Fresh Start for Reform. Appointing a whistleblower who fought against discriminatory policing practices signals Mamdani's commitment to accountability and justice in law enforcement.
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President Donald Trump
21 days agoVoting
Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump's Mail Voting Restrictions Before Midterms
The Supreme Court lifted a key injunction blocking Trump's executive order on mail-in voting, ruling it was too early for Democratic states to challenge it. A second injunction against the Postal Service remains in place, and legal and practical hurdles may still prevent major changes before November.
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NY Governor Kathy Hochul
27 days agoICE
Hochul's ICE Ban Faces Defiance as Seven Agencies Hold Out
Governor Kathy Hochul signed a law banning local police agreements with ICE, but seven New York agencies have not yet dissolved those pacts as an August 25 deadline approaches. Several holdouts have political ties to Hochul's Republican rival, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
22 days agoGrocery Stores
Ethnic Grocery Owners Sue to Block Mamdani's City-Run Store Plan
A newly formed coalition of ethnic grocery store owners and business groups sued New York City to stop Mayor Zohran Mamdani's plan to open five city-run grocery stores — one per borough — that would sell staples at 30% below market prices, arguing it would devastate small, minority-owned businesses.
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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani
22 days agoTransit
Mamdani Bets $4 Billion to Finally Fix the Crumbling BQE
Mayor Mamdani unveiled a $4 billion, 10-year plan to rehabilitate the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway's deteriorating triple-cantilever section. The plan uses temporary bypass roads to keep traffic flowing during construction, avoids federal funding, and aims to extend the structure's life to 2080 — but faces pushback from both neighbors and highway opponents.
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NY Governor Kathy Hochul
30 days agoNuclear Power
Hochul Bets Big on Nuclear Power to Fix New York's Energy Crisis
Governor Kathy Hochul is pushing an ambitious nuclear energy expansion for New York — more new capacity than the entire U.S. has built in roughly 30 years. The plan puts her at the center of a national Democratic shift toward nuclear, while also sparking a local political fight over who has the better energy vision for New York.
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President Donald Trump
30 days agoTaxes & Budget
Trump Threatens Federal Action to Kill Mamdani's Pied-a-Terre Tax
President Trump is pushing to stop New York City's new pied-à-terre tax — a yearly levy on high-value second homes — calling it a "dangerous political experiment" and claiming it will drive wealthy residents out of the city. He's exploring whether the federal government can legally block it.
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