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In January, at his showplace apartment on Fifth Avenue, he and Margo hosted a meet-and-greet for Florida’s Republican Sen. Marco Rubio. The entire political world, including then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, showed up to pay homage at the $2 million wedding three years ago of Catsimatidis’s daughter Andrea to Richard Nixon’s grandson, Christopher Cox—although, alas, the power couple recently filed for divorce. In early 2013, when Catsimatidis was mounting his quixotic mayoral campaign as a Republican, he told me with a laugh and an eye roll that New York’s irrepressible senior senator, Chuck Schumer, was center stage at the Waldorf Astoria reception, “thanking everybody for showing up. He was greeting everybody at the hotel!” … [Read more...] about The Supermarket Billionaire Who Wants To Buy ‘The Daily News’

NEW: I asked Amy Klobuchar to respond to the calls for her to drop out of the running to be Joe Biden’s VP amid scrutiny of her record as prosecutor in MN, when she declined to prosecute police. She said, “Joe Biden’s gonna make a decision on VP and I know he’ll make a good one.” … [Read more...] about Jon Stewart: Yes, Fox News, I Do Make Silly Ethnic Voices

But Ting found another route in the state’s new budget, which lawmakers passed Thursday, thanks to a little-debated $1.5 million appropriation. It helped that Ting was vice chairman of the conference committee that negotiated a budget deal among the Assembly, Senate and Gov. Gavin Newsom. … [Read more...] about California idea to study phasing out gas-powered cars wins new life

Newsom also announced a $125-million relief effort to help roughly 150,000 Californians without legal immigration status. The governor said the plan is partly funded by nonprofit organizations and would provide cash grants to individuals and families in need. A group of 23 state Assembly members sent a letter to Newsom last week asking him to create such a fund. … [Read more...] about 55 coronavirus-related deaths in L.A. County is a new one-day high: ‘Devastating power of COVID-19′

"Often times, people take the outrage and then they go and try to make their voices be heard," he continued. "That is why so many people have pent up frustration because when you are black in America, you are afraid sometimes to walk down your own street because you may be accused of a crime." … [Read more...] about Attorney Eric Guster: George Floyd death shows power of ‘tapes, sound, and audio’ to showcase police actions