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New York City Mayor

1. Eric Adams insists his trip to Albania isn’t a grift after dropping NYC mayoral bid - The Independent, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025
2. NYC transit union preparing to sue Adams' donors, top aide over push to ban horse carriages - New York Daily News, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025
3. Mayor Eric Adams looks to protect NYC’s Columbus statues after rival Zohran Mamdani’s tantrum over explorer - New York Post, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025
4. Mayor Adams Announces New York City’s Fourth Sale of Social Bonds to Support More Affordable Housing as Leading Independent and Internationally-Recognized Rating Agencies Again Affirm City’s Strong Financial Standing and Stability - NYC.gov, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025
5. Eric Adams’s Exit From the NYC Mayoral Race Isn’t Having a Major Effect on Cuomo’s Bid So Far - The New York Times, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025
6. Eric Adams’ downfall is a cautionary tale of wasted opportunities - Monocle, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025
7. He Refused to Drop Charges Against Eric Adams. Now He’s Running for Congress. - NOTUS — News of the United States, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025
8. Wall Street still confident in the city’s finances despite Adams’ troubled tenure - Crain's New York Business, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025
9. Mayor Eric Adams missing FDNY memorial ceremony for first time due to Albanian trip, sparking criticism - Yahoo News Canada, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025
10. NYPD’s Controversial Top Chief to Retire - THE CITY - NYC News, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025
11. The New York City divide shaping its contentious mayoral race - NBC News, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025
12. Op-Ed | Seven straight quarters of crime reduction: Safer streets, subways, and communities - amNewYork, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025
13. Adams admin lends support to Oregon’s suit seeking to block Trump from sending federal troops to Portland - PoliticsNY, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025
14. Globetrotting Mayor Adams leaves a heated mayor's race behind - Spectrum News NY1, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025
15. Op-Ed | Seven straight quarters of crime reduction: Safer streets, subways, and communities - PoliticsNY, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025
16. Adams admin lends support to Oregon’s suit seeking to block Trump from sending federal troops to Portland - amNewYork, (Eric Adams), October 7, 2025

1. Article | EPA's Zeldin insults Democrats as shutdown continues - POLITICO Pro, (Lee Zeldin), October 7, 2025
2. Cuomo paints Mamdani’s backers as extremists. Mamdani frames Cuomo’s as oligarchs. - Politico, (Andrew Cuomo), October 7, 2025
3. Eric Adams’s Exit From the NYC Mayoral Race Isn’t Having a Major Effect on Cuomo’s Bid So Far - The New York Times, (Andrew Cuomo), October 7, 2025
4. Cuomo calls on Mamdani ‘unequivocally’ to reject ‘globalize the intifada’ - JNS.org, (Andrew Cuomo), October 7, 2025
5. Cuomo says Mamdani doesn't have the experience to be NYC mayor - FOX 5 New York, (Andrew Cuomo), October 7, 2025
6. NYC mayoral race: Zohran Mamdani, Andrew Cuomo, Curtis Sliwa make voices heard 2 years after October 7th attack - ABC7 New York, (Andrew Cuomo), October 7, 2025
7. NYC Mayor’s Race: Candidates mark two years since Oct. 7 attacks on Israel - amNewYork, (Andrew Cuomo), October 7, 2025
8. Joe Concha warns Andrew Cuomo is ‘running out of runway’ to beat Zohran Mamdani - Washington Examiner, (Andrew Cuomo), October 7, 2025
9. Joy Behar Attacks Andrew Cuomo With Hard-Hitting Question Before Even Greeting Him During Awkward Moment on 'The View' - AOL.com, (Andrew Cuomo), October 7, 2025
10. Andrew Cuomo argues Zohran Mamdani would be a 'gift' to Trump on 'The View' - Fox News, (Andrew Cuomo), October 7, 2025
11. Rudy Giuliani endorses Curtis Sliwa for mayor of New York City - CBS News, (Andrew Cuomo), October 7, 2025
12. Andrew Cuomo says Mamdani is a 'gift' to President Trump - Yahoo News UK, (Andrew Cuomo), October 7, 2025
13. New Yorkers can apply to many SUNY, CUNY and private colleges statewide for free until November, Hochul says - Newsday, (Kathy Hochul), October 7, 2025
14. Trump Reinstates $187 Million In Counter-Terrorism Funding To NYS - WRFA-LP 107.9 FM, (Kathy Hochul), October 7, 2025
15. Advocates urge Gov. Hochul to sign bill to save horseshoe crabs - News 12, (Kathy Hochul), October 7, 2025
16. POLL: A month in, how do you feel about the NYS 'bell-to-bell' school cellphone ban? - WSTM, (Kathy Hochul), October 7, 2025
17. Hochul’s energy vision & environmental justice - New York Daily News, (Kathy Hochul), October 7, 2025
18. Hochul extends COVID-19 executive order - TheDailyNewsOnline.com, (Kathy Hochul), October 7, 2025
19. Governor orders flags on state buildings flown at half-staff on Tuesday, in remembrance of Hamas attack on Israel - Mid Hudson News, (Kathy Hochul), October 7, 2025
20. State Fairgrounds to be lit yellow to honor victims of Hamas terrorist attack - WSTM, (Kathy Hochul), October 7, 2025
21. Hochul directs flags to half-staff, landmarks to be lit yellow in remembrance on anniversary of Oct. 7 attack on Israel - Niagara Frontier Publications, (Kathy Hochul), October 7, 2025

