Supreme Court denies RFK Jr.'s bid to be reinstated to New York ballot
Despite suspending his campaign, the independent presidential candidate was fighting to have his name restored to the state's ballot.
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Despite suspending his campaign, the independent presidential candidate was fighting to have his name restored to the state's ballot.
RFK Jr. fought to appear on the ballot as an independent candidate. Now, he's trying to get off the ballot in many states.
Questions remain over how RFK Jr's endorsement of Trump will impact the race against Kamala Harris, especially in battleground states where Kennedy was fighting to get on the ballot. CBS News New York's Bradley Blackburn reports.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. took the stage with Donald Trump Friday just hours after he suspended his own campaign for the White House. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan reports.
"In my heart, I no longer believe that I have a realistic path to electoral victory," Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said, explaining his decision to "throw my support to President Trump."
Robert Kennedy Jr. suspended his run for the White House Friday and threw his support to Donald Trump. CBS News New York political reporter Marcia Kramer has insight on how this will impact the race.
Nicole Shanahan, RFK Jr.'s running mate, suggested the two might back Trump's bid for the presidency.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. was in court Wednesday to appeal a ruling that disqualified him from the New York state presidential ballot.
A judge ruled Monday that Robert F. Kennedy Jr. falsely claimed a New York residence on his nominating petitions.
The interview was streamed live on X, formerly Twitter, but had some technical problems at the start. CBS News New York's Dick Brennan recaps what was a wild day on the campaign trail.
"I said let's go put the bear in Central Park and we'll make it look like it got hit by a bike," Robert F. Kennedy Jr. said in a video he posted on X.
The Independent presidential candidate is confessing to a nearly decade-old mystery involving a dead bear found in Central Park. CBS New York's Christina Fan has the story.
The Independent presidential candidate confessed over the weekend to a nearly decade-old mystery involving a dead bear found in Central Park. CBS New York's Christina Fan has the story.
There has been a bizarre development in a nearly decade-old mystery in Central Park, where a bear cub was discovered dead. Independent presidential candidate Robert Kennedy Jr. has now confessed to putting it there.
A chaotic scene unfolded as former President Donald Trump took the stage, as Libertarians clashed with pro-Trump attendees throughout his speech.
"The only way that Trump can even (have a) remote possibility of taking New York is if Bobby is on the ballot," said RFK Jr. staffer Rita Palma.
Nicole Shanahan is a donor and California-based attorney and entrepreneur.
Kennedy told The New York Times that Rodgers and the former Minnesota governor are at the top of his list.
Jill Stein is presenting herself as a choice "outside the failed two-party system."
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. dropped his Democratic bid for the presidency to run instead as an independent candidate.
Presidential campaigns had until Saturday night to report their fundraising totals for the second quarter.
The couple married Saturday before family and friends gathered at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port on Cape Cod.
With a new trial ordered for Michael Skakel, a defense lawyer for the Kennedy cousin serving time in the 1975 slaying of a neighbor said he will seek his release from prison on bond.
Skakel, who has lost a series of appeals over the years and a bid for parole last year, is hoping to get out of prison through a writ of habeas corpus arguing he was deprived of his constitutional right to effective legal representation when Michael Sherman was his attorney.
Residents of the Ocean Bay public housing complex in Far Rockaway have been struggling with heat and hot water problems ever since Superstorm Sandy hit nearly three weeks ago.
