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My Pleasure: George Santos Brings Chick-fil-A For Reporters Camped Outside Office (Video) My Pleasure: George Santos Brings Chick-fil-A For Reporters Camped Outside Office (Video)
My Pleasure: George Santos Brings Chick-fil-A For Reporters Camped Outside Office (Video) Embattled New York Congressman and late-night media darling George Santos appears to have employed a new tactic to rid himself of those pesky reporters: bribery. On Wednesday, Jan. 25, the freshman Republican lawmaker, who represents the state’s 3rd District on Long Island’s North Shore and parts of Queens, posted a video on his official Twitter account showing him bringing Chick-fil-A for reporters camped outside his House office. “Guys, I brought you guys some lunch since you guys are staying out here all day,” Santos is heard telling them. “I just wanted to make sure you guys were taken…

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by Michael Mashburn
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Brand-New Poll Sheds Light On NY Gubernatorial Race Between Kathy Hochul, Lee Zeldin Brand-New Poll Sheds Light On NY Gubernatorial Race Between Kathy Hochul, Lee Zeldin
Brand-New Poll Sheds Light On NY Gubernatorial Race Between Kathy Hochul, Lee Zeldin With a little over three months until New Yorkers choose their next governor, new polling shows Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul appears to be the favorite over her Republican opponent, Congressman Lee Zeldin. Hochul holds a 14-point lead over Zeldin, 53 to 39 percent, according to a new Siena College poll. Among their parties, Hochul garnered support from 81 percent of Democrats while 84 percent of Republicans backed Zeldin. However, pollsters found that independents slightly favored Zeldin, 44 to 42 percent. “Hochul dominates in New York City, leading by nearly 50 points, while Zeldin has …

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by Michael Mashburn
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Extremely Detailed Map Reveals Who Your Community Voted For In 2020 Presidential Race Extremely Detailed Map Reveals Who Your Community Voted For In 2020 Presidential Race
Extremely Detailed Map Reveals Who Your Community Voted For In 2020 Presidential Race An interactive, incredibly detailed map of how neighborhoods voted in the 2020 presidential election has been released. Created by The New York Times, the online map of the U.S. shows which candidate people voted for at the state, county, and precinct levels. The darker the color, the higher the percentage of voters cast ballots in favor of the Republican (red) or Democratic (blue) candidate. Possibly the best feature of the NYT map is that it provides side-by-side voting information for the 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. It is easy to move from one map to the other and see whether a…

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by Kristin Palpini
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Rockland County Executive Says He's Proud Of Son Following Press Conference Blasting Father Rockland County Executive Says He's Proud Of Son Following Press Conference Blasting Father
Rockland County Executive Says He's Proud Of Son Following Press Conference Blasting Father A day after his son, Orangetown Supervisor Chris Day, said he would not run for re-election due to the actions of his father, Rockland County Supervisor Ed Day said he is proud of his son in a response to his son's scathing attack. “This entire situation is a sad commentary on what can happen when private family matters are made public," Ed Day said following his son's statement on Tuesday, April 2 that pointed a finger at the political and personal infighting with his father as the reason for his withdrawal from politics. "Let me state, unequivocally, that my support for my son and his poli…

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by Kathy Reakes