In June, I pressed for answers after Trump absurdly claimed “vandals” were responsible for a supposed “350-foot slit” in the Reflecting Pool. Now, a report from his OWN ADMINISTRATION has confirmed what should have been obvious all along: it was just a botched installation.

The Attorney General should serve the American people, not the president. Todd Blanche was Trump's personal criminal defense attorney and continues to play a central role in blocking the full release of the Epstein files.

FACT: Since 1989, the U.S. economy has added about 51 million jobs. Roughly 50 million of those new jobs were under Democratic presidents. Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Trump’s tariff refunds for: Walmart: $2.4B Apple: $2.2B Ford: $1.3B Amazon: $600M Your refund: $0 Just another transfer of wealth from everyday Americans to mega-corporations.

Happy National Dog Month! Here's a photo of me with one of the beagles rescued from Ridglan Farms. Drop a pic of your dog in the replies!

We don't allow banks to call themselves the U.S. Treasury Investment Fund. We don't allow delivery companies to call themselves USPS Plus. So why allow health insurance companies to call private insurance Medicare Advantage? (1/2)

Yesterday, 113 House Democrats sent a letter that I led with @frankel.house.gov, @repemilyrandall.bsky.social, & @repmarktakano.bsky.social demanding OMB Director Russell Vought renew community HIV and AIDS funding that Congress approved.

I joined WI Department of Health Services Secretary Kirsten Johnson, state legislators, and community leaders to discuss the impact of Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill," which is estimated to strip healthcare from more than 7 million Medicaid recipients.

61 years ago, President Johnson signed Medicaid and Medicare into law. It has helped countless Americans get the healthcare they need. You’d think everyone would agree, yet last year, Republicans in Congress cut Medicaid by nearly $1 trillion, forcing millions to lose their healthcare.

Ridglan Farms was an infamous beagle breeding and testing facility in my district. For years, activists fought to expose the cruelty happening there and together we shut it down. But the fight to protect animals from abuse is far from over. (1/2)

With Liberty & Justice for Some #76 Fighting Against Beagle Cruelty with Shannon Keith

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Last night, I joined MS NOW to discuss how Trump’s indiscriminate tariffs are crushing American small businesses.

After consistent pressure from Democrats on the Appropriations Committee, the State Department finally agreed to release $600 million in appropriated funding for Gavi, which helps children in developing nations access vaccines, and has saved more than 20 million lives since it was created.

Odyssey this. Odyssey that. We Odyssey Medicare for All!

As Timothy Snyder explains, authoritarians don't need to win the argument, they just need us to stop believing in truth itself. In addition to talking about policy, we need to defend the truth!

For years, activists have fought to shut down Ridglan Farms. Last month, that dream finally became a reality! But how did it happen? Here’s a behind the scenes look. youtu.be/a2ZDH53rLAQ

From Cages to Homes: The Ridglan Beagles

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Medicare for All would save Americans $650 BILLION a year. Source: The Congressional Budget Office.

I joined CNN International to discuss America’s blockade against the Cuban people. We are hurting the very people we profess to care about. And we are doing so, not for national security reasons, but for political reasons.

Erasing the four U.S. servicemembers killed this month from the Iran war's death toll is an extraordinary act of disrespect to those who have lost their lives in Trump’s war of choice, their families who have sacrificed so much, and all military personnel whose lives are still at risk.

Pentagon lowers official Iran war death toll, omitting four killed this month

The Pentagon lowered its official Iran war death toll to 14 from 18, removing four service members killed this month.

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Today, @ivey.house.gov and I wrote to Treasury Secretary Bessent, questioning his authority to flout longstanding laws that prevent living people from appearing on U.S. currency in order to mint a coin with President Trump’s face on it. Looking forward to his response.

17 years. That’s how long it’s been since the national minimum wage was increased in the US. No member of Congress could live on $7.25 an hour & they know it. It’s why I’m a co-sponsor of the Raise the Wage Act and will continue to fight for its passage so that the minimum wage is a livable wage.

Trump is intensifying the blockade on Cuba, a boot on the neck of the Cuban people. It’s time to develop a different relationship. @pocan.house.gov

The Restore Trust in Government Act would ban Members of Congress and their families, the President, and Cabinet Members from owning or trading individual stocks. But Speaker Johnson refuses to bring it to the floor for a vote. Why?

It's worth remembering that under the Obama administration, the U.S. restored diplomatic relations with Cuba and nothing bad happened. We should not impose a blockade that has fueled a humanitarian crisis for political reasons rather than genuine national security concerns.

The shooting that occurred in Madison was a heartbreaking incident. It is difficult to see something like this happen so close to home. My thoughts are with the family of Corey Ruiz who lost his life. We are attempting to get additional information about the occurrence, as are many in the community.

Today, I voted NO on a $1 TRILLION+ war budget. Congress is choosing to funnel exorbitant sums into a bloated department instead of investing in the needs of working families.

The so-called Stop Insider Trading Act is a weak alternative to measures that create a real stock trading ban for Congress, the President & members of the Cabinet. It’s like Velveeta to real Wisconsin cheese. We need to pass the Restore Trust in Government Act that will actually ban insider trading.

Today, on the House Foreign Affairs Committee, I questioned US Ambassador to the United Nations, Mike Waltz about the United States' decades-long American embargo and current inhumane fuel blockade on Cuba.

Last week, @ramirez.house.gov, @repdexteror.bsky.social, @fernandez.house.gov, and I got back from a fact-finding trip to Cuba. Cubans are suffering from a humanitarian crisis because of the decades-long American embargo and current fuel blockade.

Democracy is fragile. Authoritarianism often succeeds due to regular people passively changing rather than a dramatic coup. On this week’s podcast, I spoke with @timothysnyder.bsky.social, author of the best-selling book, “On Tyranny,” to discuss just how fragile our democracy is.

With Liberty & Justice for Some #75: Democracy, Tyranny & Hope with Timothy Snyder

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House Republicans are trying to pass a new budget bill this week that provides up to $73 BILLION in additional war spending.