Danielle Brian
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We need to close the revolving door.
We’re grateful to @warren.senate.gov and Sen. Rick Scott for asking these important questions about former Sec. Def. Austin launching a lobbying firm.
We’re grateful to @warren.senate.gov and Sen. Rick Scott for asking these important questions about former Sec. Def. Austin launching a lobbying firm.
ICYMI: Bipartisan Warren, Scott (Fla.) Letter Questions Biden Defense Secretary’s Decision to Launch Lobbying Firm | U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
The Official U.S. Senate website of Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts
www.warren.senate.gov
July 1, 2025 at 6:06 PM
We need to close the revolving door.
We’re grateful to @warren.senate.gov and Sen. Rick Scott for asking these important questions about former Sec. Def. Austin launching a lobbying firm.
We’re grateful to @warren.senate.gov and Sen. Rick Scott for asking these important questions about former Sec. Def. Austin launching a lobbying firm.
Both parties still fail to understand their acceptance of legalized #corruption is the reason the US population doesn’t trust politicians. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
Senators slam Lloyd Austin over new consulting firm
Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Rick Scott say the former Defense secretary is violating the public trust by going into the influence business.
www.politico.com
July 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
Both parties still fail to understand their acceptance of legalized #corruption is the reason the US population doesn’t trust politicians. www.politico.com/news/2025/06...
The last man standing. Michael Horowitz was an excellent Inspector General put in an impossible situation. Now that he’s gone, there’s no one left in the executive branch to hold this the Trump Admin accountable. It’s Congress and the Courts or nothing. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
Veteran DOJ Watchdog’s Exit Spurs Fears of Lax Trump Oversight
The departure of the Justice Department’s longtime inspector general next week has former officials and other lawyers worried that an era of robust, independent oversight of law enforcement is ending ...
news.bloomberglaw.com
June 28, 2025 at 10:05 PM
The last man standing. Michael Horowitz was an excellent Inspector General put in an impossible situation. Now that he’s gone, there’s no one left in the executive branch to hold this the Trump Admin accountable. It’s Congress and the Courts or nothing. news.bloomberglaw.com/us-law-week/...
The US should learn from this.
Viktor Orban tried to ban the Budapest Pride parade. He got the biggest one yet. Steve Hendrix reports from the Hungarian capital
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/0...
June 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
The US should learn from this.
This is exactly what Congress doing their job looks like: Voting on a War Powers Resolution. The Congress and NOT POTUS has the power to initiate an act of war. And yes, we @POGOwatchdog were saying this during Obama and even earlier. This is not a partisan issue, it is a Constitutional one.
June 27, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This is exactly what Congress doing their job looks like: Voting on a War Powers Resolution. The Congress and NOT POTUS has the power to initiate an act of war. And yes, we @POGOwatchdog were saying this during Obama and even earlier. This is not a partisan issue, it is a Constitutional one.
To be clear 90% of all this wouldn't be a problem if CONGRESS DID ITS JOB. Justice Jackson is right. This is an imperial executive embracing an imperial judiciary filling the void left by a feckless Congress.
While this ruling takes no clear position on the constitutionality of the admin's birthright citizenship EO, it's still dangerous.
Limiting ways people can be protected from authoritarianism facilitates the very trampling of the Constitution #SCOTUS has a duty to stop
Limiting ways people can be protected from authoritarianism facilitates the very trampling of the Constitution #SCOTUS has a duty to stop
June 27, 2025 at 5:45 PM
To be clear 90% of all this wouldn't be a problem if CONGRESS DID ITS JOB. Justice Jackson is right. This is an imperial executive embracing an imperial judiciary filling the void left by a feckless Congress.
THIS! On top of today’s Senate Judiciary hearing where judicial nominee Emil Bove is alleged to have encouraged DOJ to defy court orders. The Administration’s efforts to delegitimize the courts is breathtaking. And is a classic authoritarian move.
🚨 The DOJ suing every federal judge in Maryland isn’t just unprecedented — it’s an attack on the independence of the courts.
This isn’t about process. It’s about punishing judges for rulings the administration doesn’t like. That’s authoritarianism 101. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
This isn’t about process. It’s about punishing judges for rulings the administration doesn’t like. That’s authoritarianism 101. www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/202...
Trump DOJ sues all federal judges in Maryland over deportation order
Legal experts described the move as an attack on judicial independence. The DOJ said its goal was to preserve Trump’s constitutional authority over immigration.
www.washingtonpost.com
June 25, 2025 at 10:46 PM
THIS! On top of today’s Senate Judiciary hearing where judicial nominee Emil Bove is alleged to have encouraged DOJ to defy court orders. The Administration’s efforts to delegitimize the courts is breathtaking. And is a classic authoritarian move.