1. Opinion | Sen. Gillibrand, New Yorkers Counting on Affordable Housing Need Your Support - Common Dreams, (Kirsten Gillibrand), October 7, 2025
2. NY Leaders Reflect on Two-Year Anniversary of Attack on Israel - Finger Lakes Daily News, (Kirsten Gillibrand), October 7, 2025
3. Speaker Johnson on Day Seven of Democrat Government Shutdown: Chuck Schumer Continues to Inflict Harm on the American People to “Stand Up to Trump” - Congressman Mike Johnson (.gov), (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
4. Exclusive: Schumer-linked PAC tells Dems they're "winning" shutdown fight - Axios, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
5. SCOOP: RSC slams Chuck Schumer's "hostage crisis" as Schumer Shutdown enters second week - Washington Reporter, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
6. Press Release: Speaker Johnson Critiques Chuck Schumer Amid Ongoing Government Shutdown - Quiver Quantitative, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
7. Trump rips Chuck Schumer, says Democrats 'have no leader' in shutdown - New York Post, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
8. Chuck Schumer: Donald Trump 'using people as pawns' - WAAY 31 News, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
9. Jon Stewart mocks 'human flat tire' Chuck Schumer after shutdown press conference - Fox News, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
10. Jon Stewart shreds ‘Human Flat Tire’ Chuck Schumer in ‘WTF’ rant over government shutdown - Yahoo News Canada, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
11. Republicans think they’re winning the messaging war — even as polls show they’re losing - MSNBC News, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
12. Schumer: ‘Greene is absolutely right’ on health care demands - The Hill, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
13. Jon Stewart completely obliterates top Dem: ‘What the f--- are you doing?!’ - NJ.com, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
14. Chuck Schumer is afraid of getting primaried by his radical Left: Rep. Lisa McClain - Fox Business, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
15. Jon Stewart calls Chuck Schumer ‘a human flat tire’ amid shutdown fight - Washington Examiner, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
16. Johnson, Jeffries Continue to Battle as Shutdown Grinds On - The Well News, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
17. Chuck Schumer is 'afraid of his shadow': Sen. John Barasso - Fox News, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
18. ‘WTF’ Jon Stewart Rips Chuck Schumer Over Flopped Joke Looming Government Shutdown - HuffPost, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
19. Speaker Mike Johnson says Chuck Schumer NEVER would have done this before - Fox News, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
20. Scalise: Democrats Playing Political Games with American People - Congressman Steve Scalise (.gov), (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
21. Jon Stewart mocks 'human flat tire' Chuck Schumer after shutdown press conference - Yahoo, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
22. Speaker Johnson to Senate Democrats: Stop Holding the American Government Hostage - Congressman Mike Johnson (.gov), (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
23. Schumer: Republicans Refuse To Engage In Negotiations To Fund The Government - Mother Lode's News - myMotherLode.com, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
24. The government is shut down because Trump and the Republicans are hellbent on taking health care away from you. And they won’t even come to the table to talk to us about it. This is not about politics. It's about people. Let’s break it down: - X, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
25. House Speaker outlines 5 points about the government shutdown - The National Desk, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
26. Chuck Schumer: Can't go forward on shutdown till GOP sits down with Dems - WAAY 31 News, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
27. Chuck Schumer: 'This shutdown is all on Donald Trump's shoulders' - WAAY 31 News, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
28. Chuck Schumer just agreed with Marjorie Taylor Greene & can’t contain his own shock - LGBTQ Nation, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
29. Sen. King says he may switch vote in future government spending bills - WGME, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
30. Biden-era FBI requested Senate Republican phone records, lawmakers say - Politico, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
31. Rep. Tenney urges New Yorkers to pressure Democrats amid Medicaid spending concerns - KTUL, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
32. Government shutdown to hit 1 week mark after Congress fails again to reach agreement - The Center Square, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
33. Top Dems Call Trump’s Shutdown Negotiation Comment a Lie - The Daily Beast, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
34. Trump Raises the Possibility of a Shutdown Deal, Then Walks It Back - The New York Times, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
35. Shutdown Latest: Senate Votes Fail, No Signs of Compromise Yet - FEDmanager, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
36. Chuck Schumer is 'afraid of his shadow': Sen. John Barasso - Yahoo, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
37. Schumer praises MTG move to support Obamacare tax credits in floor speech - Washington Examiner, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025
38. Federal government enters full week of shutdown - localnewslive.com, (Chuck Schumer), October 7, 2025

