Secretary Rollins says she MOVED 5 million people off food stamps. No. She KICKED 5 million people off food stamps. Letting kids go hungry isn't the "win" you think it is. It's a damn disgrace.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 22h ago

Rollins: "For those who love work and celebrate work and want people to work and not be on food stamps, it's a pretty big win when we've moved 5 million people off food stamps, y'all."

The devastation across Spokane County is heartbreaking but my commitment to support response and recovery is unshakeable. I write the bills that fund the government, and I will make Spokane’s recovery a top priority. Whatever it takes, for as long as it takes. 🌲❤️

We need to crack down on Medicaid fraud. I completely agree. But what Republicans didn't mention at today's hearing on this very topic is that Trump pardoned criminals that were convicted of MAJOR Medicaid fraud. WATCH ⬇️

Republicans held a hearing on Medicaid fraud today, so I asked a top health expert: what bill delivered the largest cuts to Medicaid in American history?   Yep. Trump's Big Ugly Bill.   Seems to me like the biggest Medicaid theft actually happened last year in Congress.

Some good news. THANK YOU to local law enforcement, our fire crews, and all of the first responders that SAVED LIVES. These folks are true American heroes.

All 14 people unaccounted for in Spokane fires located

SPOKANE, Wash --All 14 of the people unaccounted for in the Spokane Area Fires have now been located.

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A vote to confirm Todd Blanche is a vote “so that the Dobbs decision becomes permanent in every single state.” Those were his own words to anti-abortion extremists. Senators who vote for Blanche are voting for an Attorney General who will attack abortion rights in EVERY state.

Blanche assures anti-abortion supporters that Dobbs will be ‘permanent in every single state’

The acting attorney general made the remarks during a private call with faith leaders.

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Alongside our entire Congressional delegation—Democrats & Republicans—I'm calling on the President to approve our state's request for an expedited emergency declaration. We need every bit of support we can get to fight the devastating fires we're seeing in Eastern & Central WA.

Last night, @governorferguson.bsky.social made a formal request for an expedited emergency declaration for the Spokane fires. Our ENTIRE delegation is urging the President to approve that request immediately. All of us are working together to make sure Eastern & Central WA get more help ASAP.

The Spokane community is really stepping up to look after our friends and neighbors during these devastating fires. Here are just some of the resources available to help. Please share this information with anyone who might need it.

Not just shelter: Where to get free childcare, meals, showers and more as wildfires ravage Spokane

Many agencies and groups are offering free help for people affected by the wildfires raging throughout the Spokane area.

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This short-term funding bill blocks a corrupt policy that would allow Trump to hold even more federal grants hostage—and it closes House Republicans' loophole to pull funding for other agencies to give to Border Patrol. My full statement.⬇️

Senator Murray on Release of CR Text | United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

United States Senate Committee on Appropriations

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I just called Secretary Mullin to discuss the wildfires in Spokane. We had a good conversation, and he is closely tracking the situation in the Spokane region.

I am closely monitoring the fires threatening the Spokane region. Eastern Washington, PLEASE listen to local authorities and do everything possible to stay safe and look after your friends and neighbors.

'Never seen it this bad': Thousands evacuated in north Spokane as wildfire crosses river into city

A wildfire driven by high winds jumped the Spokane River Saturday afternoon, burning homes and quickly moving into the Indian Trail Neighborhood.

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Trump's ignorant choice to make an enemy of one of our strongest allies is having DIRECT results on U.S. tourism—and just like the rest of his policies, it's hurting our economy.   My message to Canada: Washington state continues to welcome our Canadian friends and neighbors. 🇺🇸🇨🇦

Canadian visits to U.S. plummet amid Trump tariffs, ‘51st state’ talk

"Canadian travel sentiment shifted abruptly" after President Donald Trump returned to office, analysts said.

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Trump's lawyers ADMITTED to STEALING money from blue states, just because they didn’t vote for him. I am demanding every last cent be restored. This isn’t Trump’s money. These are taxpayer dollars and I won’t let this kind of lawless corruption stand.

