Gov. Maura Healey signed legislation Monday stripping away Massachusetts' 24-week gestational limit on abortion, making the state one of ten in the country with no cutoff on how late in pregnancy the procedure can be performed. The "Prioritizing Patient Access to Care Act" replaces the state's previous statute which required a threat to the mother's […]
Rhode Island Gov. Dan McKee's reelection campaign has placed no significant television ad orders for this week, according to FCC filings, a sharp pullback that comes as the Democratic incumbent struggles to keep pace financially with primary challenger Helena Foulkes just weeks before voters go to the polls. McKee spent roughly $30,000 on local ad […]
State Sen. Michael Testa (R-Cumberland) is calling on the New Jersey Legislature to return from summer recess for a special session to pass a voter ID law, after Gov. Mikie Sherrill said she would not oppose one. Sherrill made the comments during a July appearance on News 12's "Ask the Governor," telling a viewer she […]
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D) declined to rule out a run for president or a Senate primary challenge against fellow New York Democrat Chuck Schumer during an appearance Sunday on ABC's "This Week." Asked directly by host Jonathan Karl whether she plans to run for president in 2028, Ocasio-Cortez initially deflected. "I'm focused on winning the […]
New York's attempt to unmask federal immigration agents just hit a wall named the Supremacy Clause. Judge Mae D'Agostino of the Northern District of New York blocked the state's law banning masked ICE agents and requiring them to display visible identification. Her reasoning left little room for argument: the statute "directly regulate[s] federal officers in […]
Pennsylvania's registration math just swung hard. Following routine list-maintenance updates required under federal law, the state's Department of State shifted nearly 55,000 Democrats into "inactive" status. Voters who haven't cast a ballot in five years and didn't respond to mailed notices were removed, a process performed statewide 90 days ahead of federal elections. The effect […]
A new New York Post report cited more than a dozen unnamed political insiders. described as Democratic officials, consultants, operatives and City Council members, who characterized Mayor Zohran Mamdani as far more sensitive to criticism in private than his public persona suggests. "I see more and more he cannot handle criticism, but mainly from elected […]
Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., is facing new questions about his standing within his own caucus after a pair of setbacks this week involving Massachusetts and Michigan Democrats. During a debate Monday night in Dedham, Massachusetts, Rep. Seth Moulton, D-Mass., who is challenging incumbent Sen. Ed Markey in the September 1 Democratic primary, said […]
New NYPD statistics released Monday show anti-Jewish hate crimes accounted for roughly 70% of New York City's confirmed bias incidents in July, with 23 of 33 confirmed cases targeting Jewish New Yorkers during Mayor Zohran Mamdani's seventh month in office. The July numbers are part of a broader trend that has defined Mamdani's first year […]
Rhode Island lawmakers have enacted a law barring U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from operating near the state's polling locations. The General Assembly adjourned its regular session on June 11, and Governor Dan McKee, a Democrat, signed the measure into law. Two companion bills, H7434 and S3339, form the core of the new […]
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani walked back his campaign promise to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu if he visits the city, acknowledging his administration lacks the legal authority to enforce an International Criminal Court warrant against him. In a video posted to social media, Mamdani said his office had exhausted its legal options […]
The Democratic Socialists of America gathered in Chicago this weekend for its national convention, and one question dominated the hallways: whether the country's largest socialist organization will formally throw its weight behind Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for president in 2028. Officially, nothing has been decided. A key procedural vote of 14 to 13 blocked an all-member […]
New York City officials confirmed this week that Mayor Zohran Mamdani's planned network of five city-owned grocery stores will operate with no identity verification system for shoppers. The city unveiled the plan to launch the taxpayer-backed stores across the five boroughs beginning in 2027, offering discounted prices on essential food items. During a press conference […]
