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18 hours ago
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New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Is Getting Primaried By Her Deputy
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is facing a primary challenge from a somewhat unexpected source: one-time ally and current deputy Antonio Delgado. Delgado, New York's lieutenant governor, announced on Monday that he intends to challenge Hochul in the upcoming 2026 Democratic primary and stressed the need for 'bold, decisive, transformational leadership' in a campaign video. New York, I'm not here to play the game. I'm here to change it.I'm running to be your next Governor. — Antonio Delgado (@DelgadoforNY) June 2, 2025 Delgado's move underscores a sharp break with Hochul, who appointed him to his current role in May 2022. The two moderates ran on the same ticket in the 2022 election, but they have had a series of public rifts in the years since. In February, Delgado announced that he wouldn't be running alongside Hochul in 2026, fueling speculation about a potential primary challenge. 'I haven't seen a vision,' Delgado told The New York Times on Monday. 'I haven't seen a decisive leadership that is cleareyed.' Hochul has been New York's governor since 2021, taking on the role after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned following sexual harassment allegations. During her tenure, she's been known for launching a universal school meal program, implementing a congestion pricing policy in Manhattan and rolling back progressive bail reforms. Delgado was previously a member of Congress before resigning to become Hochul's deputy; he was also a Rhodes Scholar and hip-hop artist. Hochul and Delgado's relationship has publicly fractured in the last year. After former President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance in June 2024, Delgado urged him to drop out of the race, while Hochul, a surrogate for the Biden campaign, declined to do the same. 'While Lieutenant Governor Delgado has the right to voice his opinion, Governor Hochul believes Democrats must come together, move forward as a united party, and focus on defeating Donald Trump in November,' Jen Goodman, a spokesperson for Hochul's campaign, said at the time. Such divides were even more apparent when Delgado urged New York City Mayor Eric Adams to resign after he was indicted on federal charges of bribery. 'I speak for New Yorkers. That's how I orient myself: as an independently elected individual,' Delgado said during a state capitol speech, the Gothamist reported. ' I serve with the governor. But I don't serve at the pleasure of the governor, right? I am my own person. I have my own voice.' Hochul had not asked Adams to resign at the time of Delgado's remarks and eventually decided not to remove him, proposing increased oversight of his leadership instead. 'Lt. Gov. Delgado does not now and has not ever spoken on behalf of this administration,' Hochul spokesperson Anthony Hogrebe said in February. When Delgado announced that he wouldn't be running with Hochul in February, her office was similarly blunt. 'Today, Antonio Delgado finally said out loud what has been obvious for quite some time: he is simply not interested in doing the job of the Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York,' Hogrebe said. On Monday, Delgado said in his campaign video that he'd aim to focus on policies including affordable housing, universal health care and universal pre-K. Polling suggests that Hochul could be vulnerable, with an April Marist Poll finding that 57% of New Yorkers opposed her decision to run for reelection. In addition to Delgado, Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) as well as Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) have also hinted at their interest in the race, too. 'The powerful and well-connected have their champions,' Delgado said in his campaign announcement. 'I'm running for governor to be yours.'
Yahoo
18 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul Is Getting Primaried By Her Deputy
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul is facing a primary challenge from a somewhat unexpected source: one-time ally and current deputy Antonio Delgado. Delgado, New York's lieutenant governor, announced on Monday that he intends to challenge Hochul in the upcoming 2026 Democratic primary and stressed the need for 'bold, decisive, transformational leadership' in a campaign video. Delgado's move underscores a sharp break with Hochul, who appointed him to his current role in May 2022. The two moderates ran on the same ticket in the 2022 election, but they have had a series of public rifts in the years since. In February, Delgado announced that he wouldn't be running alongside Hochul in 2026, fueling speculation about a potential primary challenge. 'I haven't seen a vision,' Delgado told The New York Times on Monday. 'I haven't seen a decisive leadership that is cleareyed.' Hochul has been New York's governor since 2021, taking on the role after former Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned following sexual harassment allegations. During her tenure, she's been known for launching a universal school meal program, implementing a congestion pricing policy in Manhattan and rolling back progressive bail reforms. Delgado was previously a member of Congress before resigning to become Hochul's deputy; he was also a Rhodes Scholar and hip-hop artist. Hochul and Delgado's relationship has publicly fractured in the last year. After former President Joe Biden's disastrous debate performance in June 2024, Delgado urged him to drop out of the race, while Hochul, a surrogate for the Biden campaign, declined to do the same. 'While Lieutenant Governor Delgado has the right to voice his opinion, Governor Hochul believes Democrats must come together, move forward as a united party, and focus on defeating Donald Trump in November,' Jen Goodman, a spokesperson for Hochul's campaign, said at the time. Such divides were even more apparent when Delgado urged New York City Mayor Eric Adams to resign after he was indicted on federal charges of bribery. 'I speak for New Yorkers. That's how I orient myself: as an independently elected individual,' Delgado said during a state capitol speech, the Gothamist reported. ' I serve with the governor. But I don't serve at the pleasure of the governor, right? I am my own person. I have my own voice.' Hochul had not asked Adams to resign at the time of Delgado's remarks and eventually decided not to remove him, proposing increased oversight of his leadership instead. 'Lt. Gov. Delgado does not now and has not ever spoken on behalf of this administration,' Hochul spokesperson Anthony Hogrebe said in February. When Delgado announced that he wouldn't be running with Hochul in February, her office was similarly blunt. 'Today, Antonio Delgado finally said out loud what has been obvious for quite some time: he is simply not interested in doing the job of the Lieutenant Governor of the State of New York,' Hogrebe said. On Monday, Delgado said in his campaign video that he'd aim to focus on policies including affordable housing, universal health care and universal pre-K. Polling suggests that Hochul could be vulnerable, with an April Marist Poll finding that 57% of New Yorkers opposed her decision to run for reelection. In addition to Delgado, Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-N.Y.) as well as Reps. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) and Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) have also hinted at their interest in the race, too. 'The powerful and well-connected have their champions,' Delgado said in his campaign announcement. 'I'm running for governor to be yours.'
