Kevin Frey

Appearing alongside Texas Dem lawmakers in Albany, NY Gov. Kathy Hochul said "yes" she believes NY's independent redistricting commission should be changed or disbanded. “I’m tired of fighting this fight with my hand tied behind my back ... politics is a political process."

After years of delays, Amtrak says that the new Acela fleet will “arrive” on Aug 28 >> www.amtrak.com/nextgenacela...

Dems have installed ~120 replicas of a plaque honoring law enforcement that responded on Jan. 6 as part of a pressure campaign to get the GOP to install the real thing on Capitol Hill. “You could have put up the one plaque … You now have dozens,” @morelle.house.gov told me ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

Dems weigh which pain is greater: A shutdown or skyrocketing Obamacare premiums “I understand that this is really tough for a lot of people,” a Dem in a district w/ lots of fed workers told me, before adding: “We want to prevent a bad thing from happening” www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...

“I don’t feel like we can pin this on us normalizing it when these are just not normal times.” Why Dems are digging in on the #shutdown, despite long priding themselves on being the party that wouldn’t use these types of hardball tactics. More from me: www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...

Last week, amid the shutdown, the Trump admin touted the cancelation of 300+ energy grants. While most were set to benefit projects in Democratic congressional districts, an MSNBC analysis reveals there are also spending casualties tied to at least 20 GOP-held districts.

Two days into the government #shutdown, Democrats in Congress are showing little sign of relenting, betting that refocusing the national conversation on health care is a winning gambit for their party. www.msnbc.com/msnbc/news/d...

After 4.5 yrs, today is my final day with Spectrum News NY1. What a wild, fascinating ride full of big stories, notable interviews, and more than a few lawmaker chases! Big thanks to the DC bureau team led by Colleen & Joel and our NY teams led by Bob, Mike, Mariya, & Seamus!

Jeffries & House Dem leaders: "Trump & the [GOP]’s war on the First Amendment is blatantly inconsistent w/ American values. Media companies, such as the one that suspended Mr. Kimmel, have a lot to explain. The censoring of artists & cancellation of shows is an act of cowardice."

“History is history. And history will record the fact that in the year 2025, under the Trump administration, all these historical artifacts were removed in an attempt to distort history," @cbc.house.gov Chair Yvette Clarke told me ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

As the nation marks 24 yrs, advocates for the 9/11 community warn ‘chaos' at HHS is undermining the World Trade Center Health Program, which helps victims and first responders get treatment ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

Ahead of the 24th anniversary of the 9/11 attack, advocates for victims and first responders warn that “chaos” at the US Dept of Health and Human Services is undermining the World Trade Center Health Program. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

More than a century after they helped break down color barriers by fighting valiantly on the battlefields of WWI, the storied Harlem Hellfighters were awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...