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Thursday's Primary: A Preview Sep 10, 2018

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Jarrett Murphy, executive editor of City Limits, and Ben Max, executive editor of Gotham Gazette, sat down with Brian Lehrer to discuss the competitive races and what's at stake in Thursday's primary election.

Julia Salazar And The Democratic Socialists of America Sep 10, 2018

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After Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez's primary upset against a long-time Democrat incumbent, Julia Salazar's Democratic Socialist campaign for State Senate gained a lot of steam. As a first-time candidate up against another longtime incumbent, Salazar's biography was a huge part of her appeal to voters in a north Brooklyn district that appeared open to her progressive politics. Now, a few items in this biography appear to have been false.

Harry Siegel, Daily News columnist, spoke with WNYC's Richard Hake about what this means for the Democratic Socialists of America.

Trump And The Economy Sep 08, 2018

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Everyone says the economy is doing great. Is it? Then why aren’t the Republicans and the President better positioned going into the midterms?

Joining Politics with Amy Walter to discuss are Lynn Vavreck, Hoffenberg Chair of American Politics at UCLA, Jim Tankersley, reporter covering economic and tax policy for the New York Times, Colin Gordon, senior research consultant at the Iowa Policy Project and Erika Franklin Fowler, Associate Professor of Government at Wesleyan University.

Democratic Candidates For New York Attorney General Spar In Final Debate Sep 07, 2018

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Ahead of the Sept. 13 primary, Zephyr Teachout, Letitia James, Sean Patrick Maloney and Leecia Eve -- all vying to be the next Democratic Attorney General of New York -- touted their qualifications and experience while debating issues on corruption, voting rights and economic inequality.

Friday Politics Roundup Sep 07, 2018

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NPR White House reporter Ayesha Rascoe and TIME political correspondent Molly Ball sit down with the Brian Lehrer Show to talk this week in politics -- from the Kavanaugh confirmation hearing to policy proposals on the detention of immigrant children and the controversial New York Times op-ed on President Trump's "amorality."

The Supreme Court's Rightward Shift Sep 06, 2018

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New York Times staff writer Emily Bazelon joins Midday guest host Nancy Giles to discuss her latest piece in the New York Times Magazine, about the implications of the court system's move to right of the American public.

Kathy Hochul, Incumbent Lieutenant Governor Sep 06, 2018

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Kathy Hochul is a longtime public servant, and since 2015, she's been lieutenant governor of New York. She joined the Brian Lehrer Show to talk about her reelection campaign.

Rev. Franklin Graham, Stalwart in Trump's Corner Sep 05, 2018

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Franklin Graham has no issue with showing his full-fledged support for President Trump. Graham tells the New Yorker staff writer Eliza Griswold that Trump’s critics have forgotten that “he’s our President. If he succeeds, you’re going to benefit.”

Meet Jumaane Williams, Lieutenant Governor Hopeful Sep 05, 2018

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Jumaane Williams, candidate for lieutenant governor of New York and city council member for the 45th District, talks about his campaign for New York State lieutenant governor -- the policies and issues he hits on include: legalizing marijuana, marriage equality & abortion, rezonings, fracking, free college tuition and more.

Political Campaigns and Childcare Sep 05, 2018

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Liuba Grechen Shirley is the Democrat hoping to best longtime New York Republican Congressman Pete King in the race for his seat. Like many other women across the country Grechen Shirley became motivated to run for office in the fallout from the 2016 presidential election.

“I needed to stand up and say something and I decided running for office would be the best way to do that,” she said.

But she also needed childcare for her two young children while she and her husband worked full time. Last spring, she went to Washington to ask the Federal Election Commission for permission to spend campaign funds on a babysitter.

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