New York State Political News Sample

NEW YORK ELECTION NEWS

New York City Mayor

1. De Blasio: ‘Defund the police’ movement a ‘mistake’ - The Hill, (Bill de Blasio), March 19, 2026
2. Former Mayor Eric Adams loses city lawyers in sex harassment lawsuit - Yahoo, (Eric Adams), March 19, 2026
3. Bill de Blasio says Democrats ‘should’ve understood’ voters want a secure border - Washington Examiner, (Bill de Blasio), March 19, 2026
4. Mamdani seeks to stop city defense of ex-mayor Adams in sexual assault lawsuit - the-independent.com, (Eric Adams), March 19, 2026
5. ‘A lot of politicians are full of s---’: Former NYC Mayor explains why he never hid Red Sox fandom - NJ.com, (Bill de Blasio), March 19, 2026
6. Amid Budget Crunch, Mamdani Keeps Water Charges That May Lead to Higher Bills - THE CITY - NYC News, (Eric Adams), March 19, 2026
7. NYC Mayor Mamdani launches community safety office, inching forward a campaign promise - WKMG, (Bill de Blasio), March 19, 2026
8. NYC Asks To Stop Defending Eric Adams In Sex Assault Suit - Law360, (Eric Adams), March 19, 2026
9. NYC Mayor Mamdani announcing Office of Community Safety to help deal with mental health crises - Yahoo News New Zealand, (Bill de Blasio), March 19, 2026
10. Mamdani administration wants to pull legal support for ex-NYC Mayor Adams in sexual assault lawsuit - morning-times.com, (Eric Adams), March 19, 2026
11. NYC moves to strip Adams of legal representation - Yahoo, (Eric Adams), March 19, 2026
12. Former interim NYPD commissioner refiles corruption suit aimed at Adams administration - The Daily Gazette, (Eric Adams), March 19, 2026

1. Gov Kathy Hochul urges wealthy to return, says tax base has been 'eroded' - Fox Business, (Kathy Hochul), March 19, 2026
2. Hochul delivers savage response to renaming NYC train station for Trump - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), March 19, 2026
3. Gov. Hochul on Arrest of Former Aide on Spy Charges - C-SPAN, (Kathy Hochul), March 19, 2026
4. Kathy Hochul vs Dave Portnoy: Feud explained as NY Governor slams Barstool founder with ‘SoulCycle’ dig | Hindustan Times - Hindustan Times, (Kathy Hochul), March 19, 2026
5. New York allocates $20M to support medication abortion providers - Crain's New York, (Kathy Hochul), March 19, 2026
6. Hochul says plan to amend climate law won’t lower utility rates - City & State New York, (Kathy Hochul), March 19, 2026
7. Gov. Kathy Hochul trolls Barstool Sports founder with a saucy slice of shade - SILive.com, (Kathy Hochul), March 19, 2026
8. Hochul pleads for wealthy New Yorkers to return from red states like Florida, Texas as tax base 'eroded' - Fox News, (Kathy Hochul), March 19, 2026
9. 'I'm on a mission to get this done': Hochul gears up for budget battle over car insurance reforms - Spectrum News, (Kathy Hochul), March 19, 2026
10. Plain­tiffs whose lawsuit is at center of climate law debate push back on Hochul's claims - Spectrum News, (Kathy Hochul), March 19, 2026
11. GOP’s Bruce Blakeman gives Hochul brutal reality check on her plea for rich people to return to NY - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), March 19, 2026
12. Kathy Hochul humiliatingly begs New York’s richest to return after fleeing Mamdani’s high taxes - Sky News Australia, (Kathy Hochul), March 19, 2026
13. Kathy Hochul Admits: The Rich Are Fleeing New York for Lower Tax Rates - Unleash Prosperity, (Kathy Hochul), March 19, 2026