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🗞️ THIS JUST IN: DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni says senior Trump official Emil Bove suggested defying court orders to carry out deportations.
Our team represents Reuveni—and what he uncovered is alarming.
Full story via NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
Our team represents Reuveni—and what he uncovered is alarming.
Full story via NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
Justice Dept. Leader Suggested Violating Court Orders, Whistle-Blower Says
www.nytimes.com
June 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
🗞️ THIS JUST IN: DOJ whistleblower Erez Reuveni says senior Trump official Emil Bove suggested defying court orders to carry out deportations.
Our team represents Reuveni—and what he uncovered is alarming.
Full story via NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
Our team represents Reuveni—and what he uncovered is alarming.
Full story via NYT: www.nytimes.com/2025/06/24/u...
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NEWS: Stephen Miller owns a six-figure stock in Palantir, a company profiting off deportations, per @POGOwatchdog report migrantinsider.com/p/stephen-mi...
Stephen Miller’s Financial Stake in ICE Contractor Palantir Raises Conflict Concerns
POGO report shows top Trump adviser owned six-figure stock in company profiting off deportations.
migrantinsider.com
June 24, 2025 at 12:16 PM
NEWS: Stephen Miller owns a six-figure stock in Palantir, a company profiting off deportations, per @POGOwatchdog report migrantinsider.com/p/stephen-mi...
Budgets ARE policy. There is no clearer example of Congress choosing to disempower itself than by cutting in half the budget of its own watchdog.
House Republicans are aiming to slash funding for the nonpartisan watchdog for waste, fraud and abuse within the federal government by nearly *half* in the next fiscal year
www.politico.com/live-updates...
www.politico.com/live-updates...
GAO is targeted by House Republicans in new spending bill
The Legislative Branch appropriations subcommittee aims to cut Congress’ own budget by $51 million.
www.politico.com
June 23, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Budgets ARE policy. There is no clearer example of Congress choosing to disempower itself than by cutting in half the budget of its own watchdog.
The president did not have the authority to bomb Iran without congressional approval. Yet again we are seeing how dangerous it is for Congress to cede its power. reassert-war-power
Congress Must Reclaim and Reassert War Power
The Constitution is clear: Congress, not the president, should be the branch deciding when our nation goes to war.
www.pogo.org
June 22, 2025 at 1:29 AM
The president did not have the authority to bomb Iran without congressional approval. Yet again we are seeing how dangerous it is for Congress to cede its power. reassert-war-power
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Jesus.
The juxtaposition of these two posts back to back is just...
The juxtaposition of these two posts back to back is just...
June 14, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Jesus.
The juxtaposition of these two posts back to back is just...
The juxtaposition of these two posts back to back is just...
Quick reminder to POTUS, the First Amendment explicitly protects freedom of assembly and freedom of speech. Just because it’s your birthday doesn’t mean you get a different Constitution where you can use “very heavy force” to punish protected activities.
Trump says anybody who protests the military parade on Sunday will be met with “very heavy force”
June 10, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Quick reminder to POTUS, the First Amendment explicitly protects freedom of assembly and freedom of speech. Just because it’s your birthday doesn’t mean you get a different Constitution where you can use “very heavy force” to punish protected activities.
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"The tragedy at Kent State in 1970 is...an enduring warning against the militarization of civilian spaces." @pogo.org Executive Director @daniellebrian.bsky.social responds to President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles www.pogo.org/post/preside...
President Trump's Federalizing the National Guard Is a Dangerous…
The administration must reverse this dangerous, unjustified course.
www.pogo.org
June 9, 2025 at 2:44 PM
"The tragedy at Kent State in 1970 is...an enduring warning against the militarization of civilian spaces." @pogo.org Executive Director @daniellebrian.bsky.social responds to President Trump’s deployment of the National Guard to Los Angeles www.pogo.org/post/preside...
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That’s alarming enough. But Trump has also authorized deployment of troops anywhere in the country where protests against ICE are occurring or are likely to occur, even if they are entirely peaceful. That is unprecedented and a clear abuse of the law. 2/19
June 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
That’s alarming enough. But Trump has also authorized deployment of troops anywhere in the country where protests against ICE are occurring or are likely to occur, even if they are entirely peaceful. That is unprecedented and a clear abuse of the law. 2/19
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Trump has federalized at least 2,000 National Guard forces and reportedly plans to deploy troops to Los Angeles over Governor Newsom’s objections. If that happens, it will be the first time since 1965 that a president has sent troops into a state without a state request. 1/19
June 8, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Trump has federalized at least 2,000 National Guard forces and reportedly plans to deploy troops to Los Angeles over Governor Newsom’s objections. If that happens, it will be the first time since 1965 that a president has sent troops into a state without a state request. 1/19
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You’ve also got Congress (at least the House) writing blank checks for a mass deportation campaign that is repeatedly violating court orders and trying to evade judicial review—and undercutting the contempt power. www.newsweek.com/hidden-provi...
