Rep. Ted Lieu
@reptedlieu.bsky.social
Congressman for California's 36th District. Vice Chair of the House Democratic Caucus. Air Force Vet.
More than 460 federal judges have rejected Trump’s awful and inhumane mass detention policy. www.politico.com/news/2026/02...
Our running list of judges who have ruled on ICE’s mass detention policy
POLITICO is keeping track of the federal judges who have ruled on the administration’s effort to systematically lock up thousands of people.
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CAPAC condemns the Department of Homeland Security’s Discriminatory Social Media Posts
American households have spent more than $3,800 EXTRA since trump took office. Meanwhile, trump has pocketed over $2 billion.
We need to maintain control over AI. Pass the AI Kill Switch Act NOW.
The New York Times@nytimes.com · 16h agoBreaking News: Anthropic said it halted potential plots by scientists who used its A.I. models to do research that could have helped develop biological weapons.
Instead of lowering costs for Americans, trump and Republicans want to make you jump through hoops just to vote – pushing the SAVE Act and attacking ballot access nationwide.
Trump only acts for his own benefit. Americans pay the price.
Democrats will not let trump officials get away with lying to the American people.
If Iran is a “failed state,” as trump claims, how does it keep launching missiles at U.S. bases?
We need an entirely new defensive strategy, not a new name for Lake Ontario.
Renaming lakes does nothing to address the cost of living emergency facing our country.
Communities should have a say on if a data center will be put in their backyard. trump says communities that opt out are “backwards and poor”.
We must protect American workers and hold criminals accountable. Now it’s time for the Senate to pass this important piece of legislation.
It’s been six months since trump started his war on Iran. Since then, American servicemembers have lost their lives, hard-working families have struggled with rising costs, and we’re burning through defensive munitions way faster than we can replace them.
The parks belong to you, and Democrats are going to keep them that way.
trump's to do list: ✅ start an illegal war ✅ start an unnecessary trade war with one of our closest allies ✅ slap his name on an airport ❌ address the cost of living emergency
It is unacceptable that a 4-year-old child can be turned away from a publicly-funded preschool program because of who they or their parents are. Pleased to support @equality.house.gov's effort to protect children and their parents from this disgusting display of discrimination.
Congressional Equality Caucus@equality.house.gov · 3w agoToday, CEC Chair @repmarktakano.bsky.social, @baldwin.senate.gov, & @merkley.senate.gov led 179 Members of Congress in filing an amicus brief at SCOTUS in St. Mary v Roy, urging the Court to defend preschoolers from discrimination. Read the full brief & see all signers at the link in our bio. (1/2)
Honored to be recognized as one of the AI Policy 100 Leaders 2026 by Knowledge Networks and Regulating AI. We will continue leading the charge in making sure AI policy drives innovation while protecting the American public from harm.
Over 15,000 veterans have lost their homes since trump destroyed the Veterans Affairs Servicing Purchase program in 2025. Democratic amendments offered in Committee would have reversed these devastating cuts. Republicans blocked them.
If someone tries to keep you from voting, you should definitely go vote.
The most powerful AI systems should be built so a human can always stop them. That’s why Rep. Nathaniel Moran and I introduced the bipartisan AI Kill Switch Act. Read more below. www.newsweek.com/the-ai-were-...
The AI We’re Building Needs a Kill Switch | Opinion
Leadership the world can trust requires that our most powerful systems stay safe, accountable, and answerable to us.
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Honored to secure federal funding that will allow the City of Redondo Beach to lease affordable housing to those facing housing insecurity. Democrats will continue to invest in community-driven solutions to combat homelessness.
Right now we are building the fastest, smartest machines in human history, and too many of them have a gas pedal and no brake. Humans must remain in control. We need an AI Kill Switch. www.foxnews.com/opinion/rep-...
REP TED LIEU: AI is already too powerful. We need a kill switch before disaster strikes
OpenAI's advanced AI model recently broke out of its sandbox, accessed the internet and penetrated Hugging Face servers — raising urgent questions about AI safety.
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As trump's ex-personal lawyer, Todd Blanche’s top client was and still is trump, not the American people.
Humans NEED to maintain control over AI systems. It’s just common sense. www.bbc.com/news/article...
US lawmakers push for AI 'kill switch' after OpenAI models go rogue
A new bill would let the US government order the shutdown of AI models that pose a public threat.
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While powerful AI systems have many potential benefits, they can also go rogue, behave in extremely dangerous ways, or even resist human intervention. We need to keep human control by ensuring AI systems can be completely shut down if necessary.
