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The Biden admin proposed a rule to cap overdraft fees at $5.
The Trump admin overturned it.
Last year, the 20 biggest US banks made almost $3 billion in overdraft fees.
Trump is making life more expensive for working people.
The Trump admin overturned it.
Last year, the 20 biggest US banks made almost $3 billion in overdraft fees.
Trump is making life more expensive for working people.
January 6, 2026 at 6:36 PM
The Biden admin proposed a rule to cap overdraft fees at $5.
The Trump admin overturned it.
Last year, the 20 biggest US banks made almost $3 billion in overdraft fees.
Trump is making life more expensive for working people.
The Trump admin overturned it.
Last year, the 20 biggest US banks made almost $3 billion in overdraft fees.
Trump is making life more expensive for working people.
We are only 6 DAYS into 2026 and Elon Musk is already $24 BILLION richer this year.
In less than ONE WEEK, Elon Musk has made 10,000x more than the average American will make in their LIFETIME.
In less than ONE WEEK, Elon Musk has made 10,000x more than the average American will make in their LIFETIME.
January 6, 2026 at 5:38 PM
We are only 6 DAYS into 2026 and Elon Musk is already $24 BILLION richer this year.
In less than ONE WEEK, Elon Musk has made 10,000x more than the average American will make in their LIFETIME.
In less than ONE WEEK, Elon Musk has made 10,000x more than the average American will make in their LIFETIME.
We've seen this before.
Trump's interest in Venezuela has nothing to do with his fact-free claims about drugs.
This manufactured mess aims to exploit Venezuela's oil resources to help line the pockets of big oil executives.
Trump's interest in Venezuela has nothing to do with his fact-free claims about drugs.
This manufactured mess aims to exploit Venezuela's oil resources to help line the pockets of big oil executives.
January 6, 2026 at 3:40 PM
We've seen this before.
Trump's interest in Venezuela has nothing to do with his fact-free claims about drugs.
This manufactured mess aims to exploit Venezuela's oil resources to help line the pockets of big oil executives.
Trump's interest in Venezuela has nothing to do with his fact-free claims about drugs.
This manufactured mess aims to exploit Venezuela's oil resources to help line the pockets of big oil executives.
5 years after the Jan. 6th insurrection, Trump got away with inciting violence, and pardoned those who carried it out. His disdain for the rule of law continues.
We deserve a country where threats to democracy & political violence aren't normalized.
We demand accountability.
We deserve a country where threats to democracy & political violence aren't normalized.
We demand accountability.
January 6, 2026 at 2:16 PM
5 years after the Jan. 6th insurrection, Trump got away with inciting violence, and pardoned those who carried it out. His disdain for the rule of law continues.
We deserve a country where threats to democracy & political violence aren't normalized.
We demand accountability.
We deserve a country where threats to democracy & political violence aren't normalized.
We demand accountability.
Instead of seeking congressional authorization for his military strike, Trump left Congress in the dark but tipped off OIL COMPANIES before he bombed Venezuela.
He's not trying to hide that he only cares about the interests of corporations & billionaires.
This isn't a democracy, it's an oligarchy.
He's not trying to hide that he only cares about the interests of corporations & billionaires.
This isn't a democracy, it's an oligarchy.
January 5, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Instead of seeking congressional authorization for his military strike, Trump left Congress in the dark but tipped off OIL COMPANIES before he bombed Venezuela.
He's not trying to hide that he only cares about the interests of corporations & billionaires.
This isn't a democracy, it's an oligarchy.
He's not trying to hide that he only cares about the interests of corporations & billionaires.
This isn't a democracy, it's an oligarchy.
Amazon released a trailer for its Melania Trump documentary.
A documentary that cost the company $40 MILLION FOR THE RIGHTS ALONE & will undoubtedly make the Trump family richer.
This deal is just another example of corporations entangling in Trump's pay-to-play schemes.
A documentary that cost the company $40 MILLION FOR THE RIGHTS ALONE & will undoubtedly make the Trump family richer.
This deal is just another example of corporations entangling in Trump's pay-to-play schemes.
January 5, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Amazon released a trailer for its Melania Trump documentary.
A documentary that cost the company $40 MILLION FOR THE RIGHTS ALONE & will undoubtedly make the Trump family richer.
