Politics
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Fake progressive PAC tied to GOP targets NY-17 Democrat Cait Conley
A PAC calling itself “Progressive Champions” has poured $1.5 million into ads targeting the congressional candidate ahead of the June 23 primary. According to a new Popular Information investigation, the group is a front for House Speaker Mike Johnson’s Congressional Leadership Fund (CLF).
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In one of America’s wealthiest districts, NY-12 candidates clash over working-class credentials
Emceed by Don Lemon and featuring Katie Couric among its moderators, Wednesday’s debate was the first to put all six major candidates on one stage—sparring over Iran, ICE, AI, and the Epstein files.
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Brad Lander found not guilty in ICE protest case days before NY-10 primary
The former NYC comptroller and congressional candidate was acquitted of a misdemeanor charge stemming from a September protest at a Manhattan ICE facility, with early voting two days away.
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New York lawmakers pass nation-leading halt on data center construction
The bill targets the warehouse-sized facilities powering the AI boom. Now it heads to the governor’s desk.
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How a loophole helping New York hedge funds exploit the Global South might finally close
The New York State Senate has passed the Champerty Fix Act, a bill to close a 20-year-old loophole that lets vulture funds sue the world’s poorest countries for profit in New York courts. Now it heads to the Assembly.
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‘They view me as the biggest obstacle:’ How Alex Bores became AI’s public enemy no. 1
Silicon Valley is pouring millions into NY-12 to stop the assemblymember who co-authored the country’s strongest AI safety law from ever reaching Congress.
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5 things in New York’s new state budget—and 2 things that aren’t
New York finally has a budget. Here’s what made the cut, and what didn’t.
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Mayor Mamdani’s housing plan for NYC, explained
From 200,000 new affordable homes to a $5.6 billion NYCHA overhaul, here’s what it means for renters.
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New York lawmakers, organizers visit NJ ICE facility as hunger strike continues
US Reps. Dan Goldman and Jerry Nadler conducted an oversight visit to Delaney Hall Wednesday, where roughly 300 detainees have refused food and work for five days over squalid conditions inside the facility.
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As Trump campaigns with Lawler, his district pays the price for tariffs
Small business owners across the Hudson Valley describe vanishing inventory, decreasing margins, and a congressman who keeps voting to keep the president’s tariff chaos going.
