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- Cuomo resigns in wake of damning report on sexual harassment
- New York governor’s resignation will take effect in 14 days
The New York governor, Andrew Cuomo, has resigned following an investigation by the state attorney general that found he sexually harassed multiple women, most of whom worked for him, and also retaliated after some made complaints.
Delivering a prepared statement today, Cuomo continued to defend his actions, but he said he now considered his resignation to be in the best interest of New Yorkers and the state government.
“The best way I can help now is if I step aside and let government get back to governing. And therefore, that’s what I’ll do,” New York Gov. Cuomo says. pic.twitter.com/Z1edfCJa3z
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Joe Biden will deliver remarks on the Senate’s passage of the bipartisan infrastructure bill at 1:30 pm ET, the White House has just announced.
Kamala Harris, who presided over the Senate’s final vote on the bipartisan bill, is also expected to speak, according to the White House’s updated schedule for the day.