DAILYCALLER (Rebeka Zeljko) - EXCLUSIVE: Dem Candidate May Have Violated FEC Law By Hiring Foreign National
EXCLUSIVE: Dem Candidate May Have Violated FEC Law By Hiring Foreign National
AMERICANALMANAC (Charles McAdams) - Republican Bruce Blakeman trails Hochul by just four points in New York governor's race
New York could elect its first Republican governor in two decades, with a new poll showing Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman within striking distance of Governor Kathy Hochul heading into 2026. Hochul leads Blakeman 47 percent to 43 percent among registered voters, a gap narrow enough to fall within reach of any late-breaking shift in […] The post Republican Bruce Blakeman trails Hochul by just four points in New York governor's race appeared first on American Almanac .
New York could elect its first Republican governor in two decades, with a new poll showing Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman within striking distance of Governor Kathy Hochul heading into 2026. Hochul leads Blakeman 47 percent to 43 percent among registered voters, a gap narrow enough to fall within reach of any late-breaking shift in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans two to one. Ten percent of voters remain undecided. The poll, conducted by Red Oak Strategic on behalf of a pro-Blakeman super PAC, paints a picture of a Democratic incumbent weighed down by poor favorability numbers and a Republican challenger buoyed by an enthusiasm gap that cuts sharply in his favor. If those numbers hold, or tighten further, New York…Open
AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - NYC Mayor Mamdani presses city lawyers for a way to arrest Netanyahu during UN visit
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is actively consulting with the city's Law Department about whether he can order the NYPD to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when Netanyahu arrives in Manhattan for the United Nations General Assembly this September. The mayor, a self-described democratic socialist who made the arrest pledge a centerpiece of […] The post NYC Mayor Mamdani presses city lawyers for a way to arrest Netanyahu during UN visit appeared first on American Almanac .
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani is actively consulting with the city's Law Department about whether he can order the NYPD to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu when Netanyahu arrives in Manhattan for the United Nations General Assembly this September. The mayor, a self-described democratic socialist who made the arrest pledge a centerpiece of his campaign, told The New York Times in an interview published Saturday that he considers Netanyahu a war criminal, and wants to act on it. There is one problem. The United States does not recognize the International Criminal Court arrest warrant Mamdani is citing. And even one of the mayor's own political allies has called the idea legally baseless. As the New York Post reported ,…Open
NYTIMES (Grace Ashford) - Trump Intercedes to Push Robert Smullen Out of N.Y. House Race
Assemblyman Robert Smullen, who lost a Republican primary, will not run on the Conservative Party line in his bid to replace Representative Elise Stefanik.
JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - Sen. Jim Banks suggests Stefanik replace Gabbard as director of national intelligence
Stefanik, who is expected to depart Congress this fall, has been floated as a potential contender to replace the Gabbard because of her loyalty to President Donald Trump, and she was previously nominated for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.
NYTIMES (Grace Ashford) - C.E.O. Behind Huge ‘Vote for Trump’ Sign Has a New Slogan: Vote for Him
Anthony Constantino has been endorsed by President Trump in his bid to succeed Representative Elise Stefanik in New York. But could his provocative campaign cost the G.O.P. a seat?
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - Democrats eye 2027 crackdown on AI in election ads
House Democrats plan to push legislation regulating the use of AI in political ads if they retake power next year, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The use of AI in election ads has exploded in the 2026 midterms, with some campaigns using the new technology to push the limits of negative campaigning. - One "satirical" ad in Kentucky's 4th district accused Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) of being in a "throuple" with Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and included phony, AI-generated videos of the three dining together, holding hands and checking into a hotel. - Another ad in that race used AI to depict Massie rival Ed Gallrein fleeing a Trump rally, changing his voter registration and abandoning President…
House Democrats plan to push legislation regulating the use of AI in political ads if they retake power next year, Axios has learned. Why it matters: The use of AI in election ads has exploded in the 2026 midterms, with some campaigns using the new technology to push the limits of negative campaigning. - One "satirical" ad in Kentucky's 4th district accused Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) of being in a "throuple" with Reps. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) and included phony, AI-generated videos of the three dining together, holding hands and checking into a hotel. - Another ad in that race used AI to depict Massie rival Ed Gallrein fleeing a Trump rally, changing his voter registration and abandoning President…Open
HUFFPOST - CNN's Jake Tapper Puts Elise Stefanik On Blast For Defending Trump's 'Call For Genocide'
The CNN anchor caught Stefanik in a pickle as she tried to reimagine Trump's threat to obliterate the "whole civilization" of Iran.
The CNN anchor caught Stefanik in a pickle as she tried to reimagine Trump's threat to obliterate the "whole civilization" of Iran.Open
BITCHUTE - The Congressional Hearing Heard Round The World–How Elise Stefanik Brought Down Harvard | The Brie..
Elise Stefanik joins host Shabbos Kestenbaum to break down the troubled state of elite higher education—from campus antisemitism after Oct. 7 to foreign funding, and why she says universities aren’t “entitled to U.S. taxpayer dollars.” Stefanik takes us inside the “hearing heard round the world” and explains why her question—“Does calling for the genocide of Jews violate your university’s code of conduct?”—sparked a national firestorm. We also dig into: Qatar’s role in U.S. universities and the “strings attached” to foreign dollars Foreign student visas and why Stefanik calls them “a privilege, not a right” Trump’s executive order + federal funding leverage to force campus reform Congress standards amid…
YOUTUBE (Newsmax) - Rob Schmitt Tonight (April 16, 2026) | NEWSMAX
On the April 16, 2026 edition of Rob Schmitt Tonight, Rob breaks down the day’s top headlines as major political stories continue to develop. Featured guests include Alex Marlow, Rep. Elise Stefanik, Richard Grenell, Mercedes Schlapp, Chad Wolf, Ed Henry and Rick Leventhal.