WATCH: Moments ago... Erica Lee Carter, the daughter of the late Congresswoman, Sheila Jackson Lee, is sworn in to fill her mother's seat for the remainder of the 118th Congress CW39

🚨NEW: Illinois Governor JB Pritzker and Colorado Governor Jared Polis are forming a coalition of governors to protect our democracy from a second Trump Administration. RETWEET to thank these Governors for standing up to Donald Trump!

Just your occasional reminder that Matt Gaetz brought a Holocaust denier to the State of the Union.

The speed at which these nominations have been announced suggests that perhaps there hasn't been a great deal of vetting. Or perhaps Trump's pool of options is…not deep.

By far the most bizarre, and incredibly frequent response I've seen to people pointing out that Matt Gaetz almost certainly trafficked children is "lol you mad?" About... child rape? Yes? More to the point... why aren't you?!

Wasn't it nice to live a few years without the constant anxiety over what the President would do next?

Whenever I hear people say, "Good Republicans in Congress will oppose him if he tries something inhumane and unlawful," I wonder if they've been in a coma for the last decade and just woke up.

BOOM! 4,744 letters sent to Senators demanding they not allow Trump recess appointments. In just a few days! Send yours here: actionnetwork.org/letters/tell-y…

Everyday Americans struggling to live paycheck to paycheck need our help to lower costs. What are far right extremists presenting America this week? More drama and dysfunction.

VP Kamala Harris ran on $25,000 for new homeowners, 3 million new homes, $6,000 newborn tax credits, childcare costs at 7% of income, $50,000 new business credits, $35 insulin, $2,000 out of pocket cap for seniors prescriptions, home health care costs covered by Medicare & jobs.

THE CORRUPT BARGAIN Trump and Netanyahu had ILLEGAL summit at Mar-a-Lago. Bibi promised to withhold cease fire deal, to help Trump. In return, Trump promised Bibi greenlight to attack. PBS reported this. Israeli media has reported this. This should be an international SCANDAL.

"If Donald Trump tells us to jump three feet high and scratch our heads, we'll jump three feet high and scratch our heads. We need to embrace every word of his agenda, whatever that is." Troy Nehls - R, TX This is the literal definition of a dictatorship.

Five years ago today we went to school smiling. We were carefree, and hopeful, and then we were shot. Not a day goes by that I don’t fight for you, Dominic. Someday I’ll see you again and I’ll tell you how we changed the world, in your honor. #EndGunViolence #SaugusHigh #IMissU

Make no mistake: The information in the House Ethics Committee’s report into former Rep. Matt Gaetz could be relevant to his confirmation as the next Attorney General. It must be preserved and shared with the Committee.

BREAKING: Senators are now demanding the release of findings and conclusions from the Matt Gaetz House Ethics Committee investigation. This is huge.

Senator John Thune, soon to be Senate Majority Leader. talks about how they're gonna reimplement the tax credits for billionaires and slash regulations that keep people safe, to once again line the pockets of billionaires. Shameful people.

Democrats, find a spine. Play hardball. Talk about this nonstop and somehow get the report out there.

Every community in Pennsylvania has a main street — and those main streets are the beating hearts of our communities. Our main streets matter — that's why we came together to invest $20 million in them and the small businesses that line them.

The men and women of the U.S. Intelligence community honor their oaths by collecting the vital intelligence that keeps our fellow Americans safe. The global threats we face require a Director of National Intelligence who would do the same. Tulsi Gabbard is not that person.

The Senate will continue confirming President Donald J. Trump's highly qualified nominees. Today: —We confirmed Cathy Fung as Judge of the US Tax Court —We confirmed David Huitema for Director of the Office for Government Ethics —We’ll advance Embry Kidd’s judicial nomination to the 11th circuit