New York State Political News Sample

NEW YORK ELECTION NEWS

New York City Mayor

1. Community Leaders Warn Mayor Zohran Mamdani About Consequences From Chinatown Jail Construction - Yahoo, (Bill de Blasio), August 24, 2026
2. Eric Christopher Adams Obituary (2026) - Corwin Springs, MT - Franzen-Davis Funeral Home & Crematory - Livingston - Legacy obituary, (Eric Adams), August 24, 2026
3. Mamdani Will Rebuild the BQE to Last Until 2080 Despite Calls to Tear it Down - Streetsblog New York City, (Eric Adams), August 24, 2026

1. After Cuomo, New York Lost Its Check on the Far Left - City Journal, (Andrew Cuomo), August 24, 2026
2. Gov. Kathy Hochul, Five Years In, Makes Her Case for Four More - The New York Times, (Kathy Hochul), August 24, 2026
3. Gov. Kathy Hochul discusses 5 years on the job in 1-on-1 interview - Spectrum News, (Kathy Hochul), August 24, 2026
4. Hochul expects ‘helpful’ Mamdani in her reelection bid - Politico, (Kathy Hochul), August 24, 2026
5. Governor Hochul Announces Start of Construction on 80-Unit Affordable Housing Development in Tupper Lake - Empire State Development (.gov), (Kathy Hochul), August 24, 2026
6. Elimination of mandatory graduate student worker fees finalizes - Sun Community News, (Kathy Hochul), August 24, 2026
7. Hochul at five years: A remade state party, and a series of battles - Times Union, (Kathy Hochul), August 24, 2026
8. This Program Pays New York Cops to Help Border Patrol Arrest Immigrants. Hochul Backs It. - New York Focus, (Kathy Hochul), August 24, 2026
9. Exclusive: Hochul talks energy policy, nuclear plans - nny360.com, (Kathy Hochul), August 24, 2026
10. Capital Tonight: Aug. 24, 2026 - Spectrum News, (Kathy Hochul), August 24, 2026
11. Tracking women candidates getting into office in N.Y.'s legislature - Spectrum News, (Kathy Hochul), August 24, 2026
12. Dozens of NY child advocacy centers face severe cuts due to grant denials - Press & Sun-Bulletin, (Kathy Hochul), August 24, 2026
13. Trump-obsessed Hochul’s record ripped in new ads from pro-Blakeman super PAC - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), August 24, 2026
14. State lawmakers urge Hochul to sign data center regulation bill - Mid Hudson News, (Kathy Hochul), August 24, 2026
15. NY Republicans call on Hochul to restore crime victim assistance funding - Lohud, (Kathy Hochul), August 24, 2026

1. U.S. Senator Kirsten Gillibrand Says New Poll Makes Clear: Market Structure Legislation Must Have Enforceable Ban On President Trump Issuing And Profiting From Crypto - Sierra Sun Times, (Kirsten Gillibrand), August 24, 2026
2. Tonko, Schumer, Gillibrand Raise Alarm Amid Impending Closure of Schenectady Veterans Affairs Community Based Outpatient Clinic - Congressman Paul Tonko (.gov), (Chuck Schumer; Kirsten Gillibrand), August 24, 2026
3. Tonko, Schumer and Gillibrand press VA for transparency as Schenectady clinic shuts - WRGB, (Chuck Schumer; Kirsten Gillibrand), August 24, 2026
4. Jared Kushner meets with Democratic leader Jeffries with House control at stake in November - News4JAX, (Chuck Schumer), August 24, 2026

1. Healthcare company to pay $400,000 after state finds it ‘trapped’ customers in subscriptions - Times Union, (Letitia James), August 24, 2026
2. Trump blames New York prosecutors for Cohen’s role in hush money trial - The Hill, (Letitia James), August 24, 2026
3. Trump Raves About Michael Cohen in Wild Interview: They ‘Broke You,’ But Then You Did ‘A Brave Thing’ - Mediaite, (Letitia James), August 24, 2026

1. Brooklyn student wins Congressional Art Competition - Brooklyn Eagle, (Nicole Malliotakis), August 24, 2026

TRI-STATE: CT CONGRESS POST-ELECTION NEWS

U. S. Senate (Murphy)

1. Opinion: A lasting path to protecting the best of college sports - Hartford Courant, (Richard Blumenthal), August 24, 2026
2. Mike Pence stumbles through response to his transgender CIA briefer’s praise: ‘heartened’ she felt respected - Advocate.com, (Richard Blumenthal), August 24, 2026
3. DM Khmara, Senator Blumenthal discuss building mutually beneficial Ukraine-U.S. relations - Ukrinform, (Richard Blumenthal), August 24, 2026
4. Zelenskyy presses U.S. senators on sanctions and local Patriot missile production - The New Voice of Ukraine, (Richard Blumenthal), August 24, 2026
5. Proposed nuclear power merger, what it means for ratepayers in Connecticut - Yahoo, (Richard Blumenthal), August 24, 2026
6. Evgeniy Khmara: Ukraine and the United States should build a long-term, mutually beneficial defense partnership - Міністерство оборони України, (Richard Blumenthal), August 24, 2026

FROM THE BLOGS

Election Law Blog

1. My New One at Slate: “KBJ Warns of ‘Kafkaesque Nightmare’ After Pro-Trump Supreme Court Ruling on Mail Voting. We’ll Know Soon Enough.”, August 25, 2026
2. [Now Updated] Breaking: The Supreme Court, Over the Dissents of Democratic-Appointed Justices Stays the District Court Preliminary Injunction in Trump Mail-In Voting Case; But Another Injunction Against It Remains in Place for Now, August 24, 2026
3. What’s next for Trump v. California?, August 24, 2026
4. Rich Bernstein: “Congress Has Precluded Seizure of Ballots or Voting Machines During the Counting and Certification Process”, August 24, 2026
5. “The Government Report That Made Me Stop Trusting Our Statistical Agencies”, August 24, 2026
6. Chutzpah Department: DOJ, with Its Sole Argument for a Supreme Court Stay Mooted in Trump Mail-in Ballot Case, Still Asks SCOTUS to Keep a Stay in Place, August 24, 2026
7. “Corporate Spending, Foreign Spending, and the Case for Democratic Interests in Campaign Finance Regulation”, August 24, 2026
8. “Will Trump interfere in the midterms? Democrats and their allies are preparing”, August 24, 2026