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Wednesday, August 26, 2026
 
Vol. 21, No. 1454
 
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NEW YORK ELECTION NEWS

New York City Mayor

  1. Mamdani’s $4 Billion, 10-Year, Middle-of-the-Road BQE Fix - Curbed, (Bill de Blasio), August 25, 2026
  2. Exclusive | Eric Adams parties until 2 a.m. in the Hamptons, and other items from the column - Page Six, (Eric Adams), August 25, 2026
  3. NYC’s racial equity plan was years late. A judge says Mamdani, Adams broke the law. - Gothamist, (Eric Adams), August 25, 2026
  4. Kids as young as 11 among the illegal vendors swarming Brooklyn Bridge: 'They are everywhere' - New York Post, (Eric Adams), August 25, 2026
New York Governor

  1. Press Release: Nick Langworthy Announces USDA Purchase of $20 Million in Concord Grape Juice - Quiver Quantitative, (Nick Langworthy), August 25, 2026
  2. Hochul predicts Mamdani will ‘be helpful’ in her reelection bid - The Hill, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  3. Hochul talks House races, Mamdani and Albany struggles - Politico, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  4. New York law banning local police agencies from cooperating with ICE now in effect - CBS News, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  5. Kathy Hochul’s bill banning local police from working with ICE to take effect - Washington Examiner, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  6. 15 sheriffs file lawsuit challenging NY law banning ICE agreements - Times Union, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  7. Hochul vows to enforce anti-ICE rules for local law enforcement - The Center Square, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  8. New York law banning local police from helping ICE goes into effect - wng.org, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  9. Statewide ban on using local police as ICE agents now in effect - Brooklyn Eagle, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  10. ICE touts new arrests as New York law ends local police cooperation with agency - WBFF, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  11. NY sheriffs sue over Hochul's anti-ICE law that bans government cooperation, but guv says: 'Bring it on' - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  12. Ban on local police assisting ICE takes effect in N.Y., 15 sheriffs file suit - Spectrum News, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  13. Hochul blasts new Trump tariffs on Canada as 'insanity' - Newsday, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  14. Local Cops, Local Crimes Act officially goes into effect across New York - WBNG, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  15. Concerns remain over data center in Buffalo as advocates push for statewide regulations - WKBW, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  16. ‘Bring it on’: Hochul responds as Rensselaer County and others plan to sue over statewide ICE ban - Troy Record, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  17. ICE touts new arrests as New York law ends local police cooperation with agency - mynbc15.com, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  18. Will NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani help Gov. Kathy Hochul in re-election bid? - SILive.com, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  19. What Has Hochul Done in the Last Five Years? - Long Island Life & Politics, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  20. Troy and Waterford receive state funding for infrastructure projects - Saratogian, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  21. Hochul’s GOP foe isn’t winding down ICE agreement - Politico, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  22. Gov. Hochul says Supreme Court’s mail-in ballot ruling won’t ‘rewrite state election law’ - WHEC.com, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  23. The New York county leaders vowing to fight law limiting police cooperation with ICE - Gothamist, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  24. Tuesday Headlines: Five Years Edition - Streetsblog Empire State, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  25. Finger Lakes community calls on Hochul to tighten restrictions on data centers - WRGB, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  26. Rensselaer Co. pushes back on Gov. Hochul’s new immigration law - WNYT.com, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  27. Exclusive | New NY governor's race PAC vows to raise millions against Hochul and 'Marxist' Dems, backs Blakeman - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  28. Pro-Trump counties banned from working with ICE - Newsweek, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  29. Hochul announces elimination of SUNY graduate student worker fees - Niagara Frontier Publications, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
  30. This program pays New York cops to help Border Patrol arrest immigrants. Hochul backs it. - Brooklyn Eagle, (Kathy Hochul), August 25, 2026
US Senate

  1. SNAP Enrollments Drop 13% Ahead Of Program Changes That Start In October - WRFA-LP 107.9 FM, (Kirsten Gillibrand), August 25, 2026
  2. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand On Trump’s ‘Stupid’, Price-Increasing Canadian Tariffs, Says, “Let’s Be Clear: These Latest Tariffs Against Canada Directly Hit Americans” - Sierra Sun Times, (Kirsten Gillibrand), August 25, 2026
  3. Leaders Schumer and Jeffries, DSCC, DCCC, DGA, and DNC File New Joint Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Halt Trump’s Illegal EO Threatening Mail-In Voting - dscc.org, (Chuck Schumer), August 25, 2026
  4. One Place Schumer Sends Your Money, by Daily Editorials - Creators Syndicate, (Chuck Schumer), August 25, 2026
New York Attorney General

