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Jesse Lee
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Former Econ Comms for President Biden, Senior Advisor to Speaker Pelosi, Special Assistant to President Obama, VP of Comms for CAP.
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Whatever Trump is desperately covering up about Epstein, it’s clearly so bad that he thinks it could destroy him
November 15, 2025 at 1:02 AM
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Today, my campaign is releasing our first policy planks to root out corruption and self-dealing in government.

cammieforcongress.com/article/camm...
Cammie Croft Takes on Corruption in Run for New Jersey’s 11th District - Cammie For Congress
cammieforcongress.com
November 13, 2025 at 7:57 PM
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After MONTHS of delay, Mike Johnson has been forced to allow the vote to release the Trump-Epstein files

Johnson fought to keep them buried, but the public has a right to know

We @DDFund_ have led the fight w/ FOIAs & lawsuits to expose the truth 👇

www.democracydefendersfund.org/prs/8.26.25-pr
Press Release | Democracy Defenders Fund
www.democracydefendersfund.org
November 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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“In one of the messages, Mr. Epstein flatly asserted that Mr. Trump “knew about the girls,” many of whom were later found by investigators to have been underage.” #EpsteinFiles
Epstein Alleged in Emails That Trump Knew of His Conduct
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
This is so important from Rachel West @rwest817 and @JulieSuLabor: “How States Can Lead the Way for Workers: A State Playbook”

The corporate right wing has perfected laying out playbooks and draft legislation for states, we need so much more like this.
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How States Can Lead the Way for Workers: A State Playbook
Foreword by Julie Su It is no secret that workers across the country are feeling stressed, strained, and under attack. Paychecks aren’t enough to pay the
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November 11, 2025 at 9:04 PM
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Not only is Trump fighting in the courts to avoid making payments to feed poor children & the elderly, now he wants to penalize Governors who are trying to make up the gap: Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps www.nytimes.com/live/2025/11...
Trump Administration Live Updates: Officials Demand States ‘Undo’ Work to Send Full Food Stamps
www.nytimes.com
November 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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President Trump just fired yet another Inspector General—the latest in a series of unprecedented, irresponsible & often illegal steps to evade accountability.

Our latest explains how undercutting oversight hurts taxpayers & beneficiaries, including at Social Security.

www.cbpp.org/research/fed...
Trump Administration’s Undercutting of Oversight Hurts Taxpayers and Beneficiaries
Since the start of President Trump’s second term in January, the Trump Administration has consistently sought to evade accountability. Last month, the President removed a Senate-confirmed Inspector Ge...
www.cbpp.org
November 6, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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By my count, Dems have leads in 13 Republican-held seats in the Virginia House of Delegates. 60 Dem seats is now a certainty, with up to 65 as a possibility.
November 5, 2025 at 2:34 AM
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Bari Weiss puts her stamp on things at CBS by quickly firing all nonwhite staff. www.thedailybeast.com/ex-cbs-news-...
Fired CBS Staffer Says Only White Producers Survived ‘Bloodbath’ Layoffs
A producer for one of the network’s streaming shows said all the producers who were fired from his team were people of color.
www.thedailybeast.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:57 PM
Trump’s corruption is sinking in — his chaos was initially convincing people that he was “shaking up Washington.” Now he’s 16 points underwater on “changing business as usual in Washington” in the NBC poll. The economic numbers are, of course, abysmal across the board.
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
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Jeffries: "The Trump administration and Mike Johnson are running a pedophile protection program. That's the reason they refuse to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva."
November 3, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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We've got you 👍
November 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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Generic Ballot:
Dems 50% - 42% GOP (+8) NBC News
Dems 49% - 41% GOP (+8) Strength In Numbers

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November 2, 2025 at 3:11 PM
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Perfect.
October 30, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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NEW: Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Evanston) called the indictment of Kat Abughazaleh and five others an "alarming abuse of power."

Full statement below:
October 29, 2025 at 11:22 PM
2016: Trump promises Lordstown, OH that he is going to save their auto jobs.

2019: The Lordstown plant closes anyway.

2024: Biden gets it reopened as an EV plant.

Today: Trump forces it closed *again* in his war against U.S. EV manufacturing.
October 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Neguse: "It is outrageous that the Trump administration can come up with $40 billion to bail out Argentina and refuses to spend the money that Congress has appropriated to feed hungry families in America."
October 29, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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ICE's hiring surge is turning out to be an entirely predictable disaster. It turns out if you’re hiring for a pariah agency using nakedly fascist and racist messaging, America’s best, brightest, and most fit don’t apply. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/ice-s-hiri...
ICE’s Hiring Surge is Already a Disaster
It's cutting standards and racing to hire exactly the wrong people, precisely as predicted.
www.doomsdayscenario.co
October 27, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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"“I’m the speaker and the president,” Mr. Trump has joked, according to two people who heard the remark"

1) Trump's not joking; He is the Speaker

2) He is also the Senate Majority Leader and Chief Justice

3) Actually it's Stephen Miller doing those jobs

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/25/u...
Keeping the House Absent, Johnson Marginalizes Congress and Himself
www.nytimes.com
October 25, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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"President Donald Trump's reckless tariff war is crushing America's farmers.”
October 24, 2025 at 8:02 PM
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This implies a Saudi oligarch or Russian oil tycoon could be paying the salaries of U.S. military service members
New: The Pentagon confirms to CNN it will funnel $130M from an anonymous Trump “friend” toward military pay.

Asked about the donor’s identity and any foreign or domestic entanglements, the WH referred questions to DoD. DoD then referred questions back to the WH
www.cnn.com/2025/10/24/p...
Pentagon to use $130 million donation from anonymous Trump ‘friend’ to pay military members | CNN Politics
The Trump administration plans to funnel a $130 million donation from an anonymous ally of President Donald Trump toward paying military service members during the government shutdown, the Defense Dep...
www.cnn.com
October 24, 2025 at 9:40 PM
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They are monitoring Passaic County, NJ, which has the highest percentage Latino population in the state.

In CA, they are monitoring LA County, Kern, Riverside, Fresno and Orange. Aside from Kern, these are among the counties with the highest Latino pop in the state.
Breaking: The Department of Justice announced it will "monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions [in New Jersey and California] ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot security, and compliance with federal law." www.justice.gov/opa/pr/justi...
Justice Department to Monitor Polling Sites in California, New Jersey
WASHINGTON – Today, the Department of Justice announced that it will monitor polling sites in six jurisdictions ahead of the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election to ensure transparency, ballot ...
www.justice.gov
October 24, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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With inflation on everyone’s minds, it’s a good time to recognize one of Social Security’s most valuable features: Its annual cost-of-living adjustment (COLA), which will be announced tomorrow. 🧵
October 23, 2025 at 11:33 AM
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Energy costs are rising across the country. Families are facing high costs all around.

We must have a comprehensive, forward-thinking plan to lower energy costs. My Cheap Energy Agenda emphasizes cheap, clean energy that lowers costs for hard-working people.
October 22, 2025 at 4:21 PM