Cuomo Wins One for the Establishment
But Cynthia Nixon congratulates herself for pushing him leftward.
But Cynthia Nixon congratulates herself for pushing him leftward.
In reality, Andrew Cuomo is.
It’s not perfection, but the pursuit of it.
Is The Scrapbook the only one who’s grown weary of the word team used where it doesn’t belong—outside the world of sports? For a year or two after Olympic teams were called Team USA or Team France, it was cute to refer to your company or office as “team” this or that. Then politicians got in on the…
From Brooklyn to Buffalo, ‘Miranda’ takes her show on the road.
It’s always infrastructure week somewhere.
Fake News. Here’s “What Happened.”
New numbers speak to Nixon’s growing strength—but so does her campaign strategy.
While Andrew Cuomo plays identity politics, Nixon steals his supporters.
Welcome to 2018, people: Nixon’s the one.
"I have come to Albany mad as hell about Republicans, and I have come to Albany mad as hell about Democrats," said Cynthia Nixon in a speech in Albany Monday. Knowingly or not, she was quoting the movie Network, a dark 1976 satire of TV's corrupt command of America.
President Trump on Monday unveiled new plans for programs to combat America’s opioid epidemic, including educational campaigns, an anti-drug advertising blitz, and harsh new penalties for drug dealers. “Defeating this epidemic will require the commitment of every state, local, and federal agency,”…
It’s time for the January 2018 Hypocrite of the Month awards. The nominees are . . .
The recent federal government shutdown (bringing with it colorful talking sticks, fake news, and finger-pointing festivities) that started when the parties couldn’t agree on how to include DACA protections as part of a continuing resolution, has given new life to the conversation surrounding…
Everyone has their two cents about how to talk politics, or not talk politics, or how silly we’ve become for talking about politics, at Thanksgiving. We suggest looking forward instead of dwelling on the miserable present: It’s never too early to speculate about who’ll jump into the next…
Sometimes you hear that thriving businesses are capitalist enterprises that relish competing and winning.
New York governor Andrew Cuomo pulled together a Spotify playlist, apparently following the lofty two-year tradition of President Barack Obama's summer playlists. But Cuomo, a likely 2020 presidential hopeful, might have put more thought into his. Obama's lists, tapestries of hidden meaning and…
Like duck targets at a carnival game, the next round of presidential candidates is already lining up. And, maybe because of Donald Trump's success, they are all playing a risky game of over-the-top, leftist one-upmanship. The show is fun to watch, but the unbearable threat of their taxes,…
In advancing public policy, you expect the person who holds the moral high ground to win. The battle is who's able to conquer that high ground and keep it. Unfortunately, the moral high ground is often a matter of perspective, and the political right has been cast far too readily as the villain by…
Believe it or not, there are head-spinning stories about dysfunctional New York politicians that do not involve Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump. Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City mayor Bill de Blasio are in a forced marriage. Their partnership, such as it is, takes its cues from congressional…
New York governor Andrew Cuomo, not content with President Obama’s proposal to make junior colleges free, recently introduced his own plan for New York to essentially waive the first two years of student debt payments for college graduates living in the state.
The New York Times reports that:
Andrew Cuomo's book is a dud. The memoir, released last week, has sold 945 hardcover copies in its first week of sales, Amy Chozick of the New York Times reports.
New York governor Andrew Cuomo talked about Ebola this morning and said that "a little anxiety can be healthy."
The editorial board at the New York Times says it's not endorsing in the Democratic primary for governor of New York. In a lengthy editorial, the Times writes that the sitting governor, Democrat Andrew Cuomo, "broke his most important promise" to root out corruption in the Empire State. The paper…
The new documentary "Alise vs. the Mayor," produced by the Blaze, concludes with its final episode. Shot against the backdrop of New York City mayor Bill de Blasio's fight against providing rent-free public school space to charter schools, the film follows young Alise, a Harlem Success Academy…
New York City has become a central battlefield in the fight over school choice and education reform since Bill de Blasio, an ally of the teachers unions and opponent of charter schools, became mayor in January. De Blasio decided early on in his administration to force out charter schools like…
At the 1992 Democratic National Convention, the pro-life Democratic governor of Pennsylvania, Robert Casey, was barred from speaking. The message was if you are pro-life, you have no place in the Democratic party.
New York governor Andrew Cuomo came under fire for criticizing pro-life and pro-Second Amendment citizens of his state -- and saying "that is not who New Yorkers are."
CNN reported this morning that anchor Chris Cuomo will be getting an exclusive interview with President Barack Obama tomorrow morning:
If Hillary Clinton runs for president in 2016, New York governor Andrew Cuomo will not. At least, that's what is being reported today by the New York Post.
New York passed some new firearms legislation last month, and according to the Utica Observer-Dispatch:
In the last month, New York governor Andrew Cuomo has pushed big gun control measures. It's resulted in his approval dropping by 15 percentage points. Hotline reports:
The AP reports:
Maryland governor Martin O'Malley aligned himself with Hillary Clinton, in response to a question about the retiring secretary of state and possible 2016 Democratic presidential candidate in an interview.
Now that—perish the thought—it looks increasingly possible that Barack Obama might lose in November, it's only natural that speculation about Democratic possibilities for 2016 is starting to ramp up. Yes, there's the obvious caveat that the Democratic nomination is probably Hillary Clinton's for…
Will President Obama replace Joe Biden as his running mate in 2012? I've always thought it’s a real possibility. Biden was perhaps useful in bringing experience to the ticket of challenger Obama in 2008, but he does nothing for incumbent Obama in 2012, whereas a fresher and younger face might add…
The governor of New York, Democrat Andrew Cuomo, pens an op-ed for today's New York Post on the state's dismal budget deficit:
Governor-elect Andrew Cuomo, a Democrat from New York, has come out against prosecuting Khalid Sheik Mohammed in New York City:
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Two recent polls show Democrat Andrew Cuomo leading Republican Carl Paladino by less than 10 points. But while several other recent polls in the race for New York's governor show a wider spread (the RealClearPolitics average is 16.6 percent, with Cuomo taking the lead in every single one), what was…
Everyone’s talking about the competitive governor’s and senate races in New York, with Carl Paladino surging against Andrew Cuomo and Joe DioGuardi pulling close to Kirsten Gillibrand. Given the nature of this year’s political environment, and Cuomo’s and Gillibrand’s weaknesses (see Hot Air’s…
Maggie Haberman has the story: