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The threat issued by Elon Musk to federal workers today is illegal, reckless, and yet another example of the cruel and arbitrary chaos he is inflicting on the people’s government.

submitted 3 hours ago • 10 comments

Trump’s purge of senior military officials is another move to rid himself of people who follow the law and are willing to tell him “no.” Trump is unmoored from reality and without guardrails. Democrats will fight this. It’s long past time for Republicans in the House and Senate to join us.

submitted 12 hours ago • 12 comments

New — 20 House Democrats write to Trump this morning on USPS: “We urge you to immediately withdraw all plans to dismantle one of our nation’s most cherished public institutions and uphold the Postal Service’s independent status as required by law.”

submitted 13 hours ago • 13 comments

The White House said under oath that Elon Musk is not the administrator of DOGE. Donald Trump himself has said the exact opposite. Someone is lying. The question is, by what authority is Elon Musk taking a wrecking ball to our government?

submitted 1 day ago • 13 comments

Last night, I joined Democracy Forward for a town hall meeting on the disastrous first month of the Trump Administration. If you missed it, you can check it out here:

submitted 1 day ago • 4 comments

Two billionaires are following through on their plot, developed at Mar a Lago, to put tax cuts for the rich ahead of everyday Americans who rely on the Postal Service. Millions of Americans rely on USPS every day to deliver mail, medications, ballots, and so much more.

submitted 2 days ago • 2 comments

White House officials say Elon Musk is not a DOGE employee. Donald Trump himself says the opposite. Somebody is lying, and Oversight Democrats intend to find out who. thehill.com/homenews/hou...

submitted 2 days ago • 9 comments

Looking forward to tonight's town hall with Democracy Forward! Tune in at 9pm.

submitted 2 days ago • 3 comments

President Trump is unmoored. The dictator in all of this is not Zelenskyy. It's Vladimir Putin. This is a man who has his political opponents jailed and pushed out of hotel windows. Donald Trump's parroting of Putin's talking points is shameful and dangerous.

submitted 2 days ago • 12 comments

The clowns are running the circus, and you are paying the price — literally. With egg prices through the roof, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are actively making the problem worse.

submitted 3 days ago • 9 comments

In his haste to take a wrecking ball to the federal government, Donald Trump is putting American lives at risk – including this foreign service worker whose pregnant wife faces life threatening complications and was abandoned abroad by her president. Utterly shameful.

submitted 3 days ago • 12 comments

Whistleblowers are critical to defending our democracy. If you witness or are subjected to any action that goes against the Constitution or violates your rights as a federal employee, you can blow the whistle.

submitted 4 days ago • 11 comments

Trump has gone to extreme lengths to keep his own financial information secret. But he wants an unelected, unaccountable billionaire to have access to all of yours — tax returns, bank records, and even Social Security numbers. It’s an unprecedented invasion of your privacy.

submitted 4 days ago • 20 comments

The President who went to the Supreme Court to keep his own tax returns secret wants Elon Musk to have access to your personal data.

submitted 6 days ago • 9 comments

In the height of tax season, Donald Trump and Elon Musk are making it much more difficult to file your taxes and get your refund. This is a gift to their billionaire friends at your expense.

submitted 6 days ago • 9 comments

Vice President Vance stumbled on to the scene at the Munich Security Conference, delivering one of the most embarrassing performances we have ever seen from an American official. This was a major misstep by the Trump Administration.

submitted 8 days ago • 13 comments

When you see government as your opportunity to turn a profit, you will never serve the public good. This mindless approach to slashing the federal workforce and gutting vital programs and protections will make Trump's government incapable of delivering for the American people.

submitted 8 days ago • 9 comments

This isn't South Africa under apartheid, Mr. Musk. You'd do well to remember that.

submitted 9 days ago • 6 comments

The House Republican budget confirms what we've long known to be true – they are stealing your taxpayer dollars to reward billionaires and corporations. Their budget takes healthcare away from millions of Americans while folks like Elon Musk get new tax breaks worth hundreds of billions of dollars.

