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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.
Dean Skelos, a Long Island Republican, was convicted of using his influence to get his adult son jobs and money. Ex-NY Senate Leader Dean Skelos, son guilty of corruption charges again Dean Skelos, a Long Island Republican, was convicted of using his influence to get his adult son jobs and money.
Anticipating renewed fights over abortion, some governors and state lawmakers already are searching for ways to enhance or dismantle the right in their constitutions and laws. President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court has raised the possibility that a conservative court majority could weaken or overturn the 1973 Roe v.
Anticipating renewed fights over abortion, some governors and state lawmakers already are looking for ways to enhance or dismantle the right in their own constitutions and laws. President Donald Trump's nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court has raised both fears and hopes that a conservative court majority could weaken or overturn the 1973 Roe v.
I don't know if former Sex & the City star Cynthia Nixon has convinced many people to vote for her but the media still loves to cover her campaign. As the summer wears on and the days until the primary election dwindle, Nixon seems to have grown increasingly desperate.
Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo has urged Republican state lawmakers to reconsider their opposition to legislation codifying abortion rights in New York state law. Cuomo says Monday that the GOP-led Senate should immediately reconvene to pass the measure in light of a vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court.
Ahead of the planned announcement of President Trump's Supreme Court nomination, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo signed an executive order to protect abortion and contraceptive coverage in the state. Since Justice Anthony Kennedy announced his retirement, giving Trump the ability to select his second Supreme Court justice in his first term as president, Democrats have publicly expressed concern that the nation's highest court, with the addition of a conservative judge, could overturn Roe v.
In this June 16, 2017, file photo, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu speaks in Washington on race in America and his decision to take down Confederate monuments in his city. FILE - In this June 16, 2017, file photo, New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu speaks in Washington on race in America and his decision to take down Confederate monuments in his city.
In a letter to federal agencies, Murphy and five other governors demand details about the welfare of more than 2,000 children separated at the border. Murphy demands details on how children separated at border will be reunited with parents In a letter to federal agencies, Murphy and five other governors demand details about the welfare of more than 2,000 children separated at the border.