New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has raised $21.6 million for her reelection campaign — “a record-smashing sum that positions her as the prohibitive favorite to win a full term as governor this fall,” the New York Times reports.
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Trump Leads in Five Key States
A new New York Times/Siena poll finds Donald Trump leads Joe Biden in five crucial battleground states — Michigan, Arizona, Nevada, Georgia and Pennsylvania. Biden led among registered voters in…
Inside Biden’s Push to Squeeze Trump In Red Counties
“President Biden’s campaign is investing in dozens of field offices in some of the nation’s reddest counties, pressing its early money advantage to establish political beachheads in hostile territory,” Axios…
Biden Says Trump Is ‘Unhinged’
President Biden called Donald Trump “clearly unhinged” and claimed that “something snapped” in the former president after he lost the 2020 election, CNN reports. Said Biden: “It’s clear that ……
Biden Moves to Defang Trump on Three Key Issues
“President Biden is moving to defang Donald Trump on a trio of issues central to his political identity: toughness on the border, aggressiveness with China and closeness with CEOs,” Axios…
Inside Israel, It’s a Very Different War
“Every evening on TV news, Israelis get the latest on the Gaza war—cease-fire and hostage talks, Israeli military casualties, battlefield analysis and coverage of the Oct. 7 attacks by Islamist…
How 20 Years of Same-Sex Marriage Changed America
Wall Street Journal: “Two decades later, what was once the white-hot center of political debate has receded to the background. Polls show nearly three-quarters of Americans, including 49% of Republicans…
The House GOP’s November Conundrum
Punchbowl News: “Ask House Republicans what they are running on this year. They all say different things.” “The House GOP is struggling to figure out what — if anything —…
Fighting Flares Anew in Gaza as Hamas Regroups
“As the Israeli military stepped up pressure on what it calls Hamas’s last stronghold in Gaza, fighting elsewhere in the Palestinian enclave on Sunday led to warnings that the militants…
Russia’s Bombardment of Ukraine More Lethal Than Ever
“Ukraine is shooting down a far smaller proportion of Russian missile attacks than it was earlier in the war,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The worsening performance of Ukraine’s air…
Trump Likens Migrants to Hannibal Lecter
“In an extended riff at his rally on Saturday in New Jersey, former President Donald Trump returned to a reference that has become a staple of his stump speech, comparing…
J.D. Vance Hedged on Whether He’d Accept Election Result
Sen. J.D. Vance (R-OH), “who is a contender to be Donald Trump’s running mate, hedged on Sunday when he was asked whether he would accept the results of the November…
Jim Justice Faces Heavy Business Debts
“Jim Justice, the businessman-turned-politician governor of West Virginia, has been pursued in court for years by banks, governments, business partners and former employees for millions of dollars in unmet obligations,”…
Conservative Group Drops $70 Million on Senate Democrats
“One Nation, a top conservative group, is plowing $70 million more into hitting vulnerable Democrats in key Senate races nationwide, an extraordinary sum that’s roughly double the group’s Senate investment…
Putin Shakes Up Kremlin Security Team
“Russian leader Vladimir Putin has removed Sergei Shoigu from his longtime position as defense minister and appointed him to lead the country’s security and defense council, a consultative body that…
Schools Brace for Widespread Teacher Layoffs
CNN: “Schools across the country are announcing teacher and staff layoffs as districts brace for the end of a pandemic aid package that delivered the largest one-time federal investment in…
Abortion Ballot Measures Keep Distance from Democrats
Politico: “Local organizers and national advocates fear Democratic candidates, in promoting abortion-rights referendums that may boost their electoral prospects, could inadvertently doom the initiatives.” “It’s a particular concern in key…
Bob Menendez’s Corruption Trial Begins This Week
Washington Post: “Bars of gold, stacks of cash, a Mercedes-Benz convertible and foreign intelligence officials could all make cameo appearances.” “Federal prosecutors allege that Menendez and his wife were being…
Michael Cohen to Testify This Week
“He once said he would take a bullet for Donald Trump. Now Michael Cohen is prosecutors’ biggest piece of legal ammunition in the former president’s hush money trial,” the Associated…
Bernie Moreno’s Immigrant Story Isn’t What He Says
New York Times: “Running under the banner of Donald Trump’s populist political movement, Bernie Moreno, the Republican challenging Senator Sherrod Brown, humbly calls himself a “car guy from Cleveland” and…
From Fixing Trump’s Problems to Being His Problem
“Donald Trump has always surrounded himself with lawyers — all types of lawyers. There are the television-friendly talking heads. The polished criminal practitioners. The pit-bull litigators, the corporate suits and…