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☆ Matt Gaetz says he's going to try to oust Kevin McCarthy from the speakership 'every single day'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Matt Gaetz is threatening Kevin McCarthy with motion to vacate votes for the House speakership. Gaetz on Tuesday remarked that McCarthy wasn't pursuing conservative reforms as he had promised. I don't anticipate them passing immediately," Gaetz told reporters of potential votes for McCarthy's ouster. And during a Tuesday evening appearance on CNN, Gaetz reiterated his calls for motion to vacate votes against McCarthy absent conservative reforms that the congressman has sought. "The motion to vacate question is a hypothetical one that's not before us," the New York Democrat told reporters on Tuesday.

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Kevin McCarthy, Gaetz, McCarthy, Hakeem Jeffries, Matt Gaetz hasn't, Joe Biden, Abby Phillip, pare, Phillip, We've Organizations: Service, California Republican, Florida Republican, CNN, of Education, Department of Labor, New York Democrat Locations: Wall, Silicon, Florida

NEW YORK (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris, Republican presidential candidate and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis and former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani joined New York politicians and mourners at a 9/11 memorial ceremony at ground zero Monday. The bipartisan group of politicians was not scheduled to speak at the ceremony, marking the 22nd anniversary of the deadliest terror attack on U.S. soil. The solemn ceremony in lower Manhattan was instead focused on the hourslong reading of the names of the dead. Along with Harris were Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, New York City Mayor Eric Adams, and former New York City Mayor Mike Bloomberg.

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The district is a Democratic stronghold Democratic strategists predict their party will be able to retain. A previous special election in which the Republican candidate lost by a wide margin may be why the GOP hasn’t drained its coffers to try to flip the seat, said Trevor Southerland, House Democratic campaign strategist. Several Democrat-led initiatives, such as whole home repair and broader protections for LGBTQ+ people, were critical pieces of legislation that didn’t move until Democrats reclaimed control of the state House earlier this year, she said. But the Legislature remains politically divided, with a firm Republican majority in the Senate that has sought to advance its own priorities, including school vouchers and constitutional amendments. She previously ran for the state House in 2000 but lost to the Democrat seeking reelection.

Persons: Lindsay Powell, Republican Erin Connolly Autenreith, Sara Innamorato, Trevor Southerland, ”, “ We’re, “, Sam DeMarco, ” Powell, Sen, Chuck Schumer, Hakeem Jeffries, Powell, Josh Shapiro, that’s, Autenreith, it’s, Innamorato, Joseph Rockey, John Galloway, ___ Brooke Schultz Organizations: Pennsylvania, Republican, Democratic, House Democratic, Republicans, U.S . Rep, New York Democrats, Pittsburgh, Democrat, Democrats, Gov, Senate, Capitol, Republican Party, Associated Press, America Statehouse News Initiative, America Locations: HARRISBURG, Pa, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Harrisburg, McKees, Shaler, Bucks County

☆ Allies of Joe Manchin believe the West Virginia Democrat could retire from the Senate to lead his alma mater, West Virginia University
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-09 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Sen. Joe Manchin of West Virginia is keeping everyone on their toes regarding his plans for 2024. A New York Times report suggested Manchin could step down to lead West Virginia University. The influential West Virginia Democrat may run for reelection to the Senate, which would give the party their best chance of holding the seat. Or he could simply call it quits after a decadeslong political career in West Virginia, which in recent years has morphed from a Democratic redoubt to a Republican stronghold. Advertisement Advertisement Watch: Watch how Joe Biden has aged from 1974 to 2022However, allies of Manchin told The New York Times of another potential option for the senator: retiring to become the president of his alma mater, West Virginia University.

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NEW YORK (AP) — The Trump Organization has sold its right to operate a public golf course in the Bronx, city officials confirmed, offloading control of the publicly-owned property to a company that is seeking to build a casino in New York City. Bally’s Corporation, a gaming and entertainment company, will take over the job of running the 18-hole course, known as Trump Golf Links Ferry Point, according to a spokesperson for the city’s comptroller. That argument was rejected by a state judge last year, a ruling that would have allowed the Trump Organization to operate the course through the expiration of its lease in 2035. In a statement, city Comptroller Brad Lander said he was “delighted that Trump’s name will no longer deface city parkland.”Emailed inquiries to Bally’s and the Trump Organization were not returned. Under the new deal, Bally’s will take over full operations, management and maintenance of the golf course, removing the Trump Organization from any involvement with the property, according to the comptroller’s spokesperson.

