Thursday, Silver was arrested by federal investigators on charges of using his position to solicit kickbacks and bribes, charges he denies. For those who forget the drama of Bragman's 2000 coup ...

A bold plan to launch a “coup’’ against embattled Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver through a coalition of Democrats and Republicans has been rejected by Assembly GOP leader Brian Kolb ...

The two Democrats – who were close to the ouster effort but eventually sided with Silver – said McCall was ... just hours before the coup began. Present were McCall, Bragman, Queens Democratic ...

Led by Assembly Majority Leader Michael Bragman, the coup attempt was a nasty take-no-prisoners, five-day brawl. In the end, Silver won decisively. Some, in fact, said he walked away stronger.

A bitter power struggle erupted yesterday in Albany as insurgent Democrats launched a surprise coup to remove Sheldon Silver of Manhattan as the Assembly speaker. Assembly Majority Leader Michael ...

Anonymously sourced report targeting Assembly speaker backfires among ...

“This is about restoring integrity to this house.” But Silver supporters blasted the coup attempt as an ill-conceived power play by the Syracuse-area legislator and a handful of other ...