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Alabama

The redistricting wars aren’t over and that could tip control of the House | #elections | #alabama

CNN — The battle for control of the House of Representatives increasingly resembles a sporting event in which the teams are changing the dimensions of the playing field even after the game is underway. As many as a dozen or more states could redraw the lines governing their congressional elections again before the 2024 election, […]

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NYC mayor cites slower economic growth spurred by high office vacancy, cost of migrant crisis and health care, in budget address

CNN — New York City Mayor Eric Adams unveiled the state of the city’s economic outlook as part of a $102.7 billion budget proposal for 2024 on Thursday, highlighting slow economic growth despite spikes in tourism and jobs. Adams touted investments that will be made into public safety and affordable housing while promoting what he […]

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Federal emergency declared, Buffalo mayor says

A federal emergency declared by President Joe Biden opens the door to federal assistance for the storm-stricken city of Buffalo and surrounding areas, Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown announced Monday evening. Biden signed the emergency declaration as residents of Western New York dig out from one of the deadliest storms in the region’s history. Requested by […]

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A Day in the Life of Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh: Part 3

This week on In Focus, a look at how the Salt City’s innovative history inspired its 54th mayor to forge his own path. In the latest installment of our “Day in the Life” series focusing on upstate politicians, JoDee Kenney sits down with Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh to talk about the mayor’s family’s history in […]

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A Day in the Life of Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh: Part 2

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Mayor Eric Adams could be New York Democrats’ fall guy for potential big midterm losses

CNN — Democratic officials and strategists in New York tell CNN they are bracing for what could be stunning losses in the governor’s race and in contests for as many as four US House seats largely in the suburbs. With crime dominating the headlines and the airwaves, multiple Democrats watching these races closely are pointing […]

Alabama

Alabama Sen. Tuberville suggests Black people are criminals. Where is the outrage? | #republicans | #Alabama | #GOP

A version of this story appears in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama took the crime messaging Republicans across the country have been weaving and doused it in overt racism and a conspiracy theory over the weekend. Other Republicans […]

Alaska

The mysterious nine-second call from the White House to a January 6 rioter: CNN reveals the rioter’s identity for the first time | #alaska | #politics

Washington CNN — At 4:34 pm on January 6, 2021, a cell phone registered to a Capitol rioter who had stormed the building, received a phone call from a White House landline, according to records obtained by CNN. The call lasted for only nine seconds. Who placed the call and why remains a mystery, but […]

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Eric Adams: NYC mayor says migrant issue is a ‘humanitarian crisis’ requiring an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ coordination from the US

CNN — New York City Mayor Eric Adams said Sunday that the current migrant situation is a “humanitarian crisis created by human hands” that requires “an all-hands-on-deck moment” of coordination by the US. “We should be clear that this is, as I’ve stated, a humanitarian crisis created by human hands. And it is an all-hands-on-deck […]

Alaska

Pat Ryan, Joe Sempolinski to be sworn in Tuesday | #alaska | #politics

New York’s two newest members of Congress — Democrat Pat Ryan and Republican Joe Sempolinski — will be ceremonially sworn in on Tuesday after their respective victories in special elections last month. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi will swear in Ryan to represent New York’s 19th Congressional District and Sempolinski for the 23rd District for the remainder of this […]