In this morning’s Observer, I wrote about the selective rage of Congressman Anthony Weiner, who has emerged as the “primal scream” of a certain frustrated wing of the Democratic Party.
Weiner told me he’s filling a vacuum left by his fellow Democrats, including President Obama, who haven’t aggressively defended the party’s recent achievements, particularly Read More
One of the many questions surrounding President Obama’s intervention in Libya is: Who exactly is the United States backing by assisting in the fight against Muammar Qaddafi?
Some critics of the president’s action, including Congressman Jerrold Nadler, have invoked the cautionary tale of the Taliban, which the U.S. armed to fight Soviet forces in Read More
After a press conference on Pell Grants this morning–in which he declared “evil” the Republican proposals to cut them–Senator Charles Schumer reiterated his support for a Libyan campaign that is “limited in scope and in time.”
“We have two goals,” Schumer said. “The first is the humanitarian goal of preventing Muammar Qaddafi from rolling in Read More
As capable a senator as Kristen Gillibrand has proven to be, her route to higher office was unlikely, to say the least. But not nearly as unlikely as the plot contrivances in two new flicks out this month, both of which coincidentally feature heroes running for Senate from New York.
In the The Adjustment Bureau, Read More
If it’s Sunday, it’s Chuck Schumer meeting the press.
And yesterday was no exception, as Schumer summoned reporters to an 11 a.m. event in his East Midtown office to announce one of his achievable, inarguable policy goals–calling on the Federal Aviation Administration not to dilute its standards for measuring pilot fatigue.
But if the original Read More
Turns out that the Snowpocalypse was even worse than anyone thought: with the estimated bill for cleanup coming to tens of millions of taxpayer dollars, Senators Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand are imploring President Obama to approve New York State’s Disaster Declaration request and allow the city to receive federal aid.
The December storm blanketed Read More
Earlier this week, both of New York’s senators took the impending visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao as an opportunity to air their grievances with China, and to recommend that President Obama take a harsh tone with regard to human rights abuses and economic inequity.
Obama walked a fine line during the visit, mostly Read More
This morning, Chuck Schumer took on Chris Christie, the Republican governor of New Jersey, for his decision last year to kill the planned tunnel between New York and New Jersey, citing the increasing cost of the project.
“Though I am extremely sympathetic to the fiscal problems Governor Christie clearly faces, and I recognize there are Read More
“Who the hell’s idea was it for me to follow Schumer and Cuomo?” grumbled Alec Baldwin last night at the swearing-in ceremony for Attorney General Eric Schneiderman. “I told them I only agreed to come here if I went first.”
The 30 Rock star was standing at the podium inside the cavernous Great Hall at Shepard Read More
The state is once again rolling the dice on a casino in the Catskills. Yesterday, Governor David Paterson signed an agreement with the Stockbridge-Munsee Band of Mohicans to build a new casino and resort in the economically depressed hill country upstate.
It is not the first time such a project has been attempted — Read More
