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Via @fischler.bsky.social: U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, began speaking on the Senate floor just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday against what he called President Donald Trump’s authoritarian actions, and remained there Wednesday morning.
Oregon's Merkley holds US Senate floor overnight in Trump protest | Alabama Reflector
Merkley spokespeople say he is seeking to draw attention “to how Trump is ripping up the Constitution and eroding our democratic institutions.”
alabamareflector.com
October 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Via @fischler.bsky.social: U.S. Sen. Jeff Merkley, D-Oregon, began speaking on the Senate floor just before 6:30 p.m. Tuesday against what he called President Donald Trump’s authoritarian actions, and remained there Wednesday morning.
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Arizona's attorney general filed a lawsuit to get the state's newest representative seated as Democrats continue to point to an effort to release the Epstein files as a reason for the delay.
Why hasn't Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva been sworn in yet? Democrats cry foul over delays.
Arizona's attorney general filed a lawsuit to get the state's newest representative seated as Democrats continue to point to an effort to release the Epstein files as a reason for the delay.
19thnews.org
October 22, 2025 at 2:25 PM
Arizona's attorney general filed a lawsuit to get the state's newest representative seated as Democrats continue to point to an effort to release the Epstein files as a reason for the delay.
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New York AG Letitia James and the top prosecutors from 19 other states announce that they are suing the Trump administration to block new restrictions on federal funding to help some victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
20 state AGs sue Trump administration over rule that bars aid to some sex abuse and rape survivors
The lawsuit led by New York Attorney General Letitia James challenges a new DOJ rule that bars states from aiding survivors who cannot immediately prove their immigration status.
nbcnews.to
October 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
New York AG Letitia James and the top prosecutors from 19 other states announce that they are suing the Trump administration to block new restrictions on federal funding to help some victims of sexual assault and domestic violence.
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Some USDA office functions will be suspended during the government shutdown.
via @iowacapitaldispatch.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/what...
via @iowacapitaldispatch.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/what...
What the government shutdown means for USDA agencies
Nearly half of U.S. Department of Agriculture employees will be furloughed during the federal government shutdown, though key programs that support nutrition, forest preservation and wildfire preventi...
www.newsfromthestates.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Some USDA office functions will be suspended during the government shutdown.
via @iowacapitaldispatch.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/what...
via @iowacapitaldispatch.com
www.newsfromthestates.com/article/what...
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Nearly 90 percent of EPA furloughed as government shuts down
Nearly 90 percent of EPA furloughed as government shuts down
About 89 percent of the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) workforce is being furloughed as the government shuts down, according to contingency plans that were posted online this week. Accor…
myfox8.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:09 PM
Nearly 90 percent of EPA furloughed as government shuts down
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Rank-and-file senators in both parties seek breakthrough on shutdown
Rank-and-file senators in both parties seek breakthrough on shutdown
Senate centrists in both parties are trying to put together a deal to reopen the federal government. A group of them huddled on the Senate floor Wednesday afternoon, after Democrats voted for the s…
myfox8.com
October 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Rank-and-file senators in both parties seek breakthrough on shutdown
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German Minister says China 'increasingly aggressive'
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
German Minister says China 'increasingly aggressive'
Germany's Foreign Minister criticizes China's aggressive behavior in Asia-Pacific, warns of global security consequences, and calls for Ukraine's security guarantees.
www.thehindu.com
August 18, 2025 at 4:50 PM
German Minister says China 'increasingly aggressive'
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
www.thehindu.com/news/interna...
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Americans aren't going to want to work the factory jobs created by companies shifting manufacturing to the US due to tariffs, Steve Madden said.
Steve Madden calls out the Trump administration on tariffs: 'They fundamentally don't know what they're doing'
Americans aren't going to want to work the factory jobs created by companies shifting manufacturing to the US due to tariffs, Steve Madden said.
www.businessinsider.com
May 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Americans aren't going to want to work the factory jobs created by companies shifting manufacturing to the US due to tariffs, Steve Madden said.
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President Donald Trump faces a math problem in trying to get his massive budget bill through the U.S. Senate, according to a new analysis.
Trump faces 'new math problem' in getting his big budget bill passed: analysis
President Donald Trump faces a math problem in trying to get his massive budget bill through the U.S. Senate, according to a new analysis.House Republicans passed their version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act on a party-line vote early Thursday, and now Senate majority leader John Thune must navig...
bit.ly
May 23, 2025 at 3:00 PM
President Donald Trump faces a math problem in trying to get his massive budget bill through the U.S. Senate, according to a new analysis.
Thought I would share this bit of information with you. It would appear that Donald Trump can no longer modify the federal government ever after a federal judge stepped in and said you're done. www.npr.org/2025/05/23/n...
A federal judge further halts Trump's radical transformation of government
In her order, U.S. District Judge Susan Illston said the president may not initiate large-scale executive branch reorganization without approval from Congress.
www.npr.org
May 23, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Thought I would share this bit of information with you. It would appear that Donald Trump can no longer modify the federal government ever after a federal judge stepped in and said you're done. www.npr.org/2025/05/23/n...
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The case of the missing FBI budget request was on full display Thursday, when senators repeatedly asked the agency’s director what resources he needed Congress to provide in the upcoming fiscal year, @jennifershutt.bsky.social reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/05/08/r...
