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Nia Prater is an Intelligencer staff writer who covers New York politics.

  1. just asking questions
    ‘Adams Has Not Communicated Value for the Lives of Our Brothers and Sisters’The exiting head of the New York Working Families Party has some parting shots for Democrats and hopes for progressives statewide.
  2. the talented mr. santos
    Santos Not Sure He’ll Win Reelection After Charges: Live UpdatesFeds say he defrauded contributors to pay for designer clothes and much, much more.
  3. early and often
    How Democrats Are Thinking About the Santos SeatNo matter who the Republican is next year, it’s a must-win race for both parties.
  4. the talented mr. santos
    Santos Allegedly Used Fraud to Pay for Designer ClothesThe congressman is charged with, among other things, lying to campaign contributors to fund his expensive tastes.
  5. crime
    NYPD Arrests Protesters, Photojournalist at Jordan Neely VigilThe vigil was held Monday at the Broadway-Lafayette subway station, the site of Jordan Neely’s death.
  6. politics
    New York May Become the First State to Ban Gas in New BuildingsAs part of Albany’s new budget agreement, all newly constructed buildings would have to produce zero-emissions, barring oil and natural gas.
  7. politics
    Hochul’s Top Political Adviser Lives in ColoradoThe New York Times notes that Adam Sullivan, Hochul’s former campaign manager, advised the governor against running a crime-focused ad.
  8. mouse trap
    Disney Sues DeSantis for ‘Government Retaliation’Disney claims the Florida governor is taking part in a “targeted campaign of government retaliation” against the company.
  9. early and often
    George Santos Thinks He Can Win?He’s running for reelection despite being incredibly unpopular and under a variety of investigations.
  10. early and often
    Republicans and Democrats Went at It Over Crime in ManhattanThe House Judiciary Committee, led by Jim Jordan, held a hearing on Alvin Bragg’s home turf in part to attack the prosecutor of Trump.
  11. abortion
    Florida’s Abortion Law Is a Disaster for Access in the SouthThe six-week ban cuts off women seeking abortions across a wide swath of the country.
  12. early and often
    Trump to Give Deposition in Tish James’s Fraud CaseWhat we know about the attorney general’s ongoing fraud case against Donald Trump and his children.
  13. early and often
    Alvin Bragg Sues House Republicans to Block Their CounterattackThe Manhattan DA called the Judiciary Committee investigation into his office’s Trump probe “an unprecedentedly brazen and unconstitutional attack.”
  14. life after roe
    Federal Judges Issue Dueling Orders on Abortion-Pill AccessA federal judge in Texas suspended the FDA approval of mifepristone, while a federal judge in Washington State blocked the FDA from restricting it.
  15. abortion
    Idaho Finds a New Way to Criminalize AbortionAdults who help minors travel out of state for the procedure could now face prison time.
  16. liveblog
    Trump Attacks Judge and His Family: Live UpdatesTrump’s relatively short speech was packed with grievance and broadsides.
  17. early and often
    What Images Will We See of Trump in Court?There’s the arrival, the arraignment, and of course, the mug shot — but we’ll only get a look at parts of it.
  18. early and often
    Trump in Handcuffs? How His Indictment Is Likely to Play OutThe former president will be photographed and fingerprinted, for starters.
  19. early and often
    Possible Trump Indictment Pushed Back by a MonthThe Manhattan grand jury’s planned break likely pushes any possible decision on an indictment of Donald Trump into late April.
  20. health
    Soon You’ll Be Able to Buy Narcan Over the CounterThe overdose-reversal drug could be available for purchase without a prescription as soon as late summer.
  21. early and often
    Alvin Bragg Threatened as Trump Warns of ‘Death and Destruction’The Manhattan DA received a death threat in the mail on the same day Donald Trump predicted “death and destruction” if he’s arrested.
  22. early and often
    The Manhattan Grand Jury Keeps Everyone Guessing About TrumpAfter blowing past Trump’s own prediction of his Tuesday arrest, it took Wednesday off.
  23. early and often
    Trump Lawyer’s Messages With Stormy Daniels Go to Manhattan DAJoe Tacopina exchanged messages with the porn star when she was seeking out a lawyer in 2018, which could be a potential conflict in a future trial.
  24. early and often
    Trump’s Team Launches a Preemptive Strike on Michael CohenThe fixer’s former attorney Robert Costello will testify in the hush-money probe and is expected to attack Cohen’s credibility.
  25. early and often
    Trump Hush-Money Investigation Gets a Surprise Cameo From Stormy DanielsThe adult-film star spoke to Manhattan prosecutors investigating hush-money payments made to Daniels during the 2016 presidential campaign.