Persons: Bill de Blasio, Brad Lander, “, Bally’s, ” Dan Kastanis Organizations: Trump Organization, Bally’s Corporation, Trump, U.S . Capitol, New, New York Democrats, New York Times Locations: Bronx, New York City, Whitestone, New York, New

☆ AOC says Biden must continue his outreach to progressives ahead of the 2024 election, similar to efforts after the 2020 Democratic primary: 'It is not one and done'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-05 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

She praised Biden for his outreach to liberals, but told The Guardian he needed to continue his efforts in 2024. The New York lawmaker told the outlet that Biden's previous outreach "is not one and done." "But that being said, I know that this is why, to me, support of President Biden has been very important, because this question is larger than any policy differences. "In 2020 the Biden campaign, after the nomination, did work very hard to unite the party," she told The Guardian. "We're very early still in the 2024 election cycle, but I do believe that it will be very important for President Biden's team to once again engage in that coalition-building because it is not one and done."

Persons: Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Biden, Independent Sen, Bernie Sanders, Sanders, Joe Biden, didn't, Don't, Donald Trump, Biden's Organizations: Capitol, Guardian, The New, Service, Independent, Democratic, Office, New, New York Democrat, GOP Locations: Alexandria, Wall, Silicon, Cortez, New York, United States

The Senate returns Tuesday from a month-long recess as Congress gears up for a rocky September with a whole host of to-dos – including averting a government shutdown – before the fiscal year’s end. Accordingly, congressional leaders have made clear that a stop-gap measure to keep the government funded will be necessary. But even without the demands on the CR, reconciling the House and Senate's spending bills more broadly is expected to be a heavy lift this month, and perhaps beyond. Even so, some Senate Republicans were quick to come to McConnell’s defense. But questions about the leader’s health are expected to run in the background this week as the Senate gets to work on a number of priorities.

Persons: Kevin McCarthy, McCarthy, Chuck Schumer, Mitch McConnell, ”, Sen, Susan Collins of, McConnell “, Mike Rounds, McConnell, Joe Biden, Biden, Marjorie Taylor Greene Organizations: Caucus, Republicans, New York Democrat, Kentucky Republican, South Dakota, CNN, Senate, Georgia Republican, House Locations: Kentucky, Susan Collins of Maine, Washington, Georgia

☆ AOC says the US should apologize for its history of interventions in Latin America: 'It's very hard for us to move forward when there is this huge elephant in the room'
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-03 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez said the US has to reckon with its history of interventions in Latin America. "I believe that we owe Chile, and not just Chile but many aspects of that region, an apology," Ocasio-Cortez told the publication. "I don't think that apology indicates weakness; I think it indicates a desire to meet our hemispheric partners with respect." "It's very hard for us to move forward when there is this huge elephant in the room and a lack of trust due to that elephant in the room," she continued. "Latin America, I believe, due to its proximity, was absolutely unique in US interventionism during the cold war, and that was under [secretary of state] Henry Kissinger and President Nixon," the congresswoman said.

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☆ AOC slams Ron DeSantis over his desire to send US special forces to Mexico to combat drug cartels: 'So reckless that it's difficult to even capture'
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

In a NYT interview, AOC pushed back against DeSantis over his idea to send US forces into Mexico. DeSantis said last week that he'd send US special forces into Mexico to go after drug traffickers. Ron DeSantis over his support for sending United States special forces into Mexico to combat drug cartels, calling the idea "reckless." During a conversation with The New York Times, the third-term New York Democrat argued that DeSantis' remarks illustrated the inattention that many American leaders give to other countries in the Western Hemisphere. "Such a suggestion is so reckless that it's difficult to even capture," she told the newspaper.

