Sentences with phrase «top aides on»

Another famous governor across the Hudson River saw his political fortunes decline rapidly after the conviction of former top aides on corruption charges, but Cuomo's situation is markedly different from former New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie's, Montclair State University professor of political science Brigid Harrison told POLITICO.

That pact guaranteed hundreds of thousands of dollars in staff to now - indicted coup leader Sen. Pedro Espada Jr. (D - Bronx) and allowed lame - duck Senate leader Malcolm Smith (D - Queens) to keep most of his top aides on the public payroll.

He did not put a top aide on the payroll of the State Department, his family foundation, and his family corporate consultancy at the same time.

It's his top aide on trial,» said NYPIRG Legislative Director Blair Horner.

MacKinnon replaces Mike Paoli who is retiring after 27 years of working for the Senate as the top aide on the committee.

During his earlier remarks, he referred to last month's conviction of the governor's former top aide on corruption charges.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo named Melissa DeRosa his top aide on Monday, making her the first woman to hold the title of secretary to the governor.

But the push was hobbled by the corruption prosecution of former SUNY Poly President Alain Kaloyeros, who was Cuomo's top aide on the Upstate economy.

When I was reporting the broader story on the altered oceans, I called James L. Connaughton, President Bush's top aide on environmental issues.

Not exact matches

Oct. 28, 2016: Days before the election, Comey informs Congress by letter that he is reopening the investigation into Clinton's email practices based on new evidence, citing the discovery of emails on a laptop used by a top Clinton aide.

Trump's top aides were divided on the issue; some advocated withdrawal, others urged him to stay.

The New York City Council and a local tenants rights group announced on Monday that they would launch a joint investigation into the real estate company formerly headed by Jared Kushner, a top aide to President Donald Trump, over alleged falsification of building permits.

Trump has harshly criticized the federal judge in Washington for his decision and a top White House aide on Sunday accused the 9th Circuit of a «judicial usurpation of power.»

And Mueller is probing a 2016 meeting in Trump Tower between the president's son, son - in - law, top campaign aides and Russian nationals promising damaging information on Clinton from the Russian government.

The team assembled in December consisted of about a dozen top managers - including executives from finance, legal and human resources - and aides to discuss ways to mitigate the impact of sanctions on Rusal.

His cheers of vindication Friday appeared to be more show than substance: The administration still harbors deep worries about the direction of Mueller's nine - month probe, which has shown no signs of abating and has expanded to explore potential obstruction of justice on the part of the president and his top aides.

The comments from Cruz and Lee suggest MacManus will likely face a nasty confirmation battle that will touch on the role he played as Clinton's top aide in the immediate aftermath of the Benghazi attack, as well as during the scandal over her use of a private email account while serving as secretary of State.

Conservatives have expressed outrage that Clinton still issued an official statement claiming the assault may have been in response to an inflammatory video posted on the Internet even though she and her top aides quickly knew it was a terrorist attack.

A top aide to President Donald Trump has cited a 2011 «massacre» in Kentucky that never happened as a reason why the administration's temporary ban on immigration from seven Muslim - majority nations is necessary.

Several of Obama's former top aides responded quickly on Twitter, slamming the president's comments and calling him a liar.

Albert «Kell» Kelly, a top aide to Environmental Protection Agency chief Scott Pruitt, who worked on toxic waste cleanups, resigned Tuesday amid criticism of his past work in banking in Oklahoma, where he was banned from the industry.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Kellogg says it will no longer advertise on Breitbart.com, the website formerly run by one of President - elect Donald Trump's top aides, Steve Bannon.

There was his top aide making the infamous «Etch A Sketch» remark on TV, and his traveling press secretary grabbing headlines by cursing out reporters at a Warsaw memorial.

Trump made another pitch for Democratic support on Capitol Hill, where his top aides met with about a dozen Senate Democrats and Trump himself phoned in from his Asia trip.

On Sunday, the president intervened to stop Vice President Mike Pence from hiring Haley's top aide, Jon Lerner, to be Pence's national security adviser.

A senior communications aide who has worked for top Republicans on Capitol Hill lamented about the problem he regularly faces, arguing that «most» of the reporters who constitute the mainstream press «are biased.»

