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fromwww.mediaite.com
6 days ago

House Democrat Declares, Mike Johnson Has Effectively Dissolved the United States House of Representatives'

Mike Johnson's choice to keep the House out of session during a shutdown has effectively halted congressional oversight, weakening governance and increasing US vulnerability.
fromAdvocate.com
6 days ago

Out Rep. Mark Pocan lambastes Trump's trade war, misguided priorities

You can't throw tariffs around indiscriminately and then not negotiate because you're mad about a pushback from one of the countries that you're having a trade war with. People are paying too much for groceries, for durable goods; inflation is up from September, all because of Trump's tariff taxes on all of us. It does have a negative effect on Americans, and it has a negative effect on Canadians.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Apoplectic' GOP Senator Demands Trump Give More Info on Boat Strikes

Congress must be fully informed and consulted before the administration conducts military strikes on alleged drug-running vessels to prevent escalation and ensure oversight.
US politics
fromESPN.com
1 week ago

Congress asks NBA for info on gambling scandal

Members of Congress demanded an NBA briefing on alleged illegal gambling and game-rigging after indictments of Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier and Damon Jones.
US politics
fromThe Cipher Brief
1 week ago

'Show Us the Video': Lawmakers Seek Transparency in Anti-Drug Boat Strikes

U.S. strikes on suspected narco-trafficking speedboats have killed dozens, prompting congressional concern about reciprocity, oversight, and international consequences.
#venezuela
fromAxios
1 week ago
US politics

Senate GOP chair declines hearings on Trump's boat attacks off Venezuela

fromAxios
1 week ago
US politics

Senate GOP chair declines hearings on Trump's boat attacks off Venezuela

fromNextgov.com
1 week ago

Industry groups push to keep open-source measures in annual intelligence bill

The missives are undersigned by firms like the Babel Street and the ANDECO Institute, which sell risk and threat intelligence services derived from commercially or publicly available information that's not necessarily gathered through more covert means available to spy agencies. Graphika, which performs social media network analysis to identify disinformation campaigns, is also a signatory. The measures, housed in Title 6 of the House Intelligence Committee's version of the fiscal year 2026 Intelligence Authorization Act, are also supported by the OSINT Foundation, a professional association of open-source practitioners in the U.S. intelligence community.
US politics
#smithsonian
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago
US news

Four Democratic senators urge Smithsonian to resist White House attempts to 'bully the institution'

fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago
US news

Four Democratic senators urge Smithsonian to resist White House attempts to 'bully the institution'

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Joe Scarborough Rages GOP's Enfeebled' Congress Giving Trump Free Rein' and White House Demolition Is Proof

For these members of the administration to treat Congress with such contempt, or to just completely tear apart the White House without consulting with Congress. Not that these Republicans have shown much of a spine anyway, he said. But still, I really do think there are people who are in the and let me say this slowly so they understand the second branch of government who now think they're the only branch of government, because they got elected by, what, 49.9% of the vote?
US politics
US politics
fromKqed
1 week ago

The Challenges Facing The Uninsured Looking To Rebuild In Altadena | KQED

Many fire survivors are underinsured and lack direct rebuilding aid, leaving most unable to rebuild while congressional oversight targets federal immigration raids.
#war-powers
fromAxios
1 week ago
US politics

Congress needs to hear more about Venezuela operation, Sen. Young says

fromAxios
1 week ago
US politics

Congress needs to hear more about Venezuela operation, Sen. Young says

fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

House Democrats Launching Controversial Master ICE Tracker'

American citizens are being dragged off the streets by masked men and thrown into detention cells without access to a lawyer or even a phone call, Garcia said. No one, regardless of their background or appearance, should be living in fear of being thrown behind bars by their own government because of their race or what they look like. Their actions are unconstitutional, unacceptable, and completely un-American, and we will not stop fighting until this Administration is held accountable, he added.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 week ago

Top House Democrat Calls for Hearing on Caribbean Strikes With Continued Lack of "Any Evidence" to Support Them

"President Trump and his administration continue to fail to answer pressing questions regarding the president's orders to carry out lethal U.S. military strikes on boats in the Caribbean Sea," Smith said. "They have failed to demonstrate the legality of these strikes, provide transparency on the process used or even a list of cartels that have been designated as terrorist organizations."
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fromwww.mediaite.com
1 week ago

Top Senate Republican Jabs Trump For Breaking the Law On Key Firings

President Trump fired inspectors general without legally required notice to Congress, prompting bipartisan criticism and legal findings that the firings violated the law.
US politics
fromNextgov.com
2 weeks ago