  1. No charges against troopers who shot, killed Deerpark woman: AG James - Yahoo, (Letitia James), August 25, 2026
  2. Hochul’s GOP foe isn’t winding down ICE agreement - Politico, (Letitia James), August 25, 2026
  3. NCPD, Sheriff's Office Subpoenaed Over ICE Agreements: AG's Office - Patch, (Letitia James), August 25, 2026
  4. Former Bronx resident’s estate provides $2.7M to nine local nonprofits - Bronx Times, (Letitia James), August 25, 2026
2nd Congressional District (Garbarino)

  1. House lawmakers are pressing DoorDash to explain its use of a Chinese AI model - qz.com, (Andrew Garbarino), August 25, 2026
11th Congressional District (Malliotakis)

  1. Malliotakis Helps Constituent Secure Medicare Coverage for Needed Surgery - House.gov, (Nicole Malliotakis), August 25, 2026
  2. ‘Democracy cannot take this’: Staten Island residents mark 47th Malliotakis protest - SILive.com, (Nicole Malliotakis), August 25, 2026
22nd Congressional District (Tenney)

  1. Tenney says energy costs, concerns over ‘communism’ at top of voters’ minds in NY-24 race - nny360.com, (Claudia Tenney), August 25, 2026

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Incumbents in Congress

  1. LEADER JEFFRIES ON CNN: “WE’RE GOING TO HOLD THE CROOKS ACCOUNTABLE”, Congressman Hakeem Jeffries - New York, 8th (D), August 25, 2026
Incumbents NY State - Press Releases

  1. Attorney General James and Governor Hochul Release Statement on Lawsuit Challenging 287(g) Ban, Attorney General: New York, August 25, 2026
  2. Attorney General James Announces Conviction and Resignation of Former New York State Police Trooper Who Jeopardized Narcotics Investigation, Attorney General: New York, August 25, 2026

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U. S. Senate (Murphy)

  1. US Senator Richard Blumenthal Visits Kyiv Museum Damaged by Russian Missile Strike - Межа. Новини України., (Richard Blumenthal), August 25, 2026
  2. The Situation at the Front and Sanctions: Yevhenii Khmara Meets US Senator Richard Blumenthal - ArmyInform, (Richard Blumenthal), August 25, 2026
  3. Great Friend of Ukraine, U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal Visits the Dnipro Jewish Community - djc.com.ua, (Richard Blumenthal), August 25, 2026

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FROM THE BLOGS

Election Law Blog

  1. Fourth Circuit Panel, on 2-1 Party Line Vote, Holds That Political Parties and Joint Fundraising Committees are Not Entitled under FCC Rules to Get the Cheapest TV Ad Rates that Must Be Offered to Candidates; Next Stop SCOTUS, August 26, 2026
  2. MUST READ: “Can the Midterms Be ‘Stolen’ On Jan. 3? It’s Complicated.”, August 26, 2026
  3. Arizona: “‘With 1,000% certainty’: Voters say candidates faked their donations to get public campaign cash”, August 25, 2026
  4. “How State Laws May Constrain Law Enforcement Seizures of Election Materials”, August 25, 2026
  5. “Trump is having trouble changing how Americans vote”, August 25, 2026
  6. “Court halts Ohio proof-of-citizenship requirement at motor vehicle offices, August 25, 2026
  7. Wisconsin: “La Crosse County DA will not charge Elon Musk, saying he doesn’t think he could get a conviction”, August 25, 2026
  8. Federal District Court Finds that U.S. Government Violated Its Order When USPS Issued Its Final Rule on Mail Ballots; Judge Imposes No Remedy as New Injunctions are in the Pipeline, August 25, 2026
  9. A quick prediction on the USPS / mail ballot nonsense, August 25, 2026
  10. “California justices seem skeptical of Sheriff Chad Bianco’s defense in ballot seizure case”, August 25, 2026
  11. “Nothing changes yet with the Supreme Court’s order on elections. But it could open door to ‘chaos’”, August 25, 2026
  12. “Trump Quietly Asserts Control Over Postal Service Amid Plans to Overhaul Voting”, August 25, 2026
  13. Cameron Kistler: “Hog Barns and Ballot Boxes: The Disenfranchisement Tort the 8th Circuit Missed in Minnesota Voters Alliance”, August 25, 2026
  14. “My team fed chatbots election lies. Here’s what happened”, August 25, 2026
  15. “The Supreme Court Reaffirms Its Embrace of Political Disclosure”, August 25, 2026

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