Mike Paul

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The Trump administration is considering a rule that could cut federal benefits for up to 400,000 disabled adults and older people. usatoday.com/story/news/pol…

In a case of mistaken identity, Timothy Brown was brutally beaten inside a New York City liquor store by two plainclothes detectives who thought he was involved in a drug deal. Brown is now preparing to sue the city for $100 million. @RhiannonAlly reports. abcnews.link/nsAtrdZ

Park Ave. got its name because a century ago it had a literal park in the median. Now, at last, the park is coming back (from E.46th to E.57th). With reduction of two lanes of traffic, there will be wider sidewalks, an urban forrest in the median, benches, space for cultural programming, potentially a bike lane etc. There are two final designs and you can vote on which you prefer. Take the survey here: surveymonkey.com/r/parkavenuevi…

@C_Sommerfeldt @joeanuta Key word is moderate. Moderate Dems win most often. #fact #data

Mayor Mamdani's political brand took a drubbing tonight as the democratic socialist he endorsed in the special election for Manhattan's 3rd Council District conceded to a candidate backed by Speaker Julie Menin and other more moderate Dems. w/ @joeanuta politico.com/news/2026/04/2…

About 6 in 10 U.S adults say they actively try to avoid news stories about President Donald Trump “often” or “sometimes,” a new AP-NORC survey finds. apnews.com/article/democr…

NEW: After endorsing @AndrewCuomo and losing the mayoral primary, @jessicaramosqns is still struggling to pay off at least $140,000 in debts to people who worked on her mayoral campaign. Ramos, the chair of the Senate labor committee, is being sued by one vendor from her mayoral campaign and is also in arbitration with someone. "No New Yorker can or should work for free," Ramos has previously said.

Damon Jones has pleaded guilty, becoming the first major figure in a gambling probe involving 30 others. He admitted using his fame and insider access to profit from sports betting and rigged poker games.

Rep. Garamendi: "You have been lying to the American public about this war from day 1, and so has the president…The strategy has been an astounding example of incompetence. This war of choice is a political and economic disaster at every level."

SCOOP: Some members of DC’s elite Metropolitan Club have a message for acting Attorney General Todd Blanche: We don’t want you. At least six have written to its board to oppose his bid to join the club, saying he’s too polarizing and has politicized DOJ. politico.com/news/2026/04/2…

Contract for digging new rail tunnel under Hudson River is awarded nydailynews.com/2026/04/28/con…

Electric air taxis take flight in New York City with new technology tested at JFK Airport 7ny.tv/OZzEjS

Multiple Democrats tell TIME they may take Trump to court if the war in Iran continues past Friday's 60-day deadline. time.com/article/2026/0…

A man who was seen on video being beaten and wrongfully arrested by two NYPD officers at a liquor store in Brooklyn has filed a notice saying he plans to sue the department over the incident. abcnews.link/XmCYaIL

The GOP Is Working Hard to Diminish Black Voting Power dlvr.it/TSGvVg

Harvard Harris: Dem Primary Crosstabs Black Dems 🔵 Harris: 71% (+8) 🔵 Newsom: 15% (-8) 🔵 Pritzker: 5% 🔵 Shapiro: 4% 🔵 AOC: 3% —— White Dems 🔵 Harris: 41% (+10) 🔵 Newsom: 26% (-6) 🔵 Shapiro: 11% 🔵 Pritzker: 10% 🔵 AOC: 7% —— Hispanic Dems 🔵 Harris: 50% (+13) 🔵 Newsom: 23% (+2) 🔵 AOC: 11% (-13) 🔵 Shapiro: 8% 🔵 Pritzker: 5% —— Asian Dems 🔵 Harris: 50% (-4) 🔵 Shapiro: 16% (+1) 🔵 Newsom: 12% (-7) 🔵 AOC: 9% 🔵 Pritzker: 0% Harvard/Harris | 4/23-26 | (+/- vs Mar)

James Carville: “I have not yet referred to Donald John Trump as the Antichrist. I think the Antichrist would he smarter than him. Rod Dreher and Tucker Carlson have taken to calling him the Antichrist. I’m just gonna keep calling him a motherfucker”

NYC's former highest-ranking officer is now aiming for one of the city's highest positions. Read more: pix11.com/news/local-new…

This is a significant defeat for Mamdani, and it’s an early win for Westside Progress, which I’m told led a strong GOTV operation for Wilson. That group (which is closely tied to the Stringer/UWS politics world) will continue to be a thorn in Mamdani/DSA’s side.

🚨 JUST NOW: The entirety of US Congress ERUPTS in a standing ovation when King Charles III drops this line “Magna Carta is cited in at least 160 Supreme Court cases in 1789, not least as the foundation of the principle that executive power is subject to CHECKS AND BALANCES."