The Dirty, Buzzfeed, and the Changing Media Landscape
Two days ago, chances are nobody had ever heard of The Dirty. But now the website is in all major headlines as the place where the latest X-rated pictures involving Anthony Weiner surfaced. Another...
View ArticleThe Real Mayoral Issues; The American Dream; Smells Like Summer
While the mayoral race has turned into a tabloid circus, there are still real issues at hand. New York Times City Hall Bureau Chief David Chen joins us to discuss the non-Weiner issues in the campaign....
View ArticleThe Real (Non-Weiner) Mayoral Race Issues
Usually at this point in a mayoral election, the focus is on local issues, grassroots advocacy, and coalition building. This is not your usual mayoral election. David Chen, City Hall bureau chief for...
View ArticleDirty Laundering
This week, the gossip website The Dirty posted screenshots of explicit chats between an anonymous woman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner. Even though the legitimacy of the screenshots...
View ArticleOutside The Carlos Danger Zone: 7 Things You May Have Missed This Week
WNYC took a look at seven stories you may have missed this week during Weiner Watch 2013 (part II). 1. The Long Goodbye: City Council tells Madison Square Garden time is running outThe City Council...
View ArticleGabfest Radio: The Prince George Alexander Louis Carlos Danger Edition
On this week’s episode of Gabfest Radio from Slate and WNYC, Political Gabfest panelists Emily Bazelon, John Dickerson, and David Plotz discuss New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner’s sexting...
View ArticleWeiner's Campaign Manager Quits
Anthony Weiner acknowledged Sunday that his campaign manager has quit after new revelations of lewd online behavior but said he is not dropping out of the race for New York City mayor."We have an...
View ArticleWeiner Says No Timetable for Hiring New Campaign Manager
Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner isn't giving a timetable for when or if he plans to replace the campaign manager who quit over the weekend — but he remained defiant about continuing on in the...
View ArticlePoll: Weiner Slumps; De Blasio Rises
The bad news keeps getting worse for Anthony Weiner who dropped to fourth place in the latest Quinnipiac University poll released Monday showing likely primary voters are increasingly turned off by the...
View ArticleCuomo Compares Weiner Saga to Tragicomedy
Governor Andrew Cuomo commented for the first time since this past week's revelations about Anthony Weiner's sexting activities after his resignation from Congress in 2011.Cuomo won't take a position...
View ArticleLocal Race Check-In
Over the weekend, mayoral candidate Bill Thompson gave a fiery speech about "Stop and Frisk" policy, comparing it to George Zimmerman's actions in the shooting of Trayvon Martin. Anthony Weiner spoke...
View ArticleWeiner: I Don't Care What the Clintons Think About My Bid
Anthony Weiner says he's not concerned about what the Clintons think about his run for mayor.Speaking at a mayoral forum in the Bronx Monday night, Weiner said he would not heed the advice of Hillary...
View ArticleWeiner Plows Forward
Former congressman Anthony Weiner has vowed to continue his mayoral bid despite mounting criticism over the latest sexting scandal.National figures like House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and former...
View ArticleThompson, DeBlasio Seek Black Voter Support
Mayoral candidates Bill de Blasio and Bill Thompson have been reaching out to black voters this week as support for Anthony Weiner continues to decline in the polls.In the last mayoral election, voters...
View ArticleThis Week In Politics: Celebrity Over Substance
We've gone from talking about garbage removal in the Mayor's race straight into the potty. It's now almost impossible to talk about the New York City Mayor's race without using some pretty terrible...
View ArticleWeiner on Wheels: From "Ripping out F*ing Bike Lanes" to 'Expand Citi Bike to...
NYC Mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner wants to expand Citi Bike to all five boroughs, according to a new list of policy proposals issued by his campaign. He also wants to require landlords to offer...
View ArticlePoll: De Blasio Leaps to First Place
Public Advocate Bill de Blasio has shot to first place among the pack of Democratic mayoral candidates, with support from 30 percent of likely primary voters according to the latest Quinnipiac poll...
