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New York City Mayor

1. DOES MAMDANI HATE MINORITIES? - Catholic League, (Bill de Blasio), October 6, 2025
2. Where in the World Is Eric Adams? Try Albania. - The New York Times, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
3. Mayor Adams heads to Albania, with Albanian government footing some of the bill - Gothamist, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
4. Eric Adams jets off to Albania after dropping out of NYC mayor's race -- and he's not flying Turkish Airlines - New York Post, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
5. Mayor Adams Takes Albania: 5 Notable Facts About the Mayor's Balkan Voyage - Hell Gate, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
6. Mayor Adams heads to Albania on first overseas trip since ending reelection bid - New York Daily News, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
7. On Politics: Eric Adams blew a golden opportunity - Crain's New York Business, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
8. Mayor Adams in Albania this week to meet with government officials, business leaders - amNewYork, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
9. Top NYPD Chief to Retire after Mayor Ends Re-Election Bid - officer.com, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
10. One week after dropping reelection bid, NYC Mayor Eric Adams heads to Albania - NBC 4 New York, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
11. Eric Adams isn’t the first mayor to have a complicated love life - City & State New York, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
12. Eric Adams in Albania on an Official Visit to “Boost Economic Activity” with NY - La Voce di New York, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
13. Jasmine Ray Wants Eric Adams Back (In the Mayor's Race) - Hell Gate, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
14. Eric Adams’ Ex-Girlfriend Jasmine Ray Releases Tell-All On Secret Romance - Harlem World Magazine, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
15. NYC Mayor Eric Adams Visits Albania to Promote Economic Ties and Tourism - Hoodline, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
16. Gary J. "Garfield" Adams Obituary - mitchellfuneral.com, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
17. Jewish Vote in NYC Mayoral Race Remains Divided After Adams Drops Out - thejewishnews.com, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
18. Ask The Candidate: Curtis Sliwa LIVE BLOG - News 12 - Brooklyn, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025
19. Seven Straight Quarters of Crime Reduction in New York City - La Voce di New York, (Eric Adams), October 6, 2025

