I joined Kevin Kiley & Bret Baier to discuss our bipartisan “Fix It Act,” the only proposal that extends ACA tax credits & identifies how to pay for it. This solution will keep 22 million Americans from seeing health insurance premiums double—if the Speaker allows the bill to reach the House floor.

DoD Law of War Manual, pg. 1,088: “The requirement to refuse to comply w/ orders to commit law of war violations applies to orders to perform conduct that is clearly illegal or orders that the subordinate knows are illegal. For example, orders to fire upon the shipwrecked would be clearly illegal.”

The Trump Administration’s changes to the Continuum of Care Program will slash housing funds & push thousands of housed but vulnerable neighbors into the streets. I’m leading a coalition of 32 colleagues demanding answers. We will not get more people off the street by pushing others onto it.

The Bay Scholars Luncheon provided a reminder of the power of educational opportunity to propel our youth beyond the most daunting obstacles. Thank you to Clint & Janet Reilly for championing this mission and to John & Sue Sobrato, for broadening educational pathways across Silicon Valley.

Our Courageous Conservative award this week goes to my GOP colleague, Congresswoman Maria Salazar, who called out in Charlotte what the data shows throughout the US: the great majority of people arrested by ICE have no criminal record.

Putin does not want peace.
Putin wants Ukraine.
Trump wants Putin to have whatever he wants.

Governor Abbott’s attack on CAIR constitutes an assault on our democracy. We all must stand together, regardless of political differences, against the demonization and subjugation of our Muslim sisters & brothers.

US banks are smart enough to decline risking their money to bail out Argentina, but Trump is still willing to risk yours.

Courageous Conservative awards go to two Trump-appointed federal judges: Judge Karin Immergut issued an injunction barring the deployment of National Guard in Portland, and Judge Jeffrey Brown led a panel blocking Texas’ congressional map as racially gerrymandered.

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Gratitude to @rokhanna.bsky.social, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Thomas Massie for their leadership, and to survivors of Epstein predators. The next battle: ⁦Donald Trump will refuse to release records pending his launch of new “investigations” vs Dems.

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Cutting research funding for political gain isn’t just an attack on universities — it’s an attack on innovation and on the lives that depend on it. America can’t lead the world by politicizing the science that saves it.

We need an Innovation Agenda to help us win the 21st century. #Innovation4Good

We covered a lot of ground in five questions — from the origins of human communication to the future of the AI economy. Thanks to Politico's Digital Future Daily for the opportunity to share my perspective.

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Curious about what happened with Trump and “Bubba”? You can now search and read Epstein’s emails and see how many times the president is mentioned.