The letter, which also requested that Rudolph W. Giuliani be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom, was intercepted before reaching President Donald J. Trump. Source: New York Times
Posts published in “United States Politics and Government”
Where Are All the Manhattan Voters in August? Try the Hamptons.
By Gotham Rex on August 20, 2022
A late August congressional primary in New York has candidates scrambling to find far-flung voters who tend to summer in places like the Hamptons. Source: New York Times
Outside Money Floods New York Congressional Races
By Gotham Rex on August 19, 2022
Super PACs have spent about $9 million to try to influence the Aug. 23 congressional primaries in New York, more than three times the amount spent in 2018. Source: New York Times
Carolyn Maloney’s Campaign Pitch: A Man Can’t Do My Job
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
Carolyn Maloney is leaning on her record fighting for the women’s movement to differentiate herself from her chief Democratic primary rival, Jerrold Nadler. Source: New York Times
National Endowment for the Humanities Announces $31.5 Million in Grants
By Gotham Rex on August 16, 2022
The third round of funding for the year will support 226 projects across the country. Source: New York Times
Will Abortion Issue Sway Voters’ Choices? N.Y. House Race Poses Test.
By Gotham Rex on August 13, 2022
An Aug. 23 special election to replace a Democrat, Antonio Delgado, could help answer one of the biggest questions of the midterms. Source: New York Times
Could Carl Paladino and his ‘three-ring circus’ be headed for Congress?
By Gotham Rex on August 11, 2022
Mr. Paladino, who has a history of racist and outrageous remarks, is competing in a Republican House primary against the G.O.P. state chairman. Source: New York Times
Trump Invokes Fifth Amendment, Attacking Legal System as Troubles Mount
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2022
The former president declined to answer questions from the office of the New York State attorney general, Letitia James, who leads one of a number of inquiries swirling around him. Source: New York Times
Sean Patrick Maloney Wins a Clinton Endorsement (Bill, Not Hillary)
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2022
The former president said he would vote for and endorse Mr. Maloney over a challenger from the left, State Senator Alessandra Biaggi. Source: New York Times
F.B.I. Seizure of Scott Perry’s Phone Is Sign of Escalating Election Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2022
Representative Scott Perry’s lawyer said he was told he is not a target of the Justice Department’s expanding inquiry into one element of the effort to keep Donald J. Trump in power after his loss in 2020. Source: New York…
Trump to Be Deposed as N.Y. Investigation Nears Its End
By Gotham Rex on August 10, 2022
Attorney General Letitia James finally will have the chance to question Donald J. Trump, a high-stakes interview that comes at a pivotal moment for the former president. Source: New York Times
Giuliani Is Unlikely to Face Criminal Charges in Lobbying Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on August 3, 2022
A federal investigation into Donald Trump’s former lawyer over his work in Ukraine during the 2020 campaign is winding down with no indictment expected. Source: New York Times
Pelosi Backs Rep. Mondaire Jones in Crowded Open-Seat Race in New York
By Gotham Rex on August 1, 2022
The first-term congressman, who moved to Brooklyn to compete in the redrawn 10th Congressional District, faces a highly competitive race. Source: New York Times
A New Yorker’s Opposition to Abortion Clouds Her House Re-Election Bid
By Gotham Rex on July 31, 2022
Representative Nicole Malliotakis, the city’s lone Republican House member, has tried to maintain some distance from the Supreme Court ruling on abortion. Source: New York Times
Liz Holtzman Wants Another Crack at Congress, 50 Years Later
By Gotham Rex on July 23, 2022
She shattered glass ceilings, voted to impeach Nixon and helped chase out Nazis. But can Ms. Holtzman overcome one more political hurdle: her age? Source: New York Times