Persons: DeSantis, Alexandria Ocasio, Ron DeSantis, Vanda Felbab, Brown, Cortez, Biden Organizations: GOP, Service, Florida Gov, United, New York Times, New, New York Democrat, Brookings Institution's Initiative, CNN, The Times Locations: Mexico, Wall, Silicon, Alexandria, Cortez, United States, New York, Latin America, Mexican

☆ AOC says the left is 'bewildered' by power because they were 'not used to having' it for years in the US
▼ + stars: | 2023-08-30 | by ( John L. Dorman | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

AOC says the left was "bewildered" by power for so long because they hadn't experienced having it. She told The Times that power was generally seen as something held by a "consummate insider." "And those were the people that we were used to seeing in power. "I often say to my grass-roots companions that the left, for a very long time, was not used to having power in the United States," she continued. AdvertisementAdvertisementWhen asked if liberals were "suspicious" of power, Ocasio-Cortez said that many people often feel as though "there's no way in this country you can accrue any kind of power without there being some Faustian compromise."

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In securing some of the biggest names in tech, Schumer plans to make a giant splash for the first of what he's dubbed "AI Insight Forums." But when it comes to AI, we cannot be ostriches sticking our heads in the sand." But some have scratched their heads at Schumer's new approach in the Senate, which typically develops major policy legislation through committees of jurisdiction. Schumer has said the committees will work in tandem with the insight forums to develop legislation. And to me, that's a process that you ought to let work," Senate Minority Whip John Thune, R-S.D., a senior member of the Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, said this summer.

Persons: Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg, Chuck Schumer, Zuckerberg, Satya Nadella, Alphabet's Sundar Pichai, OpenAI's Sam Altman, NVIDIA's Jensen Huang, Eric Schmidt, Musk, ChatGPT, Schumer, You've, John Thune Organizations: Capitol, SpaceX, Tesla, Meta, Facebook, Commerce, Science, Transportation Locations: OpenAI, York

Divisions among New York Democrats widened on Thursday around the influx of migrants arriving from the southern border, as the state attorney general took the unusual step of declining to represent Gov. Kathy Hochul in legal proceedings over how to care for thousands of newcomers. The attorney general, Letitia James, did not immediately publicize her reasoning. But a person familiar with her thinking said that Ms. James, a New York City native, had fundamental policy disagreements with the governor over the state’s role in managing the crisis. As thousands of new migrants overwhelm the five boroughs, he has asked the governor to provide greater financial assistance to the city and develop a coordinated plan to send arriving migrants across the state.

Persons: Kathy Hochul, Letitia James, James, Eric Adams Organizations: New York Democrats, Gov Locations: New York City, Manhattan

☆ House Democrat wants to censure Marjorie Taylor Greene after she showed Hunter Biden's nude photos
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

A House Democrat may force the House to vote on formally censuring Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene. Among the offending behavior is Greene's decision to show nude photos of Hunter Biden during a House hearing. Balint could use a procedural move to force the House to consider formally punishing Greene, The Washington Post reported. A separate effort is underway to censure Rep. George Santos, a New York Republican, who has admitted to falsifying multiple claims during his campaign and is facing federal fraud charges. "And that is absolutely what I regret," Greene said on the House floor before the vote.

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☆ UPS Contract Talks Go Down to the Wire as a Possible Strike Looms
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Noam Scheiber | More About Noam Scheiber | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

UPS’s adjusted net income rose more than 70 percent between 2019 and last year, to over $11 billion. The contract talks broke down on July 5 in vituperation. The company noted that many part-timers graduated to jobs as full-time drivers, which pay $42 an hour on average after four years. In television interviews and at rallies, the Teamsters president, Sean O’Brien, has emphasized what the union calls “part-time poverty” jobs. He has frequently been joined by leaders of other unions and politicians, including Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the New York Democrat.

Persons: Sean O’Brien, “, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez Organizations: Teamsters, UPS, New York Democrat Locations: vituperation

☆ Congressman Pat Ryan tells Verizon, AT&T to 'clean up their mess' following toxic lead cable report
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-20 | by ( Krystal Hur | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +3 min

One such cable hangs bordering a playground in Wappingers Falls, New York, and lead in nearby soil measured more than 1,000 parts per million, the Journal reported. AT&T shares earlier this week hit a three-decade low following a flurry of downgrades from analysts on concerns that the potential of toxic lead cables could create long-term headwinds for the companies in question. Shares of Verizon, also mentioned in the Journal’s investigation, fell to their lowest closing level since 2010 on Monday. Shares of telecom companies pared back their losses Wednesday, buoyed by a broader market rally fueled by strong second-quarter earnings reports. Raymond James analysts wrote in a note Wednesday that they estimate AT&T could spend between $264 million and $1.2 billion to remove lead-covered cables.

