Mitch McConnell nearly voted “no” with Democrats until Republicans stepped in and reminded him which way they wanted him to vote.
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As the nation gears up for the 2026 midterm elections, we are drawing a line beneath the first phase of the 250 to 250 project. Thank you for watching, sharing, correcting, contributing, and supporting us this summer. Until next time! https://youtu.be/B-tBlDQYNms?si=7cIP7W7CZmYc7hgT
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From the time of our country’s founding 250 years ago, the story of America has been one of the constant efforts of Americans—from all races, ethnicities, ge...
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Justice Connection, a group of former Justice Dept employees, issues a warning about public safety: “Agents and analysts that Patel fired during his tenure resulted in the loss of more than 1,000 years of combined FBI experience”
NEW: Judge Emmet Sullivan finds Atty General Todd Blanche is failing to sufficiently follow court order over Epstein Files Sullivan orders Blanche to respond to the civil lawsuit filed by plaintiff @katiephang.bsky.social by Sept 24 Phang is seeking release of more Epstein Files
Johnson’s moves are nothing short of a weasel with yet another leave-early-to-avoid-a-challenging-vote tactic. How many days has the House now not worked, as managed by Johnson, for the American people?!? www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...
House to leave early, punting Hegseth impeachment vote until after November elections
House Republican leaders canceled votes planned for Thursday. Members won’t return to Washington until Nov. 9.
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PabloReports: Donald Trump says we’re in a golden age. Do you agree? Frost: Yeah, if you’re a billionaire, you’re in the golden age. They’re taking all of our money and giving it to them.
Republicans often take credit for accomplishments despite voting against them, while also attributing blame to Democrats for issues they either caused or allowed to occur. It is time for Texas to shift its political alignment.
If you’re looking for a breakdown of which states Democrats need to hold and flip to gain control of the Senate, look no further:
Can Democrats Seize the Senate?
Control of the upper chamber hangs the balance. Is ‘the math’ mathing for 2026 Senate Dems?
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🚨 Turns out your vote is in fact NOT safe at votesafe.org. Operated & funded by Elon Musk’s America PAC with unlimited spending power, this website collects your personal data including IP address, voter registration status, district & ballot info, party affiliation, political interests, & more. ❌
Having a visual of how much debt we're in is always helpful as looking at $40 Trillion seems incomprehensible. And to think, with all this waste, we could have healthcare, free school lunches, affordable housing, etc. 1 red cup = $1 Billion! Get out and VOTE! #ProudBlue 📹: yobencohen
Katie Couric and I had a wonderful discussion this afternoon about America and its future during these troubled times. Thank you so much, Katie, for inviting me to join you and your terrific subscriber audience on Next Question! judgeluttig327269.substack.com/p/election-n...
Election Nightmare Scenario
A recording from Judge J. Michael Luttig and Katie Couric's live video
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JUST IN: A federal judge has barred DHS from threatening to prosecute a man who harshly criticized ICE’s acting director following the fatal shootings in Minnesota. It violates his free speech, Judge Contreras ruled. ecf.dcd.uscourts.gov/cgi-bin/show...
Too big to rig!
Kamala Harris@kamalaharris.com · yesterdayConsider this your assignment for National Voter Registration Day. Head to IWillVote.com and check your voter registration status. Then send this to the group chat and make sure they check theirs, too. We all need to turn out this November and be too big to rig.
Then they’ll turn around and try to sell you items to protect your health from the resulting risks of these changes, further padding their pocketbooks while emptying your’s.
Robert Reich@rbreich.bsky.social · yesterdayTrump’s EPA will no longer limit pollution from gas and coal-burning power plants. Reminder: Trump took millions of dollars in donations from Big Oil, and his EPA chief Lee Zeldin is cozy with the coal industry. Is there anything this regime won’t destroy to please its bankrollers?
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Iran war cost hits $38 billion, forecast to rise $3 billion a month, CBO says
The six-month-old U.S. war against Iran has cost $38 billion so far and that amount is projected to rise by $3 billion a month, Congress' nonpartisan bookkeeper reported on Tuesday, as the Trump admi...
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🚨BREAKING: After Paul LePage was caught on tape admitting he is a “big fan of data centers,” Matt Dunlap has surged to a TIE in deep-red ME-02. 🟦 Dunlap: 49% 🟥 LePage: 49% Matt is going to hold this seat. Let’s go! #mepolitics
Trump says he's permanently closing the Kennedy Center and will not proceed with any renovations unless the Supreme Court overturns the federal court ruling preventing him from putting his name on the building
The text of Massie's articles of impeachment against Hegseth: massie.house.gov/uploadedfile...
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This administration thinks if they keep talking in circles that nobody will ever notice it’s all just gibberish and that there’s nothing to support their claims. Vote their enablers out for real accountability and citizen-benefiting accomplishments.
Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterdayHIMES: You spent $10b to try to lower the yield on the 10 year bond. When you started, it was 4.8%. Today it's at a 20 year high of 5.04%. A 20 basis point rise. Was your intervention successful? BESSENT: Yes H: Wait- it went up by 20 points! B: There's a counterfactual of what would it have done
Today is National Voter Registration Day — and we're less than 50 days from the midterms. The best time to check that your voter registration is up to date is right now. And remind your friends and family to do the same. This is absolutely vital. ⬇️ https://nationalvoterregistrationday.org/
National Voter Registration Day
National Voter Registration Day is a holiday celebrated on the fourth Tuesday of every September. It's goal is to focus
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have you noticed how the FBI and DOJ's line about every single ICE shooting is that "the investigation is ongoing" so they can't say anything? (Or hold anyone accountable.) Reminds of how Trump's tax audit was going on for years and years.
Whitehouse grills Patel on Epstein 👇 WHITEHOUSE: Am I accurate in suggesting the missing 37 pages likely include FBI contemporaneous notes from interviews w/woman who said she was assaulted by Trump? PATEL: I don't know what you're referencing. We've produced 3.5m pages W: But not these 37
9/15 Maine Senator Susan Collins casts another tie-breaking vote to advance another anti-abortion federal judge nominee; final confirmation is expected late Tuesday morning #maine #MEpolitics
COCOUNSEL STATEMENT ON KENNEDY CENTER WIN “2 times the court has told Pres. Trump the same thing: You are not above the law. Legal sanity has once again prevailed over Trump’s vanity. This is a victory for the memory of President Kennedy & for our nation.” Norm Eisen, DDA & Nathaniel Zelinsky, WLG
Norm Eisen@normeisen.bsky.social · yesterdayVICTORY: Judge Cooper slams & prohibits Trump & cronies continued efforts to rename the Kennedy Center (& orders other important relief) A huge win for @repbeatty.bsky.social & our cocounsel team @democracydefendersaction.org & WLG More to come!
reporters werent “barred” from recording, the powerful people they are covering asked them not to record and they immediately complied and hid whats happening from their audience
Joe Sonka 😐@joesonka.lpm.org · 2d ago“Reporters were barred from recording video” whaaaaaat
“Taken together, the administration’s continued flirtation with Vladimir Putin and his associates, its use of our tax dollars to imprison immigrants in substandard conditions, and its determination to rig the 2026 election add up to an attempt to establish an authoritarian government.”
Heather Cox Richardson (TDPR)@hcrichardson.bsky.social · 2d agoSeptember 14, 2026
Ossoff: "We are witnessing people drunk with power who are utterly reckless, utterly corrupt, and obviously believe that they live with impunity. They believe they're untouchable. They believe they're invincible. Let's prove them wrong."