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1. Licensable picture: New York City mayoral candidates Andrew Yang and Kathryn Garcia sit during a mayoral forum hosted by Reverend Al Sharpton at the National Action Network's House of Justice in Harlem, Manhattan, New York City, New York - Reuters Connect, (Kathryn Garcia), May 25, 2026

1. Andrew Cuomo: Mamdani Hasn’t Done Enough to Combat Antisemitism | 05-24-26 - 77 WABC, (Andrew Cuomo), May 25, 2026
2. Puerto Rico governor endorses Bruce Blakeman over Kathy Hochul in NY election race - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), May 25, 2026
3. Donald Trump Warns NYC Governor Kathy Hochul: ‘You Better Watch Yourself’ - Yahoo, (Kathy Hochul), May 25, 2026
4. New York state surpasses pothole filling goal, officials say - Spectrum News, (Kathy Hochul), May 25, 2026
5. Hochul, political figures in NY honor the fallen on Memorial Day - Olean Times Herald, (Kathy Hochul), May 25, 2026
6. Hochul pushes for Winter Olympics to return to Lake Placid - WRGB, (Kathy Hochul), May 25, 2026
7. Gov. Hochul pushing to bring Winter Olympics to New York City and Lake Placid - WHEC.com, (Kathy Hochul), May 25, 2026
8. Puerto Rico governor endorses Bruce Blakeman over Kathy Hochul in NY election race - AOL.com, (Kathy Hochul), May 25, 2026
9. Exclusive | Nassau Exec Bruce Blakeman vows to keep local ICE deal alive despite new sanctuary laws and threats from Gov. Hochul: ‘Make my day’ - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), May 25, 2026
10. Exclusive | Hochul's pied-à-terre tax will hurt regular folks, retirees because of property-value fallout: critics - New York Post, (Kathy Hochul), May 25, 2026
11. Republicans in state Senate call on Hochul to suspend gas tax - Mid Hudson News, (Kathy Hochul), May 25, 2026

1. Gillibrand calls for end to Middle East conflict amid rising fuel prices - waer.org, (Kirsten Gillibrand), May 25, 2026
2. Schumer visits Schenectady, laments meat pricing with bill - The Daily Gazette, (Chuck Schumer), May 25, 2026
3. Sen. Schumer introduces bill to break up meatpacking monopolies - WCAX, (Chuck Schumer), May 25, 2026
4. Kaur becomes first Sikh to serve on U.S. religious freedom commission - Northwest Asian Weekly, (Chuck Schumer), May 25, 2026
5. Sen. Schumer unveils bill to lower meat prices - WRGB, (Chuck Schumer), May 25, 2026
6. Why Democratic Leadership are not a bunch of Wimps - Daily Kos, (Chuck Schumer), May 25, 2026
7. Schumer Announces Bill To Lower Grocery And Meat Prices - wicz.com, (Chuck Schumer), May 25, 2026
8. Cory Booker identifies three Democrats he says are ‘stepping up’ - Washington Examiner, (Chuck Schumer), May 25, 2026

1. These 9 people actually deserve money from Trump’s shady slush fund - Daily Kos, (Letitia James), May 25, 2026

1. House rejects Smithsonian women's museum bill after GOP bans ‘biological men' from exhibits - NBC4 Washington, (Nicole Malliotakis), May 25, 2026

FROM THE BLOGS

Election Law Blog

1. The $350 million Super PAC that wasn’t, May 25, 2026
2. “Strict ballot access rules leave CT congressional candidates scrambling for signatures”, May 25, 2026
3. “A Deciding Factor in Congress Right Now: Who Shows Up to Vote”, May 25, 2026
4. “Freedom at the Polls: Guns, Speech, and the Right to Vote”, May 25, 2026
5. Anticipating a development in the USPS election executive order this week, May 25, 2026
6. “How this age of extreme gerrymandering is transforming American politics”, May 25, 2026
7. “How a Dress Code Proposal Blew Up the Libertarian National Convention”, May 25, 2026