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We held the floor all night to fight the GOP plan to gut health care to pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest few. Now I'm strategizing with NY labor leaders, healthcare advocates, organizers on how we’re going to keep fighting the GOP plan to help their billionaire buddies. This is for the people.

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The justices on Friday left Hampton Dellinger, the head of the Office of Special Counsel, in place at the independent agency that oversees protections for government whistleblowers, putting off a ruling on the Trump administration's request to allow his removal.

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BREAKING: Supreme Court keeps Trump’s application to remove Office of Special Counsel head “in abeyance” until lower court’s temporary restraining order reinstating Hampton Dellinger expires on Wednesday.

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From California to Cleveland, from Montana to Iowa, from Alaska to Atlanta, America’s unions were out in force this week to fight back against unaccountable billionaires. ✊

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DOGE’s unprecedented attacks on federal workers are hurting working families across the country. Federal workers are members of our communities who work hard to keep our country running, but now, they fear for their jobs and their livelihoods. These are some of their stories.

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At what point do leaders in the GOP band together (since they seem to lack courage individually) & say enough is enough? The party of Reagan becomes the tool of Putin if they don’t, especially after last night.

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More subtle outcomes of litigation. Courts have not just blocked DOGE and other actions, but also forced Gov to produce answers and commitments. Friday night's Treasury decision requires: Gov certifying what is the security clearance process for DOGE team; revealing authorizations for DOGE; more⬇️

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#ArrestThem

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Strong statement by retired Rear Admiral Mike Smith, President of NSL4A: "National Security Leaders for America strongly condemns the removal of senior military officers without just cause. ... Removing experienced leaders with meritorious records weakens the force and emboldens America’s enemies."

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Important for understanding implications of the Defense Department purge. Who will be their replacements? Recall this report from December: "Prospective occupants of high posts inside the Pentagon" were asked "whether they believed the 2020 election was stolen."

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"We are getting lots of calls about Musk and lots of calls thanking me for sticking up for Ukraine..." www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

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Trump just fired the nonpartisan Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. Chairman Brown is a respected leader and an accomplished fighter pilot. Trump is trying to stack the military with loyalists who will put what’s best for Trump over what’s best for America.

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NEW: The Supreme Court’s first action of the Trump 2.0 era was a punt — preventing Trump from firing a top ethics official for a few more days while proceedings play out in a lower court. w/ @joshgerstein www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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One of the big questions with coups is who the military sides with. It's a big question now. Does the firing of a whole lot of leadership make the military now more malleable, or does it anger and alienate a lot of people down the chain of command? www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

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#ArrestThem

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Trump’s Pentagon purge has included the top military lawyers. Nobody should be surprised. Dictators politicize the military. Trump wants those with the biggest guns loyal to him, not the Constitution He says he’s demilitarizing it. I call BS. Orwellian to the core. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/u...

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Elon Musk — BLOCKED AGAIN in our case against his illegal access to Treasury Department systems. I will never stop fighting to protect the privacy of Arizonans. www.reuters.com/world/us/jud...

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👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 👏🏾 A perfect example of the justice system working for the American people! apnews.com/article/dei-...

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Instead of focusing on America’s national security, this man is treating America like a reality show. Firing QUALIFIED military leaders! Playing with our national security! This isn’t a game. crockett.house.gov/media/press-...

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A BIG win for the country. We are fighting Trump's agenda in Congress, in the courts, and in the community. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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The President and his chosen AG are not above the law and do not unilaterally decide what’s lawful.

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We can never forget that we are a nation of immigrants. And our communities are stronger because of the contributions of ALL of our neighbors. That’s why we are standing with them in these challenging times. Watch 👇 youtu.be/TXIutOiAaw4

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BREAKING — States attorneys general lead by @newyorkstateag.bsky.social were just granted a preliminary injunction in their case against DOGE. The team cannot access Treasury Department payment systems or data while the lawsuit proceeds. Major.

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My office is fighting back against the Trump administration's cruel and dangerous attack on transgender youth and access to gender-affirming care. I will always fight to protect transgender youth and their right to simply be who they are.

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We just won a court order stopping DOGE and unauthorized, unelected, and unvetted individuals like Elon Musk from accessing people's private data and blocking federal funds. We will keep fighting to protect all Americans from this administration’s destruction.

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The wheels are get wobbly on the Trump bus. His slash-and-burn approach to governing is sending poll numbers south.

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MORE NEWS: A federal judge has granted an even more extensive block of DOGE's access to Treasury systems, saying there is a "realistic danger" that the "rushed" process to access sensitive payment systems has compromised data. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

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Well done Maine Governor Janet Mills, slapping Trump down with “See you in court!” This is how you do it, stand up to the bully. Trump threatens all her state’s federal funding if she doesn’t comply with his EO on trans people playing sports. He ends with personal insults. Of course.

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This is how it’s done.

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A reminder for Republicans.

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Medicaid is not for sale. NASA is not for sale. The Post Office is not for sale. America is not for sale. We have an obligation to resist kings. We outnumber them. And they can be overwhelmed.

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NEW: Tuesday, Feb. 25 will be another opinion day at the Supreme Court.

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Laid-off IRS employee said he had voted for Trump: "I thought that someone with his business acumen would have come in with a fine-tooth comb and actually found it instead of coming in with a wrecking ball and destroying people’s lives for no reason." www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/local/p...

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Today, my office is in court to keep up our efforts to stop Trump's National Institutes of Health funding cuts that will slow down lifesaving medical research. We're urging the court to continue to block these funding cuts as we keep fighting this reckless abuse of power.

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The Trump administration's outrageous cuts to staffing and health care that 9/11 first responders and survivors depend on should have never happened. These cuts must be fully reversed so our heroes can get the services they need and deserve.

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Earlier this month, EPIC Deputy Director Caitriona Fitzgerald (@caitrionafitz.bsky.social) testified in support of Washington HB 1671, the People’s Privacy Act. HB 1671 is based on EPIC and @Consumer Reports’ model state #privacy bill. 📜 Read the fully testimony here: epic.org/documents/te...

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We’re suing to stop and reverse mass firings of federal workers. The illegal firings threaten everything from food safety to national security to health care. www.afscme.org/blog/afscme-...

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"Higher ed workers gathered Wednesday afternoon for a rally at the University of Washington to protest federal funding cutbacks ordered by the Trump administration. The protest’s organizers – @uaw4121.bsky.social – estimated about 500 people were in attendance." mynorthwest.com/mynorthwest-...

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“If FBI agents who are just doing their jobs aren’t free of the risk of political prosecution, then who is? In a country run by a president who has accumulated all power into his own hands, you never know who might run afoul of the leader’s good graces.” joycevance.substack.com/p/kash-patel...

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Litigation Tracker we're producing at @justsecurity.org hits 80 cases Litigation Tracker: Legal Challenges to Trump Administration Actions

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Have you or someone you know lost a job or access to an essential service because of recent changes made by the Trump Administration? I want to hear from you. Share your story here: democraticleader.house.gov/shareyourstory

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If you are a federal employee in one of our scientific agencies who has been fired, please consider filling out this form. The House GOP may not give a damn about the the Enlightenment, objective truth or the Constitution but we do. democrats-science.house.gov/sciencefirings

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