New Mexico's attorney general sued the U.S. Department of Justice on Wednesday, accusing it of blocking the state from investigating sex crimes at Jeffrey Epstein's former ranch near Santa Fe.
El-Sayed's victory will put to the test in a swing state the broader strength of the progressive movement, which has found success in deep-blue places like New York City and Los Angeles.
A Democratic district leader is urging state ethics officials to investigate presumptive Queens Assemblyman-elect Brian Romero for posting a GoFundMe that urged the public to help pay his rent and other living expenses before taking office.
Two New York State lawmakers introduced legislation to repeal the 1980s AIDS-era law banning "adult-saunas" or bathhouses where promiscuous sex was blamed for fueling the AIDS epidemic in the gay community.
