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Timothy Snyder (@timothydsnyder) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So if Russia phones in fake threats, as they did last time, our institutions will leap into action to do what Russia wants…. This is very transparent.

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sen. John Kennedy: "The Democrats offered to open up everything but ICE. Ted and I said, 'Ok, let's accept their offer,' and then at the same time we would offer a bill for reconciliation where we don't need any Democratic votes to do whatever we wanted to do with ICE. That way

Paul Farhi (@farhip) 's Twitter Profile Photo

So…Trump’s war goals now boil down to: —Getting Iran to agree to what it had agreed to before he scrapped the agreement in 2018. —Getting Iran to re-open the Strait of Hormuz, which was open until he started the war.

Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

New in PN: Mark Jacob on how the press ignores the biggest Trump story "The press decided all of this is normal. They cast aside the idea that this guy’s totally unfit — which he obviously is. The news media could go much farther than they’ve gone so far in stating how unhinged

CALL TO ACTIVISM (@calltoactivism) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨LEAKED VIDEO: We’ve obtained secretly recorded video of Republican Chip Roy ADMITTING he’s trying to hide concerns his SAVE Act hurts women voters: “I’m trying not to elevate the issue… my Chief of Staff… had to go through a bunch of hoops… (and) go back to the DMV twice.

Meredith Lee Hill (@meredithllee) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW - House GOP leaders added a provision to the rule tonight to extend a ban on resolutions of inquiry — through the remainder of this Congress It’s a congressional oversight tool to request information from the administration House GOP leaders have argued it would be abused

Connor O'Brien (@connorobriennh) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Fresh from an Iran briefing, HASC Chair Mike Rogers criticized DoD for not giving lawmakers more info. "We want to know more about what's going on, what the options are, and why they're being considered," he said. "We're just not getting enough answers." politico.com/news/2026/03/2…

Alex Ward (@alexbward) 's Twitter Profile Photo

At least 3 congressional Republicans—including chairs of House and Senate Armed Services—are hinting strongly that a ground operation in Iran is planned and could potentially be underway soon

Brendan Duke (@brendan_duke) 's Twitter Profile Photo

House Republicans are seriously considering cutting Americans' health care to pay for a war in the Middle East that is causing Americans to pay more for gas.

House Republicans are seriously considering cutting Americans' health care to pay for a war in the Middle East that is causing Americans to pay more for gas.
Eleanor Mueller (@eleanor_mueller) 's Twitter Profile Photo

News: State has pulled $1B from international disaster assistance; $200M from peacekeeping operations; & $50M from international organizations & programs to send to the Board of Peace, I'm told. Trump has said the US will spend $10B total. semafor.com/article/03/26/…

News: State has pulled $1B from international disaster assistance; $200M from peacekeeping operations; & $50M from international organizations & programs to send to the Board of Peace, I'm told.

Trump has said the US will spend $10B total. semafor.com/article/03/26/…
Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Trump: "A reporter said it's terrible that I talked that way about somebody with mental disability. I said, I have no problem with it. But I don't want a person with mental disability to be my president."

Citizens for Ethics (@crewcrew) 's Twitter Profile Photo

FYI: The House Judiciary Committee is marking up a bill today attempting to allow AG Bondi to appoint interim AUSAs for as long as she wants, without Senate confirmation. This could give the Trump admin more power to install cronies in key law enforcement roles. It must fail.

FYI: The House Judiciary Committee is marking up a bill today attempting to allow AG Bondi to appoint interim AUSAs for as long as she wants, without Senate confirmation. 

This could give the Trump admin more power to install cronies in key law enforcement roles. It must fail.
Topher Spiro (@topherspiro) 's Twitter Profile Photo

According to CBO, this policy to fund the Iran War would cut ACA tax credits by $31 billion, kicking 300,000 off coverage. kff.org/affordable-car…

Aidan McLaughlin (@aidnmclaughlin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

SCOOP: Trump has spent his second term working to leave his mark on Washington and the country. Now, his Treasury Department plans to add his signature to US currency. vanityfair.com/news/story/tru…

scary lawyerguy (@scarylawyerguy) 's Twitter Profile Photo

3 of 4 lowest readings of consumer sentiment of all time have occurred in the last 9 months due directly to policies/decisions Trump has made yet the objectively bad economy he has created isn't getting a fraction of the negative coverage Biden's objectively good economy received

Politics & Poll Tracker 📡 (@polltracker2024) 's Twitter Profile Photo

AP: With their candidates losing in metro Atlanta, Georgia GOP seeks to remove party labels The Republican-majority Georgia House on Friday gave final passage to a bill that would require nonpartisan elections in the five most populous counties in metro Atlanta.

Christiaan Triebert (@trbrtc) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: On the first day of the war with Iran, the United States used a new ballistic missile. It was untested in combat. Our analysis shows it struck a sports hall, an elementary school, and residential areas — killing at least 21 people, including children. w/ John Ismay

NEW: On the first day of the war with Iran, the United States used a new ballistic missile. It was untested in combat. Our analysis shows it struck a sports hall, an elementary school, and residential areas — killing at least 21 people, including children. w/ <a href="/johnismay/">John Ismay</a>
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NEW: Republicans are considering reductions in federal health spending to help pay for a budget bill containing as much as $200 billion to fund the Iran war and immigration enforcement. axios.com/2026/03/30/gop…

Andy Kaczynski (@kfile) 's Twitter Profile Photo

NEW: CNN found a Nebraska Democratic Senate candidate attended a GOP training event just months before filing for Senate. The Dem state party calls him a GOP plant to "trick voters" — he tells me he's a "free thinker," but admits voting for Trump.

NEW: CNN found a Nebraska Democratic Senate candidate attended a GOP training event just months before filing for Senate. The Dem state party calls him a GOP plant to "trick voters" — he tells me he's a "free thinker," but admits voting for Trump.
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CNN: In Nebraska’s Senate race, a Trump-supporting, anti-abortion pastor is running as a Democrat. The state’s Democratic Party — which is backing an independent candidate — says he’s a Republican plant. cnn.com/2026/03/30/pol…