Top cyber lawmaker wants answers on CISA workforce reductions

CISA's cyber workforce has been reduced through layoffs and reassignments, prompting congressional demands for detailed staffing numbers and reinstatements.
fromwww.mediaite.com
2 weeks ago

Jim Jordan Insists ICE Officers Are 'Doing The Lord's Work' When Confronted by CNN

There was one from Friday showing agents pinning a Chicago TV station employee to the ground. She was later released without charges. Another shows ICE agents shooting an unarmed pastor in the head with pepper balls. There were countless more, showing agents tackling people, pulling them from cars, shoving journalists, detaining U.S. Citizens, questioning their citizenship. The CNN host wanted to know if this bothered Jordan.
US politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

National guard begins Memphis patrols as senators in Illinois are turned away from Ice facility

We just want to go in and look at the facility and see what the conditions are and they would not let us in. It is shameful. They've refused to tell us this information. I've done this job for a few years now, I've never had this stonewalling by any presidential administration. What are you afraid of? You don't hide, you don't run away when you're proud of what you're doing.
US politics
World news
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

All the ships the US military has deployed to the Caribbean amid tensions with Venezuela

The US increased naval and air deployments near Venezuela to target suspected drug trafficking and confront Venezuelan forces, prompting regional tensions and legal concerns.
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

The Harvard 'die-in' that set off a debate over protest and punishment

Hundreds of pro-Palestinian students had arranged themselves in the grass in front of Harvard Business School, pretending to be dead. An Israeli American student appeared, holding a camera phone. It was two weeks after Hamas' attack on Israel, and tensions were high. The student with the camera was quickly surrounded. Protesters blocked his lens with scarves, yelling, "Shame." They formed a scrum and forced him to exit the area.
US news
US politics
fromThe Washington Post
3 weeks ago

Senate bipartisan move to restrict Trump's Venezuela war powers fails

Senate failed to pass a bipartisan resolution to block U.S. lethal strikes against alleged Venezuelan drug smugglers.
US politics
fromAxios
3 weeks ago

House Democrats ramp up investigation into Tom Homan bribery allegations

House Democrats demand answers about whether federal officials knew of alleged $50,000 bribery by Homan before his appointment as Border Czar.
US politics
fromInquisitr News
3 weeks ago

'He Ordered Murders': NYC Bar Accuses Trump of Illegal Caribbean Strikes

NYC Bar accuses President Trump of ordering unlawful deadly naval strikes on Venezuelan vessels and urges Congress to assert authority to stop further attacks.
US politics
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

Ted Cruz Targets Wikipedia Over 'Ideological Bias'

Senator Ted Cruz formally requested documents from the Wikimedia Foundation asserting Senate committee jurisdiction over online platforms and pressuring Wikipedia for responses.
fromwww.mediaite.com
3 weeks ago

Tim Burchett Rants Against Demonic' Netflix Shows for Causing Explosion of Transgender' In Fox News Hit

I've kind of dug into this a little bit more, and the way they do it is they do these scenes, and they switch them around very fast. In the old days [in the era of comedian and producer] Andy Griffith, it was just one camera and it was great. And [modern producers] do different scenes and it's moving around every second, and that releases certain things in young children's minds, and we need to find out why are they doing like this because this is contracting their brains, this is molding their brains.
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US politics
fromThe Washington Post
4 weeks ago

U.S. in 'armed conflict' with drug cartels, Trump tells Congress

The United States has declared a non-international armed conflict with drug cartels and seeks legal authority for lethal operations against traffickers.
#immigration-enforcement
US politics
fromTruthout
6 months ago

Trump Admin Refuses to Answer to Congress About Citizens Being Detained by ICE

The Trump administration's lack of response to congressional inquiries raises concerns about accountability in handling immigration enforcement.
fromStreetsblog
1 month ago

Advocates: Congress Must Stop Trump From Illegally Holding Back Sustainable Transportation Bucks - Streetsblog USA

The authors of that law made a fatal error of putting a three-year expiration date on key programs that benefit people outside cars. That sell-by date typically would have been morethan enough time to finalize grant agreements between the feds and communities, but with Trump weaponizing government bureaucracy, the Campaign says his administration is simply running out the clock on programs it doesn't like, until the final deadline arrives when federal fiscal year ends on Sept. 30 and wipes the money out.
US politics
US politics
fromThe Cipher Brief
1 month ago

How We Got SSCI with a Little Help from CIA

Senators solicited CIA input while drafting intelligence oversight legislation, creating a precedent of CIA "technical assistance" that shaped the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
#online-radicalization
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
US politics