View ArticleDems Sharpen Attacks in Mayoral Debate
Five of the Democratic candidates for mayor debated for the first time on network television Tuesday night. In a campaign season that's been packed with almost daily mayoral forums, the candidates are...
View ArticleDemocratic Mayoral Debate Recap
After months of mayoral "forums" last night saw the first major television debate between the Democratic candidates for mayor. Bill Ritter, Eyewitness News co-anchor, and Mariela Salgado, reporter for...
View ArticleOn the Mayoral Trail It's A Family Affair
Before Dante de Blasio and his signature afro were made famous in his Dad's first television ad, Chirlane McCray was hitting the trail for her husband. On a recent Thursday, she was making the rounds...
View ArticleIn Raucous Debate, De Blasio Feels the Heat
In a 90-minute debate characterized by finger-jabbing, shouting, cracked voices, and flying accusations, Bill de Blasio came under the first sustained fire of the campaign from opponents Chris Quinn...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner; Syria; Possible Polling Problems; NYPD
→ Special Coverage at Noon: Secretary Kerry Remarks on SyriaAnthony Weiner, former US Congressman and now Democratic candidate in the mayoral primary, answers listener questions about his proposals for...
View ArticleMeet the Candidates: Call Anthony Weiner
Our final round of interviews with the Democratic primary candidates in the 2013 mayor's race continues. Anthony Weiner, former NY Congressman, discusses the latest in the campaign and takes your calls...
View ArticleAs Days Dwindle, Dems Vie For Advantage in Testy Debate
As political candidates go, the five Democrats on stage Tuesday night couldn't be more similar. They all rose through New York's Democratic ranks. Four served in the City Council; two have been...
View ArticleEating While Parenting
Anyone who takes care of kids knows that eating off children's plates is part of the everyday dining experience. But which kid scraps make for the most delicious eats? How can an eater make these...
View ArticleICYMT: The Week's Most Popular Stories
Click here for the pop-up playlist.They are, in order of appearance:"Marcel the Shell Reads From His New Book" (Studio 360) "Fishing Without Nets: Somali Piracy, from the Pirates' Perspective" (The...
View ArticleRemembering Oliver Sacks; Anthony Weiner Offers His Take; The Power of...
Brené Brown’s TED talk on “The Power of Vulnerability” has been viewed over 21-million times. Hear the vulnerability researcher explain how to use the downward momentum of failure to rise again. Plus:...
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Anthony Weiner on Term Limits and Text Messages
Anthony Weiner is charismatic, full of ideas, quick on his feet — he's a natural politician. These personal strengths were well suited to governance during his stint in the New York City Council, and...
View ArticleThe Rise, Fall & Redemption (?) of Anthony Weiner
In 2013, disgraced New York congressman Anthony Weiner announced his candidacy for the mayor of New York City -- and he agreed to allow film-making duo Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg document the...
View ArticleDon't Call it a Comeback: Anthony Weiner's Doomed Mayoral Campaign
Directors Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg talk about their film “Weiner,” which details the failed NYC mayoral campaign of former congressman Anthony Weiner. The film follows Weiner as he tries to...
View ArticlePoliticians Who Stray from the Script, Anthony Weiner's Failed Comeback, a...
The photo ops, the spectacle, the stage craft... Former "advance man" Josh King gives us an inside look into cultivated political personas and more in, Off Script: An Advance Man's Guide to White House...
View ArticleThe Real Life Good Wife
Directors Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg follow New York mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner as he spirals down from the top of the polls over a sexting scandal. The film's candid portrait of Weiner...
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News Wrap: U.S. tells Turkey to focus attacks on ISIS, not Kurds, in Syria
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioHARI SREENIVASAN: The United States warned Turkey today over its military drive against Kurdish forces in northern Syria. Turkish tanks and planes are backing Syrian...
View ArticleNFL Quarterback Protest; History of NYC Homelessness; Trolling
Coming up on today's show:Morgan Jerkins, writer and contributing editor at Catapult, and author of an essay for Rolling Stone "What Colin Kaepernick's National Anthem Protest Tells Us About America,"...
