S.I. politics: Dem pols make North Shore endorsement; Tannousis opposes eviction moratorium
Posted May 06, 2021
Here’s a look at what’s happening around Staten Island politics:
Assemblyman Charles Fall (center) announced his co-endorsement of two mayoral candidates, Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams (left) and former Director of the federal Office of Management and Budget Shaun Donovan, on Saturday, May 1, 2021. (Advance file photo composite
ASSEMBLYMAN FALL MAKES MAYORAL PICKS
New York Assemblyman Charles Fall (D-North Shore) made his voice heard Friday in the crowded mayoral Democratic Primary race offering a co-endorsement to Brooklyn Borough President Eric Adams and former Director of the federal Office of Management and Budget Shaun Donovan.
Rep. Ken Buck (R-Colo.) on Tuesday re-introduced legislation that would set into law the denial of export privileges against nations that steal American intellectual property, with the bill part of a broader legislative thrust to counter the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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Strongmen who got cozy with Trump get the cold shoulder from Biden
By Anne Gearan Washington Post,Updated May 5, 2021, 4:52 p.m.
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President Biden kept Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu (above) waiting for weeks before they spoke on the phone in February, a symbolic comeuppance for a democratic leader who had bragged about his access to Donald Trump.Lior Mizrahi/Photographer: Lior Mizrahi/Getty
WASHINGTON â The Biden administration has zinged Russia and China over human rights and alleged thuggery against their neighbors, cut off some arms sales to Saudi Arabia, and stiff-armed Turkeyâs increasingly authoritarian leader.