More N.Y. Dems back Biden, Capitol Count: Who passed the most bills

And the race for New York City comptroller is on.

Good afternoon — it’s Tuesday and National Sugar Cookie Day.

TUESDAY, JULY 9, 2024

TODAY’S CAPCON:

• More N.Y. Democrats say they’re with Biden, including one who apparently wasn’t.

• But Democrats in competitive N.Y. races haven’t said much.

• Capitol Count: Who got the most bills through both chambers this year.

• Will this two-term assembly member run for New York City comptroller?

• A family court judge created a hostile work environment, commission says.

☀️ Tonight’s Weather: Albany: Chance of storms, low 70s. New York City: Chance of storms, mostly cloudy, high 70s. (National Weather Service)

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Rep. Jerry Nadler on Tuesday. (John McDonnell/Associated Press)

👀 More N.Y. Democrats publicly back Biden, including Nadler

🗣️ The president has told members of Congress he’s not leaving the race for president but that hasn’t stopped them from talking about it.

More Democrats from New York have started to fill the awkward silence left after two of their own reportedly said President Joe BIDEN should drop his reelection bid.

Often in politics, it only takes a few cracks for a dam to burst. 

• Think back to the downfall of former Gov. Andrew CUOMO or former Rep. George SANTOS.

And after Biden’s debate performance, those cracks began to appear. But top Democrats have been hard at work over the past week and a half to seal them up.

Senate Majority Leader Charles E. SCHUMER reiterated his support for Biden when asked Tuesday if he feels the incumbent could serve another term.

• “As I’ve said before, I’m with Joe,” Schumer said and repeated that exact sentence three times in response to questions about Biden.

Biden is holding a call with Democratic mayors from across the country Tuesday evening, including New York City Mayor Eric ADAMS.

• That could be an opportunity for Adams to get back on Biden’s good side after they had a falling out over the city’s migrant crisis.

“I’m going to be on the call,” he said. “Whatever is asked of me, I’m going to do that.”

Adams and Schumer ( Peter K. Afriyie/ Associated Press and J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press)

House Democrats meanwhile met Tuesday at the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee headquarters to talk about Biden’s nomination but didn’t emerge with a consensus among them.

Rep. Pete AGUILAR from California, the chairman of the caucus, wouldn’t say directly if they planned to coalesce around Biden when asked by reporters.