Rotten from the top down.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

In the Bronx, the digital divide holds people back every day. I’m proud to partner with @mayor.nyc.gov in securing a $2M expansion of @nychousing.bsky.social and NYPL’s Neighborhood Internet program, which provides free high-speed internet services to low-income families in the Bronx.

This May Day, we honor the workers who keep our city moving. We must continue the fight for fair wages, safe conditions, and dignity on the job for every worker.

Bronx programs serve nearly 43% of New York State's TRIO Talent Search and EOC students. The Trump Administration's FY26 grant applications would cut both programs by two-thirds and shift TRIO away from college access.

The Supreme Court has effectively gutted the Voting Rights Act. As Justice Kagan wrote in the dissent, states can now 'systematically dilute minority citizens' voting power' without legal consequence. This is unacceptable. Congress must restore what this Court has destroyed.

I spoke to @joshrogin.bsky.social at @washingtonpost.com Intelligence for his investigation into alleged insider trading on the prediction and oil futures markets tied to the Iran War. wpintelligence.washingtonpost.com/topics/2026/...

Scott Bessent wants your bank account to be a surveillance tool for ICE. @alsobrooks.senate.gov and I are introducing the Financial Access Protection Act to stop banks from collecting or reporting your immigration status.

Last Sunday, I had the honor of hosting the one and only @repmaxinewaters.bsky.social at Michaelangelo's on Arthur Avenue for a fireside chat about her remarkable life story and the crucial housing work coming from @ushousefsc.bsky.social.

Heartbroken to hear that among the two lives lost in the Belmont fire was a 17 year old girl. As we mourn with her family, my office is working closely with city agencies and local officials to support the 82 Bronxites displaced by this tragedy. www.cbsnews.com/newyork/news...

If it looks like a duck and walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck. There’s been a seemingly endless stream of suspicious trades surrounding Donald Trump’s Truth Social posts that bear all the hallmarks of insider trading that now total $2.1 billion from April alone.

[email protected] & I visited Ponce Bank in the Bronx to meet with the leaders of minority depository institutions and Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs), lenders specifically chartered to serve low-income and underserved communities that the biggest banks won't touch.

This past Sunday, it was an honor to welcome Congresswoman @repmaxinewaters.bsky.social to the South Bronx.

Someone placed a $760 million bet on falling oil prices 20 minutes before Iran announced the Strait of Hormuz would re-open. We have seen this pattern again and again. Massive, suspiciously well-timed trades keep preceding major geopolitical announcements.

Yesterday, I brought my esteemed colleague, @repmaxinewaters.bsky.social, to the South Bronx. We met with NYCHA tenant leaders, sat down with the CEOs of minority-owned community banks, and joined nearly 100 Bronx residents for a fireside chat on Arthur Avenue.

For years, Ved Parkash has subjected Bronx tenants to rats, fires, no heat, and zero repairs. Now, his buildings are in foreclosure. The Community Preservation Corporation must make sure these properties never end up in the hands of another slumlord.

The CFTC just opened an investigation into suspicious oil futures trades executed before President Trump's announcements on Iran, exactly as I demanded. Whoever placed these trades was betting hundreds of millions of dollars on sensitive diplomatic decisions minutes before they were made public.

Hours before the U.S.-Iran ceasefire was announced, traders placed an approximately $950 million position on declining oil prices. Either that is the most fortunate coincidence in the history of energy markets, or someone had information they should not have had.

This morning, I had the honor of joining Lincoln Hospital to announce $350,000 in federal funding we secured for Guns Down, Life Up, a program that treats violence as a public health crisis and gives South Bronx youth the counseling, mentorship, and support they deserve.

Eliot Engel was a giant of New York politics and one of the greatest champions the Bronx has ever had in Congress. He served for more than three decades with unyielding dedication, fighting for his constituents and standing up for democracy around the world.

Yesterday, I was proud to deliver $700,000 to Hostos Community College for their first library renovation in 36 years. Hostos moves students from the bottom 20% to the top 20% at four times the national average.

ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE WIN: Diesel-fueled transport refrigeration units (TRUs) have long polluted Hunts Point, adding to truck traffic on the Cross Bronx Expressway. We are replacing 20 TPUs with cleaner technology and cutting dangerous emissions. Bronx families deserve clean air.

Wishing a happy Easter to all who celebrate. May this day bring you peace, hope, and time with those you love.

Wishing a blessed Good Friday to all who observe. May this sacred day be a time for reflection, renewal, and hope.