1. Top Prosecutor Faces the Axe Over Major Snub to Trump - The Daily Beast, (Letitia James), October 7, 2025
2. Lindsey Halligan Will Have to Overrule Career Prosecutors to Indict Letitia James - Talking Points Memo, (Letitia James), October 7, 2025
3. Second Prosecutor Balks at Trump Pressure to Indict Letitia James for Mortgage Fraud - Weekly Real Estate News, (Letitia James), October 7, 2025
4. 17 arrested in major drug network that included Oneida, Madison counties - Rome Sentinel, (Letitia James), October 7, 2025

1. Comptroller Tom DiNapoli ‘not daunted’ by primary challengers - City & State New York, (Tom DiNapoli), October 7, 2025

1. Attorney General James’ Office of Special Investigation Opens Investigation into Civilian Death in Brooklyn, Attorney General: New York, October 7, 2025
2. Attorney General James and Coalition Urge Colleges and Universities to Ensure Diverse Student Bodies, Attorney General: New York, October 7, 2025
3. Attorney General James Announces Takedown of Central New York Fentanyl, Methamphetamine, and Cocaine Trafficking Network, Attorney General: New York, October 7, 2025

1. Video Rep. Malliotakis on Trump threatening NYC funding - ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos, (Nicole Malliotakis), October 7, 2025
2. Rep. Malliotakis leads letter calling to restore U.S. alcohol sales in Canada - SILive.com, (Nicole Malliotakis), October 7, 2025
3. Rep. Malliotakis on Trump threatening NYC funding - Yahoo, (Nicole Malliotakis), October 7, 2025

FROM THE BLOGS

Election Law Blog

1. “Emergency Relief Sought to Protect Upcoming Elections From Trump-Vance Administration Plot to Facilitate Illegal and Inaccurate Voter Roll Purge”, October 7, 2025
2. “The Supreme Court Is Being Tested on History Once Again”, October 7, 2025
3. “Inside the Clunky Elections to Control Pennsylvania’s Supreme Court”, October 7, 2025
4. Constitution Day Program, October 7, 2025
5. Must-Watch Safeguarding Democracy Project Webinar Today: Nate Persily on Lessons from 2024 on the Risks to the 2026 Elections, October 7, 2025
6. “Amid ongoing investigation into found ballots, Sec. Bellows underscores Maine election security”, October 7, 2025
7. “State supreme court battles move to Pennsylvania, where 3 Democratic justices hope to keep seats”, October 7, 2025
8. Common Cause Files 54 Complaints Against the Trump Administration for Ethics Violations, October 7, 2025
9. “Legislature passes new map in Utah, creating 2 more competitive seats”, October 7, 2025
10. The Supreme Court: Standing in Election Cases, October 7, 2025