Westchester Political News Sample

INCUMBENTS

New York Governor

1. Photos: New York Governor Kathy Hochul Visits RAGTIME - BroadwayWorld, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
2. Hochul presses feds for answers about expansion of detention facilities in New York - WXXI News, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
3. How Governor Kathy Hochul Is Shaping New York's Energy Future - Politico, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
4. Ogdensburg seeks public input on $10M Downtown Revitalization Initiative - WWNY, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
5. NY governor: ‘Do not question my credentials’ on climate, clean energy - E&E News by POLITICO, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
6. Hochul wants answers from DHS on planned immigration detention centers in N.Y. - Spectrum News, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
7. New York ICE detention facilities’ plans catch Hochul by surprise - Times Union, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
8. Hochul, hoping to have coattails on LI, has opened 14 field offices - Newsday, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
9. Hochul presses DHS for answers on reported immigration detention sites in New York - WCAX, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
10. Monday Bulletin: Poll Suggests Most New Yorkers Now Support Carriage-Horse Ban; UWS Third-Grade Best Friends May Have Set a World Record; UWS Officials Endorse Kathy Hochul for Governor - West Side Rag, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
11. Faster buses, more reduced fares goal of New York city, state agreements - Smart Cities Dive, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
12. Blakeman raises $11M in bid for NY governor — enough for competitive race against Hochul - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
13. Gov. Hochul presses feds for answers about ICE expansion in New York - Gothamist, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
14. Hochul blasts federal Department of Homeland Security in letter over alleged secret ICE detention plans in New York - amNewYork, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
15. Hochul: ‘Do not question my credentials’ on climate, clean energy - Politico, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
16. Hochul running mate in NY gov race hit with campaign finance violation for DNC travel - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
17. Gov. Hochul accuses ICE of exploiting loopholes in her new sanctuary law with upstate NY detention facilities - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
18. Heat death count bill heads to Hochul after clearing Legislature - Crain's New York, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
19. The Republican plan to win Long Island runs through Hochul and Mamdani - Washington Examiner, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
20. Trailing Hochul, Blakeman bids for attention with colorful claims, political analysts say - Newsday, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
21. Governor Hochul Announces New Chip-Based Benefit Cards for SNAP Recipients to Be Issued in Early 2027 - WebWire, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
22. New York To Roll Out Chip Enabled Snap Cards In 2027 To Combat Benefit Theft - News12 | Brooklyn, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
23. Hochul’s ICE warning - Politico, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
24. Hochul urges New Yorkers to prevent vehicle theft during awareness month - Mid Hudson News, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
25. Ellenville Begins Planning for $4.5 Million Grant - Shawangunk Journal, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026
26. Hochul demands answers on New York ICE detention facilities - The Black Chronicle, (Kathy Hochul), July 13, 2026

1. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand Wants to Save Crypto — But Trump Windfall Is a Political Obstacle - The Intercept, (Kirsten Gillibrand), July 13, 2026
2. Lawmakers demand Pentagon release findings from probe of Iran school strike - Reuters, (Kirsten Gillibrand), July 13, 2026
3. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Calls On Department of Homeland Security To Reinstate Temporary Protected Designation For Haiti - Sierra Sun Times, (Kirsten Gillibrand), July 13, 2026
4. Senators Demand Probe Findings on Fatal Iran School Strike - Devdiscourse, (Kirsten Gillibrand), July 13, 2026
5. Call for Transparency: U.S. Senators Demand Answers on Iran School Strike - Devdiscourse, (Kirsten Gillibrand), July 13, 2026
6. Trump Is Running Out the Social Security Clock, Senator Warns - Here's What She Wants Done - FinanceBuzz, (Kirsten Gillibrand), July 13, 2026
7. Trump Is Running Out the Social Security Clock, Senator Warns - Here's What She Wants Done - AOL.com, (Kirsten Gillibrand), July 13, 2026
8. Senate Returns to CLARITY Act; Ethics Deadlock Puts Passage Odds Near Coin Flip - Tech Times, (Kirsten Gillibrand), July 13, 2026
9. Bridge builder and ‘Trump whisperer’: Lindsey Graham’s role in the Senate not easily filled - WRIC ABC 8News, (Chuck Schumer), July 13, 2026
10. Minority Leader Chuck Schumer Urges Senate to Take Up Russia Sanctions Bill "In Honor" of Lindsey Graham - C-SPAN, (Chuck Schumer), July 13, 2026
11. Maine Democrats to Chuck Schumer: Stay Out of Our Senate Race - The New York Times, (Chuck Schumer), July 13, 2026
12. Chuck Schumer gets his Democrats ready for another shutdown showdown - Washington Times, (Chuck Schumer), July 13, 2026
13. Michigan Sen. Gary Peters backs Democratic Rep. Haley Stevens in contentious race to succeed him - WKMG, (Chuck Schumer), July 13, 2026
14. Jordan Wood: Abolish the Filibuster, Remove Schumer as Leader - C-SPAN, (Chuck Schumer), July 13, 2026
15. Schumer calls Trump administration budget proposal ‘lopsided’ in call for bipartisan funding bills - The Hill, (Chuck Schumer), July 13, 2026

1. NY AG Sues Major Corporations Over Toxic Forever Chemicals - EBONY Magazine, (Letitia James), July 13, 2026

1. Attorney General James Sues to Block Paramount’s Merger with Warner Bros., Attorney General: New York, July 13, 2026

FROM THE BLOGS

Election Law Blog

1. “Parties and Electoral Reform: Insights from Political Operatives”, July 13, 2026
2. “Trump election task force to begin releasing classified intel documents”, July 13, 2026
3. “Judge accuses Trump of manipulating courts to justify Anti-Weaponization Fund”, July 13, 2026
4. Call for Papers: Third Annual Election Law Conference, July 13, 2026
5. “FBI analysts fired after refusing to join Georgia 2020 election probe”, July 13, 2026
6. “Unknown donors pouring millions into what could be Minnesota’s most expensive Senate primary”, July 13, 2026
7. More on Trump’s Efforts to Increase Federal Control over Election Administration, July 13, 2026
8. “New York Democrats confront brutal redistricting referendum math”, July 13, 2026
9. “Party Machines Weren’t So Bad After All”, July 13, 2026
10. “How ‘colorblind Constitution’ went from conservative notion to legal pillar”, July 13, 2026