Policy & Law — Archive
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Faster Labor Contracts Act Advances With Rare Bipartisan Support As Christian Employers Raise Religious Liberty Concerns
The bill, which passed the House 230-199 with 20 Republican votes, would allow arbitration panels to impose binding two-year labor contracts without final consent from either side.
Mamdani-Backed Socialist Candidate Storms Out of Radio Interview Over Social Media Posts, Then Wins NY Primary
Darializa Avila Chevalier defeated five-term incumbent Rep. Adriano Espaillat in New York's heavily Democratic 13th Congressional District despite controversy over her past remarks.
For Safer Streets, Treat Mental Illness Before the Crisis Stage
Policy advocates argue that $445 billion spent annually on punitive criminal justice responses could be redirected toward evidence-based mental health interventions.
Mamdani-Backed Candidate Defeats Five-Term Democrat Incumbent in New York Congressional Primary
Darializa Avila Chevalier, a 32-year-old community organizer backed by NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani, won the Democratic nomination for NY-13 despite controversy over past social media posts.
ProPublica Seeks Input From SNAP, Medicaid Administrators as Policy Changes Loom
The nonprofit news organization is gathering perspectives from eligibility workers and program administrators ahead of potential changes to America's safety net programs.
House Democrats Stunned as Two Incumbents Lose Primaries to Left-Wing Challengers
Results would double the number of Democratic Socialists of America members in Congress, alarming party moderates.
Congress Passes Largest Housing Bill in Decades as Mamdani-Backed Candidates Sweep NYC Primaries
The 21st Century Road to Housing Act passed with bipartisan support including a ban on corporate investors buying more than 350 single-family homes, while New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani's endorsed candidates won all three congressional primaries.
Abortion Rights Group Launches $23.5 Million Midterm Campaign Targeting Battleground Districts
The investment from Reproductive Freedom For All is the organization's largest-ever midterm spending, focused on five states where abortion access divides Trump-aligned Republicans.
Mamdani-Backed Candidates Defeat Three Democratic Incumbents in New York Primaries
Three congressional candidates endorsed by the NYC mayor won their Democratic primaries, handing progressive challengers major victories over party establishment figures.
DOJ Uncovers $6.5 Billion Healthcare Fraud and Charges Record 455 Defendants
The coordinated nationwide crackdown represents the largest healthcare fraud enforcement action in Justice Department history, federal officials announced.