As Trump’s cowardice continues to enable Putin’s war of terror, Congress must act to support our Ukrainian partners by supplying more military assistance and by strengthening U.S. sanctions on Russian energy and cut off funding for the Kremlin war machine.

Once again Trump helps Big Pharma while masquerading as a consumer crusader. His phony scheme offers no legal protections—letting the price gougers themselves determine prices and coverage. He targets only a few drugs, many of which already have cheaper generic alternatives.

Trump’s arrogant, counterproductive form of imperialism only helps China. Compared to his erratic tariffs and invasion threats, Xi Jinping appears to many as a stable, reliable partner. “China is therefore becoming the only realistic hedge for middle powers seeking relief from the American threat.”

Putin has lost up to 325k soldiers in his illegal war in Ukraine, with few territorial gains to show for it. And Russia’s economy continues to suffer for his crimes. Yet, Trump “who arms his diplomacy with Iran to increase his leverage has been oddly unwilling to do the same with Mr. Putin.”

Assaults on freedom of the press and speech are assaults on our Constitution and our democracy. As John F. Kennedy correctly put it, "A nation that is afraid to let its people judge the truth and falsehood in an open market is a nation that is afraid of its people."

Trump’s “fraud crackdown” list is a political hit list. He targets his critics and attacks the watchdogs who actually root out waste. Meanwhile, he continues to pardon allies who stole millions from taxpayers. The real fraud is pretending Trump is helping the American people.

From seizing voter data in Georgia to calling for federal control over state elections, Trump is escalating his attempt at political self preservation by subverting the upcoming election. Aware of growing public rejection of his cruel policies, he is focused on rewriting the rules to cling to power.

Trump’s “fraud crackdown” list is a political hit list. He targets his critics and attacks the watchdogs who actually root out waste. Meanwhile, he continues to pardon allies who stole millions from taxpayers. The real fraud is pretending Trump is helping the American people.

In sharply rebuking the Trump regime’s “ill-conceived and incompetently-implemented” deportation quotas and “ignorance of an American historical document called the Declaration of Independence,” Judge Biery provided the judicial check so essential to stop a wannabe king.

The value of the dollar has declined since Trump took power. His tariffs have increased costs for the average family by $1,700 per year, and now a weaker dollar makes everything from your morning coffee to a new set of tires even more expensive. Americans continue to pay the price for Trump’s chaos.

Trump has allowed the last nuclear arms treaty between the United States and Russia to expire today. For more than a half century, bipartisan leaders have recognized the danger of letting the arms race spin out of control.

Trump’s outrageous pettiness reaches a new low at the U.S. Embassy in Copenhagen with the removal of flags honoring 44 Danish soldiers killed in Afghanistan. Of all our NATO allies who courageously fought alongside our troops in the Middle East, Denmark suffered the highest losses per capita.

Farmers say they don’t want bailouts — they want open markets. Trump’s tariffs and self-inflicted trade war have cut off export markets and raised costs, with farmers now warning of a “widespread collapse” of American agriculture and rural communities. It is time to end this failed trade war.

As Trump personally profits from a $500M UAE investment in his crypto firm, his admin has undermined export controls on advanced AI chips —a giant conflict of interest that represents a direct threat to U.S. national security and our edge over strategic rivals. Trump gets richer. America gets weaker

Students have every right to protest, even though Gov. Abbott threatens them. But the most effective protest is at the polls. Those who are 18 or older need to ensure they’re registered to vote.

This year could see $1B of Trump waste, fraud, and abuse through his deployment of the National Guard to U.S. cities without their consent, after cutting federal funds supporting local law enforcement. He is reducing military readiness while demonstrating he can use our military against Americans.

Trump’s version of “America First” involves America creating a more deadly, dangerous world for many of the poorest people on earth. A year after the Trump regime dismantled USAID, the British medical journal Lancet projects an extra 9.4 million deaths by 2030 due to cuts in foreign assistance.

It’s not America First, it’s Trump First. More focused on petty grievances than delivering a better, more affordable quality of life for working families, Trump weaponizes the federal government to go after every critic.

More evidence of the complete failure of Trump and DOGE. In his typical slash and burn approach, nearly half of the Education Department’s civil rights staffers were placed on paid administrative leave, costing taxpayers upwards of $38 million while students suffered.

Pleased to meet with Rabbi Kelly Levy, Sarah Avner, and Jewish high school students from Austin’s Congregation Beth Israel. Joined by Rabbi Jonah Pesner from The RAC, we discussed shared support for reproductive care, humane immigration, and a just two-state solution for Israelis and Palestinians.

Great to hear from finalists Holland Francis, Kundana Addala, and Diya Darshan of the Liberal Arts and Science Academy about their Bill Book app, which helps Texans track state legislation in real time.

Inspiring to hear from students Akshara Reddy and Apple Ma from Westwood HS, finalists in the Congressional App Challenge, about their innovative project, VoxtAI. This AI-powered civic platform empowers Gen Alpha students to learn about their rights and engage with govt and school officials.

