Among her other consulting roles before working with Buttigieg, Smith served as de Blasio’s spokeswoman during his 2013 mayoral race. After de Blasio’s victory, however, Smith was denied a spot in his administration after intense tabloid coverage of her relationship with former New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer. Smith was also Cuomo’s spokeswoman when the governor…
One of the masterminds behind Pete Buttigieg’s rise in national politics said Monday Joseph R. Biden’s path to the White House hinges on presenting voters with a positive alternative vision for the nation, and not getting too wrapped up “Trump derangement syndrome.” Lis Smith, a senior advisor to Mr. Buttigieig’s 2020 bid, said the coronavirus…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…