View ArticleHuma Abedin, Clinton's 'Accomodator and Protector,' Says She's Separating...
Top Hillary Clinton Aide Huma Abedin says she's separating from her husband, former congressman and New York City mayoral candidate Anthony Weiner, after he was caught "sexting" again with another...
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Latest Weiner scandal pushes Clinton aide Huma Abedin into spotlight again
Longtime aide to Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, Huma Abedin, waits in the wings as Clinton makes a campaign stop in Fresno, California. Photo by Mike Blake/ReutersSOUTHAMPTON, N.Y....
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Interpreting the FBI’s announcement on Clinton’s private server
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioJUDY WOODRUFF: We return to today’s revelation that the FBI will review newly discovered emails connected to Hillary Clinton’s handling of classified information.To...
View ArticleWhat we know about the FBI’s new email inquiry
WASHINGTON — Thought the furor over Hillary Clinton’s private emails was over? Think again.RELATED LINKSFBI to investigate new batch of server-related Clinton emails Clinton calls on FBI to release all...
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Official says FBI knew for weeks about newly discovered emails
FBI Director James Comey testifies before a House Judiciary Committee hearing on “Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation” on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 28, 2016....
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FBI obtains warrant to review new Hillary Clinton emails
FBI Director James Comey testifies before a House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on the “Oversight of the State Department” in Washington, D.C. Photo by Gary Cameron/ReutersWASHINGTON — The...
View ArticleThe Latest October Surprise Rattles the Clinton Campaign
MTV News reporters Ana Marie Cox and Jamil Smith discuss the ways the latest October surprise — the FBI's announcement that it found new emails (on former Congressman Anthony Weiner's computer) to...
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Judge orders release of search warrant in Clinton email probe
Hillary Clinton speaks about the FBI inquiry into her emails during a campaign rally in Daytona Beach, Florida, in late October. Brian Snyder/ReutersNEW YORK — A federal judge on Monday ordered the...
View ArticleComey's Role in the Election of Donald Trump
Philip Rucker, White House bureau chief for The Washington Post, talks about comments F.B.I. director James Comey made at a Senate hearing Wednesday regarding the investigation into Hillary Clinton's...
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Comey firing appears to center on handling of Clinton email case
Watch VideoJUDY WOODRUFF: Our lead story is breaking right this minute.President Trump has fired James Comey as the director of the FBI.White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer made the announcement...
View ArticleAnthony Weiner Pleads Guilty in Sexting Case
Updated: 1:05 p.m.Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner, whose penchant for sexting strangers ended his political career and led to an investigation that upended the presidential race, pleaded guilty Friday...
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Former Rep. Anthony Weiner faces criminal charges in sexting case
Anthony Weiner, a former U.S. congressman from New York, listens to fellow candidates speak at a 2013 debate in New York. Photo by Lucas Jackson/ReutersNEW YORK — Former U.S. Rep. Anthony Weiner will...
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News Wrap: Anthony Weiner pleads guilty in sexting case
Watch Video | Listen to the AudioThe post News Wrap: Anthony Weiner pleads guilty in sexting case appeared first on PBS NewsHour.
View ArticleAnthony Weiner Sentenced to 21 Months in Prison for Sexting
Former Rep. Anthony Weiner was sentenced Monday to 21 months in prison and three years probation for sexting with a 15-year-old girl in a case that rocked Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the White House...
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Anthony Weiner sentenced to 21 months in sexting case
Former U.S. Congressman Anthony Weiner exits U.S. Federal Court with attorney Arlo Devlin-Brown (back, R), after pleading guilty to one count of sending obscene messages to a minor, ending an...
View ArticleWeiner Slips in Poll as Unfavorability Peaks
Anthony Weiner has dropped among Democrats in the mayoral race – and New York Democrats remain split about whether the disgraced Congressman should stay in the mayor’s race, according to a new poll out...
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