The Biden administration pulled back the aid from states and counties with unspent funds and diverted it to four states pressing for more: California, New York, New Jersey and Illinois. Source: New York Times
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Bernard W. Nussbaum, Clinton Counsel and Defender, Dies at 84
By Gotham Rex on March 15, 2022
The president’s first White House lawyer, Mr. Nussbaum had a turbulent 14 months in the job weathering a rash of controversies. Source: New York Times
How the Manhattan DA's Investigation Into Donald Trump Unraveled
By Gotham Rex on March 5, 2022
The criminal investigation into the former president crashed amid a disagreement about the merits of bringing a case. The debate pitted a new district attorney against two veteran prosecutors who had pursued a case against Mr. Trump for years. Source:…
Democrats Win Early Victory in Court Fight Over District Maps
By Gotham Rex on March 3, 2022
A judge’s stance was good news for Democrats, who drew the maps that Republicans say are gerrymandered, but the case will proceed. Source: New York Times
Julianne Hough and Vanessa Williams to Star in Broadway Farce 'POTUS'
By Gotham Rex on March 1, 2022
“POTUS,” by Selina Fillinger, will star Julianne Hough, Vanessa Williams, Rachel Dratch, Lea DeLaria, Lilli Cooper, Suzy Nakamura and Julie White. Source: New York Times
Prosecutors Leading Trump Fraud Investigation in NY Resign
By Gotham Rex on February 23, 2022
The resignations came after the Manhattan district attorney, Alvin Bragg, was said to have expressed doubts about the case, and amid a monthlong pause in the presentation of evidence to a grand jury. Source: New York Times
How Redistricting Made Park Slope and Staten Island Into an Unlikely Pair
By Gotham Rex on February 21, 2022
New congressional maps that merge conservative Staten Island with liberal Park Slope will aid Democratic efforts to win a Republican-held House seat in New York. Source: New York Times
N.Y. Attorney General Can Question Trump and 2 Children, Judge Rules
By Gotham Rex on February 17, 2022
Former President Donald J. Trump and two of his children had sought to block Letitia James, the attorney general, from interviewing them under oath. Source: New York Times
How Bruce Blakeman Used a Mask Rebellion to Revive His Career
By Gotham Rex on February 10, 2022
Since a surprise win on Long Island, Bruce Blakeman has been on a seemingly single-minded mission to challenge and defy Gov. Kathy Hochul over mask mandates. Source: New York Times
Michael Avenatti Is Found Guilty of Stealing From Stormy Daniels
By Gotham Rex on February 4, 2022
They were once united in an effort to topple Donald J. Trump. But even then, a jury found, Mr. Avenatti was stealing from his famous client. Source: New York Times
G.O.P. Lawsuit Casts N.Y. Congressional Maps as Brazen Gerrymandering
By Gotham Rex on February 4, 2022
A Republican-led legal effort faces an uphill battle to overturn newly drawn congressional districts, which Democrats have defended as lawful. Source: New York Times
‘The Answer Is Not to Abandon Our Streets’
By Gotham Rex on February 4, 2022
President Biden outlines his strategy for helping New York accelerate the fight against gun violence. Source: New York Times
For Biden and Adams, a Meeting of Like Minds on Gun Crime
By Gotham Rex on February 3, 2022
President Biden’s visit to New York on Thursday is meant to convey his desire to respond to violent crime while guarding against the danger of excess policing. Source: New York Times
How N.Y. Democrats Are Leading a ‘Master Class’ in Gerrymandering
By Gotham Rex on February 2, 2022
The maps approved by Democrats in the New York State Legislature could lead their party to seize as many as three House seats from Republicans. Source: New York Times
Why NY's 10th Congressional District Would Snake Through NYC
By Gotham Rex on February 1, 2022
The peculiar redrawing of Representative Jerrold Nadler’s district led to the joke that it was “jerrymandered.” The reasons for the new lines were politically complicated. Source: New York Times