‘Reparations, Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation Network’ Gets $500K From NYC Racial Equity Commission Amid City Budget Crisis

New York City’s Commission on Racial Equity is shelling out $500,000 to “community groups” to “participate in a Reparations, Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation Network” that will help produce a study on reparations for black New Yorkers as well as a “Citywide Truth, Healing, and Reconciliation Plan,” records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon show. The

Delays in visa program threaten placement of hundreds of doctors in underserved areas

Hundreds of foreign doctors about to complete training in the U.S. will have to leave the country if the federal government doesn’t rapidly process their visa waiver applications, which have been languishing since the fall and winter, immigration attorneys say. The waiver program, run by the Department of Health and Human Services, allows physicians who

Virginia Redistricting Spurs Move to ‘Make DC Square Again’

ARLINGTON, Va.—A few months ago, Max Moore and his allies were voices in the social media wilderness. Their campaign to “Make DC Square Again”—an effort to return Arlington County and the City of Alexandria to the District of Columbia—was getting likes and reposts on X amid a redistricting battle in the state. But social media

Lawsuit Seeks to Block Louisiana From Halting House Primaries

Sign at a runoff election for Louisiana governor at a polling station at Quitman High School in Quitman, La., on Nov. 16, 2019. Matt Sullivan/Getty Images A federal lawsuit filed Thursday in the Middle District of Louisiana seeks to block state officials from suspending U.S. House primary elections after the Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s

Louisiana Democrats Protest House Primary Election Suspensions After Supreme Court Ruling

Black Louisiana voters and civil rights advocates call on the Supreme Court to uphold a state congressional map in Louisiana v. Callais at Supreme Court of the United States in Washington on March 24, 2025. Jemal Countess/Getty Images for Legal Defense Fund Louisiana Democrats on Thursday criticized the suspension of U.S. House primaries in the

Congressional Progressive Caucus unveils midterm agenda

The Congressional Progressive Caucus on Wednesday unveiled their new agenda ahead of the midterm elections to demonstrate a path for how the Democratic Party can tackle cost of living issues facing millions of Americans. The caucus dubbed their plan the “New Affordability Agenda,” a legislative package that would focus on making costs behind common kitchen…