This deal is just another example of corporations entangling in Trump's pay-to-play schemes.
A documentary that cost the company $40 MILLION FOR THE RIGHTS ALONE & will undoubtedly make the Trump family richer.
This deal is just another example of corporations entangling in Trump's pay-to-play schemes.
Trump signed a massive $901 BILLION Pentagon budget - 8 BILLION more than his own admin requested.
$901 BILLION for a wasteful agency that has never passed an audit.
$8 BILLION extra that could have been used to fund SNAP.
We need to put people over the Pentagon.
$901 BILLION for a wasteful agency that has never passed an audit.
$8 BILLION extra that could have been used to fund SNAP.
We need to put people over the Pentagon.
January 5, 2026 at 2:51 PM
Trump signed a massive $901 BILLION Pentagon budget - 8 BILLION more than his own admin requested.
$901 BILLION for a wasteful agency that has never passed an audit.
$8 BILLION extra that could have been used to fund SNAP.
We need to put people over the Pentagon.
$901 BILLION for a wasteful agency that has never passed an audit.
$8 BILLION extra that could have been used to fund SNAP.
We need to put people over the Pentagon.
Trump has launched an unjustified regime-change war without seeking the required congressional approval for the use of force.
This isn’t just illegal, it’s yet another demonstration of Trump’s disregard for the Constitution and an assault on the rule of law.
This isn’t just illegal, it’s yet another demonstration of Trump’s disregard for the Constitution and an assault on the rule of law.
January 3, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Trump has launched an unjustified regime-change war without seeking the required congressional approval for the use of force.
This isn’t just illegal, it’s yet another demonstration of Trump’s disregard for the Constitution and an assault on the rule of law.
This isn’t just illegal, it’s yet another demonstration of Trump’s disregard for the Constitution and an assault on the rule of law.
Breaking News: man who once wondered if injecting disinfectant could cure COVID announced he doesn’t listen to doctors.
We’re shocked.
We’re shocked.
January 2, 2026 at 10:53 PM
Breaking News: man who once wondered if injecting disinfectant could cure COVID announced he doesn’t listen to doctors.
We’re shocked.
We’re shocked.
As we start the new year, millions of Americans will lose their health care or see premiums skyrocket because Congressional Republicans & Donald Trump allowed ACA subsidies to expire.
We should be investing in health care, not in tax cuts for the rich.
We’re moving backwards.
We should be investing in health care, not in tax cuts for the rich.
We’re moving backwards.
January 2, 2026 at 8:19 PM
As we start the new year, millions of Americans will lose their health care or see premiums skyrocket because Congressional Republicans & Donald Trump allowed ACA subsidies to expire.
We should be investing in health care, not in tax cuts for the rich.
We’re moving backwards.
We should be investing in health care, not in tax cuts for the rich.
We’re moving backwards.
The climate crisis is driving up insurance costs & more insurers are pulling out of high-risk areas altogether.
Don't be fooled: the insurance industry is not the victim.
As families suffer from higher costs & more extreme weather, insurers are turning record profits.
Don't be fooled: the insurance industry is not the victim.
As families suffer from higher costs & more extreme weather, insurers are turning record profits.
January 2, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The climate crisis is driving up insurance costs & more insurers are pulling out of high-risk areas altogether.
Don't be fooled: the insurance industry is not the victim.
As families suffer from higher costs & more extreme weather, insurers are turning record profits.
Don't be fooled: the insurance industry is not the victim.
As families suffer from higher costs & more extreme weather, insurers are turning record profits.
Kash Patel is being driven around in custom armored BMWs that the FBI bought at his request.
He also pressed the FBI to purchase new jets for his use — all with taxpayer dollars.
What happened to being against government waste?
He also pressed the FBI to purchase new jets for his use — all with taxpayer dollars.
What happened to being against government waste?
January 2, 2026 at 3:02 PM
Kash Patel is being driven around in custom armored BMWs that the FBI bought at his request.
He also pressed the FBI to purchase new jets for his use — all with taxpayer dollars.
What happened to being against government waste?
He also pressed the FBI to purchase new jets for his use — all with taxpayer dollars.
What happened to being against government waste?
