Trump used his presidential discretion to grant clemency to former New York Rep. Michael Grimm, who pleaded guilty to tax evasion, and former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland, a once rising star in Republican politics brought down in a corruption scandal.

President Donald Trump has pardoned Michael Grimm, the former New York congressman who served seven months in prison for tax evasion in 2015, according to a White House official.

President Trump has issued a pardon for former New York Congressman Michael Grimm.

Former Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo, the front-runner in the New York City mayor’s race, announced a plan to raise the city’s minimum wage to $20 an hour by 2027.

As governor, he fought early efforts from advocates to raise the minimum wage and tie it to inflation before mounting national pressure called on him to act.