Stephanie C
@litnewsnow.bsky.social
Independent journalism 🤝 civic engagement
I make the news easy to understand — covering the courts, state/federal lawmaking, and how the government is/isn’t working for you.
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I make the news easy to understand — covering the courts, state/federal lawmaking, and how the government is/isn’t working for you.
TikTok and YouTube @ litnewsnow.
Substack: litnews.substack.com
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It has been brought to our attention that some sections of Article 1 are missing from the Constitution Annotated (constitution.congress.gov) website. We’ve learned that this is due to a coding error. We have been working to correct this and expect it to be resolved soon.
August 6, 2025 at 3:02 PM
It has been brought to our attention that some sections of Article 1 are missing from the Constitution Annotated (constitution.congress.gov) website. We’ve learned that this is due to a coding error. We have been working to correct this and expect it to be resolved soon.
Today’s news is coming in rapid fire. I’m over here just trying to keep up with the courts (rulings, filings, and hearings, oh my!) in addition to following the G7 Summit, the latest buffoonery from the White House, and *gestures broadly* 🙃
a person is playing with red balls in a room
Alt: Clip of person alone in a room trying not to get hit by all the balls flying at them
media.tenor.com
June 16, 2025 at 7:56 PM
Today’s news is coming in rapid fire. I’m over here just trying to keep up with the courts (rulings, filings, and hearings, oh my!) in addition to following the G7 Summit, the latest buffoonery from the White House, and *gestures broadly* 🙃
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My statement on the tragic and targeted attack on Minnesota elected officials.
June 14, 2025 at 4:13 PM
My statement on the tragic and targeted attack on Minnesota elected officials.
2 Democratic state lawmakers and their spouses in Minnesota were shot by a suspect impersonating a police officer. State Rep. Melissa Hortman (District 34B) and her husband were killed. State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife are expected to make it. A manhunt is ongoing
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Minnesota lawmaker and husband shot dead, another lawmaker and wife wounded in targeted act: Governor
A manhunt is now underway for the gunman.
abcnews.go.com
June 14, 2025 at 3:14 PM
2 Democratic state lawmakers and their spouses in Minnesota were shot by a suspect impersonating a police officer. State Rep. Melissa Hortman (District 34B) and her husband were killed. State Sen. John Hoffman and his wife are expected to make it. A manhunt is ongoing
abcnews.go.com/amp/US/2-min...
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AP doing PR for the administration by redefining Constitutional rights as privilege. Whoever wrote and approved “accustomed to remaining free” has willfully abdicated their journalistic integrity.
Large-scale arrests outside immigration courts have unleashed fear among asylum-seekers and immigrants who are accustomed to remaining free while judges grind through a backlog of 3.6 million cases.
Immigration officers intensify arrests in courthouse hallways on a fast track to deportation
Large-scale arrests outside immigration courts have unleashed fear among asylum-seekers and immigrants who are accustomed to remaining free while judges grind through a backlog of 3.6 million cases.
bit.ly
June 12, 2025 at 4:04 PM
AP doing PR for the administration by redefining Constitutional rights as privilege. Whoever wrote and approved “accustomed to remaining free” has willfully abdicated their journalistic integrity.
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I issued a curfew starting at 8pm for Downtown Los Angeles to stop bad actors who are taking advantage of the President's chaotic escalation.
If you do not live or work in Downtown L.A., avoid the area.
Law enforcement will arrest individuals who break the curfew, and you will be prosecuted.
If you do not live or work in Downtown L.A., avoid the area.
Law enforcement will arrest individuals who break the curfew, and you will be prosecuted.
June 11, 2025 at 1:12 AM
I issued a curfew starting at 8pm for Downtown Los Angeles to stop bad actors who are taking advantage of the President's chaotic escalation.
If you do not live or work in Downtown L.A., avoid the area.
Law enforcement will arrest individuals who break the curfew, and you will be prosecuted.
If you do not live or work in Downtown L.A., avoid the area.
Law enforcement will arrest individuals who break the curfew, and you will be prosecuted.
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Rep. Gomez: LA County alone is 34% foreign born, 34%. So when he says they're going to liberate us, who is he going to liberate us from? Ourselves?
June 8, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Rep. Gomez: LA County alone is 34% foreign born, 34%. So when he says they're going to liberate us, who is he going to liberate us from? Ourselves?
I also live in LA and Trump is indeed lying
June 9, 2025 at 12:50 AM
I also live in LA and Trump is indeed lying
Trump’s EO federalizes the National Guard for 60 days in cities where ICE raids are met with public resistance. It also authorizes the Defense Secretary to deploy armed forces “as necessary.” Only Congress has such authority.