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3 days ago
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Nadler staffer briefly detained by DHS in altercation at lawmaker's Manhattan office
Officers with the Department of Homeland Security briefly detained a staff member in Rep. Jerry Nadler's (D-N.Y.) Manhattan office during an incident on Wednesday, as protests took place outside an immigration courthouse in the same federal facility as the representative's office. The incident, first reported by the news outlet Gothamist on Friday, was captured on video. In the recording, a DHS officer can be heard saying that members of Nadler's staff were 'harboring rioters' in their office while another officer cuffs a crying staffer. 'I'm a federal officer,' the DHS official said to a second staff member in the video posted by Gothamist, adding 'we have the right to check' the office. The second staff member, who can be seen initially blocking the officer's entry to a private area in the office, asked whether the officers had a warrant to search the space, to which the officer replied negatively. The staff member eventually acquiesced, allowing the officer to walk through the area. According to a statement from DHS, Federal Protective Service officers showed up at Nadler's office to 'conduct a security check' because they were 'concerned about the safety of the federal employees in the office' after hearing reports of 'incidents' nearby. The statement did not mention the issue of 'harboring rioters' that the officer referred to in the video. DHS officers identified themselves and entered the office, where they were met by four people who remained unnamed in the agency's statement. One of the individuals 'became verbally confrontational and physically blocked access to the office,' the statement to POLITICO read, prompting the officers to detain the person in the hallway as they proceeded with their search. According to the statement, all parties 'were released without further incident.' Robert Gottheim, Nadler's co-chief of staff, confirmed to Gothamist that there was no arrest but otherwise declined to comment. Gottheim acknowledged a Saturday email from POLITICO, and said a comment would be forthcoming. The rare altercation between federal officers and congressional staff in a legislator's office comes amid growing friction over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and mass deportation efforts, which have sparked protests across the country and embroiled the administration in a battle with the courts over the legality of the president's policies. The incident is not the first clash between federal authorities and Democratic officials or the judiciary over immigration policy. The FBI arrested Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan last month for allegedly assisting a man who is in the country illegally evade immigration officials who were seeking his arrest in her courthouse. Dugan pleaded not guilty to the charges in federal court earlier in May. White House border czar Tom Homan also threatened the state's Democratic governor, Tony Evers, suggesting he could become the next target for the administration's wrath after Evers' office issued guidance to state employees on how to deal with immigration authorities. 'Wait till you see what's coming," Homan told reporters about Evers' message earlier this month. "If you cross that line of impediment or knowingly harboring and concealing an illegal alien, that is a felony. And we'll treat it as such.' The incident at Nadler's office, which shares a federal building with an immigration courthouse in lower Manhattan, took place the same day as significant protests against the arrest of a Bronx high school student by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials the week prior. According to an NYPD spokesperson, 23 people were taken into custody during the Wednesday evening protests, while 18 people were given criminal court summonses and five were arrested and charged.
