NEW: Democrats have officially held town halls in all 50 states this year. Republicans won’t meet with their constituents—so we stepped up.

i am so fucking tired of this double standard. biden can’t cancel student debt bc of "separation of powers," but trump can purge the federal government, gut the dept of education, and nobody blinks? scotus is a joke.

“We must always take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.” Elie Wiesel, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize

The New York Times has just published an op-ed by an Israeli genocide scholar who agrees with all the other genocide scholars and human rights organizations who say Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. The debate is over. The Israel apologists lost.

There are 22 vacant homes for every homeless person in the U.S. Private equity firms own over 35,000 of those vacant homes. It’s not a housing shortage crisis. It’s a housing hoarding and affordability crisis.

hi Department of Government Efficiency i found some waste, fraud, and abuse

More U.S. farms filed for bankruptcy in the first three months of 2025 than in all of 2024. The 259 filings mark the highest yearly total since 2021 Great job, Donald

ROSEN: It's been reported that despite being removed from your role as national security adviser in May, surprisingly, you've been on the WH payroll. You've said you'll root out waste at the UN. So can you confirm whether you've been receiving a salary? WALTZ: I was kept on as

Medical debt doesn’t tell you if someone is financially irresponsible. It tells you they got sick. Trump’s decision to re-add it to credit reports will punish millions of Americans for having cancer, caring for a sick kid, or going to the ER.

ARE YOU OKAY WITH THIS? The Trump admin has ordered 500 tons of emergency food aid—enough to feed 1.5 million malnourished children for a week—to be incinerated rather than be distributed. Your thoughts?

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Never before in American history, not even in wartime, has one man exercised such unbridled discretion affecting the lives of so many of us, while simultaneously preventing others — Congress, the courts, the American people — from having a say or even knowing what he’s going to

“When the Executive publicly announces its intent to break the law, and then executes on that promise, it is the Judiciary’s duty to check that lawlessness, not expedite it.” -Justice Sonia Sotomayor

Happy birthday, Rembrandt! Rembrandt Harmenszoon van Rijn was born 419 years ago today — but back in 1642, he was 36 years old when he created his largest and most famous painting, “The Night Watch.” The Night Watch came from Rembrandt’s most important commission: a group

Sitting here on the Senate floor while one of my Republican colleagues solemnly warns us about the “trillions of dollars of debt” and how we must get our “fiscal house in order.” “Enough is enough,” he declares, as if he just discovered math. Which is rich, considering this same

Congressman Brandon Gill Speaking of your cult leader!! Did he boost a medal?

Americans rely on public radio for severe weather alerts and more. Senate Republicans want to gut public broadcasting to make room for their billionaire tax cuts, and the consequences could be deadly — especially in rural America.   We must stop this bill. nytimes.com/2025/07/14/bus…

As the Trump administration ends USAID's mission, a project to bring water to drought-ridden lands is now in peril. to.pbs.org/3IuGCKo

An incredible view of the Dragon Bravo Fire that continues to burn in the Grand Canyon National Park. The fire is now 9,289 acres with crews working both day and night shift to protect the remaining structures in the Park. A hazmat team came in to assess the chlorine gas leak