New York City is home to thousands of Haitian families who came here fleeing violence and instability. Today, their Temporary Protected Status comes to an end.

Trump Media wants to charge Wall Street firms for millisecond access to the President's Truth Social posts before everyone else sees them. Posts that move markets on tariffs, energy, and foreign policy. www.axios.com/2026/07/21/t...

Scoop: Lawmaker asks SEC to investigate Truth Social's plan to monetize access to its data

The letter escalates scrutiny of Trump Media & Technology Group's plan to monetize President Trump's market-moving social posts.

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Today, I signed the discharge petition for the American Dream and Promise Act. Dreamers and TPS holders who built their lives here deserve certainty, not the threat of deportation hanging over them every day.

When a public official is absent for an extended period of time, the public has a right to an honest explanation. I'm introducing the Duty of Transparency Act to require Members to disclose extended absences so constituents know where their representative is. www.axios.com/2026/07/14/m...

House Democrat wants reckoning after Mitch McConnell, Tom Kean Jr. absences

The "Duty of Transparency Act" would require lawmakers to disclose expected absences longer than three weeks.

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Proud that five of my provisions in the bipartisan 21st Century ROAD to Housing Act are now the law of the land. President Trump called the bill "a big yawn" and refused to sign it. The American people struggling to afford a home know better, and so did the bipartisan majorities who passed it.(1/2)

Honored to stand with community members, Bronx BP Vanessa Gibson, and @1199seiu.org at St. Luke's Episcopal Church in defense of Temporary Protected Status. Our neighbors from Haiti and Syria have built lives, families, and communities here. They deserve dignity, stability, and protection.

Today, I returned to the Hub in the South Bronx to assess conditions firsthand and ensure the city is following through on the public safety measures I fought for. We must continue working to make this neighborhood safer and stronger for everyone who calls it home.

Happy Independence Day! As we celebrate America's 250th birthday, may we honor our history while continuing the work of building a future where liberty, justice, and opportunity are within reach for all.

Ten years ago, Congress enacted PROMESA to address Puerto Rico’s unprecedented fiscal crisis and provide a path toward restructuring an unsustainable debt burden.

Competition over technologies now unfolds within a single, contested economic and technological battlefield. The US needs to expand the "small yard, high fence" to its financial services. I was pleased to co-author this op-ed with @repritchie.bsky.social www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | The keys to your life savings might be compromised

China is deploying market access to steal intellectual property, monitor Americans and conduct economic espionage.

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The Supreme Court has spoken and upheld that birthright citizenship is guaranteed by the 14th Amendment. It was settled law 128 years ago in Wong Kim Ark, and it remains settled law today.

Chinese-linked fintech apps beholden to the CCP are licensed U.S. broker-dealers and collecting Americans' SSNs, trade data, and financial profiles. My new op-ed with @dongravesjr.bsky.social on this urgent national security crisis. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | The keys to your life savings might be compromised

China is deploying market access to steal intellectual property, monitor Americans and conduct economic espionage.

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As states confront historic federal Medicaid cuts, the DOJ's new memo risks being read as permission to reduce home and community-based services and increase the risk of unnecessary institutionalization. www.bxtimes.com/doj-memo-bac...

Department of Justice Memo sparks backlash from Bronx elected officials and disability advocacy groups – Bronx Times

“As a person with a disability who has faced immense pressures from society that views us negatively, it's kind of a slap in the face knowing that our federal

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The Supreme Court just cleared the way to begin deporting hundreds of thousands of Haitians and several thousand Syrians who have lived and worked in the US for years. This ruling lets the administration end humanitarian protection by fiat, with no court able to stop it while the case proceeds.

Concourse Village has endured for more than 60 years, and we have to ensure that it endures for the next 60 years and beyond. www.bxtimes.com/ritchie-torr...

Rep. Ritchie Torres secures $3.15M to replace aging pipes at Concourse Village – Bronx Times

U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres announced Friday that he has secured $3.15 million in federal funding to replace aging domestic water and waste pipes at Concourse

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Wishing a Happy Father's Day to all the Bronx dads, grandfathers, father figures, and mentors who have shaped our lives with their guidance, care, and love. We celebrate your impact on our families and community, today and every day!

