(Get this roundup directly in your inbox each weekday ― sign up for The Morning Email here.) UNFRIENDLY NEIGHBORHOOD SCHNEIDERMAN New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman (D) resigned Monday following publication of a shocking report in The New Yorker in which four women accuse him of physical abuse — including choking and death threats. Schneiderman, an advocate for the Me Too movement, denied the assault allegations in a tweet, but said he was quitting because the claims “effectively prevent me from leading the office’s work.” Albany has already started looking for his replacement. [Reuters]FISCAL FARCE The White House is expected to send Congress a package Tuesday that cuts roughly $15 billion in spending — while a second measure is being prepared that takes money from the recently passed government funding bill. [HuffPost]GRUDGE HATCH Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-Utah) says it’s “ridiculous” that ailing Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has reportedly banned Trump from attending his funeral — and thinks McCain should definitely invite a man who publicly questioned his war service to the burial.

Source: Huffington Post May 08, 2018 11:03 UTC