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All Trump wants for Christmas is unregulated Big Tech. 🎄🤖☠️
Visa bans and trade threats against countries and individuals holding Big Tech companies accountable say it all.
Visa bans and trade threats against countries and individuals holding Big Tech companies accountable say it all.
December 24, 2025 at 8:12 PM
All Trump wants for Christmas is unregulated Big Tech. 🎄🤖☠️
Visa bans and trade threats against countries and individuals holding Big Tech companies accountable say it all.
Visa bans and trade threats against countries and individuals holding Big Tech companies accountable say it all.
4 GOP House members joined Democrats to force a vote on ACA subsidies.
But in order to avoid votes, Speaker Johnson sent the House home.
This GOP Congress is responsible for throwing 4 MILLION Americans off of health care & hitting millions more with insurance price hikes.
But in order to avoid votes, Speaker Johnson sent the House home.
This GOP Congress is responsible for throwing 4 MILLION Americans off of health care & hitting millions more with insurance price hikes.
December 24, 2025 at 8:00 PM
4 GOP House members joined Democrats to force a vote on ACA subsidies.
But in order to avoid votes, Speaker Johnson sent the House home.
This GOP Congress is responsible for throwing 4 MILLION Americans off of health care & hitting millions more with insurance price hikes.
But in order to avoid votes, Speaker Johnson sent the House home.
This GOP Congress is responsible for throwing 4 MILLION Americans off of health care & hitting millions more with insurance price hikes.
A House Democrat is suing the Trump admin over its move to rename the Kennedy Center.
The lawsuit calls the effort to rename the center “more reminiscent of authoritarian regimes than an American Republic.”
We’d have to agree.
The lawsuit calls the effort to rename the center “more reminiscent of authoritarian regimes than an American Republic.”
We’d have to agree.
December 24, 2025 at 3:57 PM
A House Democrat is suing the Trump admin over its move to rename the Kennedy Center.
The lawsuit calls the effort to rename the center “more reminiscent of authoritarian regimes than an American Republic.”
We’d have to agree.
The lawsuit calls the effort to rename the center “more reminiscent of authoritarian regimes than an American Republic.”
We’d have to agree.
BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled to block Trump’s National Guard deployments in Chicago.
A lawful admin would respect the ruling, but will Trump?
We must diligently watch how his regime responds to the Court’s decision to stop this lawless power grab.
A lawful admin would respect the ruling, but will Trump?
We must diligently watch how his regime responds to the Court’s decision to stop this lawless power grab.
December 23, 2025 at 9:17 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court ruled to block Trump’s National Guard deployments in Chicago.
A lawful admin would respect the ruling, but will Trump?
We must diligently watch how his regime responds to the Court’s decision to stop this lawless power grab.
A lawful admin would respect the ruling, but will Trump?
We must diligently watch how his regime responds to the Court’s decision to stop this lawless power grab.
Our latest report found that 2/3rds of the known corporate donors to the ballroom project are clients of at least 1 of 3 DC lobbying firms.
In response, 3 Senate Dems wrote letters to these giants demanding answers to what, if any, promises were made for these donations.
In response, 3 Senate Dems wrote letters to these giants demanding answers to what, if any, promises were made for these donations.
December 23, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Our latest report found that 2/3rds of the known corporate donors to the ballroom project are clients of at least 1 of 3 DC lobbying firms.
In response, 3 Senate Dems wrote letters to these giants demanding answers to what, if any, promises were made for these donations.
In response, 3 Senate Dems wrote letters to these giants demanding answers to what, if any, promises were made for these donations.
A 13-year-old had AI intimate deepfakes created of her.
The school took no action, she got in a fight, & was sent to an alternative school.
The boy who created the deepfakes faced no school discipline.
This isn't an isolated story - it's the reality of unregulated AI.
The school took no action, she got in a fight, & was sent to an alternative school.
The boy who created the deepfakes faced no school discipline.
This isn't an isolated story - it's the reality of unregulated AI.
December 23, 2025 at 2:20 PM
A 13-year-old had AI intimate deepfakes created of her.
The school took no action, she got in a fight, & was sent to an alternative school.
The boy who created the deepfakes faced no school discipline.
This isn't an isolated story - it's the reality of unregulated AI.
