So it’s a “service fee,” not a toll. Trump let Bibi drag the US into this mess. The deal gives Tehran more leverage over the waterway than before the war. As analyst Ali Vaez puts it, Trump faces a choice between “an unwinnable war and an unpalatable peace.” www.nytimes.com/2026/08/03/u...

The Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse, but Trump keeps violating the law to block funding passed by Congress, including medical research, anti-poverty programs, education funding, and much more. I introduced new legislation to stop him: beyer.house.gov/news/documen...

Beyer Introduces Bill to Reinforce Legal Options Against Illegal Impoundments

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Another disaster from our incompetent Builder-in-Chief.

Trump called Max Miller and told him “things aren’t looking good,” warning his reelection bid would be difficult following reports that Miller assaulted his ex-wife and their child. They don’t care that he’s a serial abuser, only that they win. www.axios.com/2026/08/04/t...

The California Democratic Party has officially endorsed a one-time, 5% wealth tax on billionaires that will be on the ballot this November. They're right to support it — and Gavin Newsom is wrong to oppose it. Here's why.

Why I Support The California Billionaire Tax

Billionaires are crying foul about California's proposed wealth tax.Don't fall for their fearmongering.A one-time, 5% ta

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🚨BREAKING: A pro-democracy legal group sued Tuesday for access to public records that could shed light on a federal immigration agency’s involvement in President Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Lawsuit seeks evidence of federal immigration agency’s role in Trump’s voter purge plans

Democracy Forward went to court after USCIS failed to disclose the public records, despite multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests about the agency’s involvement in Trump’s unprecedented a...

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🚨BREAKING: A pro-democracy legal group sued Tuesday for access to public records that could shed light on a federal immigration agency’s involvement in President Donald Trump’s efforts to undermine the 2026 midterm elections. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Lawsuit seeks evidence of federal immigration agency’s role in Trump’s voter purge plans

Democracy Forward went to court after USCIS failed to disclose the public records, despite multiple Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests about the agency’s involvement in Trump’s unprecedented a...

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Never let the most vulgar person to ever exist decorate your capital.

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MacFarlane: We are near the new gold-plated statues the Trump administration unveiled near Memorial Circle, Memorial Bridge, and the Lincoln Memorial. It’s really, really gold.…

What’s clear is the discrepancy between what Trump officials say in places like Fox News where they are not accountable for lying, versus what they say when they get near a courtroom where they are accountable for lying. www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/202...

Opinion | What ruined the Reflecting Pool? Jeanine Pirro had a choice.

Despite Trump’s claims, there was no evidence of vandalism.

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Donald Trump and Republicans are doing EVERYTHING they can to try to SILENCE Americans at the polls. They're cheating to keep their majority. We won't let them.

BREAKING: Senate Democrats sound alarm on proposed ATF loophole for transporting firearms and accessories across state lines.

NEW: Federal judge sets court conferences for later this month in the legal challenge by California’s attorney general against Paramount’s merger w/ Warner Bros.-Discovery Paramount wants trial by end of year. State AG’s wanna wait til 2027

Todd Blanche and his ATF announced dozens of federal gun “regulations.” They’re total rollbacks. The proposed rules would be some of the biggest blows to gun safety efforts in history.

Todd Blanche and his ATF want to enable firearms trafficking across state lines. Their proposal would create a massive loophole in state and local gun safety laws.

But Trump doesn't think Miller should resign or drop out of the race.

Senate Judiciary Republicans advance Trump's personal lawyer without actually eliminating the $1.8b insurrectionist slush fund. The full Senate should listen to survivors and REJECT his nomination.

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BREAKING: The nomination of Trump's former personal lawyer to be Attorney General just advanced to the full Senate. Judiciary Republicans caved: All 12 Republicans voted in favor of Todd Blanche. All 10 Democrats voted against.

Whitehouse: "It's really hard to not have Jeffrey Epstein stick to people who vote to confirm Todd Blanche"

The GOP's official party-wide slogan marching into the midterms: "There's nothing we could do to rein in the president"

Survivors have been on Capitol Hill for months, courageously sharing their stories and demanding accountability. The Senate must listen. Todd Blanche is unfit to serve as our next Attorney General. Every Senator should vote NO.

Sen. KLOBUCHAR: I have great concerns about Todd Blanche’s willingness to uphold DOJ independence. Under Blanche, the Justice Department's tried to coerce states, including Minnesota on the day Alex Pretti was killed, to turn over voter data. They tried to tie it to ICE presence.

In the latest of the cascade of probes following a software glitch that accidentally registered noncitizens to vote in the state, U.S. House Republicans sent a letter to Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell (D) demanding more election-related documents and data. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Republicans demand election documents in New Jersey as they continue to seize on bogus election fraud claims

In the latest of the cascade of probes following a software glitch that accidentally registered noncitizens to vote in the state, U.S. House Republicans sent a letter to Lt. Gov. Dale Caldwell (D) dem...

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Republicans win the White House, enact trickle-down tax cuts, and collapse the economy. Feel like we've been here before? Here's why it keeps happening.

Sen. COONS: Since Watergate, both parties have recognized the importance of an Attorney General who will stand up to the President and say ‘no.’ Will Todd Blanche meet that standard? We have clear evidence he won’t. You can take it from his words to this committee.

🚨BREAKING: The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is zero for 20 in its lawsuits seeking to obtain state voter rolls, after a federal judge dismissed its case against Colorado Monday. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...

Trump DOJ now 0 for 20 after judge dismisses Colorado voter roll lawsuit ‘with prejudice’

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) is zero for 20 in its lawsuits seeking to obtain state voter rolls, after a federal judge dismissed its case against Colorado Monday.

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Sen. BLUMENTHAL: Todd Blanche claims to stand for law enforcement, but he supports an insurrectionist slush fund. His rehearsed lines are meant to protect Donald Trump’s feelings. That’s the through line—he’s the President’s lawyer.

Trump on domestic abuser Max Miller: “He’s a good person.” Trump on trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell: “I wish her well.” Trump on the Pope: “He needs to shut up!”

Blanche should not be confirmed.

Want to know more about Ukraine's deep-strike campaign? Check out my conversation with the Catarina Buchatskiy director of analytics at one of Ukraine's leading defense and security think tanks. michaelmcfaul.substack.com/p/the-drone-...

The Drone Revolution: How Ukraine Is Changing Modern Warfare (video)

A conversation with Caterina Buchatskiy, Director of Analytics at the Snake Island Institute, one of Ukraine's leading defense and security think tanks.

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BREAKING: 35 frm. fed judges filed to keep sanctions against Trump in his case against the IRS in place He sued the IRS in bad faith, got sanctioned & wants a pause while he appeals @democracydefendersaction.org reps w/ Platkin LLP, Susman Godfrey & Rivero Mestre Sanctions aren't a suggestion -TN