A Tree Falls in Queens (June 27)
Update 282: A Tree Falls in Queens: House Leader Crowley’s Loss Shocks Party In a surprise on the order of then-House Majority Leader Rep. Eric Cantor’s primary defeat in 2014, Rep. Joseph Crowley, Chair of the House Democratic Caucus was defeated by a first-time candidate, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, in yesterday’s New York District 14 primary. Ocasio-Cortez …