After stiff-arming calls for his resignation from leading state Democratic lawmakers, New York Gov. <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/18/politics/cuomo-black-democrats-political-future/index.html" target="_blank">Andrew Cuomo</a> is staking his political fate on the outcome of a pair of independent investigations into <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2021/03/18/politics/cuomo-accuser-ana-liss-interview-ag-office/index.html" target="_blank">allegations</a> he sexually harassed or behaved inappropriately toward several women.

The first probe, launched