Amira McKee
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@politicony intern | @ameja & @nlgja | tips? [email protected] | Signal: amira.25
New York, NY
Joined March 2019
I’m excited to be reporting for @politicony this summer! Send tips my way at amckee@politico.com.
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RT @JCColtin: I got audio of what Andrew Cuomo at one of his Hamptons fundraisers. And he's counting on Trump and top Republicans to encou….
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RT @JCColtin: “In a choice between NYU and Columbia losing tax exemption and giving Trump a raised middle finger, Mamdani chose the latter.….
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Trump said it louder, but Mamdani said it first — Columbia needs to pay up. The Democratic mayoral nominee once made taxing New York’s private universities a rallying cry, but scrutiny from the GOP president is complicating the politics.
politico.com
The Democratic mayoral nominee once made taxing New York’s private universities a rallying cry, but scrutiny from the GOP president is complicating the politics.
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RT @politico: Trump and Mamdani both targeted Columbia — only one is backing off
politico.com
The Democratic mayoral nominee once made taxing New York’s private universities a rallying cry, but scrutiny from the GOP president is complicating the politics.
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RT @lizkimtweets: Mayor Adams, who has generally avoided the press corps, took Paterson into Room 9 after the endorsement event. https://t.….
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RT @jenwieczner: “I just saw the headline, like, ‘Chain-Saw Torture in New York Penthouse,’ and I assumed it was Will Duplessie,” says one….
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RT @katie_honan: .@ericadamsfornyc opened his new campaign office in Mill Basin yesterday — but it has a full vacate order after a wall co….
thecity.nyc
The storefront Democratic club HQ where the mayor just had a ribbon-cutting ceremony had a parapet collapse in dramatic fashion two years ago.
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RT @joeanuta: .@NYCMayor speaks at a campaign rally with faith leaders . After repeatedly bashing @andrewcuomo for ducking the press during….
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RT @isabellasrmrz: Personal news: I’m starting this week as a Fact Checker for @NYMag! I’m so excited to be joining an incredible team at s….
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RT @ClaytonGuse: A reporting note from this story:. The other night my colleague David Brand walked into the office of a firm called "MyBra….
gothamist.com
The Adams campaign said it is conducting a review after Gothamist found signatures that were fraudulently obtained or outright forged.
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RT @michaelgartland: Mass shooting becomes Mamdani’s first test as mayoral nominee via @politico.
politico.com
Rival Andrew Cuomo blasted the democratic socialist over his response to the shooting and his past position seeking to defund the police.
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RT @JCColtin: "This is a moment for compassion and solidarity — not cheap shots in the press," Mamdani's campaign responds, as Cuomo does t….
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RT @politico: At least 2 people shot at Manhattan office building housing financial firms and NFL
politico.com
The gunman died from a self-inflicted wound and his motives remain unclear.
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RT @Tanvim: For @POLITICOMag I wrote about the movement of working class South Asians that has put its weight behind @ZohranKMamdani —> htt….
politico.com
The democratic socialist’s victory in the New York mayoral primary is a sign that South Asian voters are beginning to assert themselves as an impactful political demographic.
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RT @JCColtin: Trump’s DOJ sued Mayor Eric Adams’ administration, alleging the city’s “sanctuary” policy interferes with the enforcement of….
politico.com
The lawsuit is the latest twist in the complex relationship between Mayor Eric Adams and the Justice Department.
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RT @NickReisman: Gov. Kathy Hochul today didn't rule out another re-drawing of New York's House lines. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffr….
politico.com
The Democratic governor’s office has spoken with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ team about the issue.
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RT @SheaVance22: A few hours ago, Acting Columbia President Claire Shipman sat for her first interview with Spectator and spoke about Colum….
columbiaspectator.com
Acting University President Claire Shipman, CC ’86, SIPA ’94, described Columbia’s agreement with President Donald Trump’s administration to pay $220 million to restore federal funding as “in line...
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RT @harrysiegel: Scoop: The first glimpse inside ICE's makeshift holding cells in Manhattan, where immigrants are being held for increasing….
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An analysis of ICE data by THE CITY shows that dozens of people have packed into locked rooms and increasingly held for days inside a Manhattan building the feds say isn’t a detention site.
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