1. ‘SAVE Trump’s A** Act’: Sen. Gillibrand shares concern for future of voting rights - WBNG, (Kirsten Gillibrand), March 19, 2026
2. Gillibrand bill would give tariff refund money as tax rebate to families - Spectrum News, (Kirsten Gillibrand), March 19, 2026
3. Gillibrand wants tariff revenue returned to Americans - WWNY, (Kirsten Gillibrand), March 19, 2026
4. Sen. Gillibrand calls for tax rebate amid rising prices, job losses - WGRZ, (Kirsten Gillibrand), March 19, 2026
5. Senator Gillibrand Joins Bipartisan Group Calling For Release of $400 Million in Remaining Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program Funding - WXHC.com, (Kirsten Gillibrand), March 19, 2026
6. '90s Chuck Schumer would tell current Schumer he's lost his mind: Sen Eric Schmitt - Fox Business, (Chuck Schumer), March 19, 2026
7. Senate nominee Juliana Stratton says she won’t support Chuck Schumer as Democratic leader - TheGrio, (Chuck Schumer), March 19, 2026
8. Illinois Democratic nominee says she wouldn’t support Schumer as Senate leader - The Hill, (Chuck Schumer), March 19, 2026
9. Warren Endorses Platner in Maine, Splitting With Schumer - The New York Times, (Chuck Schumer), March 19, 2026
10. Republicans defend, Democrats vilify GOP voter ID bill - The Center Square, (Chuck Schumer), March 19, 2026
11. Chuck Schumer, U.S. Senator from New York - The Presidential Prayer Team, (Chuck Schumer), March 19, 2026
12. White House seeks to circumvent Schumer on potential DHS funding deal - KSNT 27 News, (Chuck Schumer), March 19, 2026
13. Schumer keeps public guessing on how long Dems will refuse to fund DHS amid terror attacks - Fox News, (Chuck Schumer), March 19, 2026
14. Un demócrata de un estado azul, en camino rápido al Senado, desafía a Schumer - Fox News, (Chuck Schumer), March 19, 2026

1. Federal judge blocks Trump administration limits on trans youth health care - Gothamist, (Letitia James), March 19, 2026
2. NY Attorney General’s Office sues to block merger of two major TV station owners - WRGB, (Letitia James), March 19, 2026
3. New York sues Trump over vehicle emissions rollback - Gothamist, (Letitia James), March 19, 2026
4. Exclusive | DOJ issues stern warning to AG Letitia James to back off NYU Langone in transgender surgery fight - New York Post, (Letitia James), March 19, 2026
5. DOJ fires warning shot at Letitia James over transgender treatments for minors - Fox News, (Letitia James), March 19, 2026
6. Turns out Mar-a-Lago wasn’t overvalued, Tish - New York Post, (Letitia James), March 19, 2026
7. New York Sues Solar Company, Says It Cheated Thousands - New York Focus, (Letitia James), March 19, 2026
8. NY AG announces suit aiming to block major broadcast merger - Buffalo Toronto Public Media, (Letitia James), March 19, 2026
9. DOJ fires warning shot at Letitia James over transgender treatments for minors - WFIN, (Letitia James), March 19, 2026
10. CT, NY sue to block major broadcast merger - New Hampshire Public Radio, (Letitia James), March 19, 2026
11. US states sue Trump over his move to scrap greenhouse gases ruling - BBC, (Letitia James), March 19, 2026
12. James Comey subpoenaed in DOJ investigation of Obama officials - USA Today, (Letitia James), March 19, 2026
13. AG: MTA officer in fatal pedestrian Route 110 crash won't face criminal charges - Newsday, (Letitia James), March 19, 2026
14. Eight states, DirecTV sue to block merger of local television owners Nexstar and Tegna - Baltimore Sun, (Letitia James), March 19, 2026

1. Garbarino Introduces USMMA Athletics Act - Representative Andrew Garbarino | (.gov), (Andrew Garbarino), March 19, 2026
2. Homeland Security Dems press to bring Homan before committee - Washington Examiner, (Andrew Garbarino), March 19, 2026
3. Garbarino, Tillis Introduce Joint Resolution For The Disapproval of Overreaching SEC Rule - Representative Andrew Garbarino | (.gov), (Andrew Garbarino), March 19, 2026

