The Resignation of Andrew Cuomo

<p>Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York announced yesterday that he would resign from office, exactly one week after a searing report found that he sexually harassed 11 women.</p><p>What convinced him to step aside, how did the scandal bring about such a rapid and astonishing reversal of fortune for one of the nation’s best-known leaders, and what happens next?</p><p>Guest: <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/by/shane-goldmacher?smid=pc-thedaily">Shane Goldmacher</a>, a national political reporter for The New York Times.</p><p><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/signup/NTTD?smid=pc-thedaily">Sign up here</a> to get The Daily in your inbox each morning. And for an exclusive look at how the biggest stories on our show come together, <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/newsletters/the-daily?module=inline">subscribe to our newsletter</a>. </p><p>Background reading: </p><ul><li>Last week, the release of a<a href="https://ag.ny.gov/sites/default/files/2021.08.03_nyag_-_investigative_report.pdf?smid=pc-thedaily"> 165-page report</a> by the New York State attorney general prompted<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/03/nyregion/cuomo-biden-sexual-harassment.html?smid=pc-thedaily"> multiple calls for Mr. Cuomo to resign</a>, including from President Biden, a longtime ally of the governor.</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/nyregion/andrew-cuomo-resigns.html?smid=pc-thedaily">Lt. Gov. Kathy Hochul</a>, a Democrat, will be sworn in to replace Mr. Cuomo, becoming the first woman in New York history to occupy the state’s top office.</li><li><a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2021/08/10/nyregion/cuomo-resignation-speech-transcript.html?smid=pc-thedaily">Read the transcript</a> of Mr. Cuomo’s resignation speech, and<a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2021/08/10/nyregion/cuomo-resigns?smid=pc-thedaily"> follow the latest updates</a> since his announcement.</li></ul><p>For more information on today’s episode, visit <a href="http://nytimes.com/thedaily?smid=pc-thedaily">nytimes.com/thedaily</a>. Transcripts of