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☆ Analysis: President Joe Biden just secured a big win from his Europe trip
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-11 | by ( Stephen Collinson | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +10 min

CNN —President Joe Biden has already secured a powerful deliverable from his Europe trip – one that will weaken Russia’s strategic position in another detrimental consequence of its invasion of Ukraine. Once Sweden finally joins NATO, it will bolster Biden’s reputation as a US leader who reinvigorated and expanded the bloc. Biden had said before leaving the US that Ukraine was not ready to join. Erdogan’s move was also a severe blow to Russian President Vladimir Putin. “This really isn’t about Sweden, this is about the United States and Turkey and Turkey’s role,” she told Jake Tapper.

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☆ Matt Gaetz blames the 'gerontocracy' for stymieing psychedelics legislation in Congress
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Gaetz said he's happy the fight is being led by two younger lawmakers, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Dan Crenshaw. "Not collecting Social Security," Gaetz told the Post about his colleagues, Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, a New York Democrat, and Dan Crenshaw, a Texas Republican. But Crenshaw said Gaetz told him that the duo was being dismissed. "He was like, 'I needed you to do this,'" Crenshaw told the Post of Gaetz's pitch. "'Otherwise it's just typical Gaetz, typical AOC.'"

Persons: Matt Gaetz, Gaetz, he's, Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Dan Crenshaw, —, Ocasio, Crenshaw, Gray Organizations: psychedelics, Service, Florida Republican, Washington Post, New, New York Democrat, Texas Republican, Post, National Defense, Pentagon, Senate Locations: Alexandria, Cortez, New York, Texas, America

☆ AOC says she's 'concerned' Biden might derail a bipartisan push to study psychedelics since he's regressive on cannabis
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

The New York Democrat worried the president's "regressiv[e]" approach to cannabis could carry over. "And if there's a regressiveness toward cannabis policy, it's likely to be worse on anything else." The New York Democrat is trying to remove federal limits on scientific research for psychedelics that have blocked further study of the drugs. While the White House did not comment on the record to Terris, he recounted the president's mixed approach to cannabis policy. The New York Democrat said when she first introduced her legislation in 2019, an unnamed senior member of her party laughed at her.

Persons: Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, Biden, —, she's, Joe Biden, Ben Terris, there's, he's, Dan Crenshaw, Terris, Crenshaw Organizations: New, New York Democrat, Service, Privacy, Democratic Rep, Cortez of New York, Texas Republican, Veterans Administration Locations: Alexandria, New York, Cortez of New, Washington, Las Vegas, Texas, psychedelics

☆ AOC urges Congress to consider 'subpoenas' if Chief Justice Roberts won't testify about SCOTUS gift scandal
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-03 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez floated a possible subpoena for Chief Justice John Roberts. Roberts has declined to testify before the Senate about ethical issues surrounding the court. "And so I believe that ... if Chief John Roberts will not come before Congress for an investigation voluntarily, I believe that we should be considering subpoenas," Ocasio-Cortez told CNN's Dana Bash on "State of the Nation" on Sunday. "This SCOTUS' corruption undercuts its own legitimacy by putting its rulings up for sale," Ocasio-Cortez wrote on Twitter after the decision. While Republicans control the House, Ocasio-Cortez pointed out that Senate Democrats are investigating the numerous reports about unreported gifts to the justices through the powerful Senate Judiciary Committee.

Persons: Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, John Roberts, Roberts, —, CNN's Dana Bash, Samuel Alito's, Paul Singer, Singer, Alito, Dick Durbin's Organizations: Service, Privacy, Democratic Rep, New York Democrat, Biden, Manhattan Institute, . Nebraska, Twitter Locations: Alexandria, . Nebraska, Alaska, ., Ocasio, United States

☆ Trump and DeSantis, once pandemic allies, are now gaslighting each other over Covid
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Steve Contorno | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +8 min

Though steadfast allies throughout much of the pandemic, Trump and DeSantis, as presidential primary rivals, agree on very little about what transpired during one of the most trying periods in their respective tenures in leadership. Unsaid in the ad was that DeSantis had repeatedly praised Fauci early in the pandemic, calling him “really, really good and really, really helpful” and “really doing a good job.” A CNN KFile review found Trump began harshly criticizing Fauci much earlier than DeSantis. Trump has dismissed the conservative back-slapping of DeSantis’ handling of the pandemic, insisting the governor’s performance wasn’t all that great. By preemptively attacking DeSantis’ pandemic policies, Trump, too, appears aware that voters could see his top rival as stronger on the issue. The shift became an early fault line in the fracturing relationship between Trump and DeSantis.