Puzzled senators question Trump’s FBI chief on nonexistent spending plan • Iowa Capital Dispatch
Senators repeatedly asked Federal Bureau of Investigations' director what resources he needed Congress to provide in the upcoming fiscal year.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The case of the missing FBI budget request was on full display Thursday, when senators repeatedly asked the agency’s director what resources he needed Congress to provide in the upcoming fiscal year, @jennifershutt.bsky.social reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/05/08/r...
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The Trump administration has ousted the leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and replaced him with another official, States Newsroom has confirmed, @jennifershutt.bsky.social reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/05/08/r...
FEMA leader ousted, one day after publicly opposing agency’s elimination • Iowa Capital Dispatch
The Trump administration has ousted the leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and replaced him with another official.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
May 8, 2025 at 8:27 PM
The Trump administration has ousted the leader of the Federal Emergency Management Agency and replaced him with another official, States Newsroom has confirmed, @jennifershutt.bsky.social reports. iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/05/08/r...
Legislation to quickly end lawsuits attacking free speech, press heads to governor’s desk iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/04/24/l...
Legislation to quickly end lawsuits attacking free speech, press heads to governor's desk • Iowa Capital Dispatch
The measure will allow for expedited relief in court cases involving First Amendment rights like the freedom of speech and press.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Legislation to quickly end lawsuits attacking free speech, press heads to governor’s desk iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/04/24/l...
Federal judges pause U.S. Education Department enforcement of DEI ban iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/04/24/r...
Federal judges pause U.S. Education Department enforcement of DEI ban • Iowa Capital Dispatch
A federal judge ordered the Trump administration Thursday to pause enforcement of a new Education Department ban on DEI practices.
iowacapitaldispatch.com
April 25, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Federal judges pause U.S. Education Department enforcement of DEI ban iowacapitaldispatch.com/2025/04/24/r...
I'm watching George Steffanopolas speaking to someone from Trump's WH administration. The comment finally came out tariffs are taxes Americans will be paying. *smh* I believe it was J.P. Morgan that stated we are at a 60% closer to recession because of how stock market closed Friday.
April 6, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I'm watching George Steffanopolas speaking to someone from Trump's WH administration. The comment finally came out tariffs are taxes Americans will be paying. *smh* I believe it was J.P. Morgan that stated we are at a 60% closer to recession because of how stock market closed Friday.
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Democratic attorneys general in 23 states and Washington, DC, are suing the Trump administration over the rollback of billions in public health funding.
23 states, DC sue Trump administration over billions in lost public health funding | CNN
Democratic attorneys general in 23 states and Washington, DC, have filed a lawsuit against the US Department of Health and Human Services and HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., alleging that the dep...
www.cnn.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Democratic attorneys general in 23 states and Washington, DC, are suing the Trump administration over the rollback of billions in public health funding.
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Looted by the Nazis during World War II and lost for decades, a 17th-century masterpiece is finally returning to its rightful heirs.
Tate Britain to return Nazi-looted artwork to Jewish collector’s heirs
Looted by the Nazis during World War II and lost for decades, a 17th-century masterpiece is finally returning to its rightful heirs.
l.euronews.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Looted by the Nazis during World War II and lost for decades, a 17th-century masterpiece is finally returning to its rightful heirs.
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NEW: Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
The CDC Has Been Gutted
Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
www.wired.com
April 1, 2025 at 3:17 PM
NEW: Thousands of CDC employees who worked on things like preventing HIV and lead poisoning have been told they were subject to a reduction in force. Experts say people will die.
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March 16, 2025 at 1:11 PM
How is it possible the DOJ is now going into a tizzy fit over something that has never been done before in history?!
This power grab is unprecedented, unbounded, and unconstitutional.
March 16, 2025 at 8:19 PM
How is it possible the DOJ is now going into a tizzy fit over something that has never been done before in history?!
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More than 200 of America’s largest corporate groups have culled references to 'diversity, equity and inclusion' from their annual reports in a rapid pullback from the corporate values that have become a target of President Donald Trump’s administration www.ft.com/content/c232...
March 16, 2025 at 10:50 AM
More than 200 of America’s largest corporate groups have culled references to 'diversity, equity and inclusion' from their annual reports in a rapid pullback from the corporate values that have become a target of President Donald Trump’s administration www.ft.com/content/c232...
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Chuck Schumer has managed to do the impossible: unite almost the entire left (against him).
“We have time to correct course. Senate Democrats can vote no,” AOC said, after Senate Dems decided to “completely roll over and give up on protecting the Constitution.”
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“We have time to correct course. Senate Democrats can vote no,” AOC said, after Senate Dems decided to “completely roll over and give up on protecting the Constitution.”
newrepublic.com/post/192751/...
Democrats Push AOC to Take Schumer’s Seat After Shutdown Surrender
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer has managed to do the impossible: unite almost the entire left (against him).
newrepublic.com
March 16, 2025 at 6:56 PM
Chuck Schumer has managed to do the impossible: unite almost the entire left (against him).
“We have time to correct course. Senate Democrats can vote no,” AOC said, after Senate Dems decided to “completely roll over and give up on protecting the Constitution.”
newrepublic.com/post/192751/...
“We have time to correct course. Senate Democrats can vote no,” AOC said, after Senate Dems decided to “completely roll over and give up on protecting the Constitution.”
newrepublic.com/post/192751/...