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3rd City Also Gets a Slice of Amazon's Expansion

Amazon Makes Its Picks, and
a Young Politician Isn't Pleased

Nov 13, 2018 10:10 AM CST

Amazon Makes Its Picks, and a Young Politician Isn't Pleased

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez thinks NYC gave away too much to lure the company

(Newser) - The insiders were correct : Amazon announced Tuesday that its new second headquarters will be split between a site in Queens and another in Crystal City, northern Virginia. Each will have about 25,000 employees. Nashville, meanwhile, will get an "operations center of excellence" with about 5,000 workers, reports...

Ocasio-Cortez Can't Afford DC Apartment Yet

She Won a
Historic Election.
Now, a Problem

Nov 9, 2018 12:10 PM CST

She Won a Historic Election. Now, a Problem

Ocasio-Cortez, youngest woman elected to Congress, can't afford DC apartment yet

(Newser) - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez made history Tuesday by becoming the youngest woman ever elected to Congress. But the 29-year-old Democratic star from New York City revealed to the New York Times that she has an unusual problem as a result, albeit a temporary one. "I have three months without a salary...

New York's Big Race
Stays Lively to the Finish

Sep 13, 2018 8:20 AM CDT

New York's Big Race Stays Lively to the Finish

Cynthia Nixon is trying to upset Gov. Andrew Cuomo

(Newser) - One of the most high-profile primary races in the nation will be decided by voters in New York on Thursday: Sex and the City star Cynthia Nixon's long-shot bid to prevent Andrew Cuomo from winning a third term as governor. As Politico notes, Nixon is hoping to pull off...

Democratic
Star Wins
Primary She
Never Entered

Jul 11, 2018 6:21 AM CDT

Democratic Star Wins Primary She Never Entered

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez triumphs via write-in ballots in second NYC district

(Newser) - Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez stunned the political world last month when she upset longtime Democratic incumbent Joe Crowley in Queens. Now, she has managed to win a second primary in a neighboring district in the Bronx—in a race she never entered, reports the Daily News . Surprised? Ocasio-Cortez is, too. "Shockingly—...

Why 19 ICE Agents Want
to See ICE Obliterated

Jun 29, 2018 6:03 AM CDT

Why 19 ICE Agents Want to See ICE Obliterated

They want to see it dissolved, and to have 2 distinct agencies rise from the ashes

(Newser) - On Wednesday, the Intercept declared that calls for Immigration and Customs Enforcement to be dissolved are becoming "more mainstream." It points out that at least 15 Democratic congressional candidates— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez among them—have platforms that call for de-funding or getting rid of the 15-year-old agency altogether. Now,...

Trump: Crowley 'Got His
Ass Kicked' in Dem Primary

THE RUNDOWN

Jun 28, 2018 4:39 AM CDT

Trump: Crowley 'Got His Ass Kicked' in Dem Primary

'She had a lot of energy. I guess he didn't see it'

(Newser) - Rep. Joe Crowley, the No. 4 Democrat in the Senate, was defeated in his Democratic primary Tuesday—and President Trump couldn't resist crowing about it at a rally in North Dakota Wednesday. "A slovenly man named Joe Crowley got his ass kicked by a young woman who had...

Stunning Upset:
No. 4 House Dem
Loses in NY

PRIMARIES

Jun 27, 2018 6:57 AM CDT

Stunning Upset: No. 4 House Dem Loses in NY

It was a good night for Trump's favorites

(Newser) - President Trump staked a lot of political capital on a primary in South Carolina on Tuesday—and won. Gov. Henry McMaster prevailed in the Republican primary, beating businessman John Warren, a political novice, in all but seven of the state's 46 counties. Both candidates tried to appeal to Trump...