Hochul heads to the Vatican

With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: First the New York City mayor, and now Gov. Kathy Hochul is headed to Rome. A ‘Big’ Hall of Famer visited the state Capitol. The Adams administration was in Albany today to push for procurement changes. Rep. Nicole Malliotakis showed up outside the trial

A wacky day in the weed world

With help from Shawn Ness New from New York Happening now: Gov. Kathy Hochul and regulators took steps to bolster the failing recreational marijuana industry. A Buffalo Senate seat vacated by now-Rep. Tim Kennedy will remain empty through the remainder of the year. Mayor Eric Adams kicked off his trip to Italy by offering praise

What MTG wants from Mike Johnson

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) has named her price for backing down on her threat to call a vote on Speaker Mike Johnson’s removal. In a nearly two-hour long meeting yesterday requested by Greene to explore potential off-ramps, the MAGA firebrand and allied Rep. Thomas Massie (R-Ky.) outlined several policy demands they are seeking before

Noem book dogged by new claims of inaccuracies

Days ahead of its release, South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem is mired in yet more controversy surrounding the impending release of her new memoir — and this time, it involves an allegation about former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley. First came Noem’s disclosure about shooting and killing her 14-month-old wirehair pointer, Cricket, for misbehaving. Then, just