'Bro, we broke up with you for a reason,' Jeffries says to Trump; Dinowitz escapes defamation suit

And who from N.Y. is speaking at the D.N.C. Thursday evening.

Good afternoon — it’s Thursday and National Bao Day.

THURSDAY, AUGUST 22, 2024

TODAY’S CAPCON:

• Brooklynite and House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries says Trump is like an old boyfriend who just won’t go away. (Almost a direct quote.)

• A bipartisan coalition in the state Senate is asking White House to look at changes to CDPAP.

• Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz gets a win in a defamation suit against him brought by a former assistant principal.

• More New Yorkers are set to take the stage Thursday at the D.N.C.

🌤️ Tonight’s Weather: Albany: Rain, low 50s. New York City: Mostly clear, high 50s. (National Weather Service)

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House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (John McDonnell/Associated Press)

🗣️ Jeffries: Trump ‘is like an old boyfriend’ who’s ‘spinning the block’

📺 The maybe-speaker of the U.S. House stumped for Harris while spinning a familiar playbook.

If the country didn’t know Brooklynite Rep. Hakeem JEFFRIES — minority leader in the U.S. House — a few more of them do now.

Jeffries took over for Rep. Nancy PELOSI last year when she decided to step down as leader of the Democratic conference after about two decades in the role.

He’s been widely viewed as an avatar of the next generation of Democrats: a younger, more diverse crowd that’s often more candid than their colleagues of yesteryear.

• Jeffries is also a familiar face in Albany, where he was a member of the state Assembly.

• He served three terms before successfully running for his seat in Congress.

And “candid” is a good word to describe Jeffries’ brief remarks Wednesday evening at the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.