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Department of Defense Security for the Protection of Department of Homeland Security Functions
MEMORANDUM FOR THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE THE ATTORNEY GENERAL
www.whitehouse.gov
June 8, 2025 at 4:37 AM
Trump’s EO federalizes the National Guard for 60 days in cities where ICE raids are met with public resistance. It also authorizes the Defense Secretary to deploy armed forces “as necessary.” Only Congress has such authority.
www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
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Tell me again how women are “too emotional to lead” after watching this tweet-a-thon fight between the richest man in the world and the occupant of the White House…..
a woman in a white sweater says oh please in orange letters
Alt: Betty White as Rose Nylund in The Golden Girls crosses her arms and says, “oh please.”
media.tenor.com
June 5, 2025 at 10:37 PM
Tell me again how women are “too emotional to lead” after watching this tweet-a-thon fight between the richest man in the world and the occupant of the White House…..
What the Heritage Foundation bro behind Project 2025 is telling us here is that the administration’s goal is to defy and overturn any law that limits executive power. Authoritarian rule is the underlying principle of #project2025
Russ Vought: "We're certainly not taking impoundment off the table. We're not in love with the law."
June 1, 2025 at 7:22 PM
What the Heritage Foundation bro behind Project 2025 is telling us here is that the administration’s goal is to defy and overturn any law that limits executive power. Authoritarian rule is the underlying principle of #project2025
If I’m following the latest Biden conspiracy theory correctly, Biden was assassinated in 2020 and replaced by mentally declining robot clones with cancer, which the Dems simultaneously weren’t aware of and covered up… Since Trump debated “Cyborg Biden,” wouldn’t he also have known about this?
June 1, 2025 at 7:12 PM
If I’m following the latest Biden conspiracy theory correctly, Biden was assassinated in 2020 and replaced by mentally declining robot clones with cancer, which the Dems simultaneously weren’t aware of and covered up… Since Trump debated “Cyborg Biden,” wouldn’t he also have known about this?
CPAC is being used as a vehicle for Russian election interference in NATO member countries. This event was hosted in Jasionka, a strategic military area where Western allies send weapons to Ukraine. The key message was centered on Putin’s war on Western civilization. www.npr.org/2025/05/28/g...
Noem urges Poles to elect Trump ally as CPAC holds its first meeting in Poland
The Conservative Political Action Conference held its first meeting in Poland on Tuesday, just days before a presidential election between a liberal mayor and a conservative backed by President Trump.
www.npr.org
May 30, 2025 at 7:31 PM
CPAC is being used as a vehicle for Russian election interference in NATO member countries. This event was hosted in Jasionka, a strategic military area where Western allies send weapons to Ukraine. The key message was centered on Putin’s war on Western civilization. www.npr.org/2025/05/28/g...
It’s incredible the lengths legacy media will go to to sit on stories about wealthy individuals until after they have caused maximum damage. Elon’s drug addiction is not new information, but his erratic and reckless behavior deserved more scrutiny during the election www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
On the Campaign Trail, Elon Musk Juggled Drugs and Family Drama
www.nytimes.com
May 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
It’s incredible the lengths legacy media will go to to sit on stories about wealthy individuals until after they have caused maximum damage. Elon’s drug addiction is not new information, but his erratic and reckless behavior deserved more scrutiny during the election www.nytimes.com/2025/05/30/u...
It’s not getting nearly enough attention that the White House scrubbed transcripts of Trump’s public remarks and has replaced them with selective and highly edited videos. This is not transparency. It’s propaganda www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
White House purges transcripts of Trump's remarks from its website
The White House told NBC News it has decided to post only videos. There still is one transcript remaining online, however: Trump's inaugural address.
www.nbcnews.com
May 25, 2025 at 7:03 PM
It’s not getting nearly enough attention that the White House scrubbed transcripts of Trump’s public remarks and has replaced them with selective and highly edited videos. This is not transparency. It’s propaganda www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...
South Florida GOP Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Gimenez, and Maria Elvira Salazar are worried about losing their seats over the Trump admin’s immigration policy. Their districts make up the nation’s largest Venezuelan community. www.wlrn.org/immigration/... www.wlrn.org/immigration/...
South Florida Republicans seek Trump administration meeting to help Venezuelans avoid deportation
The meeting sought by the GOP lawmakers comes only days after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the Trump administration — at their request — to strip legal protections from 350,000 Venezuelans, potentia...
www.wlrn.org
May 24, 2025 at 7:53 PM
South Florida GOP Reps. Mario Diaz-Balart, Carlos Gimenez, and Maria Elvira Salazar are worried about losing their seats over the Trump admin’s immigration policy. Their districts make up the nation’s largest Venezuelan community. www.wlrn.org/immigration/... www.wlrn.org/immigration/...
