The U.S. attorney in Albany is looking into James' civil cases against President Donald Trump and the National Rifle Association.

The Democratic governor said she was “tired of fighting with my hand tied behind my back.”

One of Long Island’s biggest food banks is reporting a record-breaking year for food distributions. WSHU’s Desiree D’Iorio spoke with Island Harvest president and CEO Randi Shubin Dresner about what that means for food-insecure families going forward.

Attorneys General William Tong (D) and Letitia James (D) claim the administration is imposing a de facto national ban on gender-affirming care for people younger than 19 by threatening lawsuits against providers in states like Connecticut and New York, where the care for minors is legal.

Two different visions are competing as the state works on an important draft planning document.

U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) are invoking the “Rule of Five,” a century-old law that allows five senators on the Homeland Security Committee to compel the executive branch to release the Epstein files.

The USDA asked states to hand over the social security numbers of SNAP recipients.

The Democratic governor’s comments came as President Trump is reportedly pushing Republicans in Texas to redraw their congressional map.

New York is the third-most expensive state for renters, a nationwide analysis shows, requiring a person making minimum wage to work the equivalent of three full-time jobs to afford a two-bedroom unit at fair market rent.

His decision could clear the way for Rep. Elise Stefanik to seek the Executive Mansion without a competitive GOP primary.