Andrew Cuomo alienates Democrats as scandals continue to unfold

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo increasingly alienated members of his own party as scandals related to his handling of the coronavirus pandemic continued to unfold.

Cuomo faced renewed calls from Democrats to resign after a New York Times report revealed that his aides had repeatedly suppressed the number of coronavirus deaths in nursing homes that resulted from one of the governor’s orders from early in the pandemic. The report came as Cuomo continues to battle sexual harassment accusations and faces the threat of impeachment from state lawmakers and several investigations from state Attorney General Letitia James.