The Trump administration is looting the federal treasury to finance its own election propaganda. We’re fighting back. We filed a lawsuit against the administration on behalf of @wisdems.org & @yeelengxiong.bsky.social over its use of $20M in taxpayer funds for partisan political ads.

Democratic Party of Wisconsin and Wisconsin Treasurer Candidate Yee Leng Xiong Sue Trump Administration Over Illegal Ads

Democracy Defenders Action and Hecker Fink LLP filed a lawsuit against the Trump administration on behalf of the Democra

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The Trump Administration used $20 million in redirected DHS funds for ads promoting Trump. Congress must demand answers, accountability, and reimbursement to taxpayers. Our team explains why in @theprogressivemag.bsky.social

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Trump promised to end inflation and make America affordable. Instead, he traded stocks at least 21,000 times in 2025 alone. Pocketed at least $2B—so far. Not to worry, though. The public gets to see his face on coins, passports, and federal buildings.

Trump purchased up to $5 million of SpaceX bonds days before major space order | CNN Business

Just two days before launching an effort to slash red tape for commercial space transportation, President Donald Trump l

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Pay big, get time with the president. That’s the Trump coin dinner pitch, and a similar event last year reportedly drew almost $2 billion. Trump’s made $635 million off the coin while buyers of his crypto lost an estimated $4.7 billion. Shameless. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption

Want Dinner With the President? Buy His Meme Coin.

The $Trump meme coin is offering buyers a new "exclusive" opportunity to meet the president.

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Trump keeps testing how far he can go. Congress’s job is to stop him. He used $20M in taxpayer funds for partisan ads glorifying himself, then said his super PAC would pay going forward—but taxpayers still haven’t been reimbursed. Oversight means accountability—not a shrug. #CostOfTrumpsCorruption

Hold Trump to Account on Promotional Ads

Trump continually tests how far he can go, and it is the job of Congress to impose limits.

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Trump used taxpayer dollars to run campaign-style ads. Now he says his super PAC will pay for future ads—but taxpayers are still paying for the $20M of ads already aired. Congress has a duty to hold the admin accountable. “Concern” isn’t oversight. We need members of Congress who will do their job

Hold Trump to Account on Promotional Ads

Trump continually tests how far he can go, and it is the job of Congress to impose limits.

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We’re proud to represent JMSN as he stands up to MAGA Inc. over its unauthorized use of his song “Love Me” in one of Trump’s taxpayer-funded propaganda ads. After first sending a cease-and-desist to the White House, JMSN is now demanding MAGA Inc. stop using his music.

JMSN, ‘Love Me’ Artist, Issues Warning to MAGA Inc. Super PAC, Demands Use of Song Cease Immediately

Attorneys for JMSN, sent a cease-and-desist letter to representatives at MAGA Inc., demanding the Trump-affiliated Super

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Trump’s sons have investment ties to companies that have won $6B+ in Pentagon contracts since his election. Now Trump is announcing a $6.6B Anduril deal while their investment firm holds a major stake. @oversightdemocrats.bsky.social are right to demand answers.

Trump sons' investments have won billions in Pentagon contracts since his election

The contract for a new plant in Baltimore is the latest linked to the brothers.

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Let them eat monuments to Trump! https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2026/10/07/trump-wants-new-camp-david-his-own-golf-club/

Trump wants to turn his West Palm Beach golf club into the new Camp David

The plan calls for the federal government to be granted part of the property, with the rest maintained as a private cour

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Trump said he’d “pay for” the ads. Now the WH says that does NOT mean reimbursing taxpayers for the money already spent. MAGA Inc. will cover future ads—but taxpayers are still stuck with the $20M+ bill for political propaganda Trump & should have paid for in the first place.

Trump won't reimburse government for public service announcements

Trump's super PAC, MAGA, Inc., has confirmed it is paying for the forthcoming ads.

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If Trump’s super PAC can pay for these ads now, why were taxpayers paying for them in the first place? More than $10 million in taxpayer-funded ads have already aired. Now MAGA Inc. will pick up the tab. So who decided taxpayers should foot the bill to begin with? www.nytimes.com/2026/10/05/u...

Facing Backlash, Trump Says His Super PAC Will Pay for Taxpayer-Funded Ads

The president said that his PAC, MAGA, Inc., would pay for TV ads promoting him that had been paid for with taxpayer money.

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A dubious promise of $5k checks for all $500 payments to healthcare enrollees-in red states $90 payments to seniors This is a red herring on steroids and raises serious legal questions about buying votes. ...and none of it will fix the bad WH policies driving the affordability crisis.

Trump is clearly trying to buy votes with taxpayer money | CNN Politics

President Donald Trump is ramping up his efforts to use taxpayer money and resources to help Republicans win the 2026 mi

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32 days til Election Day. Voting by mail, early, or on Election Day? Pick what works for you, then invite family, friends, neighbors or co-workers to join you. #LetsGetVoteReady #WeAreAmericaAndWeVote https://www.andwevote.org/p/ddf

If an administration can bend rules, intimidate opponents, or meddle with elections, the answer cannot be to sit out. Voter registration deadlines are approaching in states across the country. Check your registration. Register if you need to. Be ready to make your voice heard. #LetsGetVoteReady

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Register to vote. Check your registration status. Get your absentee ballot. Fast, free, easy, secure, nonpartisan.

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Trump’s memecoin investors lost a collective $4.7B. Trump made at least $635M. Now he’s selling access to the White House once again, offering his biggest investors dinner with the president. The jig is up—or it would be if Congress did its duty and demanded answers.

Want Dinner With the President? Buy His Meme Coin.

The $Trump meme coin is offering buyers a new "exclusive" opportunity to meet the president.