The school took no action, she got in a fight, & was sent to an alternative school.
The boy who created the deepfakes faced no school discipline.
This isn't an isolated story - it's the reality of unregulated AI.
We're suing the Trump administration for failing to respond to a FOIA request for information on the contract to construct a ballroom on White House grounds.
It's time for the Trump admin to stop hiding information that the American people are entitled to know.
It's time for the Trump admin to stop hiding information that the American people are entitled to know.
NEW: The National Park Service & Interior Dept. have not produced records related to the demolition of the WH's East Wing & construction of Trump's planned ballroom in response to a FOIA request by @publiccitizen.bsky.social.
The watchdog org is now suing for records www.citizen.org/wp-content/u...
The watchdog org is now suing for records www.citizen.org/wp-content/u...
December 22, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We're suing the Trump administration for failing to respond to a FOIA request for information on the contract to construct a ballroom on White House grounds.
It's time for the Trump admin to stop hiding information that the American people are entitled to know.
It's time for the Trump admin to stop hiding information that the American people are entitled to know.
While you've been busy wrapping things up at work, Congress has already left for vacation.
They left town without making any progress on a health care deal, meaning 22 million Americans will be going into the new year with outrageous premium hikes.
It’s apparently how congress says Happy holidays!
They left town without making any progress on a health care deal, meaning 22 million Americans will be going into the new year with outrageous premium hikes.
It’s apparently how congress says Happy holidays!
December 22, 2025 at 8:10 PM
While you've been busy wrapping things up at work, Congress has already left for vacation.
They left town without making any progress on a health care deal, meaning 22 million Americans will be going into the new year with outrageous premium hikes.
It’s apparently how congress says Happy holidays!
They left town without making any progress on a health care deal, meaning 22 million Americans will be going into the new year with outrageous premium hikes.
It’s apparently how congress says Happy holidays!
Hey Alexa, play "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon.
December 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Hey Alexa, play "You're So Vain" by Carly Simon.
If you thought the Trump family was the only corrupt family in the administration profiteering from conflicts of interest, think again!
December 22, 2025 at 5:34 PM
If you thought the Trump family was the only corrupt family in the administration profiteering from conflicts of interest, think again!
Since Trump took office:
Overall employment for workers without college degrees fell by 361,000 jobs.
58,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost.
The cost of electricity and food is rising.
Trump’s war on working America continues.
Overall employment for workers without college degrees fell by 361,000 jobs.
58,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost.
The cost of electricity and food is rising.
Trump’s war on working America continues.
December 22, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Since Trump took office:
Overall employment for workers without college degrees fell by 361,000 jobs.
58,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost.
The cost of electricity and food is rising.
Trump’s war on working America continues.
Overall employment for workers without college degrees fell by 361,000 jobs.
58,000 manufacturing jobs have been lost.
The cost of electricity and food is rising.
Trump’s war on working America continues.
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BREAKING: 50 members of Congress say Trump’s tariffs on Brazil are a shameful attack on democracy – undermining efforts to hold coup-instigator Bolsonaro accountable and to regulate social media accounts spreading hate speech and political misinformation online.
December 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
BREAKING: 50 members of Congress say Trump’s tariffs on Brazil are a shameful attack on democracy – undermining efforts to hold coup-instigator Bolsonaro accountable and to regulate social media accounts spreading hate speech and political misinformation online.
Trump announced a $12 BILLION bailout for farmers.
A bailout for a problem his own administration created.
Farmers have been devastated by Trump's unstrategic tariff policies.
The "relief" that Trump's offering wouldn't be necessary if his policies actually helped working people.
A bailout for a problem his own administration created.
Farmers have been devastated by Trump's unstrategic tariff policies.
The "relief" that Trump's offering wouldn't be necessary if his policies actually helped working people.
December 19, 2025 at 3:50 PM
Trump announced a $12 BILLION bailout for farmers.
A bailout for a problem his own administration created.
Farmers have been devastated by Trump's unstrategic tariff policies.
The "relief" that Trump's offering wouldn't be necessary if his policies actually helped working people.
A bailout for a problem his own administration created.
Farmers have been devastated by Trump's unstrategic tariff policies.
The "relief" that Trump's offering wouldn't be necessary if his policies actually helped working people.