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☆ After student loan decision, AOC says the Supreme Court is on 'a dangerous creep towards authoritarianism'
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-02 | by ( Charles R. Davis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said the Supreme Court is on a "dangerous creep" to authoritarianism. The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that Congress had not intended to authorize Biden's debt relief plan under a 2003 measure known as the HEROES Act. Following the court's decision, the White House announced it would draft a new rule, citing that law, to provide loan forgiveness. "The Supreme Court has not been receiving the adequate oversight necessary in order to preserve their own legitimacy," she said. "And in the process, they themselves have been destroying the legitimacy of the court, which is profoundly dangerous for our entire democracy."

Persons: Alexandria Ocasio, Cortez, —, Joe Biden's, Clarence Thomas, Samuel Alito, John Roberts Organizations: CNN, New York Democrat, Service, Union, Congress, Higher, White House Locations: Alexandria, Cortez, New York

“The excesses of the Supreme Court are going to backfire,” said Rep. Ritchie Torres, a New York Democrat. “The Supreme Court is becoming not just conservative, but almost – it’s like a throwback. For months the White House publicly said there was no alternative plan if the Supreme Court struck down the student debt relief program. The White House also stayed in touch with and fielded suggestions for next steps from debt relief advocate groups and congressional allies throughout the process. A team from the White House counsel’s office came to brief him on the ruling.

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☆ Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez warns of 'economic crisis for millions of people' after SCOTUS threw out Biden's plan for student-debt forgiveness
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Eliza Relman | Noah Sheidlower | Ayelet Sheffey | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

Rep. Ocasio-Cortez condemned the Supreme Court's ruling striking down Biden's student debt plan. She also accused the Supreme Court of corruption. "Justice Alito accepted tens of thousands of dollars in lavish vacation gifts from a billionaire who lobbied to cancel the student loan forgiveness," Ocasio-Cortez tweeted. The New York Democrat noted that the SCOTUS ruling does not strip away Biden's ability to pursue student-loan forgiveness. Schumer and other Democrats similarly accused Supreme Court justices of hypocrisy and corruption by receiving gifts from billionaires, while denying millions of needy Americans debt relief.

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☆ Schumer slams 'MAGA-captured Supreme Court' that now has led the right to achieve 'dangerous, regressive policies'
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-30 | by ( Brent D. Griffiths | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Chuck Schumer unloaded on the Supreme Court after a pair of 6-3 rulings on Friday. The top Senate Democrat called the body a "MAGA-captured Supreme Court." The cases were 303 Creative LLC v. Elenis and Biden v. Nebraska, respectively. "The ill-founded and disappointing decisions from the Supreme Court are a stark reminder that it will take a sustained effort to rebalance our federal courts ...," Schumer said. Schumer's past criticism of the Supreme Court has drawn more than just eyebrows.

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☆ Democrats to Use $20 Million Equal Rights Push to Aid 2024 N.Y. House Bids
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-29 | by ( Dana Rubinstein | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

New York Democrats’ substandard performance in the midterm elections last year helped their party lose control of the House of Representatives, threatened its national agenda, and angered national Democrats. In an effort to avoid repeating the same mistake, New York Democrats on Thursday will announce support for a statewide effort to pass a women’s rights amendment that they hope will also supercharge turnout in 2024, when President Biden and House members will be up for re-election. Their strategy: Get Democrats to the polls by focusing attention on a 2024 statewide referendum, the New York Equal Rights Amendment, that will explicitly bar New York from using its power and resources to penalize those who have abortions. Kathy Hochul and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, among others, plans to raise at least $20 million to spend on television ads, direct mail and organizing in support of the initiative. The effort is designed to complement the House Democrats’ main super PAC’s $45 million bid to win six New York swing districts next year, including four that just flipped Republican.

Persons: Biden, Kathy Hochul, Hakeem Jeffries Organizations: New York Democrats, New, Gov, Democrats ’ Locations: York

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