US House committee summons CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Reddit to testify on online radicalization | TechCrunch

fromMashable
1 month ago
US politics

Congress to question Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and Valve over role in Kirk shooting

fromGameSpot
1 month ago
US politics

Congressional Republican Calls On Discord, Steam, Twitch CEOs To Testify About Radicalization

fromTechCrunch
1 month ago
US politics

US House committee summons CEOs of Discord, Twitch, Reddit to testify on online radicalization | TechCrunch

fromMashable
1 month ago
US politics

Congress to question Discord, Reddit, Twitch, and Valve over role in Kirk shooting

fromGameSpot
1 month ago
US politics

Congressional Republican Calls On Discord, Steam, Twitch CEOs To Testify About Radicalization

US politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Bill Would Allow Unlimited US Weapons Transfers to Israel With Little Oversight

A House bill would expand secret, unlimited transfers of U.S. weapons to an Israel-based WRSA-I stockpile, reducing congressional and public oversight.
Food & drink
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Repeat creepy meat problems at Boar's Head plants draw congressional scrutiny

Repeated food-safety failures at Boar's Head's Jarratt plant jeopardized public health, resulted in deaths, and prompted congressional doubt about safe reopening.
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Feds try to dodge lawsuit against their bogus climate report

Earlier this year, we were critical of the US's National Academies of Science for seemingly refusing to respond to the Trump administration's attacks on science. That reticence appeared to end in August with the release of the DOE climate report and the announcement that the EPA was using that report as the latest word on climate science, which it argued had changed considerably since the initial EPA decisions on this issue in 2009.
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fromwww.housingwire.com
1 month ago

Waters urges Fed independence, FHFA probe in Trump-Cook fight

Democratic lawmakers urged hearings and investigations into President Trump's attempted removal of Fed Governor Lisa Cook and potential FHFA procedural violations to protect Fed independence.
US politics
fromTruthout
1 month ago

Top Senator Says Pentagon Has "No Evidence" to Legitimize Caribbean Boat Strike

Pentagon provided no evidence that a U.S. Caribbean strike was in self-defense or that the targeted boat’s crew were members of Tren de Aragua.
US news
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

Trump's control of the D.C. police is due to expire tonight. Then what?

President Trump's 30-day federal takeover of the D.C. Metropolitan Police expires Sept. 10 absent Congressional authorization to extend federal control.
#jeffrey-epstein
fromAxios
1 month ago
US politics

Epstein survivors may release unofficial client list if Justice Department stalls

fromAxios
1 month ago
US politics

Epstein survivors may release unofficial client list if Justice Department stalls

US politics
fromLos Angeles Times
1 month ago

Trump's veterans housing plan in West L.A. advances behind a wall of secrecy

A plan to establish a West L.A. Center for Warrior Independence draws support but raises secrecy and NDA concerns that block veterans' and congressional review.
fromAxios
1 month ago

Democrats say they were left in the dark on Trump's drug boat strike

Democrats were left in the dark on the operation, multiple sources told Axios, and they want answers on the legal basis for the strike. Their leaders raised similar concerns following President Trump's airstrikes on Iran in June. U.S. officials said the attack on the ship - which killed 11 members of the Tren de Aragua cartel, according to Trump - targeted drug trafficking. But it's threaded with the hopes of regime change in Venezuela.
US politics
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fromAxios
1 month ago

Rogue House Republicans help Dems kill a vote to censure LaMonica McIver in shock result

Rep. McIver resisted a censure attempt after clashing with ICE; the House voted 215-207 to table a resolution alleging a conflict of interest.
US politics
fromAxios
1 month ago

OMB director says Government Accountability Office "shouldn't exist"

The GAO was labeled a quasi-legislative independent entity that should not exist, triggering Republican and White House scrutiny after its spending investigations.
US politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Comer Concedes On CNN 97 Percent Of Epstein Files He Released Were Already Public: That's 3 Percent More'

James Comer released 34,000 mostly public Epstein-related documents, highlighted 3% newly unpublished material, and pledged to pursue justice and potentially publish an island visitor list.
fromStreetsblog
2 months ago

Californians Continue to Love High-Speed Rail, Even if Republicans in Washington D.C. Don't - Streetsblog California

This continues despite non-stop nonsensical attacks from elected officials in the Trump Administration and here in California that have somehow escalated in the past six months. 62% of California voters, including 80% of Democrats, support building the project. The poll also breaks down approval by age, showing that as voters get younger they are more likely to support the project. 79% of Gen Zers, 72% of Millennials, 56% of Gen Xers, and 48% of Baby Boomers want to see the rail line built.
California
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

