Capitol Confidential with Dan Clark

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Letitia James says she's suing Trump over states' rights

Letitia James says she's suing Trump over states' rights

And Texas AG Ken Paxton is suing the acting clerk of Ulster County.

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Letitia James says she's suing Trump over states' rights
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Good afternoon — it’s Monday and Milk Chocolate Day.

In today’s CapCon:

  • New York added another lawsuit to its list against the Trump administration Monday, this time suing over the ‘sovereign rights’ of states.

  • Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is suing the acting clerk of Ulster County over the Lone Star state’s pursuit of an abortion provider.

  • Former commissioners of the state Department of Environmental Conservation have a request for New York’s Republican members of Congress.

  • Would physician-assisted death hurt Hochul politically? Here’s what we know.

  • A new bill seeks to give children new tools to process the personal impact of social media.

  • This Week in New York History: Opening JFK, the Otis Elevator Company, and James Baldwin.

Names in today’s CapCon: Letitia James, Donald J. Trump, Taylor Bruck, Ken Paxton, Joe Martens, Tom Jorling, Langdon Marsh, Kathy Hochul, Brad Hoylman-Sigal, Rebecca Seawright, Alicia Hyndman

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Attorney General Letitia James (Will Waldron/Times Union)

⚖️ New York is suing Trump administration over states’ ‘sovereign rights,’ the attorney general says

New York has filed more than 30 lawsuits against the administration of President Donald J. Trump and added another to the list Monday.

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