1. Cuomo tells 'The View' a Mamdani win would be 'gift' for Trump, lead to NYC takeover - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
2. Vote 2025: Race for New York City mayor, New Jersey governor and more | Live updates - ABC7 New York, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
3. Cuomo slams Mamdani over Ugandan dual citizenship, photo with anti-gay government official - CBS News, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
4. Andrew Cuomo tells 'The View' he won't kiss people on the cheek-- unless they 'initiate' the smooch - New York Post, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
5. Cuomo says ‘mayor of New York should not be your first job’ in latest Mamdani jab - Fox News, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
6. Andrew Cuomo said antisemitism was his ‘most important issue.’ What does his record say? - Jewish Telegraphic Agency, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
7. Electing Zohran Mamdani as Mayor would give Trump excuse to take over New York, says Andrew Cuomo - The Indian Express, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
8. Andrew Cuomo: We have a real affordability problem - Fox Business, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
9. The View | Former NY Gov. Cuomo addresses sexual harassment allegations and nursing home scandal - ABC Network, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
10. Andrew Cuomo Shares 'Painful Lesson' He Learned From Sexual Harassment Scandal - HuffPost, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
11. Andrew Cuomo argues Zohran Mamdani would be a 'gift' to Trump on 'The View' - Fox News, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
12. Andrew Cuomo tells 'The View' he's "the last person" Trump wants to become New York City mayor: "We fought on a daily basis" - Decider, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
13. Cuomo rips Mamdani for maintaining Ugandan citizenship, citing country’s anti-gay policies - New York Daily News, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
14. Cuomo pushes Zohran Mamdani to condemn ‘Globalize the Intifada’ - The Jerusalem Post, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
15. Video Cuomo tells 'The View' a Mamdani win would be 'gift' for Trump, lead to NYC takeover - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
16. Andrew Cuomo says Mamdani is a 'gift' to President Trump - Fox News, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
17. Joy Behar started grilling Andrew Cuomo on 'The View' before greeting him: "Very hospitable here" - Decider, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
18. Cuomo challenges Mamdani on anti-Israel rhetoric ahead of Oct. 7 anniversary - Israel National News, (Andrew Cuomo), October 6, 2025
19. Governor extends executive order on COVID-19 vaccines - Brooklyn Eagle, (Kathy Hochul), October 6, 2025
20. Letters: Put Albany’s windfall where it’s needed most - Times Union, (Kathy Hochul), October 6, 2025
21. Hochul Announces $15.5 Million to Expand Broadband and Mobile Access - Broadband Breakfast, (Kathy Hochul), October 6, 2025
22. State adds 13 new behavioral health clinics under long-running federal pilot - Crain's New York Business, (Kathy Hochul), October 6, 2025
23. State Fairgrounds to be lit yellow to honor victims of Hamas terrorist attack - WSTM, (Kathy Hochul), October 6, 2025
24. Stony Point residents call on Hochul after construction project impacting businesses, safety, emergency response times - ABC7 New York, (Kathy Hochul), October 6, 2025
25. Exclusive | Hochul skips upstate NY events where protesters were ready to greet her -- but says it was coincidence - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), October 6, 2025
26. Hochul extends order ensuring New Yorkers can get updated COVID-19 vaccine - WCAX, (Kathy Hochul), October 6, 2025
27. Hochul extends executive order ensuring New Yorkers can receive updated 2025-26 COVID shot - Niagara Frontier Publications, (Kathy Hochul), October 6, 2025
28. POLL: A month in, how do you feel about the NYS 'bell-to-bell' school cellphone ban? - WSTM, (Kathy Hochul), October 6, 2025
29. Hochul extends COVID-19 vaccine order as federal access stalls under Trump - Gothamist, (Kathy Hochul), October 6, 2025
30. N.Y. Gov. Hochul announces free college applications this month: Here’s how to apply - SILive.com, (Kathy Hochul), October 6, 2025
31. A better AirTrain: Hochul must order the Port Authority and MTA to immediately commence the long-promised one-seat ride for JFK - New York Daily News, (Kathy Hochul), October 6, 2025
32. Hochul in Quebec: 'I know there's a sense of betrayal' - Buffalo News, (Kathy Hochul), October 6, 2025

1. Union bets big on Mamdani - Politico, (Kirsten Gillibrand), October 6, 2025
2. Schumer denies bipartisan health care talks after Trump’s Oval Office claim - Politico, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
3. Mike Johnson Says Chuck Schumer Is Using Shutdown to 'Show a Fight' Out of Election Challenge Fear: 'It's Selfish' - TheWrap, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
4. This shutdown is on Trump’s shoulders. People will lose their paychecks, travel will be chaotic, seniors will see slowed Social Security support services—and Trump thinks it's all a big joke. - X, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
5. Press Release: Sen. Dan Sullivan Criticizes Chuck Schumer Over Government Shutdown - Quiver Quantitative, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
6. Trump Says He’s Discussing a Health Care Deal With Democrats. That’s News to Them. - NOTUS — News of the United States, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
7. Press Release: Speaker Johnson Criticizes Chuck Schumer Amid Ongoing Government Shutdown - Quiver Quantitative, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
8. Just six months ago, Chuck Schumer voted for this same clean, nonpartisan continuing resolution, and insisted we could not possibly shut the government down because it would be so destructive! But now, solely because he’s afraid of a Marxist primary challe - X, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
9. Capitol agenda: Senate talks sputter , White House aides prep ACA plans - Politico, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
10. Lawmakers Slowly Realize It’s Easy To Start a Shutdown — But It’s Hard to End One - NOTUS — News of the United States, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
11. Minority Leader Jeffries Refutes President Trump's Claim of Talks With Democrats - C-SPAN, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
12. Senate Democrats reject latest effort to end government shutdown - New York Post, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
13. Commentary: The biggest losers of the government shutdown, for now - bendbulletin.com, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
14. Marsha Blackburn Report: The Chuck Schumer Shutdown - Clarksville Online, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
15. For God’s Sake, Democrats: Don’t Cave - The New Republic, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
16. Chuck Schumer invokes Epstein firestorm as he rips GOP leadership for shutdown - New York Post, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
17. Watch Up to Schumer to Reopen Government: Rep. Emmer - Bloomberg.com, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
18. Chuck Schumer invokes Epstein firestorm as he rips GOP leadership for shutdown - AOL.com, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
19. Trump says he’s open to health care deal with Democrats, but that government must reopen first - Anchorage Daily News, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
20. Schumer's shutdown scheme explained: Dems double down on Obamacare credits as standoff drags on - Fox News, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
21. Schumer Shutdown Backfires as Democrats Face Political Meltdown - iHeart, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
22. Trump Renews Layoff Threats as Shutdown Accusations Continue to Fly - The New York Times, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025
23. Full transcript of "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan," Oct. 5, 2025 - CBS News, (Chuck Schumer), October 6, 2025

