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Friday, August 28, 2026
 
Vol. 21, No. 1456
 
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NEW YORK ELECTION NEWS

New York City Mayor

  1. NYC bar owner files $6M suit against city, ex-NYPD brass over Adams-era shakedown: 'Like mobsters in a bad movie' - New York Post, (Eric Adams), August 27, 2026
  2. Mamdani cuts costly Adams-era school internet deal, citing waste - Chalkbeat, (Eric Adams), August 27, 2026
  3. Judge rules Adams, Mamdani broke law by failing to release racial equity plans according to charter-mandated timelines - amNewYork, (Eric Adams), August 27, 2026
  4. Eric Adams' Onetime Aide Says Feds' Bribery Rap Is Too Thin - Law360, (Eric Adams), August 27, 2026
  5. Adams, Mamdani Broke NYC Law With Race Equity Plan Delay - Law360, (Eric Adams), August 27, 2026
New York Governor

  1. Western New York’s radioactive legacy spurs calls for action from Hochul - Politico, (Kathy Hochul), August 27, 2026
  2. Video: Gov. Kathy Hochul hears from farmers about impact of Trump tariffs - auburnpub.com, (Kathy Hochul), August 27, 2026
  3. Video: Gov. Kathy Hochul on impact of Trump tariffs in NY, trade war with Canada - Buffalo News, (Kathy Hochul), August 27, 2026
  4. Wayne County sheriff joins lawsuit challenging new state law limiting ICE cooperation - 13wham.com, (Kathy Hochul), August 27, 2026
  5. Hochul: New York won’t follow Trump’s ‘Lake America’ renaming - The Hill, (Kathy Hochul), August 27, 2026
  6. Gov. Kathy Hochul visits New York State Fair, talks agriculture, farmer tariff relief - WSYR, (Kathy Hochul), August 27, 2026
  7. State Sen. Kristen Gonzalez urges Gov. Hochul to sign data center bill - Spectrum News, (Kathy Hochul), August 27, 2026
  8. Great New York State Fair opens: Agriculture, entertainment and $1 potatoes - Brooklyn Eagle, (Kathy Hochul), August 27, 2026
  9. Governor Kicks Off Great New York State Fair - Finger Lakes Daily News, (Kathy Hochul), August 27, 2026
  10. Bruce Blakeman ends Nassau County's ICE partnership amid new state law - ABC7 Eyewitness News, (Kathy Hochul), August 27, 2026
  11. Wayne County sheriff and others sue Hochul administration over ban on making agreements with ICE - WHEC.com, (Kathy Hochul), August 27, 2026
  12. The week in whoppers: Abdul El-Sayed equates sex-change surgery to circumcision, Kathy Hochul smears ICE agents and more - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), August 27, 2026
  13. At NYS Fair, Hochul hears from concerned NY farmers about Trump trade fights - auburnpub.com, (Kathy Hochul), August 27, 2026
  14. New York law ending local police participation in federal immigration enforcement takes effect - News12 | Long Island, (Kathy Hochul), August 27, 2026
  15. 'The Five': Hochul says 'bring it on!' - Fox News, (Kathy Hochul), August 27, 2026
US Senate

  1. Opinion | Chuck Schumer’s New Headache - WSJ, (Chuck Schumer), August 27, 2026
  2. 12 races scramble Senate battlefield as Democrats eye comeback - Fox News, (Chuck Schumer), August 27, 2026
  3. Tuberville camp says Alabama has 'nothing new to learn' about Doug Jones in a 2026 debate: 'DC Doug spent his time in the Senate voting for Chuck Schumer and Nancy Pelosi' - Yellowhammer News, (Chuck Schumer), August 27, 2026
  4. Booker: Schumer Is the Last Boomer to Lead - centraljersey.com, (Chuck Schumer), August 27, 2026
  5. Bernie Sanders, Chuck Schumer among U.S. officials panning Trump’s ‘Lake America’ order - BNN Bloomberg, (Chuck Schumer), August 27, 2026
New York Attorney General

  1. N.Y. Attorney General talks Meta settlement, mail-in voting - Spectrum News NY1, (Letitia James), August 27, 2026
  2. Letitia James leads lawsuit against Trump administration over new mail-in ballot rules - Yahoo, (Letitia James), August 27, 2026
  3. Letitia James leads lawsuit against Trump administration over new mail-in ballot rules - TheGrio, (Letitia James), August 27, 2026
  4. New York State countersues Rensselaer County over agreement with ICE - Buffalo Toronto Public Media, (Letitia James), August 27, 2026
  5. Attorney General Letitia James joins multi-state lawsuit against USPS voting rule - WWNY, (Letitia James), August 27, 2026
  6. Letitia James secures $17.1B Meta settlement to protect children online - eciks.org, (Letitia James), August 27, 2026
  7. NYC’s water is famously delicious — but what’s actually in it isn’t all that great - New York Post, (Letitia James), August 27, 2026
  8. Attorney General Letitia James leads multi-state lawsuit against USPS voting rule - WWNY, (Letitia James), August 27, 2026
  9. Battle Over NY’s New Anti-ICE Law Heads To Court: AG James Sues Rensselaer County - DailyVoice.com, (Letitia James), August 27, 2026
  10. MS NOW EXCLUSIVE: NY AG Letitia James says main-in ballot order will create 'chaos and confusion' - Modern Ghana, (Letitia James), August 27, 2026
New York Comptroller

