Governor

Voting in the California gubernatorial recall election closes Tuesday night, and mail-in ballot turnout is high in areas likely to be in favor of Gov. Gavin Newsom. Whoever becomes (or stays) governor of the Golden State will have some big decisions to make, including appointing a replacement if aging Sen. Dianne Feinstein were to leave office (Feinstein, 87, has publicly...

The soon-to-be former governor took a defiant tone in his farewell address, attributing his stepping down not to mistakes that he may have made, but rather to politics and a feeding frenzy. NBC New York’s Melissa Russo reports.

In her first public address as she prepares to take over for New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo following his resignation this week, the Lt. Governor said she pledges to listen first.

This week, Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul stressed that she and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, whom she will replace in two weeks, were not close and there would be turnover in her office.

An embattled Andrew Cuomo announced Tuesday he will resign as governor effective in 14 days, despite strongly denying any wrongdoing regarding his sexual harassment scandal. The announcement — and apology to any women his actions may have offended — comes exactly one week after a bombshell report released by state Attorney General Letitia James concluded that Cuomo sexually harassed at…

On Tuesday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced he will resign amid a sexual harassment scandal.

Governor Cuomo talks about his daughters as he resigns from office amid sexual harassment scandal.

Governor Cuomo has resigned from office after a report detailing accusations of sexual harassment was released last week. He thanks his administration for the support.

Governor Cuomo resigned as governor on Tuesday afternoon after a report detailing sexual harassment accusations against him was released last week.

President Joe Biden traveled a few miles across the Potomac River on Friday evening to stump for former Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe, who is in a crucial race to retake his old job. It was Biden’s first in-person campaign event appearance since becoming president — one in which an estimated 3,000 supporters gathered in a park in Arlington, some without masks,...

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has granted a pardon of innocence to a man who had been imprisoned for two decades before his two murder convictions were vacated more than four years ago by a judge

As Gavin Newsom faces a recall in California, many are wondering how Caitlyn Jenner might fare in a race against him. NBCLX Political Editor Noah Pransky explains Jenner has name recognition that some people might spend millions for and never achieve.

Former Olympian and reality TV personality Caitlyn Jenner announced on Friday that she has filed paperwork to run for governor of California in a likely recall election against current Gov. Gavin Newsom.

Gov. Phil Murphy introduced sweeping new action against gun violence, with 11 measures including firearm safety training, mandatory safe storage at home and raising the minimum age to buy long guns. NBC New York’s Brian Thompson reports.

New Jersey Democratic Gov. Phil Murphy on Thursday called for a dozen new gun control measures, a sweeping election-year agenda aimed at tightening laws already considered among the toughest in the nation. Murphy unveiled the measures in Newark, the state’s largest city, during a more than an hourlong, rally-like event in a crowded community center. The Democrat-led Legislature will...

On Thursday, President Joe Biden announced a series of executive actions that would both limit self-assembled “ghost guns” and make it easier to flag people who shouldn’t be allowed to purchase a firearm.

Arnold Schwarzenegger shared words of hope on Sunday in the aftermath of the deadly mob at the U.S. Capitol, while also denouncing President Donald Trump and the “spinelessness” of his fellow Republicans.

Two candidates who both served as replacement governors in the wake of a Puerto Rican political crisis are competing against each other for a chance to win the job in their own right as the disaster-struck U.S. territory holds primary elections

Frontline workers in New York who underwent COVID-19 antibody testing tested positive at a lower rate than the state’s general population, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Wednesday. “We’ve been doing testing of the essential workers to see if we have a problem anywhere. And, good news has been the frontline workers are testing [positive] at lower rates than the general...

New York City will launch free COVID-19 antibody testing next week, with an eventual plan to let up to 140,000 people get tested to see if they’ve had the virus.