“He’s setting the foundation for an attack on the election.” @samsteindc.bsky.social asks whether Trump could cite foreign interference to send federal agents after ballot boxes and disrupt the chain of custody. Rep. @jahimes.bsky.social says the scenario is “absolutely” realistic.

Our elections continue to be safe and secure from foreign interference, but it’s increasingly clear that the greatest threat to our democracy is the President himself. Read my piece from earlier today here: www.nytimes.com/2026/07/16/o...

Opinion | Trump’s Election Denial Has Never Been More Dangerous

Don’t fall for dramatic claims based on selective declassification.

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Donald Trump just lied to the American people. Make no mistake, he is laying the foundation so that if Election Day goes badly for Republicans he can turned around and claim foul play by our adversaries.

Happy that the shooting has stopped, and that the US did not undertake a scorched earth campaign of war crimes. But make no mistake: Iran has not only survived, but achieved strategic wins beyond their wildest dreams. This dangerous humiliation is WHY Congress must debate war.

The president spoke for 19 minutes. During which the price of a barrel of oil went up another $4.00.

Himes: "This shows Steve Witkoff almost literally sitting side with the Russians on this ... it's unimaginable to consider the fact that you would propose a peace deal that the Ukrainians didn't even know about."

1/ There have been at least seven strikes in the Caribbean against what the Administration calls ‘narco-terrorists.’ These killings are illegal and a terrible way to stop drugs entering our country. My thoughts:

The Comey indictment is one of the most sickening abuses of power in the history of the DOJ. Trump is using every tool available to get vengeance on his political rivals. It’s corruption plain and simple— our country deserves better.

Rep. Jim Himes: "Having the Defense Department kill alleged drug runners in the Caribbean is illegal...These folks are committing murder — murder defined as killing without a legal basis. I am mystified over why the rest of the chain of command is quite comfortable with it."

Himes: ABC took Jimmy Kimmel off the air because Brendan Carr, the chairman of the FCC, didn’t like some things Kimmel said.. I’m talking to you now because I’m just getting so damn sick of people who claim to be for free speech but turn out to only support free speech for people they agree with.

This is a lie. And if he's confused, the President should ask Secretary Rubio, who helped lead the bipartisan Senate investigation that unanimously concluded that there was no evidence of politicization in the intelligence community's behavior around the 2016 election.

Acyn@acyn.bsky.social · last yr.

Trump: No, we caught Hillary Clinton, we caught Barack Hussain Obama… You ought to take a look at that and stop talking about nonsense.

77 degrees, 0 humidity, cloudless skies. Paradise.

Best way to the airport in DC

You know what people are forgetting about this whole Epstein mess? Trump and his acolytes are taking away healthcare from 17 million Americans.

Proud to be on the Floor standing with Leader Jeffries as he does all he can to explain this horrendous bill to the American people. He started talking in the dark of night when the GOP was hoping to pass it.

If this is such a Beautiful bill, why did Republicans in the House ranging from the most moderate (Fitzpatrick) to the cringiest conservative (Massie) just spend 14 hours straight trying to kill it?

The House is totally frozen right now. Even Republicans know that adding $4 trillion to the national debt while kicking 17 million people off health insurance just to give tax breaks to rich people is A BAD IDEA.

According to the Constitution we are both sworn to defend, my attention to this matter comes BEFORE bombs fall. Full stop.

The Marine Corps is the most lethal fighting force on the planet. They are trained in killing and destruction, not law enforcement. Their presence in LA is unnecessary and escalatory. Trump is looking for a bloody fight and seems determined to fan the flames til he gets it.

Disgusting. What a profound misunderstanding of what our country and this institution stands for.

At the core of MAGA is a deep insecurity about one’s own manhood and sexuality. That’s why all the muscle displays, military cosplaying and school yard bullying. Imagine any icon of manliness from Marcus Aurelius to Gary Cooper doing this BS. You can’t. www.military.com/daily-news/2...

Hegseth Orders Navy to Strip Name of Gay Rights Icon Harvey Milk from Ship

A new name for the Harvey Milk was not given but, according to the memo, Hegseth and Phelan are planning to announce the new name aboard the USS Constitution, the oldest commissioned Navy ship.

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Thank you #Trumbull for a wonderful Memorial Day ceremony and parade! Seems like the whole town turned out to remember our fallen.

The Republican budget bill will throw millions of Americans off Medicaid and take food from about 40 million Americans, all so that the Top 1% can get HUGE tax benefits. And it adds $3 trillion to our debt. Voting no is a no-brainer.

Hung out with the Eastern Middle School 8th graders this morning. The selfie game is strong with these ones.

"What the president, the administration, and the director of national intelligence were saying...is the exact opposite of what the intelligence community, which purportedly the director of national intelligence runs, was actually saying." @jahimes.bsky.social joins @timmiller.bsky.social:

I’m talking with Congressman @jahimes.bsky.social at 2:30 pm ET on Substack Live about the latest breaking news on DNI Tulsi Gabbard’s misrepresentations about the Maduro regime’s ties to Tren de Aragua (TDA). Subscribe to watch!

This report, now declassified so you can read it for yourself, says that the intelligence community DOES NOT believe that Venezuela directs Tren de Aragua. The President said otherwise. Tulsi Gabbard, who runs the IC, said otherwise.

Himes: We’re negotiating with the Russians apparently right now over Ukraine, right? Is it possible that our negotiating position is on that Signal chat? Yes, it is. So anyway, it’s Christmas morning in Beijing, Moscow… because of the lack of operational security that these guys are showing.

I don’t remember this pitch during the campaign.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last yr.

Trump on China: "They made a trillion dollars with Biden selling us stuff. Much of it we don't need. Somebody said, 'oh, the shelves are gonna be open.' Well, maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls, and maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more."

Mark Carney and I were in school together. If I had said to him, “Mark, someday Donald Trump will be President of the United States, and he is single-handedly going to make you Prime Minister of Canada”, he would have called campus security to take me home.