony, a signal of the formidable task before him as he begins his term while coronavirus cases are surging anew. Mr. Adams, 61, the son of a house cleaner who was a …

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Adams To Be Sworn In During Times Square Ball Drop

The New York Daily News reports: Eric Adams, who earlier this month scrapped plans for an indoor Jan. 1 inauguration ceremony over concerns about the omicron variant of COVID-19, said Wednesday that he set his mind on the Times Square bash because it’s a safer but equally as bombastic alternative for getting sworn in. “Times Square has long been synonymous …

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Biden Hails Harry Reid: “You Could Bank On His Word”

Via press release from the White House: Harry Reid and I grew up on different sides of the country, but we came from the same place where certain values run deep. Loyalty. Faith. Resolve. Service. During the two decades we served together in the United States Senate, and the eight years we worked together while I served as Vice President, …

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BREAKING: Former Sen. Harry Reid Dies At Age 82

The Washington Post reports: Harry M. Reid, a Nevada Democrat who rose from a hardscrabble mining town to become one of the longest-serving Senate majority leaders in history and a political force during the presidencies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, died Dec. 29 at his home in Henderson, Nev. He was 82. The death was confirmed by David …

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New York County DA: No Criminal Charges For Cuomo

Politico reports: The investigation into Cuomo’s conduct in the county he once called home found credible evidence that the incidents — kisses on the cheek of an on-duty female state trooper and of a school employee without consent at a public event in the city of White Plains — did occur, District Attorney Miriam Rocah said in a statement. “However, …

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Dem Sen. Chris Coons Tests Positive For Coronavirus

The Washington Post reports: Sen. Christopher A. Coons (D-Del.) said Thursday he had tested positive for the coronavirus. In a statement, the senator said he is tested regularly for the virus and received a positive result Wednesday night. He described his symptoms as “minimal” so far and said he was “optimistic I will recover well after isolating and following CDC …

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House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn Tests COVID Positive

The Associated Press reports: House Majority Whip Jim Clyburn said late Wednesday he has tested positive for COVID-19, though he is fully vaccinated with a booster and has no symptoms. “America is in a new phase of this pandemic,” Clyburn, 81, said in a statement. “No one is immune.” Two senators and another House lawmaker said recently they have tested …

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NY Gov Orders 37M Home Tests For Free Distribution

The New York Daily News reports: New Yorkers will soon be able to get tested for COVID-19 at subway stations or in the sanctity of their own homes free of charge, Gov. Hochul announced Wednesday, as state and city officials scrambled to ramp up testing amid an explosion of new infections ahead of the holiday weekend. Hochul said her administration …

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Dem US Rep Carjacked And Robbed In Philadelphia

The Philadelphia Inquirer reports: U.S. Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon was carjacked and robbed at gunpoint in broad daylight on Wednesday afternoon shortly after finishing a meeting at FDR Park. She was not injured. Scanlon and other elected officials met to discuss constituent concerns around ongoing development plans for FDR Park, a sprawling and heavily used green space at the southern …

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De Blasio May Restrict NYE Celebration In Times Square

CNBC reports: New York Mayor Bill de Blasio is weighing whether to impose more safety restrictions on the city’s annual New Year’s Eve celebration in Times Square. “We’re looking to add additional measures to make it even safer. We’re still in discussion. The goal, of course, is to keep it going,” de Blasio said in an interview on CNN on …

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Dem Rep. Stephanie Murphy Won’t Seek Reelection

ABC News reports: Rep. Stephanie Murphy (D-Fla.), a key leader among centrist House Democrats, announced Monday that she won’t seek reelection next year as her party faces increasingly tough odds for keeping its majorities in Congress. Murphy, a co-chair of the Blue Dog Coalition, said in a video announcement that she wanted to spend more time with her family, including …

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