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NYC Council members urge city to provide IVF coverage for gay male employees

In response to the lawsuit, the New York City Council is calling on Mayor Eric Adams to take action and expand in vitro fertilization (IVF) coverage to gay male city employees. The Assembly’s LGBTQIA+ Caucus wrote Adams last week saying gay men are denied the benefits given to heterosexual couples and single women. They argue […]

2 NYC school board members booted from posts

Two rival parent leaders were ousted from their respective school committees on Friday, the first action under the city’s grievance procedure created in 2021. Superintendent David Banks fired Taj Sutton, president of Brooklyn’s Community Education Council 14, and Maude Maron, president of Manhattan’s Community Education Council 2, after various complaints were filed against both. “I […]

House Administration Committee subpoenas 15 Biden Cabinet members

The House Administration Committee is issuing subpoenas to 15 members of President Joe Biden’s Cabinet related to a 2021 executive order. In the letter obtained by the Washington Examiner, Rep. Bryan Steil (R-WI), chairman of the House Administration Committee, is subpoenaing 15 members of Biden’s Cabinet for carrying out an executive order too close to […]

Johnson’s demand to support members goes unheeded despite series of failures

House Speaker Mike Johnson‘s (R-LA) grip on his caucus has strengthened but hasn’t stopped members from trying to reshape the ranks. Despite his directives to Republican colleagues to put aside their differences and support incumbents in the House over primary challengers, the assault on the razor-thin majority has continued apace. And although initial attempts to […]

Serial harasser admits 12,000 calls to members of Congress

A twisted Queens man has admitted to making more than 12,000 harassing phone calls to lawmakers, including one threatening to kill an aide. Ade Salim Lilly, 35, pleaded guilty Thursday to threatening to kidnap or injure someone in interstate commerce and making repeated harassing phone calls to at least 54 congressional offices. According to court […]