Secretary McMahon is literally paying other departments to do work the Department of Education ALREADY does. She says this somehow makes government more efficient. Then show us the receipts. I PASSED an amendment to force her to send Congress the price tag she's been hiding.

"It's a big, gigantic, blown-up Ponzi scheme." THAT is what a Senate Republican said on the floor just yesterday. At a time when Social Security is facing insolvency, we need to fight to SAVE Social Security now and for future generations. NO cuts, NO privatization.

If Trump did NOTHING, very low-income families would have had their child care costs capped at 7%. But he scrapped that policy and Republicans voted to increase the cost of child care. Money for war, but nothing for child care.

ICE doesn't move detainees across the country by accident—it's a strategy. That's what they did to Eduardo, who's married to a citizen. Detained on the job, he was shipped off to Texas at 2AM, away from his wife & attorney. I'm demanding he be brought home and get due process.

BREAKING: Senate Republicans BLOCKED affordable child care. Trump wants to get rid of a 7% cap on child care costs for very low-income families, my resolution would have stopped him. Once again, the GOP endorses higher costs for families to satisfy Trump. This isn't the end.

House Republicans advanced bills to abolish the Department of Education. But let's be clear: I'll make certain those bills are dead on arrival in the Senate. I will fight tooth and nail to make sure America stands up for our kids and students. Full stop.

If you're wondering what party will help you keep your Social Security benefits and which one is trying to take them away, this is a Republican on the Senate floor TODAY:

Every time Trump says an end to the war he should have never started is around the corner—the bill for his forever war just gets bigger. Sorry, but NO. I will not rubberstamp a blank check for Trump to drop bombs overseas while health care costs are sky-high at home.

Trump ending the Medicare Part D subsidy program that millions of seniors to rely on is proof that he cares more about privatizing Medicare than he cares about seniors and families. Always money for war. Never money for health care. It's a grift and I'll be fighting back.

Exclusive | Trump Administration to End Medicare Drug Plan Subsidy

Program that held down premiums won’t be renewed for 2027, resulting in higher costs for some seniors.

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I want to make this crystal clear: Congress is not an ATM for Trump’s forever wars.

ICE agents threatened to beat up a Seattle small business owner, married to a citizen, with NO criminal record unless he signed a "voluntary" departure. I'm told there were cameras in the room. I'm demanding any video and that Eduardo be brought home immediately.

Senator Patty Murray@murray.senate.gov · last wk.

On Thursday, ICE needlessly detained Eduardo Aguirre Esparza, a local Seattle small business owner with no criminal history. This is a man who is married to an American citizen and with deep ties to our local community who was working hard to pursue a legal pathway to lawful permanent residence.

BREAKING: Senate Republicans just confirmed Jay Clayton as Director of National Intelligence—an election-denier and Trump sycophant. The GOP should be ashamed for enabling Trump’s dangerous and deranged conspiracy theories.

Trump is pushing a policy that will INCREASE child care costs for low-income families. I am forcing a vote THIS WEEK to overturn Trump's higher-cost policies. Every Senator will cast a vote on a simple question: should working parents pay more for child care, or less?

When America's top health official is constantly pushing conspiracy theories, trust in public health takes a hit—and we're seeing the consequences in real time. There are record measles cases for a reason. RFK Jr. is a threat to public health & should RESIGN.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · last wk.

RFK Jr: "Americans no longer public health, and they shouldn't"

RFK Jr. says he has the cyclosporiasis outbreak under control. Except he’s fired and pushed out thousands of CDC staff we desperately need. Trump and RFK Jr. made this situation worse. FIRE RFK Jr. Make government competent and functional again.

On Thursday, ICE needlessly detained Eduardo Aguirre Esparza, a local Seattle small business owner with no criminal history. This is a man who is married to an American citizen and with deep ties to our local community who was working hard to pursue a legal pathway to lawful permanent residence.