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• New Dem bill would force schools to label Jan 6 Capitol breach as ‘unprecedented, violent attack’ - New legislation in Virginia would set strict language requirements for any classroom discussion of Jan. 6, and requiring teachers to frame it as an attack on democracy.
• Ex-Eric Adams staffer who celebrated Charlie Kirk assassination pocketed $36K in bribery, fraud cases: feds - Former NYC mayoral staffer accused of pocketing thousands of dollars in alleged bribery schemes while working for Eric Adams administration faces federal charges.
• Somali Maine city councilor resigns days after taking office after felony charge, residency questions - Lewiston councilor Iman Osman steps down citing racist opposition and personal attacks after being accused of firearm theft and residency violations.
• Tennessee Democrat proposes new bill limiting ICE from school campuses statewide - Memphis State Rep. Gabby Salinas introduced legislation to protect Tennessee schools from ICE enforcement after Trump administration rescinded sensitive locations policy.
• NYC Dem reveals how city council rejected Cea Weaver—now Mamdani is handing her power without confirmation - Zohran Mamdani faced scrutiny after unilaterally appointing radical housing activist Cea Weaver, whose appointment to a city commission in 2021 was blocked by city council.
• Dem Senate candidate mocked after claim about dismantling ICE goes viral: 'Unmask these thugs' - Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner, a Democrat, said 'dismantling ICE' was a 'moderate' position after an ICE agent shot and killed a Minneapolis woman.
• Who is Jacob Frey? Meet the Dem mayor who told ICE to 'get the f--- out' of his city - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pushes back against Trump deportation efforts, calling his city a 'safe haven,' prohibiting city property use for immigration operations and demanding ICE "get the f---" out of the city.
• Maryland recommends $100K payments to descendants of lynching victims after study - The Maryland Lynching Truth and Reconciliation Commission completed a 630-page report documenting state complicity in post-Civil War lynchings, recommending $100K reparations.
• Mamdani disputes antisemitism definition amid blowback from Jewish community about Day 1 executive orders - NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani suggested the IHRA antisemitism definition does not protect Jewish New Yorkers amid blowback over his Day 1 directives impacting that community, which included a measure to scrap the definition.
• The road ahead for transit in New York City in 2026 includes fare hikes - New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani campaigned on making buses in the Big Apple "fast and free," but the MTA oversees the bus system, and there will soon be a small fare hike.