1. Latimer: ending government shutdown depends on GOP willingness to negotiate - Westfair Communications, (George Latimer (D)), October 6, 2025

1. Top prosecutor refusing to charge New York AG despite Trump pressure - MSNBC News, (Letitia James), October 6, 2025
2. Prosecutor resists Trump pressure to criminally charge New York AG James: MSNBC - CNBC, (Letitia James), October 6, 2025
3. Federal prosecutor resists pressure from Trump to charge Letitia James - The Guardian, (Letitia James), October 6, 2025
4. Trump Rebuked by Federal Prosecutor Over Letitia James Prosecution: Report - Newsweek, (Letitia James), October 6, 2025
5. Trump Just Had A Full-On Meltdown About The New York Attorney General On Truth Social, And It's Exactly What You'd Expect - Yahoo, (Letitia James), October 6, 2025
6. Fannie, Freddie close NY offices as Trump battles Letitia James - Inman, (Letitia James), October 6, 2025
7. Another Career Prosecutor Prepares To Be Fired For Refusing To Seek Charges Against Letitia James - Above the Law, (Letitia James), October 6, 2025
8. 'Doing the right and ethical thing': Top prosecutor bucks Trump's order to prosecute rival - alternet.org, (Letitia James), October 6, 2025
9. Donald Trump rebuked by federal prosecutor over Letitia James prosecution: report - MSN, (Letitia James), October 6, 2025
10. Trump's new legal weapon faces mutiny as top prosecutor refuses to charge Letitia James - Daily Mail, (Letitia James), October 6, 2025
11. 'Complete & Total Disaster': Trump Attacks 'Scum' AG Letitia James - BIN: Black Information Network, (Letitia James), October 6, 2025
12. 'Stunning': Top prosecutor risking her job to defy Trump's push to charge Letitia James - MSNBC News, (Letitia James), October 6, 2025
13. Trump Could Be Floating a Choice for Letitia James — Resign or Face Criminal Charges for Fraud - The New York Sun, (Letitia James), October 6, 2025
14. Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac announce plans to close NY offices over AG’s practices - HousingWire, (Letitia James), October 6, 2025

1. Senate Majority Leader Andrea Stewart-Cousins Hosts Community Resources Fair for Youth Advisory Council - River Journal Online, (Andrea Stewart-Cousins (D) - Yonkers), October 6, 2025

1. Watch Government Pay Deadlines Loom If Shutdown Not Resolved - Bloomberg.com, (Nicole Malliotakis), October 6, 2025

FROM THE BLOGS

Election Law Blog

1. New York: “Printing error led to filled-in absentee ballots being sent to Rush voters”, October 6, 2025
2. Party Discipline in the UK: Tories Enforce Their Commitment to Leave the European Convention on Human Rights, October 6, 2025
3. “House of South Carolina Judge Criticized by Trump Administration Burns Down”, October 6, 2025
4. “Bow to the Emperor’: We Asked 50 Legal Experts About the Trump Presidency”, October 6, 2025
5. This Week’s Essays in the NYU Democracy Project Series Features Several Essays on the Supreme Court, October 6, 2025