More than 22,000 New Yorkers had SNAP cases closed in June after new federal work rules; the city says outreach saved many, but pantries expect demand to grow.

Michael Bloomberg asked a Manhattan court to block a July 22 deposition in a suit by former campaign staff who say he promised pay through November 2020. A recent federal ruling allowed at least one worker to press a claim against Bloomberg personally.

The State Department is reportedly weighing a plan that could require some overseas green‑card applicants to post refundable bonds — possibly up to $100,000 — to show they won’t rely on public benefits.

Senate Democrats reintroduced the Cannabis Administration and Opportunity Act this week — a sweeping plan to deschedule marijuana, fund expungements and funnel tax revenue into community reinvestment. The filing restarts a national debate over rescheduling vs. full descheduling.

Documents show the NY‑NJ Host Committee solicited donations in New Jersey for years without filing required paperwork with the state Attorney General.

A White House teleprompter operator allegedly made more than $100,000 betting on President Trump’s speeches and is in talks with federal regulators over the trades.

Twenty states, including California and New York, filed a brief defending D.C.’s authority to discipline Jeffrey Clark and urged a judge to dismiss DOJ’s suit seeking to halt sanctions.

A Queens College instructor has been named in reporting that he led a DSA "Red Rabbits" marshal training in Manhattan and, per the New York Post, urged attendees to skirt the law.

Mayor Zohran Mamdani told The New York Times there is “no respite” from a genocide in Gaza, a line that deepens local debate over his stance. His remarks arrive amid ongoing friction between City Hall and parts of the Jewish community.

A federal judge tossed the DOJ’s bid to seize New York’s unredacted voter file, preserving sensitive personal data and handing the DOJ another legal setback.

A reform coalition says it has the votes to replace Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn and has tapped Julio Peña to lead the Brooklyn Democrats. The contest comes ahead of a September executive committee vote.

A state comptroller’s report shows Medicaid spending now exceeds school aid in New York and is projected to widen, leaving lawmakers with tough budget choices.

Cynthia Nixon was appointed to the state panel that vets Court of Appeals nominees, a move that’s drawn surprise and debate from New York’s legal community.