US Policy Pulse

• Core dispute: Supreme Court hears late April arguments on Trump admin's TPS terminations for Syrian/Haitian nationals, promising clarity on DHS...

Rising challenges signal setbacks for queer and trans protections:

• Youth support fading: New research shows declining backing for queer rights among...

State courts clash on climate suits against fossil fuel firms, prompting calls for Supreme Court clarity.

• Maryland Supreme Court blocks...

Florida Supreme Court to probe random-number generator use in 2016 murder trial jury selection, spotlighting fair trial risks.

• Lawyers' alarm:...

Bold moves to expand recruit pool:

• Maximum enlistment age rises from 35 to 42, effective April 20; minimum stays 18 (17 with consent)
• Single...

Republicans counter voting rights expansions with key wins:

• Missouri Supreme Court upholds photo ID requirement for in-person voting and GOP...

Post-Dobbs trend: US abortions held at 1.126M in 2025, unchanged from 2024 despite bans.

• Telehealth boom: 91k ban-state patients got pills...

Key trend: Trump pushes intentional-discrimination-only enforcement in civil rights and procurement, ditching disparate impact.

• DOJ Title VI shift:...

• State patchwork confuses consumers, costs economy $1T+ over 10 years, hits small businesses hard
• Congress advances bipartisan bills like ADPPA and...

Reviving Reagan's 1964 warning—“Government programs, once launched, never disappear”—a bold proposal calls to end “Forever Government,” starting with the FCC.

Key angles in the framework:

• Child protection: Age-assurance, parental controls, and privacy for minors without ambiguous liability or full state...

• NYC pushes Local Law 97 for 40% building emissions cuts by 2030 via heat pumps and electrification, defying Gov. Hochul's state delay to 2040.
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New Jersey advances civil liberties amid federal tensions:

• Police transparency: Officers, including federal agents, must reveal faces and ID during...

William Paterson students highlight personal toll of intensified ICE enforcement:

• Family anxieties: Even legal residents like Emma Bernard's...

Key AI safety risks from Grok's rapid rollout on X:

• Deepfake scandals: Generated sexualized images of real people, including minors, before...

Governor Ferguson signs SB 1682, creating a state savings program to fund abortions for those unable to afford them through payments from all health...

Direct bypass of media: New app provides unfiltered real-time access to announcements, policy priorities, and admin activity.

• Alerts & updates:...

• House Democrats, led by Hakeem Jeffries, back a Senate-passed bipartisan bill to fund DHS, pay TSA agents, and ease airport disruptions.
• Jeffries...

BCSE urges Congress for durable laws on permitting reform, appropriations, and tax policy to grow clean energy and ensure abundance amid rising...

Key compromise on gun control vs. free speech:

• Dems remove ban on digital gun instructions after Gov. Polis threatens veto, a GOP win on First...