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Upstate New York becomes hotbed for cryptocurrency mining. It might not last.
DRESDEN, N.Y. — Behind chain-link fencing topped by barbed wire, excavators are parked beside the shells of two green buildings that are under construction. Three…
Jan. 6 committee evidence includes official White House photos from day of Capitol riot
Congressional investigators have obtained a batch of official White House photographs, including images taken on Jan. 6, 2021, according to two sources familiar with the…
What to know about digital privacy if abortions are restricted
In the weeks since POLITICO first published a draft Supreme Court opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, digital surveillance experts and abortion rights advocates have been…
National Dems are calling in a new communications expert: Eric Adams
NEW YORK — When New York City Mayor Eric Adams was asked whether he sees a place for himself on the 2024 presidential ticket, he…
Trump’s revenge tour is put to the test in Georgia, Alabama
Next Tuesday’s primaries take the midterms into the Deep South, including the much-anticipated showdown between Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Trump-backed challenger David Perdue. In…
Opinion | How the Buffalo Massacre Proves There’s No ‘Great Replacement’
The victims of the gunman who opened fire in a Buffalo grocery store were shopping on what should have been an ordinary, sunny Saturday afternoon,…
The pro-abortion rights, former Obama adviser Republican running for New York governor
JOHNSTOWN, N.Y. — New York Republicans spent years being rejected by Harry Wilson, a corporate consulting executive who repeatedly demurred a run for governor to…
Final New York maps released and lead to midnight shuffle of congressional delegation
ALBANY, N.Y. — A court released final maps for New York’s 26 congressional and 63 state Senate districts in the midnight hour on Saturday morning,…
Turkey’s ransom for not blocking NATO is F-16 fighter jets
With its opposition to NATO bids, Ankara could be vying to also get the U.S. to unblock a major fighter jet purchase, while scoring political…
Poll: Kemp leads Perdue by 32 points ahead of Georgia’s GOP gubernatorial primary
Gov. Brian Kemp is leading former Sen. David Perdue by 32 points less than a week away from Georgia’s highly anticipated Republican gubernatorial primary, according…
N.Y. maps pit 2 House Dem chairs against each other
The two decades-long Manhattan Democrats and committee chairs will have to duke it out. Source: https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/05-17-2022/manhattan-melee/ Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Florida’s fight over ‘Don’t Say Gay’ is getting more heated. And it hasn’t even gone into effect yet.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — The ugly fight over Florida’s “Parental Rights in Education” bill has shifted from the statehouse to local school districts. In the weeks…
Draft of new New York congressional lines released by special master
ALBANY, N.Y. — The special master tasked by a Steuben County court with drawing new congressional lines for New York has released a set of…
Suspended trains, empty roads, vacant malls: Silence blankets Finland’s border with Russia
For decades, Finland and Russia connected their two countries across a long border. In a matter of weeks, those connections were severed. Source: https://www.politico.eu/article/finland-russia-border-allegro-train-helsinki-st-petersburg/ Droolin’…
The town that will decide New York redistricting for the next decade
BATH, N.Y. — Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres last week made a five-hour trek far to a rural upstate town that’s poised to decide the fate…
What if Delaware disappeared? 1 million Covid-19 deaths explained in 4 charts.
Patricia Dowd, 57, died of Covid-19 on Feb. 6, 2020. She is believed to be the first pandemic death. In the 27 months since, nearly…
Tom Reed resigns, setting up a second special House election in New York
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Rep. Tom Reed announced his immediate retirement from Congress on Tuesday, seven months before his final term was due to…
Cannabis crime wave boosts banking prospects on Capitol Hill
Jordan Brown, a 29-year-old budtender, was shot and killed on March 19 during his shift at World of Weed in Tacoma, Wash. Joshua Chase, owner…
How the Jan. 6 panel broke through Trump allies’ stonewalling
Donald Trump’s top election-subversion wingmen have stonewalled the Jan. 6 select committee for months, but investigators have found a reliable workaround: their deputies and assistants….
What Ohio’s GOP primary tells us about Trump in 2024
The conventional view of J.D. Vance’s victory in Ohio’s Senate primary this week was that it demonstrated the power of Donald Trump’s endorsement. But the…
Challenge over Marjorie Taylor Greene’s eligibility fails
ATLANTA — Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger accepted a judge’s findings Friday and said Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene is qualified to run for reelection….
Farewell to the dumbest Senate primary ever
Nearly every politician commits an occasional gaffe, and nearly every election features at least one news cycle about something stupid that a candidate did or said….
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