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They Supported ‘Defund the Police.’ Then the Mayoral Campaign Began. Most of the leading mayoral candidates have been wary of embracing the “defund the police” movement, which has lost some mainstream political momentum. Many in the Democratic field for mayor have backed away from the defund movement, reframing the issue as a broader need for changes to city policing.Credit...Byron Smith for The New York Times Feb. 3, 2021 Nearly eight months ago, Scott M. Stringer stood in Brooklyn before an angry, unsettled gathering to memorialize the death of George Floyd. The best way...

Like Campaign Confidential, our new weekly email taking a look behind the curtain of the 2021 NYC elections? Share it with friends, colleagues and rivals and have them subscribe here! 6 months until the  The newsletter is taking a week off next Tuesday for the holidays, but  Campaign Confidential will be back in 2021. Did a friend share this with you? Subscribe here to make sure you get the next edition on Jan. 5. Nothing special about this election Tuesday’s special election to replace expelled former City Council Member Andy King in District 12 in the northeastern Bronx is the end ...

Politics live updates: Top congressional leaders to meet on COVID stimulus, spending Sarah Elbeshbishi, Joey Garrison, Rebecca Morin and Nicholas Wu, USA TODAY © Brendan Smialowski, AP House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, arrive to watch the flag-draped casket of the late Rep. John Lewis, D-Ga., as is carried by a joint services military honor guard from Capitol Hill on Wednesday. USA TODAY's coverage of the 2020 election and President-elect Joe Biden's transition continues this week a...

Traveling from Seven States, they demand decisive action from President-elect Joe Biden on three key issues. In Delaware, hundreds of immigrant rights advocates led by Make the Road Action and Casa in Action came in a cavalcade from seven states and Washington D.C converging on President-Elect Joe Biden’s home city of Wilmington on Tuesday, December 15 to deliver a firm message— take decisive action on three key issues: immigration, criminal justice reform, and debt relief for Puerto Rico. But Biden’s commitment to fulfilling his campaign pledge to dismantle the Trump administration’s...

POLITICO Get the New York Playbook newsletter Email Sign Up By signing up you agree to receive email newsletters or updates from POLITICO and you agree to our privacy policy and terms of service. You can unsubscribe at any time and you can contact us here. This sign-up form is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Presented by Uber Driver Stories There are now 6,147 people hospitalized for Covid-19 in New York state, a level not seen since the middle of May. For weeks now, the mayor and the governor have been warning every day that things are getting...