Frederick Douglass famously asked: what to a slave is July 4? Juneteenth is Black America’s Independence Day. Grateful to celebrate with neighbors, community organizations, and elected officials across the Bronx. We will keep working to make freedom real for all.

More than fourteen months after the crash of Lanhsa Flight 018 off Roatán, the families of twelve victims, including beloved Garífuna singer and American citizen Aurelio Martínez Suazo, are still waiting for accountability. eldiariony.com/2026/06/16/c...

Congresista de El Bronx pide a Honduras acelerar investigación por accidente aéreo en el que murió el músico estadounidense - El Diario NY

Ritchie Torres expresó preocupación porque los restos de la aeronave y sus motores continúan sumergidos en el mar frente a las costas de Roatán

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Dreamers strengthen our communities and our country every day. As we celebrate 14 years of DACA, we must continue the fight for permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship so Dreamers can build their lives in the only home many have ever known.

Kosovo is the single greatest American ally in the Western Balkans. It is a grave mistake that the White House just nominated ambassadors to Serbia, Montenegro, and Bosnia and Herzegovina while leaving Kosovo's post vacant. www.gazetaexpress.com/ritchie-torr...

As a gay Afro-Latino kid from the Bronx, I never took Pride for granted. Pride is a reminder that progress is possible, and worth fighting for. May we take this time to honor the trailblazers who came before us, and celebrate our community today. Happy Pride Month! 🌈

Wishing a blessed Eid al-Adha to all who observe. May this holy day bring peace to your home, strength to your faith, and joy to you and your loved ones. Eid Mubarak.

After months of stonewalling, the Trump Administration finally released $156.5 million in ADA funding for transit stations in the Bronx and Upper Manhattan.

Trump sued the government he controls, settled with himself, and billed taxpayers nearly $1.8 billion for it. That money funds a slush fund with no independent oversight, potentially paying out to Jan. 6 insurrectionists and his political allies. It was signed by his own former defense lawyer.

Barney Frank was a giant. As the first openly gay member of Congress to come out on his own terms, he paved the road for LGBTQ+ members like me and my Congressional Equality Caucus colleagues. He leaves behind an extraordinary legislative legacy.

Yesterday, three people were murdered at a mosque in San Diego on one of the holiest days in Islam. This is a vile and despicable act of hate, and I refuse to accept a country where worshippers cannot gather in peace without fearing for their lives.

Congress must ban candidates from using their war chests to bet on their own races. That's why I am introducing the Campaign Funds Integrity Act today. www.axios.com/2026/05/19/p...

Congress is scrambling to regulate prediction markets

Rep. Ritchie Torres is proposing a ban on the use of campaign funds to bet on prediction markets.

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Jeury Concepcion is an American citizen. ICE tackled him, bloodied him, and left him needing stitches on his way to get a haircut in the Bronx. Tom Homan said more ICE agents in New York would make us safer. Tell that to Jeury. ny1.com/nyc/all-boro...

Bronx congressman calls for investigation into ICE’s actions

Rep. Torres wants U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials' actions investigated.

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New federal rules are cutting SNAP benefits for New Yorkers who don't meet new work requirements. If you're between 18-64, without children under 14, and able to work, you may need to report 80 hours a month of work, training, or volunteering to keep your benefits. Act now: nyc.gov/OhSNAP

Internet is a basic need. Proud to announce that we are expanding NYC’s Neighborhood Internet Program, which provides free, high-speed broadband to New Yorkers living in affordable housing. Now an additional 2,000 NYC households will gain access to high-speed broadband across the Bronx.

EXCLUSIVE: Mayor Mamdani and Rep. Ritchie Torres announce $2M to expand high-speed internet in The Bronx and Upper Manhattan – Bronx Times

Mayor Zohran Mamdani and U.S. Rep. Ritchie Torres announced a $2 million federal investment to expand free high-speed internet access for low-income New

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