Power & Politics

-Donald Trump says his call with Mexican President-Elect Claude Sheinbaum resulted in the border being closed, she has a different account

-Mexico, Canada and China all reacting to Trump's tariff proposals, what's the reasoning, and will they retaliate?

-Democratic Rep Ritchie Torres is on a media blitz criticizing current Democratic Governor Kathy Hochul, setting a stage for a potential 2026 Democratic Gubernatorial primary...and now Hochul and her campaign team are reacting. Where does Republican Rep. Mike Lawler fit into this? Is it too early?

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Andrea Chrisjohn, a Haudenosaunee woman who is also a trustee at the Iroquois Museum, joined Power & Politics from the Museum this week.

Chrisjohn spoke about:

-Her experience as an unenrolled member of the Oneida Nation, saying as an adult, her voice was finally heard when she joined the Iroquois Museum as a Trustee

-Her relationship with her Grandfather

-How she views the holiday of Thanksgiving, and her message to those celebrating

-Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women, and New York's steps to acknowledge the Native American people, their culture, and their challenges

-The native people's relationship with the environment, animals, and the world around them

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Natasha Pernicka discusses increase in need at food pantries, fighting food insecurity

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-Reaction to White House supplying Ukraine with long-range missiles

-Dr. Oz, Linda McMahon tabbed as latest Trump Cabinet picks

-As wildfires burn in the Northeast, environmental advocates calling on Hochul to put action behind her words

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-Governor Hochul un-pauses congestion pricing, reacts to Donald Trump's statement

-Who will replace Rep. Elise Stefanik in NY's 21st Congressional District?

-Trump selects Matt Gaetz for Attorney General, will he make it through confirmation, will he have to?

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Democrat Assemblyman Phil Steck joined Power & Politics on Tuesday, fresh off of his victory in New York's 110th Assembly District election.

Steck spoke about being reelected, the Democrat party's approach State-wide and nationally, and also lended his reaction to Governor Hochul's move to "preserve freedoms" in New York as the country approaches a second Donald Trump administration. Steck also spoke about the potential for a Special Session to implement those measures, as Governor Gavin Newsom called for one in California on Thursday.

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Washington D.C. — Much of the nation's attention will be on battleground Congressional District races on November 5th, including in New York State.

One of the most contentious, and expensive, races in the Country is New York's 19th Congressional race between Republican incumbent Marc Molinaro and Democrat challenger Josh Riley.

This 2024 race is a rematch of 2022, when Molinaro beat Riley by about 4500 votes.

CBS6 has reached out several times to the Riley campaign for an interview over the last few weeks and months, but have yet to receive a response.

CBS6 recently spoke with Molinaro at the U.S. Capital in September about the issues he believes are impacting residents in NY's 19th District the most, along with the Presidential race.

This interview took place on 9/10/2024

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Assemblymember Pat Fahy has thrown her hat in the ring as the Democratic candidate for the 46th Senate District of NYS.

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Alvin Gamble, the Democratic candidate in this year's 43rd District NYS Senate race, joined CBS6's Power & Politics on Thursday.

Gamble, currently on Colonie's Town Board, discussed several issues, touching on the issues he believes are facing residents in the 43rd District, which includes the Town of Colonie, but also Rensselaer and Washington Counties.

The conversation ranged from agriculture, to housing, to EMS availability and more.

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