The Washington Post is doing free PR for the GOP with this framing. A more accurate lede would be calling out that this bill defunds American healthcare to give the oligarchs another tax cut, adding $4T to the deficit.
Breaking news: House Republicans approved President Trump’s sprawling tax and immigration agenda Thursday morning, sending to the Senate legislation that the GOP hopes will transform the federal government.
House approves Trump’s massive tax and immigration package
A vote on Trump’s big budget bill could come early Thursday morning. The legislation would extend tax cuts and add billions in new spending – and trillions in debt.
www.washingtonpost.com
May 22, 2025 at 5:51 PM
The Washington Post is doing free PR for the GOP with this framing. A more accurate lede would be calling out that this bill defunds American healthcare to give the oligarchs another tax cut, adding $4T to the deficit.
The GOP wealth transfer bill would have passed even if 3 Dems didn’t die in office. Dems are a minority in the House. Full stop. The 215-214 vote was close bc 1 GOP Rep., Andy Harris (R-MD), voted present and 2 Reps., Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and David Schweikert (R-AZ), missed the vote.
May 22, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The GOP wealth transfer bill would have passed even if 3 Dems didn’t die in office. Dems are a minority in the House. Full stop. The 215-214 vote was close bc 1 GOP Rep., Andy Harris (R-MD), voted present and 2 Reps., Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) and David Schweikert (R-AZ), missed the vote.
This isn’t brand new information. Numerous studies published in the past 5 years alone have highlighted these findings, including by the CDC as recently as last year. RFK Jr. is just shamelessly trying to claim credit for it to make it appear as if he’s doing something.
Ultraprocessed foods, toxins and poor diet are contributing to a rise in chronic illnesses, particularly among children, MAHA health report finds. cnn.it/4mro4dy
May 22, 2025 at 5:16 PM
This isn’t brand new information. Numerous studies published in the past 5 years alone have highlighted these findings, including by the CDC as recently as last year. RFK Jr. is just shamelessly trying to claim credit for it to make it appear as if he’s doing something.
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I wish journalists would stop framing political news as wins or losses for politicians or political parties. It’s an abrogation of our mission. Why do we keep doing this? Is the spending bill a win or loss for the American people? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? Is it sound policy? Fiscally?
May 22, 2025 at 4:41 PM
I wish journalists would stop framing political news as wins or losses for politicians or political parties. It’s an abrogation of our mission. Why do we keep doing this? Is the spending bill a win or loss for the American people? Who does it help? Who does it hurt? Is it sound policy? Fiscally?
Republicans are rushing through to pass their budget bill overnight, which will gut Medicaid and other essential services for the most vulnerable Americans, as well as end environmental protections www.politico.com/live-updates...
Johnson ‘convinced’ House can pass megabill overnight
Republicans are sprinting toward a final House vote on Trump's domestic policy agenda.
www.politico.com
May 22, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Republicans are rushing through to pass their budget bill overnight, which will gut Medicaid and other essential services for the most vulnerable Americans, as well as end environmental protections www.politico.com/live-updates...
It’s planned PR stunts like this that will result in countries completely icing out the United States. Forcing a leader of a country that is still recovering from Apartheid to watch race-bait propaganda is not diplomacy and, quite frankly, should be considered a hate crime under international law.
'We have hundreds of people, thousands of people, trying to come into our country because they fear they’re going to be killed, and their land is going to be confiscated,' the US president told his South African counterpart in the Oval Office. www.ft.com/content/6ffa...
May 21, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It’s planned PR stunts like this that will result in countries completely icing out the United States. Forcing a leader of a country that is still recovering from Apartheid to watch race-bait propaganda is not diplomacy and, quite frankly, should be considered a hate crime under international law.
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Rep. Gerry Connolly, who rose from a Northern Virginia county boardmember to become a nine-term U.S. congressman, died early Wednesday at the age of 75. to.pbs.org/4k5y6j1
May 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Rep. Gerry Connolly, who rose from a Northern Virginia county boardmember to become a nine-term U.S. congressman, died early Wednesday at the age of 75. to.pbs.org/4k5y6j1
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Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
Diseases are spreading. The CDC isn't warning the public like it was months ago
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
www.npr.org
May 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
Some of the CDC's main channels for communicating urgent health information to the public have gone silent.
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On the topic of presidential mental acuity, the current president was awake at 1:30am rage tweeting about his former opponents’ crowd sizes and calling Beyoncé, Bono, and Bruce Springsteen ‘unpatriotic entertainers.’ Where is the news cycle about his fitness for office?
May 19, 2025 at 12:03 PM
On the topic of presidential mental acuity, the current president was awake at 1:30am rage tweeting about his former opponents’ crowd sizes and calling Beyoncé, Bono, and Bruce Springsteen ‘unpatriotic entertainers.’ Where is the news cycle about his fitness for office?