Cuomo exit isn’t stopping push for answers on nursing homes

Sexual harassment allegations cost New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo his job. Now, many want to see him answer for a scandal that cut to theRead More

Texas senator ends 15-hour filibuster, voting bill passes

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas state senator ended a 15-hour filibuster Thursday morning in the Democrats’ latest defiance over a sweeping GOP voting measure,Read More

Hochul: NY gov’s office won’t be toxic workplace on my watch

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Suddenly propelled to lead New York, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul vowed Wednesday to set a better tone in state government afterRead More

ICE to avoid arrest and deportation of undocumented victims of crime under new policy

 (CNN) — Immigration and Customs Enforcement will avoid arresting or deporting undocumented immigrants who are victims of crime, except in exceptional circumstances, according to aRead More

COVID

Hochul says she’s ready to lead following Cuomo’s exit

ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Suddenly tapped to lead New York through a pandemic and a political earthquake, Lt. Gov Kathy Hochul said Wednesday she was readyRead More

Biden vaccine

Biden administration raises alarm on rising energy prices

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden’s administration is moving at home and abroad to try to address concerns about rising energy prices slowing the nation’sRead More

Dominion sues Trump-friendly broadcasters over fraud claims

PHOENIX (AP) — Vote-counting machine maker Dominion Voting Systems filed defamation lawsuits Tuesday against right-wing broadcasters and a prominent Donald Trump ally over their baselessRead More

Dems renew push on elections bill that GOP vows to block

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats are renewing their push to enact their marquee voting bill, pledging to make it the first order of business when theRead More

YouTube suspends Rand Paul for 7 days

(CNN) — Sen. Rand Paul, a Kentucky Republican, has been suspended from YouTube for seven days over a video claiming that masks are ineffective inRead More

More pressure on Texas Democrats as GOP moves to end holdout

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Thirty days after Democrats left Texas to stop new voting restrictions, cracks in the standoff widened Tuesday as more began returningRead More