Politico
3 days ago
- Politics
- Politico
Nadler staffer briefly detained by DHS in altercation at lawmaker's Manhattan office
Officers with the Department of Homeland Security briefly detained a staff member in Rep. Jerry Nadler's (D-N.Y.) Manhattan office during an incident on Wednesday, as protests took place outside an immigration courthouse in the same federal facility as the representative's office. The incident, first reported by the news outlet Gothamist on Friday, was captured on video. In the recording, a DHS officer can be heard saying that members of Nadler's staff were 'harboring rioters' in their office while another officer cuffs a crying staffer. 'I'm a federal officer,' the DHS official said to a second staff member in the video posted by Gothamist, adding 'we have the right to check' the office. The second staff member, who can be seen initially blocking the officer's entry to a private area in the office, asked whether the officers had a warrant to search the space, to which the officer replied negatively. The staff member eventually acquiesced, allowing the officer to walk through the area. According to a statement from DHS, Federal Protective Service officers showed up at Nadler's office to 'conduct a security check' because they were 'concerned about the safety of the federal employees in the office' after hearing reports of 'incidents' nearby. The statement did not mention the issue of 'harboring rioters' that the officer referred to in the video. DHS officers identified themselves and entered the office, where they were met by four people who remained unnamed in the agency's statement. One of the individuals 'became verbally confrontational and physically blocked access to the office,' the statement to POLITICO read, prompting the officers to detain the person in the hallway as they proceeded with their search. According to the statement, all parties 'were released without further incident.' Robert Gottheim, Nadler's co-chief of staff, confirmed to Gothamist that there was no arrest but otherwise declined to comment. Gottheim acknowledged a Saturday email from POLITICO, and said a comment would be forthcoming. The rare altercation between federal officers and congressional staff in a legislator's office comes amid growing friction over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and mass deportation efforts, which have sparked protests across the country and embroiled the administration in a battle with the courts over the legality of the president's policies. The incident is not the first clash between federal authorities and Democratic officials or the judiciary over immigration policy. The FBI arrested Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan last month for allegedly assisting a man who is in the country illegally evade immigration officials who were seeking his arrest in her courthouse. Dugan pleaded not guilty to the charges in federal court earlier in May. White House border czar Tom Homan also threatened the state's Democratic governor, Tony Evers, suggesting he could become the next target for the administration's wrath after Evers' office issued guidance to state employees on how to deal with immigration authorities. 'Wait till you see what's coming,' Homan told reporters about Evers' message earlier this month. 'If you cross that line of impediment or knowingly harboring and concealing an illegal alien, that is a felony. And we'll treat it as such.' The incident at Nadler's office, which shares a federal building with an immigration courthouse in lower Manhattan, took place the same day as significant protests against the arrest of a Bronx high school student by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials the week prior. According to an NYPD spokesperson, 23 people were taken into custody during the Wednesday evening protests, while 18 people were given criminal court summonses and five were arrested and charged.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Nadler staffer briefly detained by DHS in altercation at lawmaker's Manhattan office
Officers with the Department of Homeland Security briefly detained a staff member in Rep. Jerry Nadler's (D-N.Y.) Manhattan office during an incident on Wednesday, as protests took place outside an immigration courthouse in the same federal facility as the representative's office. The incident, first reported by the news outlet Gothamist on Friday, was captured on video. In the recording, a DHS officer can be heard saying that members of Nadler's staff were 'harboring rioters' in their office while another officer cuffs a crying staffer. 'I'm a federal officer,' the DHS official said to a second staff member in the video posted by Gothamist, adding 'we have the right to check' the office. The second staff member, who can be seen initially blocking the officer's entry to a private area in the office, asked whether the officers had a warrant to search the space, to which the officer replied negatively. The staff member eventually acquiesced, allowing the officer to walk through the area. According to a statement from DHS, Federal Protective Service officers showed up at Nadler's office to 'conduct a security check' because they were 'concerned about the safety of the federal employees in the office' after hearing reports of 'incidents' nearby. The statement did not mention the issue of 'harboring rioters' that the officer referred to in the video. DHS officers identified themselves and entered the office, where they were met by four people who remained unnamed in the agency's statement. One of the individuals 'became verbally confrontational and physically blocked access to the office,' the statement to POLITICO read, prompting the officers to detain the person in the hallway as they proceeded with their search. According to the statement, all parties 'were released without further incident.' Robert Gottheim, Nadler's co-chief of staff, confirmed to Gothamist that there was no arrest but otherwise declined to comment. Gottheim acknowledged a Saturday email from POLITICO, and said a comment would be forthcoming. The rare altercation between federal officers and congressional staff in a legislator's office comes amid growing friction over President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown and mass deportation efforts, which have sparked protests across the country and embroiled the administration in a battle with the courts over the legality of the president's policies. The incident is not the first clash between federal authorities and Democratic officials or the judiciary over immigration policy. The FBI arrested Milwaukee County Judge Hannah Dugan last month for allegedly assisting a man who is in the country illegally evade immigration officials who were seeking his arrest in her courthouse. Dugan pleaded not guilty to the charges in federal court earlier in May. White House border czar Tom Homan also threatened the state's Democratic governor, Tony Evers, suggesting he could become the next target for the administration's wrath after Evers' office issued guidance to state employees on how to deal with immigration authorities. 'Wait till you see what's coming," Homan told reporters about Evers' message earlier this month. "If you cross that line of impediment or knowingly harboring and concealing an illegal alien, that is a felony. And we'll treat it as such.' The incident at Nadler's office, which shares a federal building with an immigration courthouse in lower Manhattan, took place the same day as significant protests against the arrest of a Bronx high school student by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials the week prior. According to an NYPD spokesperson, 23 people were taken into custody during the Wednesday evening protests, while 18 people were given criminal court summonses and five were arrested and charged.
