Politics
New Yorkers say Cuomo shouldn't resign, but his approval rating plummets
New Yorkers do not think that Gov. Andrew Cuomo should resign amid dual scandals concerning sexual harassment accusations and undercounting nursing home deaths, but they don't think he should run for reelection either.
Michelle Obama warns that 'our democracy remains under attack' by state officials
Former First Lady Michelle Obama on Thursday urged the Senate on Thursday to approve a sweeping voting rights overhaul that received House approval this week, warning that “democracy remains under attack” from state officials attempting to suppress voter turnout.
Charlie LeDuff on suing Whitmer for info on COVID nursing home death counts: 'I've been asking for months'
Michigan investigative journalist Charlie LeDuff told Fox News on Thursday he is suing the state's Democratic governor, Gretchen Whitmer, after trying for months to get straight answers and statistics detailing the coronavirus-related death toll in nursing homes.
Fired Texas electric grid chief refuses $800,000 severance package
Former President and CEO of the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Bill Magness refused his hefty severance package Thursday after being fired from the agency still reeling from last month’s catastrophic winter storms that left millions without power.
Lindsey Boylan calls NY Gov. Cuomo 'a monster' after fellow accuser Charlotte Bennett interview
Lindsey Boylan slammed her former boss and alleged sexual harasser New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as “a monster” in response to a televised interview with another former aide who has also gone public with accusations against him.
Fact-checking Republican critiques of the Covid-relief package
Ahead of the Senate debate on the stimulus bill, Republican Senate leadership criticized the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package during a news conference Tuesday. Instead of focusing on the bill's economic provisions designed to revive the US economy, Republicans have attacked it for including funds for non-health care related spending and failing to push schools to reopen for in-person learning.
Cuomo accuser Charlotte Bennett discusses allegations in CBS interview: 'He felt like he was untouchable'
Charlotte Bennett, a 25-year-old former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to accuse him of sexual harassment, said during a televised interview Thursday night that she believed the 63-year-old governor propositioned her for sex during a workplace meeting.
Abbott rejects Biden proposal for migrant testing at border, says it will create ‘magnet’
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said Thursday that he had rejected a Biden administration proposal for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to partner with Texas to test and potentially quarantine migrant adults and children surging across the border -- amid a controversy over the release of COVID-positive migrants into Texas.
Cuomo's future political ambitions 'shattered' by scandals, Miranda Devine tells 'America Reports'
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo's hopes of winning a fourth term and potentially running for president have been "shattered" by the nursing home and sexual harassment scandals, Fox News contributor Miranda Devine said Thursday.
Line 5 'very different' from Keystone XL and Canada will fight hard for it: O'Regan
News/Politics: The federal government won't let Michigan shut down the Line 5 pipeline, Canada's natural resources minister said Thursday as he dismissed opposition comparisons to the thwarted Keystone XL project.
Hawaii Democrat Sharon Har, who railed against drunken driving, busted for alleged DUI
Hawaii Democratic state Rep. Sharon Har, a longtime crusader for harsher punishments for drunken drivers, found herself in handcuffs late last month for allegedly driving under the influence in Honolulu, as seen in newly released police bodycam video.
