62 years ago today, President Johnson signed into law the Economic Opportunity Act—creating the Job Corps, Head Start, VISTA, and more to fight the War on Poverty. We need to recommit to these ideals today—and give millions of folks a fair shot at the American Dream again.

Before his second term is even over, Donald Trump is responsible for more than $10 trillion of this. Just INTEREST on this debt is now sucking up more of our public money than even the military and Medicare. DC Republicans are leaving our kids a colossal mess to clean up.

CNN@cnn.com · yesterday

The United States is digging itself into an ever-deeper debt hole. The federal debt hit a record $40 trillion on Tuesday, according to the Treasury Department. The Treasury Department's data on the federal debt is released on a one-day delay. https://cnn.it/4gFkhZ7

Tech CEOs know they’re selling poison to children—that’s why they don’t let their own kids anywhere near the stuff.  www.nytimes.com/2026/08/18/t...

Across the country, corporate corruption and billionaire greed has made it harder for working people to achieve the American Dream. @deluzio.house.gov hit the nail on the head in our conversation yesterday:

I joined 90 other Democrats in demanding Trump rescind this reckless anti-vax EO and rein in RFK, Jr.’s dangerous HHS agenda.  Our kids are heading back to school right now—they need leaders working to keep them safe from deadly outbreaks in the classroom, not making things worse.

When I visited Moshannon—the largest ICE detention center in the Northeast—officials blocked my staff from joining me and limited the oversight we could do without an interpreter.

106 years ago, we made another step toward a more perfect union and granted women the right to vote by ratifying the 19th Amendment. As ever, our march toward meeting our founding ideals continues today.

This reporting is gravely serious, showing that the Trump Administration has let our key weapons stockpiles get dangerously low—all for a war we didn't have to fight.

More than half of some US weapons stockpiles used in Iran war, raising concerns about China threat

CSIS warns depleted U.S. weapons stockpiles from the Iran war could embolden China as President Xi watches munitions levels amid Taiwan tensions.

foxnews.com

Military families should be able to ask hard questions about their loved ones serving in harm’s way without fear of retribution by their government. And yet, that’s what people are worried about thanks to Pete Hegseth’s Pentagon.

Broken toilets. No fresh food. Sailors jumping overboard. I'm pushing for answers about the conditions our brave men and women are living in aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln.

A leaked document showed that TikTok conducted a sick experiment on millions of its users that intentionally turned off safety features. This included kids. It led to millions of people getting flooded with harmful content and had deadly consequences.

The Congress must investigate these reports and get to the bottom of what’s happening to Sailors onboard LINCOLN. Our Sailors are second to none, and their patriotism and willingness to serve should never be squandered or disrespected.

MeidasTouch@meidastouch.com · last wk.

EXCLUSIVE: A family member of a service member currently deployed aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln shared messages with MeidasTouch detailing months without milk, meat arriving rotten, and a deployment with no end in sight.

War hawks burning through billions and politicians throwing around corporate tax handouts like candy can miss me with their lectures on fiscal responsibility.

It's almost back-to-school season—and more and more school districts are responding to parents who know that Big Tech doesn't care about our kids. Should schools ban phones in the classroom? Take my survey 👇https://iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/EForm.aspx?__cid=PA17CD&__fid=100077

ICE must tell all of us what they’re up to in Findlay Township. This is a fiscal responsibility problem and a transparency disaster. I'll keep digging here. triblive.com/local/region...

If we needed more proof that the Trump Administration is anti-worker, here it is. As the saying goes—when someone shows you who they are, believe them. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/01/c...

We can’t let mega-corporations like Meta knowingly hurt kids and get away with it. Finally, we’re finally seeing some accountability. apnews.com/article/meta...

Court orders Instagram and Facebook's Meta to pay $567M to address kids' mental health online

A New Mexico court has ordered Instagram and Facebook parent company Meta to pay $567 million to address harms to young people from its platforms.

apnews.com

Monday is the Anniversary of the PACT ACT. This legislation has helped millions of Veterans, but not fully implementing it has also HURT millions. I spoke to Veteran, Rep. Chris Deluzio. As the war rages in Iran & millions are spent there, Veterans have been harmed on our own soil.

Nearly 60,000 kids in Pennsylvania are hungrier this year because Republican politicians chose to take away their food to pay for more tax giveaways to the ultra-rich. Take a look for yourself at this growing hunger crisis ⬇️ www.cbpp.org/research/foo...

👀 @jayapal.house.gov, @pkryan.bsky.social and I have a bill called the Family Grocery and Farmer Relief Act to address this... In the richest country in the history of the world, we can’t let meat become a luxury good.

Open Markets Institute@openmarkets.bsky.social · 2w ago

The debate over grocery prices focuses on inflation. It should also focus on concentration. Four meatpackers control roughly 80–85% of the U.S. beef market. That's not a competitive market—it's an oligopoly, and families pay the price.

61 years ago, President Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act into law. Today, voting rights remain under attack and the Voting Rights Act is a shell of what it once was thanks to the Supreme Court.

Pathetic and spineless. Cop-beating criminals are cheering seeing this.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 2w ago

Cornyn: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Trump pressured his DOJ to try and indict me for making a video: he failed. Trump tried to make a DOJ fund to pay J6 cop-beaters: he failed (for now). Trump tried to get the DOJ to cover up this botched Reflecting Pool renovation: he failed.   Big loser energy. Accountability is coming.

Trump’s Meddling in Justice Dept. Causes Problems of His Own Making

In the past week alone, President Trump’s interference has imperiled one criminal case, set the stage for sanctions in a second and hindered the confirmation chances of his pick for attorney general.

nytimes.com

I spoke with @deluzio.house.gov regarding the $1 TRILLION Medicaid & MAJOR SNAP cuts that will begin on January 1, 2027 from the BIG UGLY BILL. His POWERFUL response: "people who are eligible are going to lose out...these cuts will take away healthcare & food from people & we gotta repeal it"!

Trump's wreckage of our economy is a symptom of long-running problems (de-industrialization) and patchwork solutions (crazy tariffs, tax credits on the margins).  We need a bold industrial policy to reverse this and put us on a path to be a country that builds big things again.

Joey Politano🏳️‍🌈@josephpolitano.bsky.social · 2w ago

American factory construction continued declining in official data released today as CHIPS Act projects finish, IRA projects get cancelled, and tariffs weigh on nearly all industries Total US factory construction is down 32% from its 2024 highs and 22% over the last year alone

The House may be in recess, but we need to keep sounding the alarm on the "Taking Benefits from America's Veterans Act". As @deluzio.house.gov points out, troops downrange right now will have fewer benefits than other veterans if this bill becomes law.

I’m not going to take a lecture on fiscal responsibility from war hawks or corporate politicians in Washington. For years, they’ve jacked up our debt sending American kids to fight in unnecessary wars we don't have to fight and handing tax giveaways to the rich and powerful.

Brought to you by a war we didn’t have to fight, chaotic tariffs, debt-fueled tax giveaways to the very top, and corruption.

Kyle Griffin@kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 3w ago

BREAKING: WASHINGTON (AP) - The U.S. economy grew at an unexpectedly sluggish 1.5% pace from April through June.

More than 20,000 unaccompanied immigrant children—including hundreds of kids in PA—could lose their lawyers if a federal contract expires. I’m demanding answers for the 1000s of kids who could be denied their right to legal representation. No child should be left to defend themself in court alone.

On this day in 1965, President Johnson signed Medicare and Medicaid into law—bringing lifesaving healthcare to millions of Americans. With the support of BOTH liberals and conservatives in Congress.