New York Senator

Bruce A. Blakeman May Run Against Gillibrand

nytimes.com | RAYMOND HERNANDEZ | Posted 12.15.2009 | New York


Bruce A. Blakeman, the Republican candidate for New York State comptroller in 1998, said on Monday that he was exploring the possibility of a run agai...

Carolyn Maloney Vows To Challenge Gillibrand In 2010 Senate Race

AP | KIMBERLY HEFLING | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — New York Rep. Carolyn Maloney has decided to challenge Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand in the state's Democratic primary, setting the stage...

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Gears Up For Re-Election Campaign

AP | Posted 07.22.2009 | New York


ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- By any measure, New York's new Democratic U.S. senator, Kirsten Gillibrand, got off to a rocky start. She was neither a Kennedy n...

Kirsten Gillibrand Pick Praised By Obama: "Wonderful Choice"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


President Obama released a statement praising New York Gov. Paterson's choice of Kirsten Gillibrand to fill the state's vacant Senate seat: "Governo...

Caroline Kennedy Refuses To Disclose Financial Records, Basic Information

nytimes.com | DAVID M. HALBFINGER | Posted 01.22.2009 | Politics


If she were applying to be, say, an undersecretary of education in Barack Obama's new administration, Caroline Kennedy would have to fill out a 63-ite...

Peter King: "No Evidence" Kennedy Qualified For Senate, I Could Beat Her In Election (VIDEO)

Politico | ANDY BARR | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics


Republican Rep. Peter King of New York said Wednesday that there is "no evidence" that Caroline Kennedy is qualified to fill Hillary Rodham Clinton's ...

Vet the Princess Before She's Crowned

Joe Cutbirth | Posted 01.17.2009 | Politics


Joe Cutbirth

It's time for reporters covering this story to dispense with the navel gazing and to get started vetting Ms. Kennedy's ideas and positions.

A Certain Mrs. Schlossberg

Eric Lurio | Posted 01.06.2009 | Politics


Eric Lurio

My old friend Jeff called me up the other day, and as always, the conversation turned to politics. With Hillary Clinton leaving the Senate to be Secre...

Fun Turkey Day Game

Howie Greene | Posted 12.27.2008 | Politics


Howie Greene

This year I'll be asking folks to play "Who Wants To Be A US Senator?" With the prospects of our junior Senato being named Secretary of State by Obama, who is on your short list of replacements?