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A funeral will be held Friday for a mother recognized by President Donald Trump for turning grief over her daughter's suspected gang killing into a crusade against MS-13. Evelyn Rodriguez, 50, was struck and killed by an SUV on Sept.
A former aide so close to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo that he considered him like a brother was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday for fraud and accepting bribes. The judge said she hopes the punishment "will be heard in Albany."
Bob Woodward on the 'Best Obtainable Version of the Truth' About Trump - By the time I arrived at Bob Woodward's townhouse in Georgetown on Friday morning, his latest book, Fear, was already in its ninth printing, with more copies sold on just the first day of its release than there are people living in the city of Washington. Bill Maher dismisses Kavanaugh sexual misconduct allegation: 'I think it makes us look bad' - HBO host Bill Maher, a prominent critic of President Trump - , dismissed Brett Kavanaugh as a Supreme Court nominee this week but said publicizing anonymous accusations against him dating back to high school make critics "look bad."
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo emerged on Friday fresh off a 30-point thrashing of progressive challenger Cynthia Nixon to a new political reality in the state he's run for nearly eight years. His own bid had, by a certain standard, gone swimmingly.
In this combination of file photos, New York gubernatorial candidate Cynthia Nixon, left, speaks during a Democratic primary debate in Hempstead, N.Y., on Aug. 29, 2018, and Gov. Andrew Cuomo speaks at a press conference in New York on July 18, 2018. Cuomo defeated Nixon on Thursday.
Defeated state Sen. Jeff Klein was endorsed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo. "We're going to keep this state moving forward, and Jeff Klein is going to be a leader who is going to make that possible," Cuomo said in the campaign flyer.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo won his state's Democratic primary for governor over actress Cynthia Nixon Thursday, following a closely watched campaign that typified the recent clashes between the party's establishment and liberal wings. Add Midterm Elections as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Midterm Elections news, video, and analysis from ABC News.
Letitia James, a longtime New York City politician with ties to both the state's underclass and its elites, beat three other candidates in a Democratic primary for attorney general, then turned her sights on the man she saw as her real opponent: President Donald Trump. "This campaign was really never about me, or any of the candidates who ran," James told supporters at her Thursday victory party in Brooklyn.
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo easily beat back a primary challenge from activist and actress Cynthia Nixon on Thursday, thwarting her attempt to become the latest insurgent liberal to knock off an establishment Democrat.
Four candidates - Zephyr Teachout, Sean Maloney, Letitia James and Leecia Eve - were running in Democratic primary Thursday for attorney general. Letitia James wins Democratic primary race for New York attorney general Four candidates - Zephyr Teachout, Sean Maloney, Letitia James and Leecia Eve - were running in Democratic primary Thursday for attorney general.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and activist and actress Cynthia Nixon are making their final pitches as their closely watched and sometimes nasty Democratic primary contest comes to a close.
New York City Public Advocate Letitia James won a four-way Democratic primary for attorney general in New York on Thursday in a race that was a competition over who could best use the office to antagonize President Donald Trump. James, 59, would become the first black woman to hold a statewide elected office in New York if she prevails in the general election, where she will be heavily favored.
The strength of public polling, the appeal of celebrity and the power of incumbency will be on the line Thursday in New York where Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo faces off against a Hollywood actress who has hammered away at the two-term Democratic governor's liberal credentials. Cynthia Nixon is running on a platform that includes raising taxes on the rich, increasing school spending, ending cash bail and legalizing marijuana - hoping to harness the same left-wing energy that already has delivered upset wins to high-profile liberal candidates in other primaries this year.
U.S. states are tightening rules for online political advertising ahead of the November midterm elections as prospects dim that federal rules will be in place to prevent a repeat of the Russian interference seen in 2016. As political campaigns dump millions of advertising dollars into Facebook, Twitter and Google, states including Maryland, Washington and New York are putting more pressure on tech companies to keep tabs.
At Netroots Nation, the largest annual gathering of liberal activists, the Democratic Party's leading left-wing voices lashed out at the political centrists. "We tried it their way and we lost to a racist extremist," Cynthia Nixon, who is waging a primary challenge against New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, D, said Friday.
Sheldon Silver, the former speaker of the state Assembly who rose to become one of New York's most powerful politicians, was sentenced to seven years in prison Friday for his conviction on federal corruption charges. Silver, a Democrat from Manhattan's Lower East Side, had served as speaker for more than two decades, and influenced nearly every major aspect of state politics.
At Planned Parenthood's office on Main Street, Hochul said President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, will likely be confirmed, making the high court "completely pro-life." Hochul says Trump is going to turn his back on reproductive health choices and she is calling on the State Senate to reconvene and make Roe v.
Andrea Loguidice talks to a customer as her boyfriend Brandon Snooks cooks the order on the Wandering Dago food truck outside Schenectady County Public Library Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 in Schenectady, N.Y. ORG XMIT: MER2013082719341471 less Andrea Loguidice talks to a customer as her boyfriend Brandon Snooks cooks the order on the Wandering Dago food truck outside Schenectady County Public Library Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2012 in Schenectady, N.Y. Attorney George Carpinello holds a copy of the e-mail from Cuomo adviser Bennett Liebman complaining about the name of the Wandering Dago food truck.
Some of the nation's best-known governors - California's Jerry Brown, New York's Andrew Cuomo and John Kasich of Ohio, to name three - won't be in Santa Fe for the National Governors Association meeting, which opens Thursday. But 21 governors have confirmed they'll be here.