Analysis: Gay vote played role in election
By ROBERT GARCIA President Barack Obama benefited from taking the gay vote. While the presidential debates did not see a single question on LGBT matters, …[read more]
Election News
News analysis: How veterans voted
By KIRAN SURY The 2012 presidential election was the first since 1944 in which neither major party fielded a candidate with military experience. Yet Barack …[read more]
News analysis: Obama and the Jewish vote
By MELANIE GOLDBERG The Jewish vote and American-Israeli policy are not always exclusively intertwined, results of the 2012 presidential election show. Even though the Republican …[read more]
Addabbo beats Ulrich in Queens Senate race
By PEDRO M. BERMEJO Democratic incumbent Sen. Joseph Addabbo Jr. won a convincing victory over Republican challenger Erich Ulrich in a Queens race that featured …[read more]
Dems keep control of Senate after Republicans’ gaffes
By RYAN SIT Democrats edged out Republicans Tuesday in critical matchups in tossup states to retain party control in the U.S. Senate. Democrats took over …[read more]
Queens Elects NY’s First Asian-American to Congress
By CONOR FEBOS In a race that never seemed close, Assemblywoman Grace Meng trumped Council member Dan Halloran Tuesday and made history by becoming New …[read more]
Gillibrand wins Senate seat by nearly 3 to 1
By KRYSTAL DANIEL U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand triumphed Tuesday in her race against Republican opponent Wendy Long, winning her first full six-year term in the …[read more]
OBAMA WINS – takes key battleground states
By HAIKAL FERNANDEZ Barack Obama was decisively re-elected Tuesday as the president of the United States of America. He emerged at his Chicago headquarters at …[read more]
In East NY, Gun Control not a Campaign Priority
By KRYSTAL DANIEL Titus McQueen ran as fast as he could. He took cover from scattering bullets in the tall, red-brick buildings he has come …[read more]