  1. NYC public schools’ disciplinary actions fail at-risk students: audit - New York Daily News, (Tom DiNapoli), August 27, 2026
Independent Democratic Conference

  1. Policy Pro: Council advances rental aid boost for tenants, landlords - The Real Deal, (Simcha Felder), August 27, 2026
22nd Congressional District (Tenney)

  1. Congresswoman Tenney Releases 2026 Tax Plan to Deliver Relief for New York Families, Workers, and Small Businesses, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney – New York, 22nd (R), August 27, 2026
  2. Congresswoman Tenney Celebrates Fort Drum Selection for Army Janus Nuclear Energy Program, Congresswoman Claudia Tenney – New York, 22nd (R), August 27, 2026
  3. Press Release: Claudia Tenney Releases 2026 Tax Plan for New York’s 24th District - Quiver Quantitative, (Claudia Tenney), August 27, 2026

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Incumbents in Congress

  1. Nadler, Frost Demand Antitrust Investigation Into Sysco’s $29.1 Billion Acquisition of Restaurant Depot Over Threats of Higher Costs for Restaurants, Congressman Jerrold Nadler - New York, 10th (D), August 27, 2026
Incumbents NY State - Press Releases

  1. Attorney General James Blocks Unlawful USPS Mail-In Voting Rule, Attorney General: New York, August 28, 2026
  2. Attorney General James and Governor Hochul Announce Lawsuit Against Rensselaer County Sheriff for Violating New York’s Local Cops, Local Crimes Act, Attorney General: New York, August 27, 2026
  3. Attorney General James Leads Lawsuit to Protect Title X Family Planning Services, Attorney General: New York, August 27, 2026
  4. Attorney General James Releases Footage from Investigation into Death of Anthony Griffin, Attorney General: New York, August 27, 2026

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U. S. Senate (Murphy)

  1. Opinion: New York Yankees president says CT senator wrong on college sports issue - Hartford Courant, (Richard Blumenthal), August 27, 2026
  2. Half of US Businesses in Ukraine Have Been Hit by Russia—and Senator Blumenthal Says It’s No Accident - UNITED24 Media, (Richard Blumenthal), August 27, 2026
  3. Lamont, Blumenthal Issue Statements on ICE Activity in Connecticut - Greenwich Free Press, (Richard Blumenthal), August 27, 2026
  4. US Senator Blumenthal hopes Graham bill on sanctions against Russia will pass in September - Українська правда, (Richard Blumenthal), August 27, 2026
  5. US Senators Blackburn, Blumenthal say Meta settlement is first step - MLex, (Richard Blumenthal), August 27, 2026
  6. Blumenthal Says Russia Deliberately Targets US Companies in Ukraine - Межа. Новини України., (Richard Blumenthal), August 27, 2026
  7. US senator says 'sledgehammer' Russia sanctions could pass next month - RBC-Ukraine, (Richard Blumenthal), August 27, 2026
  8. Forget about it. There will be consequences: I hope CIA director has warned Putin against escalation, – Blumenthal - Цензор.НЕТ, (Richard Blumenthal), August 27, 2026

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FROM THE BLOGS

Election Law Blog

  1. In Temporarily Blocking the USPS Mail Ballot Rule, Federal Court Recognized the Timing Games that the US DOJ Tried to Play to Sneak the USPS Vote Suppression Rule Through the Courts; Will the Supreme Court Agree?, August 28, 2026
  2. BREAKING: The USPS rule is blocked again, August 28, 2026
  3. In Contrast to Judge Talwani’s Rocket Docket in Cases Before Her Challenging the New USPS Mail-in Ballot Rules, Judge Nichols Slow Walks the DSCC Challenge, August 27, 2026
  4. “Wyoming Voters Oust GOP Faction that Wants to Crack Down on Elections”, August 27, 2026
  5. Come to APSA Panel on September 3 in Boston Honoring Bruce Cain’s Work: “Realism in Democracy Reform”, August 27, 2026
  6. “Wyoming’s Republican governor raises concerns over ‘aggressive’ DOJ election monitors”, August 27, 2026
  7. “The Supreme Court Isn’t Interested in Facts”, August 27, 2026
  8. Federal Government Defends Its USPS Rules Restricting the Sending of Some Mail Ballots By Analogizing Such Ballots to Mailing Cremated Remains and Explosives and Arguing These are USPS Rules, Not from the President (Who Ordered USPS to Put Out this Rule), August 27, 2026
  9. Postal Service apparently unable to tell litigants when the “Federal Ballot Mail Portal” will become active, August 27, 2026
  10. “Democrats want to draw more safe House seats. It could cost Black lawmakers.”, August 27, 2026
  11. Return to Sender? “Postal Officials Say Trump’s Mail-Ballot Push Will Create Widespread Errors”, August 27, 2026
  12. “Top US Firms that Backed Voting Rights Act Donated to Groups Working to Undermine It, August 27, 2026

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