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A recent investigation by The New York Times found potential conflicts of interest regarding the financial asset trading of 97 members of Congress, including three Cornell alumni.
Several Cornellians are running for congressional office this year.
Following a sudden resignation, congressional district redraw and a previous attempt to win the seat, Max Della Pia will have the chance to run for congress in N.Y.-23 with the Democratic Party’s support in a summer special election.
On Oct. 13, Cornell will host Rep. John Yarmuth (D-KY), Chair of the House Budget Committee, and Prof. Michael Dorf, law, for a virtual event discussing the implications of Congress’s short term debt ceiling extension, which temporarily avoided a government shutdown.
This is not the first, or even the second, Mortal Kombat film. Over two decades ago, two separate live action Mortal Kombat films were released. The second was a major critical and commercial flop (leading to a twenty-four year pause before they tried again), but the first was an unexpected success. 1995’s Mortal Kombat is still widely embraced by fans and has solidified itself as an essential nineties-cheese cult classic. However, despite how fun the original Mortal Kombat was and still is, it lacked the defining aspect that, to many fans, defines Mortal Kombat: gore.
Five Cornell alumni — all incumbents — were called the winners to serve in the 117th United States Congress. Six alumni lost their House races on Tuesday, with one remaining race too close to call at time of publication.
Tracy Mitrano J.D. ’95 sat down with The Sun in the backyard of her Ithaca home in August. The gun-owning Democrat, labeled a “radical liberal” by her opponent, insisted her policies aren’t that radical and distinguished herself form the party’s more progressive leaders.
Mayor Svante Myrick ’09 updated the Ithaca community on hiring freezes and furloughing of city employees in a live stream Tuesday afternoon.
“We try and take the most difficult issues and address them not by harping on where we disagree, but finding the narrow space of agreement and trying to expand it,” Israel said.
As COVID-19 has people retreating indoors and vacating public spaces, political campaigns are forced to rethink the blueprints.