submitted 9 days ago • 8 comments

The indiscriminate firing of hundreds of thousands of dedicated, nonpartisan civil servants by a wannabe dictator and his unelected pet billionaire will have an immediate and devastating impact on the integrity and capability of our federal workforce. My full statement:

submitted 10 days ago • 15 comments

In the Trump Administration, exposing $500 million in potential wasted government investments is a fireable offense if it makes President Trump, Elon Musk, and DOGE look bad. Remember that when they lie to you and tell you DOGE is about government efficiency.

submitted 11 days ago • 3 comments

We will fight Donald Trump and Elon Musk in courts of law, in the halls of Congress, and in the court of public opinion. This is just the beginning.

submitted 11 days ago • 135 comments

Donald Trump, who claims to be your champion, hired an unelected billionaire to root around in your private data and gut the programs and services you rely on every day. Donald Trump and Elon Musk don't give a damn about you or your family, and they are proving it every day.

submitted 15 days ago • 36 comments

Last night, Senate Republicans confirmed Russ Vought, a Project 2025 architect, to lead OMB. Vought openly advocated to weaponize federal funding to push Trump’s pet projects, deprive communities of resources, and punish those seen as insufficiently loyal to President Trump.

submitted 15 days ago • 19 comments

Trump is flooding the zone with one outrageous plan after another in the hopes we will balk at the sheer size and scope of his efforts. But we will not relent now. This is the time for all of us who have chosen service to fight back. My latest OpEd:

submitted 16 days ago • 11 comments

Without debate or deliberation, Republicans blocked my motion to subpoena Elon Musk. If Republicans are such big fans of Elon Musk’s hostile takeover of our government, why are they so afraid to hear from him? Because they know that you, the American people, aren't gonna like what he has to say.

submitted 17 days ago • 36 comments

NEW: I just moved to subpoena Elon Musk to appear before the Oversight Committee to answer for his unlawful takeover of agencies across the government. Republicans blocked my motion without allowing any debate. They will stop at nothing to cover up Elon Musk's lawlessness.

submitted 17 days ago • 150 comments

The ongoing effort to encourage federal workers to quit their jobs is a scam. To our civil servants – this country needs you now. Donald Trump and Elon Musk cannot be trusted. Look at how they've treated their past employees. Please think twice before you accept their offer.

submitted 18 days ago • 6 comments

New reporting indicates that Elon Musk has assembled a team of six young men, ages 19 to 24, to infiltrate and gut government agencies like USAID. It's outrageous, it's unacceptable, and it proves beyond doubt that no expertise or analysis has gone into these unlawful actions.

submitted 18 days ago • 8 comments

Elon Musk's hostile takeover of OPM is putting sensitive government data at risk of a major security breach. @repshontelbrown.bsky.social and I want answers.

submitted 18 days ago • 17 comments

Donald Trump and Elon Musk are taking a wrecking ball to the federal government, jeopardizing the critical services it provides to the American people each and every day. Oversight Democrats are expanding our investigation into their illegal power grab:

submitted 18 days ago • 28 comments

We took to USAID HQ today to fight back against Donald Trump and Elon Musk’s illegal power grab against the agency. Congress created USAID by statute. An unelected, unaccountable, billionaire oligarch like Elon Musk has no authority here.

submitted 19 days ago • 48 comments

Not a single person in the Executive Branch — not Donald Trump, not Elon Musk, and not any of their cronies — has the authority to shut down USAID. Congress created the agency by statute. We ask a lot of our civil servants. Today, we ask of them another task — show up to work. Continue to serve.

submitted 19 days ago • 121 comments

Elon Musk was elected by no one. He is accountable to no one. Donald Trump handed him the keys to our government, and together they have plunged the country into chaos. It’s the American people who will suffer as a result.

submitted 20 days ago • 41 comments

He’s admitted it himself — you’re going to be paying a whole lot more for a whole lot of goods thanks to Trump’s ridiculous tariffs.

submitted 20 days ago • 18 comments

From rescue and recovery missions to comforting grieving families, the federal workers who are responding to the crash at DCA are doing the work of heroes. These are the federal workers Donald Trump is going after.

submitted 21 days ago • 9 comments

Happy Black History Month! Black history is American history. This is a time to celebrate Black Americans — their achievements, their stories, and their countless contributions to communities across this country.

submitted 21 days ago • 5 comments

Trump’s blackout is Orwellian, dangerous, and harmful to all Americans who count on this information for critical services. This censorship is unAmerican.

submitted 22 days ago • 12 comments