Tag: Andrew Cuomo

Top Cuomo Aide Melissa DeRosa Steps Down as He Resists Resignation Calls

A top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned late Sunday. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve the people of New York for the last 10 years,” Melissa DeRosa said in a statement to news outlets. “Personally, the past two years have been emotionally and mentally trying. I am…


Top Cuomo Aide Melissa DeRosa Steps Down as Governor Resists Resignation Calls

A top aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo resigned late Sunday. “It has been the greatest honor of my life to serve the people of New York for the last 10 years,” Melissa DeRosa said in a statement to news outlets. “Personally, the past two years have been emotionally and mentally trying. I am…


Top Aide to Cuomo Resigns

ALBANY, N.Y.—New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s top aide resigned Sunday after an investigation overseen by the state’s attorney general concluded he sexually harassed 11 women. Melissa DeRosa, who had been one of Cuomo’s most fierce defenders and strategists, said in a statement sent to multiple new organizations that serving the people of New York had…


Governor Cuomo’s Sex Scandal and the Media’s Corruption

Commentary The media feeding frenzy over sexual-harassment allegations against Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York has transported me 23 years back in time to 1998 and the unprecedented—if very brief and highly precarious alliance between the media and Republicans in Congress—to blacken the reputation of President Bill Clinton over his affair with Monica Lewinsky. Then,…


Sheriff: Aide Who Accused Cuomo of Groping Her Files Criminal Complaint

An aide who said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo groped her in the Executive Mansion has filed a criminal complaint against the Democrat, a sheriff said. The complaint was filed during a meeting on Thursday with the Albany County Sheriff’s Office, Sheriff Craig Apple told the New York Post. If the allegations are substantiated, the governor…


Facts Matter (Aug 4): Arizona’s Attorney General Officially Opens Investigation into County’s Subpoena Refusal

Over in Arizona, Maricopa County officials have again refused to comply with a subpoena. However, one of the top senators in the state has just referred the case to the state attorney general—for possible criminal review. Over in New York City, Mayor Bill De Blasio just announced that only vaccinated people will be allowed to…


NTD News Today Full Broadcast (Aug. 4)

The CDC issued a new eviction ban for most of the U.S. even after courts ruled the last one unconstitutional. We have reactions from lawmakers and an apartment association. President Joe Biden called on New York Governor Andrew Cuomo (D) to resign amid sexual harassment allegations. Several Democratic governors in neighboring states are doing the…


Impeachment Investigation Against Cuomo to Move ‘As Quickly as Possible’: NY Assembly Speaker

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo “can no longer remain in office,” a top Democrat legislator said Tuesday. Cuomo, a Democrat, sexually harassed multiple women, violating state and federal law, the state’s attorney general announced earlier in the day following a monthslong investigation. Democrats in the New York Assembly met to discuss the report after it…


4 Democratic Governors Demand Cuomo’s Resignation After AG’s Sexual Harassment Report

Four Democratic governors on Tuesday called on New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign following a state attorney general report that alleged he engaged in a pattern of sexual harassment and intimidation that violated state and federal laws. “Governor Cuomo should resign from office,” said New Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont, Pennsylvania…


Biden Calls on Cuomo to Resign After AG’s Sexual Harassment Report

President Joe Biden said New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, a fellow Democrat, should resign from office following a state attorney general report that alleged he engaged in a pattern of sexual harassment and intimidation that violated state and federal laws. “I think he should resign,” Biden said on Tuesday afternoon during a news conference, adding…