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Politico
5 days ago
- Politics
- Politico
Democrats desperately look for a redistricting edge in California, New York and Maryland
Hochul's political allies believe there is little upside to drawing new lines. 'I understand those in New York who are watching what's happening in Texas and Ohio want to offset their unfair advantage,' said New York Democratic Chair Jay Jacobs. But 'the constitution seems pretty clear that this redistricting process should be done every 10 years. I don't know where someone could interpret it as something you can do every two years.' Beyond Texas, Republicans have their eye on picking up seats in other states like Missouri and Florida — which would put Democrats in a tough spot, given they don't have as much leeway to squeeze out extra seats. New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy was noncommittal when asked by reporters earlier this week if he plans to pursue redistricting, noting that it's 'too early to make any definitive statement about it.' But he echoed what many other Democrats across the country have said when talking about the possibility of early redistricting: 'Never bring a knife to a gunfight.' New Jersey has its own constitutional impediment, which states that congressional districts, which are drawn by an independent commission, 'shall remain unaltered through the next year ending in zero in which a federal census for this State is taken.' Even if they were able to circumvent the state constitution, Democrats already have the majority in the New Jersey congressional delegation, and just two seats — the 7th, held by Republican Rep. Tom Kean Jr., and the 9th, held by Democratic Rep. Nellie Pou — are considered battlegrounds. Even some other Hail Mary options seem off the table. State lawmakers in Washington, Minnesota and Colorado balked at the suggestion they should pursue drawing new maps in the next few months. California Gov. Gavin Newsom, accompanied by several members of the Texas state Legislature, calls for a new way for California to redraw it's voting districts during a news conference In Sacramento, Calif., Friday July 25, 2025. | Rich Pedroncelli/AP 'It's just not in the cards,' said Washington House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon, citing the requirement that a two-thirds majority is needed in both the state House and Senate to reconvene the state's bipartisan redistricting commission. And Minnesota State Sen. Aric Nesbitt shut down the idea quickly: 'We're not power-crats, we're Democrats. We should do things that improve democracy, even if that means sometimes we don't get our way.' Democrats hold the governorship and state Senate in Minnesota, but Republicans narrowly control the House.
Yahoo
11-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Stefanik hits back at Dem's ‘sexist' deepfake ad
Rep. Elise Stefanik (R-N.Y.) on Friday hit back at a Democratic candidate running for her seat in Congress, who released an artificial intelligence (AI) generated ad taking aim at the congresswoman's widely expected bid for New York governor. Stefanik slammed the deepfake ad as 'blatantly sexist' and 'deeply offensive to North Country voters,' criticizing New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) and New York state Democratic Party Chair Jay Jacobs for their lack of response. 'Their silence to condemn this misogynistic, AI-generated sexist smear is shameful and despicable,' Stefanik's office said in a statement. 'There is no place in politics to artificially create this derogatory degradation which is offensive, belittling, and confusing to voters especially seniors.' 'The Stefanik team calls on Governor Hochul and NY Democrat Party boss Jay Jacobs to publicly condemn this disgraceful ad and call it out for what it is: a bigoted, sexist AI deep fake that is offensive to voters,' it added. The video, published Thursday on the social platform X by Democratic candidate Blake Gendebien, features a song about the speculation surrounding Stefanik's potential run for governor. At the end, it notes that the ad was generated 'in whole or substantially by artificial intelligence.' 'Elise Stefanik is not fooling anyone,' the post accompanying the video reads. 'While she 'considers' running for Governor, the people of the North Country lack adequate leadership in Congress. It's time to change that. Send a farmer to Congress.' The Hill has reached out to Gendebien's campaign for comment. Several sources told The Hill late last month that Stefanik was preparing to officially launch her campaign for New York governor, suggesting it was 'not a matter of if, it's a matter of when.' The New York congresswoman's likely bid for top office in the Empire State comes after President Trump pulled her nomination to serve as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations in March. As AI continues to rapidly improve, deepfakes have become a growing concern. An impostor using AI to pose as Secretary of State Marco Rubio recently contacted at least three unidentified foreign ministers, a U.S. senator and a governor, according to a State Department memo obtained by several outlets. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Bloomberg
27-06-2025
- Business
- Bloomberg
Looking Beyond Megacap Names in Tech
The artificial intelligence infrastructure play is still in its early days, says Jay Jacobs, U.S. head of equity ETFs at BlackRock. Jacobs joins Caroline Hyde and Ed Ludlow on "Bloomberg Tech." (Source: Bloomberg)
Washington Post
26-06-2025
- Politics
- Washington Post
Gun control crusader and former US Rep. Carolyn McCarthy dead at 81
Former U.S. Rep. Carolyn McCarthy, who successfully ran for Congress in 1996 as a crusader for gun control after a mass shooting on a New York commuter train left her husband dead and her son severely wounded, has died. She was 81. News of her death was shared Thursday by several elected officials on her native Long Island and by Jay Jacobs, chair of the New York State Democratic Committee. Details about her death were not immediately available.
CNBC
03-06-2025
- Business
- CNBC
ETF Edge on momentum, AI and Bitcoin
Jay Jacobs, BlackRock head of U.S. equity ETFs, and Nate Geraci, ETF Store president, join CNBC's Dom Chu on 'ETF Edge' to discuss the momentum trade, getting granular with AI through ETFs and bitcoin ETFs more than a year later.