  26. the city politic
    Hochul Calls For Queens Assemblyman to Resign After Sexual-Assault AccusationsTwo women have accused Assemblyman Juan Ardila, who was elected last year, of assaulting them during a 2015 party.
  27. politics
    George Santos Wants to Do This AgainThe biggest liar in Congress has filed paperwork for reelection.
  28. politics
    Michael Cohen Heads Back for More Testimony About Trump Hush MoneyA Manhattan grand jury is currently hearing evidence related to its probe into the payments made to silence Stormy Daniels.
  29. the group portrait
    The George Floyd Protesters Behind a Historic Payout“Yes, we won. But are things going to change?”
  30. politics
    Hope Hicks Meets With Manhattan Prosecutors Investigating TrumpThe probe into the former president’s 2016 hush-money payments seems to be heating up.
  31. the city politic
    One Lawyer, Three Jobs, 106 CasesThe city’s public defenders are struggling.
  32. politics
    Eric Adams Does Some GodsplainingDuring a press conference, the mayor said his words about not believing in the separation of church and state were just his own beliefs.
  33. the talented mr. santos
    George Santos’s Nasty Twitter Battle With Fellow New York RepublicansAnthony D’Esposito has a bill to keep Santos, a fellow Republican, from profiting off his lies. It sparked a war of words that quickly got personal.
  34. politics
    City to Pay Millions to Protesters Kettled by NYPD in 2020Hundreds of people violently detained during a protest in the Bronx could receive $21,500 each.
  35. the talented mr. santos
    A Huge Majority of Voters in George Santos’s Own District Think He Should ResignIn a poll, 78 percent of voters from the Third Congressional District say they’ve seen enough of their representative.
  36. politics
    George Santos Wants to Make the AR-15 America’s ‘National Gun’The congressman took a break from giving interviews about his many lies to co-sponsor a bill that would honor the weapon used in many mass shootings.
  37. crime
    Malcolm X’s Family to Sue NYPD, FBI, CIA for $100 Million, Alleging a Cover-upThe family, represented by Ben Crump, accuses the government of concealing evidence in the murder investigation.
  38. early and often
    Georgia Grand Jury Investigating Trump Wants Perjury Charges for WitnessesIn excerpts of its final report, the jury found no evidence of 2020 election fraud, and many jurors think perjury was committed by some witnesses.
  39. politics
    John Fetterman Has Been Hospitalized for DepressionAnother health scare for the senator who was nearly killed by a stroke.
  40. early and often
    State Senate Deals Governor Hochul a Major EmbarrassmentHector LaSalle, Hochul’s embattled chief judge nominee, was voted down in resounding fashion.
  41. politics
    Eric Adams Once Again Goes to Town on ‘Woke’ DemocratsThe mayor maintains that a small group has “hijacked” the party, worsening its ties with working-class voters.
  42. what we know
    Death Toll in Turkey and Syria Rises to More Than 11,000: UpdatesThe powerful earthquakes have flattened thousands of buildings in the region, and the death toll continues to mount.
  43. crime
    New Jersey Councilwoman Shot and Killed Outside Her HomeEunice Dwumfour, a 30-year-old member of the Sayreville Borough Council, was found shot dead on Wednesday night.
  44. politics
    Eric Adams’s Approval Rating Is FallingCrime is the top issue for New Yorkers, and very few say it’s gotten better under his watch.
  45. politics
    There’s Another Push to Change New York’s Bail ReformsGovernor Kathy Hochul reaffirmed her intent to give judges more discretion in setting bail during her budget presentation Wednesday.
  46. tyre nichols
    Eric Adams Defends Specialized Police Units Following Tyre Nichols CaseThe New York mayor said that, while he did not want to second-guess the decision to disband Memphis’s SCORPION unit, “units don’t create abuse.”
  47. politics
    Manhattan DA Moves Closer to Charging Trump Over Stormy Daniels Hush MoneyProsecutors have begun to present evidence to a Manhattan grand jury from their inquiry into hush payments made to Stormy Daniels on behalf of Trump.
  48. politics
    Tyre Nichols’s Parents Will Attend Biden’s State of the UnionThe Congressional Black Caucus extended the invitation.
  49. the talented mr. santos
    George Santos Commemorates Holocaust After Lying About ItThe U.S. representative, who doesn’t actually have Jewish heritage but may have made antisemitic remarks, gave a speech on Holocaust Remembrance Day.
  50. politics
    New Yorkers Will Get to Vote on Their Own Equal-Rights AmendmentLawmakers passed legislation that would add new protection classes to the state’s constitution.
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