House committee launches investigation into California's high-speed rail project

A bipartisan congressional committee is investigating whether California's High-Speed Rail Authority knowingly misrepresented ridership projections and financial outlooks, as alleged by the Trump administration, to secure federal funding. In a letter sent to Department of Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy on Tuesday, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform chair James Comer (R-KY) requested a staff briefing and all communications and records about federal funding for the high-speed rail project and any analysis over the train's viability.
US politics
fromBrooklyn Paper
2 months ago

Access denied: Goldman again blocked from touring Sunset Park prison housing ICE detainees * Brooklyn Paper

"So I'm here now to try to understand better why the Bureau of Prisons is now playing along with the Department of Homeland Security's unlawful, illegal, and unconstitutional efforts to prevent me from doing my congressional oversight."
Brooklyn
#lamonica-mciver
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago
US politics

US lawmaker denies charges stemming from immigration centre visit

Representative LaMonica McIver pleads not guilty to assault charges, claiming political intimidation from the Trump administration regarding immigration enforcement.
fromTruthout
5 months ago
NYC politics

DOJ Charges New Jersey Congresswoman With Assault Following ICE Jail Visit

Congresswoman LaMonica McIver faces assault charges from the DOJ, which she claims are politically motivated and aimed at obstructing legislative oversight on migrant detention.
NYC politics
fromTruthout
5 months ago

DOJ Charges New Jersey Congresswoman With Assault Following ICE Jail Visit

Congresswoman LaMonica McIver faces assault charges from the DOJ, which she claims are politically motivated and aimed at obstructing legislative oversight on migrant detention.
US politics
fromFast Company
4 months ago

Why Bernie Sanders's real-time reaction to Iran bombing took over social media

Bernie Sanders' emotional response to the U.S. bombing Iran exemplifies his candid approach and highlights challenges with military action and congressional approval.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

House Democratic veterans back moves to limit Trump's military authority

The group of 12 House Democratic military veterans have taken a stand against Trump’s military authority, asserting their support for a War Powers Act resolution.
US politics
fromPoynter
4 months ago

Trump's strike on Iran revives decades-old fight over war powers and presidential authority - Poynter

Rep. Jim Himes stated that the military strikes on Iran were a clear violation of the Constitution, exemplifying the ongoing debate over presidential power in military actions.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

Cheering support and instant condemnation: US lawmakers respond to attack on Iran

US bombing of nuclear targets in Iran sparked bipartisan reactions, exposing political divisions regarding military intervention.
NYC politics
fromwww.amny.com
4 months ago

Just following orders': ICE denies two New York Congress members entry to inspect immigrant detention center where people are sleeping on floors

Congressmen Goldman and Nadler were denied access to an ICE detention center despite having legal authority to conduct oversight inspections.
Healthcare
fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

Some federal workers lost health coverage they had paid for. A Democrat wants answers

The Commerce Secretary is called to address wrongful health care cancellations for fired employees.
NYC politics
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 months ago

Democrat Tells MSNBC She's Scared Alina Habba Will Prosecute Her Too After ICE Scuffle

Rep. Bonnie Watson Coleman expresses concern over potential charges after colleague's assault charge related to an incident at an ICE facility.
NYC politics
fromtime.com
5 months ago

What to Know About the Assault Charges Against Rep. LaMonica McIver

Rep. LaMonica McIver faces assault charges after intervening during an arrest at an immigration detention center.
#law-enforcement
fromNew York Post
5 months ago
NYC politics

Exclusive | Alina Habba defends felony charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver over chaotic Newark ICE detention center protest: 'Nothing to do with congressional oversight'

fromNew York Post
5 months ago
NYC politics

Exclusive | Alina Habba defends felony charges against Rep. LaMonica McIver over chaotic Newark ICE detention center protest: 'Nothing to do with congressional oversight'

SF politics
fromwww.mercurynews.com
5 months ago

Senate GOP leaders will try to block California vehicle standards that would phase out gas-powered cars

Senate moves to block California's strict vehicle emissions standards, including a phase-out of gas-powered cars by 2035.
US politics
fromwww.npr.org
6 months ago

GOP blocked Hegseth Signal probe because he is 'indefensible,' says Rep. Adam Smith

House Republicans blocked an inquiry into Secretary Hegseth's use of Signal for discussing sensitive military operations.
US politics
fromwww.nytimes.com
6 months ago

Republicans Freeze House Efforts to Compel Information From Trump

Republicans closed off pathways for Congress to demand information from the Trump administration, curtailing legislative oversight.
fromwww.mediaite.com
6 months ago

Kristen Welker Presses Cory Booker for Evidence' on Trump Tariff Corruption Allegation: Is This Just a Fishing Expedition?'

Booker argues there’s enough suspicion surrounding Trump’s actions to investigate possible insider trading related to tariff changes, despite a lack of direct evidence.
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