Senator Chuck Schumer will recommend Judge Alison J. Nathan for a seat on a federal appeals court, but the fraught case could put her in an unusual predicament. Source: New York Times
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Ghislaine Maxwell Trial: New Wrinkle as Judge May Be Promoted
By Gotham Rex on November 16, 2021
Senator Chuck Schumer will recommend Judge Alison J. Nathan for a seat on a federal appeals court, but the fraught case could put her in an unusual predicament. Source: New York Times
An Oath Keeper Was at the Capitol Riot. On Tuesday, He’s on the Ballot.
By Gotham Rex on October 27, 2021
Edward Durfee Jr. is a member of the far-right militia and was at the Capitol on Jan. 6. He is now running for office in New Jersey. Source: New York Times
What Kind of Mayor Might Eric Adams Be? No One Seems to Know.
By Gotham Rex on October 23, 2021
The vegan, meditating ex-police officer is on the cusp of becoming New York’s new mayor. Which version of him would show up at City Hall? Source: New York Times
Lev Parnas, Ex-Giuliani Ally, Is Convicted of Campaign Finance Charges
By Gotham Rex on October 22, 2021
A federal jury found that Mr. Parnas and a second man funneled a Russian tycoon’s money to U.S. candidates to win favorable treatment for a marijuana business. Source: New York Times
C.D.C. Panel Recommends Covid Booster Shots for Millions of Americans
By Gotham Rex on October 21, 2021
Recipients of the Moderna and the J.&J. vaccines may receive extra doses, the committee said, although the shots continue to prevent illness and death. Source: New York Times
Trump Organization, Already Under Indictment, Faces New Criminal Inquiry
By Gotham Rex on October 20, 2021
The investigation, by the Westchester County district attorney’s office, increases the legal scrutiny of the former president and his family business. Source: New York Times
FBI Raids Homes Linked to Russian Oligarch Oleg Deripaska
By Gotham Rex on October 19, 2021
Agents investigating whether Oleg Deripaska violated U.S. sanctions searched homes he has used in New York and Washington, D.C. Source: New York Times
Testimony at Lev Parnas Trial Offers Peek at His Place in Trump’s Orbit
By Gotham Rex on October 15, 2021
Among other things, Adam Laxalt, a U.S. Senate candidate in Nevada, described his suspicions about a donation to his run for governor in 2018. Source: New York Times
Lev Parnas: Altruist or Schemer? 2 Views as Trial Begins
By Gotham Rex on October 13, 2021
Was Lev Parnas a businessman who cared about energy independence and marijuana legalization? Or a conniver who flouted campaign finance laws? Source: New York Times
New Top Federal Prosecutors in Manhattan and Brooklyn Are Confirmed
By Gotham Rex on October 5, 2021
One of the two, Damian Williams, will be the first Black person to lead the powerful U.S. attorney’s office for New York’s Southern District. Source: New York Times
Democratic Voters See Many Losers in Party Schism, and One Winner: Trump
By Gotham Rex on October 3, 2021
In a New Jersey district represented by one of the conservative-leaning Democrats in the House, Democratic voters are disappointed and worried by the party’s inability to pass President Biden’s agenda. Source: New York Times
Members of Congress Urge Biden to Intervene at Rikers as de Blasio Plans Visit
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2021
In a letter to President Biden on Friday, several Democrats said New York City “cannot be trusted” to manage the jail complex, which has descended into chaos. Source: New York Times
Sherwood Boehlert, a G.O.P Moderate in the House, Dies at 84
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2021
A champion of environmentalism who chided climate-change skeptics, he was among the last of the relatively progressive Rockefeller Republicans. Source: New York Times
Members of Congress Urge Biden to Intervene at Rikers, as de Blasio Plans Visit
By Gotham Rex on September 24, 2021
In a letter to the president on Friday, several Democrats said New York City “cannot be trusted” to manage the jail, which has descended into chaos. Source: New York Times