A news anchor runs for Congress

With help from Shawn Ness New Window Former CNN host John Avlon is running for Congress in the first Congressional district. He wants to oust Rep. Nick LaLota. Fresh off his job as a CNN journalist, John Avlon is hoping to bring star power to the sleepy 1st Congressional District primary on the east end

Trump leadership PAC spent nearly $3M on legal bills in January

High costs have dogged Trump’s political operation this cycle, driven by the high legal bills paid by Save America. The former president’s web of political committees spent more than they collectively raised last year, and the campaign finance filings submitted to the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday showed the large spending, including on legal fees,

Trump leadership PAC racked up $4.8 million in new legal bills

High costs have dogged Trump’s political operation this cycle, driven by the high legal bills paid by Save America. The former president’s web of political committees spent more than they collectively raised last year, and the campaign finance filings submitted to the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday showed the large spending, including on legal fees,

Two percent or two-thirds?

With help from Shawn Ness The new Congressional maps proposed by the Independent Redistricting Commission are headed to the state Legislature next week. | Independent Redistricting Commission Backroom negotiations and gamesmanship are in full throttle as New York’s new congressional plan heads toward a vote in the state Legislature next week. As the process moves

Republicans who ousted George Santos don’t regret it, even though they lost the seat

But few seem eager to see the party make major structural or policy changes after Democrat Tom Suozzi won the special election convincingly. Instead, lawmakers accused Republican Mazi Pilip of running a bad campaign, noted that now-President Joe Biden won the district by more than eight points in 2020, and pointed to myriad isolated factors