New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the Democratic nominee for New York City mayor, Eric Adams, hold a joint news conference in Brooklyn where the two leaders spoke on the rising rates of gun violence across the city on July 14, 2021 in New York City. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

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UPDATED 12:01 PM PT – Tuesday, November 29, 2022

The Supreme Court has taken on two corruption cases related to former New York Governor Andrew Cuomo.

On Monday, the Justices heard oral arguments about whether prosecutors overstepped in the two incidents that happened under the Democrats watch.

One case centered around whether or not part of the conviction of his ex-aide, Joe Percoco, on bribery charges should be overturned. Percoco was Cuomo’s campaign manager at the time he took a $35,000 bribe from a developer, for which he was convicted.

The other case revolves around a real-estate developer who attempted to rig the bidding process for a major contract related to Cuomo’s Buffalo Billion redevelopment program.

A ruling will be handed down within the next few months.

Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) speaks to reporters outside of the Senate Chambers of the U.S. Capitol on June 21, 2022 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

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UPDATED 5:45 PM PT – Monday, November 28, 2022

Democrat Senator Chris Murphy has admitted that there is not enough support in the upper chamber to pass a ban on so-called assault weapons.

Murphy made the assessment during an interview on Sunday. During the interview with CNN’s Dana Bash, he also acknowledged that passing the ban would not magically eliminate mass shootings in the country. Murphy’s remarks come as President Biden has unsuccessfully urged Congress to pass stricter gun control legislation.

The Senator also took aim at jurisdictions which have sought to protect the Second Amendment. He implied that Democrats should defund law enforcement in areas that have declared themselves sanctuaries for gun rights.

“I’m glad that President Joe Biden is going to be pushing us to take a vote on an assault weapons ban. The House has already passed it. It’s sitting in front of the Senate. Does it have 60 votes in the Senate right now? Probably not,” Murphy said. “But let’s see if we can try to get that number is close to 60 as possible. If we don’t have the votes, then we’ll talk to Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and maybe come back next year, with maybe an additional Senator, and see if we can do better.”