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Sorta difficult for Congress to perform its constitutionally mandated oversight when the temperamental toddlers in the Trump administration petulantly keep everything out of plain sight.

YouTube video by NBC News Trump floats invoking Insurrection Act amid showdown with Democratic-led cities

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Murray: I talked to a family that’s paying about $300 a month for their health insurance. It’s going to jump to over $1,800 per month.

Many people will turn away and not pay for it—obviously, they’ll lose their health insurance. The fewer people who have insurance, the more everybody pays.

Country star Zach Bryan takes aim at ICE in teaser for new song | CNN Grammy award-winning country singer Zach Bryan has seemingly taken a swipe at raids by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement with the teaser of his new song, inserting himself into a political debate...

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INBOX: The Chicago News Guild joined others in suing ICE for attacking journalists at the Broadview facility.

“Our members have a right, protected by the First Amendment, to do their jobs and report the news. They should not be targeted, injured or arrested for doing their jobs.”

Vermont Senator Peter Welch asks why the attorney general of the United States has zero apparent interest in figuring out what happened to the $50,000 undercover FBI agents gave border czar Tom Homan.

She... doesn't take it well.

Ex-Justice officials: 'It's our duty to sound the alarm' Scores of officials who have resigned or been forced out of the Justice Department this year are speaking out against its "destruction."

Ex-Justice officials: 'It's our duty to sound the alarm'

Scores of officials who have resigned or been forced out of the Justice Department this year are speaking out against its "destruction."

~ open letter signed by 282 former officials, obtained by MSNBC ..

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I'm not aware of any Attorney General, no matter how harshly grilled by the opposing party, who conducted themselves at a hearing with the hostility and open contempt that Pam Bondi did today.

Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson announces an executive order establishing "ICE-free zones" in Chicago.

"That means that city property and unwilling private businesses will no longer serve as staging grounds for these raids."

This man is an American Hero!

By all means, indict Jack Smith on bullshit allegations and give him the trial that SCOTUS denied him.

Poke the bear, Donnie. See what happens.

“.. there is the question of how the bond market will react to tariff revenue being redirected away from lowering the deficit.”

@barrons.com
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YouTube video by Texas Paul Reason 2,172,908 why Democrats are better.

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I Refuse to Stay Silent. Will You? Read more here.

I refuse to let hopelessness prevail. This may just be one essay, by a lawyer few have heard of, in a newsletter read by a fraction of the public. But I will not stay silent.

Will you?
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A Thing You Can Do Right Now To Help Protect The Right To Vote The U.S.

Looking for one thing you can do right now to help protect the right to vote? It will only take a few minutes, and you can share it with all of your friends. joycevance.substack.com/p/a-thing-yo...

Brutal.

Obviously not the main point here, but it's interesting how this is framed as content rather than policy.

"BREAKING" is typically what journalists or influencers say when they have a big story -- not what government officials say when they launch "undercover" operations

WATCH as Trump's gestapo tackle a civilian in Chicago.

When Democrats take back the House, ALL of ICE illegal actions need to be investigated!

Today in Politics, Bulletin 224. 10/7/25 … AG Pam Bondi had a heated and contentious hearing today before the Senate Judiciary Committee where she refused to answer questions, made personal attacks against Democratic senators, and got extrem...

Today in Politics, Bulletin 224. A very heated and contentious senate hearing today with AG Bondi over Epstein, Homan, and many other issues. That and everything else that happened today. open.substack.com/pub/meidasto...

OMB deletes reference to law guaranteeing backpay to furloughed feds from shutdown guidance An Office of Management and Budget FAQ document now states that only excepted employees forced to work without pay are guaranteed backpay at the conclusion of a lapse in appropriations.

Lawless Russell Vought thinks he can nullify a law by deleting it from an FAQ

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SCOOP: Johnson closed House hours after Congress received Epstein’s financial records The decision to shut down the House — and by extension the government — came hours after the Oversight Committee received documents from the US Treasury.

"Speaker Mike Johnson’s abrupt closure of the House may have more to do with stalling a congressional investigation into Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking operation than previously reported, and appears to have been a direct response to the Treasury’s surrender of Epstein’s financial records."

Sen. DURBIN: Madam Attorney General, it's my job to grill you. Investigation of your agency is part of my responsibility. You may not like the experience, but others have weathered this storm and answered questions in a respectful manner.

Never never never give up

CNN: “An older couple making $85K/year will see their yearly insurance premiums jump from $7K to $25,000 — 30% of their income.” 😳#TrumpShutdown #TrumpHealthCareTax

This is what Dems are drawing attention to and want fixed. Now, not later.

Senator Slotkin asks Army GC nominee about how many "designated terrorist organizations" the US is now supposedly in an armed conflict with and whether he can name them.

Army GC nominee refuses to answer.

Administration refuses to tell American public and Congress who POTUS has declared war on.

Now you know