1. Judge permanently tosses bid to redraw Malliotakis' congressional district - Spectrum News NY1, (Nicole Malliotakis), March 19, 2026
2. Malliotakis: Withdrawal of Redistricting Lawsuit Is a Victory for Staten Island and Brooklyn, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis - New York, 11th (R), March 19, 2026
3. Malliotakis: Withdrawal of Redistricting Lawsuit Is a Victory for Staten Island and Brooklyn - Representative Nicole Malliotakis | (.gov), (Nicole Malliotakis), March 19, 2026
4. Malliotakis Announces 2026 Congressional Art Competition, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis - New York, 11th (R), March 19, 2026
5. Press Release: Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis Voices Concerns Over Turkey's F-16 Deployment in Cyprus, Calls for Lifting of U.S. Arms Embargo - Quiver Quantitative, (Nicole Malliotakis), March 19, 2026
6. Malliotakis: Turkey’s F-16 Deployment to Occupied Cyprus Concerning, Urges Lifting of Cyprus Arms Embargo, Congresswoman Nicole Malliotakis - New York, 11th (R), March 19, 2026
7. Staten Island’s Rep. Malliotakis picks up law enforcement union endorsement - SILive.com, (Nicole Malliotakis), March 19, 2026
8. Dems drop N.Y. redistricting case - Punchbowl News, (Nicole Malliotakis), March 19, 2026
9. Pappas, Hellenic Caucus Introduce the Bipartisan U.S.-Greece Defense Cooperation Advancement Act - Congressman Chris Pappas | (.gov), (Nicole Malliotakis), March 19, 2026
10. Press Release: Malliotakis Declares Withdrawal of Redistricting Lawsuit a Victory for Staten Island and Brooklyn - Quiver Quantitative, (Nicole Malliotakis), March 19, 2026
11. Malliotakis: Turkey’s F-16 Deployment to Occupied Cyprus Concerning, Urges Lifting of Cyprus Arms Embargo - Representative Nicole Malliotakis | (.gov), (Nicole Malliotakis), March 19, 2026
12. 4 House Dems vote against Women's History Museum bill over biological women-only amendment, Republican claims - Yahoo, (Nicole Malliotakis), March 19, 2026

1. Mondaire Jones of New York seeks to call out anti-Semitism ‘wherever it exists’ - JNS, (Mondaire Jones), March 19, 2026

1. (THURSDAY) Delgado talks farming to urban students (VIDEO) - Mid Hudson News, (Antonio Delgado), March 19, 2026
2. Antonio Delgado ends campaign for NY governor - MSN, (Antonio Delgado), March 19, 2026
3. Hochul challenger Antonio Delgado drops out of New York gubernatorial race - MSN, (Antonio Delgado), March 19, 2026

1. NY's Republican Party backs Smullen in race to replace Stefanik | NCPR News - NCPR: North Country Public Radio, (Elise Stefanik), March 19, 2026
2. Watch: Stefanik asks Gabbard about Joe Kent's resignation - CBS News, (Elise Stefanik), March 19, 2026

1. Press Release: Congresswoman Claudia Tenney Commends House Passage of Deporting Fraudsters Act - Quiver Quantitative, (Claudia Tenney), March 19, 2026
2. Rep. Claudia Tenney: It's 'no surprise' there have been lone wolf attacks in US - Yahoo, (Claudia Tenney), March 19, 2026
3. Watch Rep. Claudia Tenney: It's 'no surprise' there have been lone wolf attacks in US - FNC - FOX One Streaming, (Claudia Tenney), March 19, 2026
4. Auburn attorney launches independent campaign to challenge GOP Rep. Claudia Tenney - auburnpub.com, (Claudia Tenney), March 19, 2026

TRI-STATE: CT CONGRESS POST-ELECTION NEWS

U. S. Senate (Murphy)

1. Sen. Blumenthal discusses reforming DHS and his concerns about the war in Iran - NPR, (Richard Blumenthal), March 19, 2026
2. Sen. Richard Blumenthal talks about Sen. Markwayne Mullin's DHS confirmation hearing - KUOW, (Richard Blumenthal), March 19, 2026
3. Committee Passes Blumenthal's Bill to Expand Research for Children of Toxic-Exposed Veterans - U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans' Affairs (.gov), (Richard Blumenthal), March 19, 2026
4. Blumenthal won’t support Markwayne Mullin for DHS secretary - CT Mirror, (Richard Blumenthal), March 19, 2026
5. Trump faces his most difficult Iran war decision: Will he deploy US troops to seize uranium? - Click2Houston, (Richard Blumenthal), March 19, 2026
6. Press Release: Senator Blumenthal's Bill to Expand Research for Children of Toxic-Exposed Veterans Passes Senate Committee - Quiver Quantitative, (Richard Blumenthal), March 19, 2026