WASHINGTON / BERLIN (Reuters)- U.S. Vice President Mike Pence heads to Europe this week to meet with allies seeking clarity on the Trump administration's foreign policy strategy and its stance toward Russia after the resignation of the top White House national security aide.

WASHINGTON — Former president Barack Obama's top campaign aide on Tuesday rejected comparisons between Obama's extensive use of Facebook data to turn out voters in the 2012 election and the actions of Cambridge Analytica, a data and political intelligence firm ejected last week by Facebook in a growing controversy over social - media privacy.

This year, he is the Volunteer coordinator on top of working as an Aldermanic Aide for Ald.

Lacewell's return was first reported on Friday by Politico, which also reported Maria Comella, a former top aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, would depart the administration by early next year.

While the nation has been grappling with the fallout and societal shift on sexual harassment and misconduct in the workplace, Albany has had its own share of bad behavior by lawmakers and top aides.

The Cuomo administration on Wednesday is denying claims being made by Republican Rob Astorino's gubernatorial campaign that a top aide sought to move the county executive to a less - than - prominent seat at an event featuring President Obama.

NYC Public Advocate Bill de Blasio is poised to announce that Harold Ickes, a veteran Democratic operative and former top aide to President Clinton, has agreed to serve on the board of his office's nonprofit arm, the Fund for Public Advocacy.

Next year, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Joe Percoco, will go on trial along with the former president of SUNY Nanotech and upstate developers, who are accused of being involved in a bribery and bid - rigging scheme for economic development projects.

The changes come as lawmakers have sought to push for returning power to DiNapoli's office for procurement oversight following the arrests of prominent upstate developers, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the ex-president of SUNY Polytechnic stemming from an alleged effort to rig state bids on lucrative economic development projects.

When pressed on whether it's «realistic» to believe that the governor, who has a reputation of being something of a micromanager, did not know what his top aide was up to, Bharara said simply: «It's not my job to comment on what is realistic or unrealistic.»

Former top Cuomo aide Joe Percoco will be able to collect a $ 36,000 a year pension despite his recent conviction on corruption charges.

Maria Comella, a former top aide to New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who has ample experience working on GOP presidential campaigns, is crossing party lines and the Hudson River to become Cuomo's new chief of staff.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's top aide, Melissa DeRosa, is featured on a billboard looming above Times Square.

Jury deliberations in the corruption trial of former top Cuomo aide Joe Percoco appeared to have run aground on their fourth day, as three jurors issued notes asking to be excused from the case, with one expressing concern about the storm expected to slam the New York City metro area; and another saying that she has sick children.

The head of the state's Republican Party has filed a formal complaint with the state's public ethics commission, alleging that Gov. Andrew Cuomo and his former top aide — Percoco, now on trial for bribery — broke the state's public officers law.

Using a handwritten note to remind him of his thoughts on the matter, Cuomo also dismissed critics and called his former top aide's crimes «a total aberration,» adding: «We strive for total integrity and this is a total aberration from the people who work in the administration.»

Top Trump administration officials will hold a rare briefing on Wednesday at the White House for the entire U.S. Senate on the situation in North Korea, senior Senate aides said.

His fundraiser comes on the same week his former top aide, Steve Cohen, and Democratic donor / activist Sean Eldridge and his fiance, Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, launched a new coordinated effort to push for campaign finance reform in Albany — something for which Cuomo has repeatedly voiced support, but so far not done much to achieve.

The conviction of Cuomo's former top aide, Percoco, on corruption charges this past Tuesday is leading to renewed calls for greater oversight of the state's economic development programs.

He's hired key staff from President Barack Obama's administration, as well as new chief of staff Maria Comella, who has worked on Republican presidential campaigns and was a top aide for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie.

A federal grand jury in Manhattan Tuesday returned a 14 - count indictment of Joseph Percoco, a former top aide to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, and seven others on corruption charges in two wide - ranging bribery schemes to rig bids and wield influence on upstate development projects.

Several former Cuomo associates, including a former top aide, face federal corruption trials on charges of bribery and bid - rigging in connection with the contracts for some of the governor's signature economic development projects, including the Buffalo Billion.

For the past two weeks, a former top aide to governor Cuomo has been on trial for corruption.

Cuomo has been talking about reforming economic development contract awards in his administration, following federal criminal charges against nine people — one a former top aide — on bribery and bid - rigging charges in connection with the Buffalo Billion and other projects.