UPDATE: The Trump administration paused its defunding of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau following a lawsuit from Democracy Forward alleging federal law violations. The pause will last until the court hears the case. hubs.ly/Q036LWXb0

I said what I said. Our Super Bowl Champion Philadelphia Eagles are now America's Team 🦅🇺🇸

WE ARE THE CHAMPIONS 🎶

.U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen statement on voting against the budget resolution: “Unfortunately, I wasn’t given the opportunity to vote remotely after giving birth just a few weeks ago, but I wasn’t going to let that stop me from voting against this harmful legislation.”

.U.S. Rep. Brittany Pettersen speaking on the floor with her newborn son Sam after voting against the GOP budget resolution: “How can anyone show their face in their district after voting yes on this?”

51-45: Democrats blocked the Senate from moving forward on the Republicans' bill to ban transgender student athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports at K-12 schools, universities and colleges that receive federal funding. 60 votes were needed.

Trump says he has stopped "government censorship" and "free speech is back." Meanwhile, he has banned the AP from covering many White House events bc he doesn't like a term they use.

I agree with Donald Trump that an unelected bureaucrat should be fired. Let’s start with Elon Musk.

Here's the DOGE mistake, beautifully visualized: If you don't go where the money is, you don't save much money. nytimes.com/interactive/20…

Kidnapping an activist and jailing him in the middle of the night is a brazen act of authoritarianism. Punishing dissent by revoking legal status is a dangerous precedent to set.

.Sarah McBride on GOP criticism of Dem decorum: "We will not take a lecture on decorum from a party that incited an insurrection. I appear to live rent free in the minds of some of my Republican colleagues."

I appear to live rent free in the minds of some of my Republican colleagues. I wish that they would spend even a fraction of the time that they spend thinking about me, thinking about how to lower costs for American families.

Nancy Pelosi says Chuck Schumer is wrong and the House GOP's CR is worse than a govt shutdown. "Let’s be clear: neither is a good option for the American people," she says. "But this false choice that some are buying instead of fighting is unacceptable."

How can Americans become happier? "Increase women's participation in everything," Iceland in US 🇮🇸 Amb. Svanhildur Hólm says. "One of the key infrastructures in Iceland is a heavily subsidized daycare system so you don't have to choose between having a family, having children, and

MAJOR!! Democrat James Malone FLIPS a state senate seat in Pennsylvania! This was a ruby red Trump +15 district in November.

Nearly a dozen Rutgers University students have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration “without explanation,” according to President Jonathan Holloway, who stated that the university would stand behind the students and provide resources. ow.ly/sYUu50VxQCJ

“Election 2024 marked the first time since 2010 that the number of women in Congress dropped as a result of a regular election.” That and more from ⁦Kelly Dittmar⁩ and ⁦CAWP⁩ in this important report: womenrun.rutgers.edu/2024-report/

#FirstView - Whither Politics & Gender Research? Reflections on US Election 2024 - cup.org/3Fyu5Vi - Kira Sanbonmatsu, Kelly Dittmar & Paru Shah (all Rutgers University–New Brunswick)

14 women governors served simultaneously (albeit briefly) in January 2025, so getting back to 14 would match the record high. cawp.rutgers.edu/facts/current-… CAWP

📢New issue of #PAG21 is out!📢 CAWP scholars Kira Sanbonmatsu, Kelly Dittmar & Paru Shah introduce this issue's Critical Perspectives collection on the gender and racial dynamics of the 2024 US election cycle. buff.ly/FYzkq6j