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Nassau County, Not Madison or Steuben, Is Long Island's Real ICE Holdout — And a Federal Judge Just Sided With New York

New York's Aug. 25 ICE-partnership deadline has passed. A federal judge upheld the ban, but Nassau, Long Island's real holdout, still hasn't complied.

Latin Times

New York Subpoenas Four Counties as State Ban on Local ICE 287(g) Cooperation Takes Effect

The subpoenas were sent to Nassau, Rensselaer, Broome and Steuben counties, according to the office of New York's Attorney General

Latin Times

Trump Raises Eyebrows After Claiming 'Young, Beautiful Girls' Thank Him at White House for Making Washington Safer

President Trump's comments about 'young, beautiful girls' thanking him at the White House overshadowed his announcement of falling crime rates, sparking scrutiny and overshadowing the intended political message.

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Trump paints Blakeman as tough on crime with cops as backdrop at New York rally

President Donald Trump took his midterm campaign tour to New York’s Long Island on Friday, seeking to boost an old friend running for governor and Republicans looking to flip two light-blue House seats. A native New Yorker, Trump was in Garden City ostensibly, to help Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County…

Roll Call

Bruce Blakeman Says Hochul, Mamdani Tax Policies Could Force Families To Sell Homes, Businesses: ‘That’s Just Wrong’

Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the Republican challenging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) in the gubernatorial race, aimed at Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani on Sunday, arguing their tax policies could make it harder for New Yorkers to pass family wealth to future generations.

Benzinga

‘I’m over the moon’: New York’s small business owners rejoice as Mamdani cuts red tape

Initiatives including cutting permits just to serve ice-cream amount to a sweeping program of deregulation

The Guardian - US

New York won't build big data centers for a year as it weighs energy and climate risks

The move pushes the state into a raging debate over how to regulate the AI industry, as concerns over rising electric bills and environmental risks collide with a desire to stimulate local economies and foster the U.S. tech sector.

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Hochul risks Trump’s fury as she signs nation’s first data center moratorium

This decision thrusts New York into a national debate over AI industry regulation

The Independent UK

Right-wing media turns to SCOTUS

Conservatives turn to birthright citizenship case after sweeping democratic socialist wins

Salon

Trump’s early midterm stops only touch on lawmakers

President Donald Trump has yet to embark on a robust midterm campaign schedule, and his handful of initial rallies have been far from targeted messages talking up GOP candidates. In the most recent two trips to districts that could help determine whether Republicans retain control of the House, the president…

Roll Call

Trump tests midterm coattails with visit to Lawler’s ‘Harris district’

President Donald Trump put his midterm coattails to the test Friday by trekking into a New York House district won by Kamala Harris in the last presidential election. “It’s this radical turnaround, and we better do it fast, because we’re not going to have a New York left, and we…

Roll Call

LIRR Strike Begins: America's Busiest Commuter Rail Shuts Down for First Time in 32 Years Over a 2% Wage Gap

Three hundred thousand commuters woke up Saturday to find no trains running. A 2-percentage-point difference in wages was all that separated a deal from a shutdown — and now the real chaos begins Monday morning.

International Business Times

Zohran Mamdani’s biggest promise finally happened, and things are about to get really interesting

Zohran Mamdani just scored his biggest policy win yet and New York City’s ultrawealthy are about to feel the pinch. Governor Kathy Hochul and the socialist mayor have teamed up to push a pied-à-terre tax on second homes worth over $5 million, a move that could haul in more than…

The Mary Sue

NY Gov. Kathy Hochul proposes a wealth tax on pied-à-terres in major u-turn

NYC mayor, who has consistently pushed for a more extensive tax increase on the wealthy, hailed the proposal as a victory

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The Independent UK

New York governor pitches a new tax on pricey pied-à-terres

For months, New York Gov_ Kathy Hochul has resisted calls to increase taxes on the wealthy, beating back progressives who have hounded her from Manhattan to San Juan bellowing chants of “tax the rich.”

The Independent UK

Mamdani endorses Hochul for reelection as New York governor

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has endorsed Gov. Kathy Hochul for reelection, offering the moderate governor some progressive heft in her campaign for a second full term

We Got This Covered

2 Democrats just became Donald Trump’s newest cheerleaders by quietly voting to pump $10 billion into ICE

Is it an attempt to be moderate, or an attempt to play both sides?

The Guardian - US

Elise Stefanik ends bid for New York governor and plans to leave Congress

Trump-allied Republican said attempting to unseat Democrat Kathy Hochul ‘is not an effective use of our time’

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Axios

Stefanik drops bid for N.Y. gov, retiring from Congress

The announcement comes just days after Nassau County executive Bruce Blakeman decided to jump into the race.

The Independent UK

Rep. Elise Stefanik stuns by dropping out of NY governor race, retiring from Congress

Stefanik made history in 2014 as the youngest woman ever elected to Congress at the age of 30

Roll Call

Stefanik ends campaign for New York governor, will retire in 2026

Republican Rep. Elise Stefanik is ending her campaign for New York governor and will retire from the House at the end of her current term.

The Independent UK

Elise Stefanik gets a new Republican challenger in NY governor race and Trump has already weighed in

As a county executive, he pushed through a policy that bans transgender athletes from using county sports facilities

Axios

Scoop: Stefanik set to launch bid for N.Y. governor in '26

She's looking to become the first Republican to be elected New York governor in more than two decades.

The Independent UK

Judge halts New York county from enforcing transgender athlete ban after roller derby league sues

A New York county’s law banning transgender women from playing on female sports teams at county-run parks and recreational facilities has been halted for now

The Independent UK

Democrats sue GOP county executive over armed volunteer unit they say amounts to an illegal militia

Democrats in suburban New York are suing a Republican county executive over his creation of an armed unit of volunteer residents

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