'Hidden' provision in Trump's big bill could disarm US Supreme Court
The provision would bar courts from enforcing contempt citations for violations of injunctions or temporary restraining orders unless a bond has been paid.
www.newsweek.com
May 23, 2025 at 8:44 PM
You’ve also got Congress (at least the House) writing blank checks for a mass deportation campaign that is repeatedly violating court orders and trying to evade judicial review—and undercutting the contempt power. www.newsweek.com/hidden-provi...
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Right now neither is happening. You’ve got the Supreme Court staying lower court orders reining in DOGE and overruling Humphrey’s executor (major precedent limiting presidential power over independent agencies) on the shadow docket
May 23, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Right now neither is happening. You’ve got the Supreme Court staying lower court orders reining in DOGE and overruling Humphrey’s executor (major precedent limiting presidential power over independent agencies) on the shadow docket
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It is really important right now that Congress back up the courts against executive contempt (like the rendition flights) and the courts back Congress against encroachments on Article I powers (like DOGE’s rampage)
May 23, 2025 at 8:31 PM
It is really important right now that Congress back up the courts against executive contempt (like the rendition flights) and the courts back Congress against encroachments on Article I powers (like DOGE’s rampage)
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The @nytimes.com is reporting that the Trump administration has requested deployment of 20,000+ National Guard members to help with immigration enforcement inside the U.S. This is an unprecedented move that raises a host of legal and practical concerns. 1/8
The Department of Homeland Security has requested more than 20,000 National Guard members to help with the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, according to two U.S. officials with knowledge of the plans.
D.H.S. Requests 20,000 National Guard Members to Help With Immigration Crackdown
www.nytimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:52 PM
The @nytimes.com is reporting that the Trump administration has requested deployment of 20,000+ National Guard members to help with immigration enforcement inside the U.S. This is an unprecedented move that raises a host of legal and practical concerns. 1/8
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Per NextGov, it looks like DOGE & Musk’s claims about high rates of phone fraud at Social Security weren’t just inaccurate but spectacularly wrong.
SSA looks likely to reverse policy on applying the antifraud tool to these benefit claims, which seems wise.
SSA looks likely to reverse policy on applying the antifraud tool to these benefit claims, which seems wise.
DOGE went looking for phone fraud at SSA — and found almost none
Since SSA installed new anti-fraud checks on claims made over the phone, only two claims out of over 110,000 were found to likely be fraudulent, according to internal documents obtained by Nextgov/FCW...
www.nextgov.com
May 15, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Per NextGov, it looks like DOGE & Musk’s claims about high rates of phone fraud at Social Security weren’t just inaccurate but spectacularly wrong.
SSA looks likely to reverse policy on applying the antifraud tool to these benefit claims, which seems wise.
SSA looks likely to reverse policy on applying the antifraud tool to these benefit claims, which seems wise.
STAGGERING blockbuster investigation The President has falsely been claiming "Fentanyl and other drugs are pouring over the border and flooding our communities" in order to justify exerting extraordinary powers through a national emergency.
May 15, 2025 at 7:41 PM
STAGGERING blockbuster investigation The President has falsely been claiming "Fentanyl and other drugs are pouring over the border and flooding our communities" in order to justify exerting extraordinary powers through a national emergency.
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I finally managed to write up my thoughts on the CECOT, and other, disappearances. I put a lot into this, please read and share. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...
How Trump Is Disappearing Migrants
From CECOT to domestic jails, the Trump administration is engaging in incommunicado detention to cut migrants off from legal protections.
www.lawfaremedia.org
May 13, 2025 at 5:59 PM
I finally managed to write up my thoughts on the CECOT, and other, disappearances. I put a lot into this, please read and share. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...
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@krhawkins.bsky.social ‘s piece on the ways that enforced disappearances of migrants has evolved and expanded is comprehensive and necessary reading for anyone documenting human rights abuses in the US and for policy advocacy orgs. We need legislation criminalizing enforced disappearance.
I finally managed to write up my thoughts on the CECOT, and other, disappearances. I put a lot into this, please read and share. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...
How Trump Is Disappearing Migrants
From CECOT to domestic jails, the Trump administration is engaging in incommunicado detention to cut migrants off from legal protections.
www.lawfaremedia.org
May 14, 2025 at 1:04 AM
@krhawkins.bsky.social ‘s piece on the ways that enforced disappearances of migrants has evolved and expanded is comprehensive and necessary reading for anyone documenting human rights abuses in the US and for policy advocacy orgs. We need legislation criminalizing enforced disappearance.