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Georgia’s GOP-controlled election board is escalating its push to advance Trump’s election-interference agenda—a desperate attempt to change the rules weeks before voting begins.

GOP-controlled Georgia election board asks DOJ to declare state’s voting machines illegal

The request represents a major assault on the state's voting system by unelected state officials.

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Trump took a 2024 campaign ad, put “Paid for by the U.S. Government” at the end, and ran it on taxpayers’ dime. More than $1.7 million from DHS went into ads during football and prime time. The White House calls that a PSA🙄 We aren’t fooled. #PayToPlayPresident

The White House calls Trump’s taxpayer-funded TV ad “education.” Education about what? That a president can use government money to put himself on TV while people are trying to cover rent, groceries, and gas? That arrogance costs all of us. #PayToPlayPresident

A Congress Doing Its Duty Would Halt Trump’s Taxpayer-Funded Propaganda Ads | Democracy Defenders Action

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The Kennedy Center was financially stable before Trump took over. Since then, Trump and his handpicked board have driven away donors and audiences, gutted staff, drained reserves, and piled on debt—while claiming they inherited a failing institution. The record says otherwise.

The Kennedy Center was solvent when Trump took over. Then its finances collapsed.

The Post examined 15 years of the institution’s financial records to see why it went south after the president took over

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Trump and the GOP gutted health care last year. So now Americans are paying more for health care, not to mention gas, groceries, and housing. A one-time $500 check for a few is propaganda—not policy. https://www.cnbc.com/amp/2026/09/30/obamacare-aca-refund-checks.html

Trump administration starts sending $500 Obamacare refund checks — who stands to benefit

The refunds come after millions of people lost premium subsidies for their health insurance and right before the midterm

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GAO reaffirmed that Trump’s use of pocket rescissions to bypass Congress is illegal & undermines a basic check on presidential power—while withholding funding for healthcare, housing, education, etc. at a time when many Americans are struggling with basic costs. thehill.com/business/bud...

GAO reasserts pocket rescissions’ illegality after Trump uses tactic to cancel nearly $1B

The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) reasserted Tuesday that President Trump’s use of a “pocket rescission” to cancel $810 million in federal funding was unlawful.  The letter by the gov…

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MAGA Inc.’s biggest donors aren’t just funding political ads—they’re also benefiting from government contracts, regulatory decisions, appointments, and more. @americanprogress.bsky.social examines what that means for our democracy. Check it out:

How President Trump and His Administration Are Benefiting MAGA Inc. Super PAC Donors

While American families pay more under Trump, MAGA Inc. donors are collecting contracts, pardons, and favorable regulato

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VICTORY: a unanimous 11th Circuit just REFUSED to stay sanctions on Trump & Co. over his $1.8B slush fund He sued his own govt & his own DOJ agreed to the payout. The court wasn't buying it! @democracydefendersaction.org & partners are proud to rep the 35 frm fed judges who blew the whistle 👇 -TN

No love here 👇 Artist JMSN is demanding the Trump administration immediately cease and desist use of his song “Love Me” in political ads broadcast by the White House. We are proud to represent JMSN with Ballard Spahr LLP.

JMSN, "Love Me" Artist, Demands White House Stop Using His Music in Its Political Ads

Attorneys for Christian Berishaj, who performs as JMSN, last night sent a cease-and-desist letter to White House Chief o

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Taxpayers are footing the bill for Trump ads while Americans face rising costs and cuts to public services—and Trump’s wealth has surged by billions during his presidency. Public money doubling as political branding is a corruption problem. Taxpayers deserve better than propaganda.

White House airs another government-funded ad, this time with Trump warning of ‘final battle’ | CNN Politics

The Trump administration is set to launch another overtly political campaign ad funded by taxpayer dollars, attacking th

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The Trump administration has increasingly used the threat of political violence to justify investigations into and scrutiny of its critics. Make no mistake: the Constitution is on the people’s side. www.nytimes.com/2026/09/22/u...

How Trump Has Cracked Down on Dissent Since the Killing of Charlie Kirk

The White House has labeled critics terrorists, attributed violence to a left-wing conspiracy and investigated unions, nonprofits and other groups in a battle over free speech.

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2 things you need to know about the SCOTUS ruling 1) It does not allow states to conduct mass voter roll purges before the midterms. 2) “Noncitizen voting” is a ruse to interfere in our elections. State audits keep confirming it. We & partners are fighting all attempts to silence eligible voters.

Supreme Court Allows Use of Trump Administration’s Expansive Database for Voter Screening (Gift Article)

Critics of a citizenship database built by the Trump administration have raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.

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Please don't overreact to the SCOTUS SAVE database decision today Page 6 of the decision makes clear that we are in the 90 day statutory window when mass changes cannot be made to voter lists! Yeah it's a shit decision for the reasons the 3 dissenters say but we can deal with it. More to come...

Supreme Court Allows Expansive Voter Screening Tool Ahead of Midterms (Gift Article)

Critics of the Trump administration system to monitor the citizenship status of voters had raised alarms about privacy and improper voter purges.

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40 days until the midterms. Before Election Day, take a look at what your members of Congress have actually done on corruption, government accountability, and pro-democracy measures. Explore our Stop Corruption Now Scorecard: democracydefendersaction.org/resource/stop-corruption-now-scorecard/

Stop Corruption Now Scorecard

The Stop Corruption Now scorecard identifies key pieces of legislation that address public corruption, preserve the rule

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The public will remember what happened at the Kennedy Center. Trump seized control of a revered national institution, tried to put his name on it despite repeated court rulings, and now threatens its future rather than accept one simple fact: The Kennedy Center does not belong to Donald Trump.

Trump Broke the Kennedy Center...

Now He Claims Only He Can Fix It

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