By Sam Chandan 7/08/10 4:58pm

What Financial Reform Legislation Means

Following a brief but intensive reconciliation period, the House passed the conference report of the updated financial reform legislation Wednesday, June 30. The voting divided along party lines, with only three Republicans among the 237 representatives supporting the legislation. The newly christened Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act now moves to Read More

By Jimmy Vielkind 10/09/09 3:54pm

Cuomo to Washington, FYI

ALBANY—Attorney General Andrew Cuomo doesn't usually put out a "public schedule" like some other elected figures, but today he did, to let us know he'll be in Washington meeting with the president.

PUBLIC SCHEDULE FOR ATTORNEY GENERAL ANDREW M. CUOMO

FRIDAY, OCTOBER 9, 2009

Attorney General Cuomo is in Washington, D.C.

1:15PM     Attends meeting with Read More

By Steve Kornacki 9/04/09 12:58am

Barney Frank, Internet Sensation

Around this time 20 years ago, scandal had so badly tarnished Barney Frank that it seemed possible he’d lose his House seat from Massachusetts’ staunchly Democratic 4th District—to Bill O’Reilly.

But today, Frank, who immediately passed on a chance to run for Ted Kennedy’s Senate seat when it became vacant last week, is Read More

By Steve Kornacki 8/28/07 3:10pm

“Jiminy God!”

Suzanne Craig's eyes reddened and filled with tears as she listened. After her husband's denial, she said, "I'm incensed that you would even consider such a piece of trash as a credible source."

To which Craig added, "Jiminy God!"

Before moving on Read More

By Tom McGeveran 8/18/03 12:00am

Shmomo Erectus

“It’s a Gay World After All!” screams VH1 in a press release pumping up their Aug. 18 documentary, Totally Gay . The show, VH1 says, will capture a phenomenon that has built to a fabulous crescendo this summer. “In the early 90′s, the entertainment landscape was a virtual gay wasteland,” the promoters scold. “Fast forward Read More