Even Mike Pence got this right: as small businesses and American families get hammered with high prices from Trump’s tariffs, lobbyists are cashing in by securing special deals for their wealthy clients. It’s long past time for Congress to end Trump’s costly trade war that’s only benefiting the rich

Texans continue to make their voices heard about harmful Trump/Abbott actions. Congratulations to new Texas State Senator Taylor Rehmet. Voting is the most effective form of protesting an extremist agenda of skyrocketing health care premiums, rising grocery prices, and weakened public schools.

Congratulations to Vihaan Gandra, Shivank Ahuja, and Pranav Kulshrestha of Grisham Middle School and Westwood High School on earning first place in the Congressional App Challenge with their app, CareLoop.

Trump has steered our country into a costly trade war where there are no winners. American families are paying steep tariff taxes—about $1,700 more per year in higher costs.

Trump’s MAGA cult loves to wave Bibles while persecuting our neighbors. Bishop Mark Seitz warns that what we’re witnessing is not Christian and shows a “total disregard for fundamental human rights.” You cannot preach the Gospel on Sunday and defend cruelty on Monday.

Trump’s recent actions on the world stage are as embarrassing as they are alarming. His temper tantrums are breaking down over 80 years of alliances and causing incredible damage to U.S. global standing.

Trump’s determination to wreck every important international institution and partnership with allies threatens our security, our public health, and our global leadership. With more dreaded diseases and pandemics coming, withdrawal from the World Health Organization endangers us all.

Measles isn’t “the cost of doing business.” It’s the consequence of quackery and Trump – approved misinformation from RFK and his aides—undoing more than 30 years of progress in eliminating this dangerous virus.

Just as he kept secret his unlawful attack, Trump and his so-called “most transparent administration in history” continue to hide information about the proceeds from the oil he was so eager to claim. I demanded answers from Sec. Rubio and Sec. Bessent on the Trump-Venezuela-Qatar oil bargain.

Moved by the patriots in Minneapolis protesting in defense of their neighbors and our Constitutional rights, The Boss used his gifts to spread their inspiration. A beautiful tribute to Alex Pretti, Renee Good, and all freedom-loving Americans. m.youtube.com/watch?v=wWKS...

Do you typically receive an IRS refund via a paper check? Thanks to a new Trump Executive Order prohibiting the timely issuance of refund checks, if you don’t give —or do not have— a direct deposit filing number for the IRS you could face over a month’s delay.

During a Congressional oversight hearing, Mr. Hemsley of UnitedHealthcare personally committed to me that he would investigate denials of in-network status and one-time authorizations to @drelisabethpotter.bsky.social. Hopeful his promise to negotiate in good faith will soon benefit many Austinites.

Trump says he wants to “de-escalate" in Minneapolis, but he just sent Tom Homan to lead operations. The same person who is working to “create a database” on protesters “to put their face on TV. We’re going to let their employers, in their neighborhoods, in their schools, know who these people are.”

Newly unsealed documents confirm that the Trump regime knowingly targeted students for their free speech. Rubio and Noem worked to arrest and deport students for exercising their First Amendment rights, weaponizing legitimate concerns about antisemitism to crush dissent and amass power.

I voted against giving another penny to ICE and Kristi Noem and remain hopeful that Senate Democrats will do the same. We must stop these lawless attacks on innocent American citizens. We will continue to expose the Trump regime’s lies and demand accountability.

On this Holocaust Remembrance Day, we honor and mourn the millions of lives lost at the hands of the Nazi regime. Amidst the alarming rise in antisemitism and intolerance around the world, we must never forget the horrors of the Holocaust and stand steadfastly against all forms of hate.

While I have been a sponsor of Kristi Noem impeachment resolution since it was first filed, Trump should dismiss her this week. ICE has become a 3-letter word for lie, and Noem another way of saying incompetent, irresponsible.

With tax filing season already underway,taxpayers are bracing for delays, errors, and worse service after the GOP slashed IRS funding and staffing. Since Trump took Office, he has had 7 different commissioners and still has no permanent leader. Taxpayers deserve better than Trump chaos.

Trump’s Board of Peace, more accurately known as his “Board of Hypocrisy,” composed of war criminals, thugs, and the intimidated. Not focused on Gaza, since Palestinians excluded. Only about Trump wanting to be king of the universe.

As liar-in-chief, Trump has clearly inspired his agents to lie about Minneapolis killings of American citizens and to obstruct state and local law enforcement from conducting independent investigations. So much lawlessness and disregard of our Constitution, Trump, Bondi, and Noem should be impeached

Alex Pretti, a nurse who cared for our veterans, was dedicated to helping others in any way he could serve. Though he posed no threat, this beautiful life was cut far too short by trigger-happy ICE agents.

Listening now with our Democratic caucus to our former colleagues Governor Tim Walz and Attorney General Keith Ellison as they describe lawless federal conduct from Trump’s invasion of Minneapolis. www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...

My thoughts recorded yesterday about Trump regime flooding cities with unwanted and unnecessary ICE agents. More violence, more suffering, more chaos, more tragedies. 5 times more federal agents invading Minneapolis than its entire police dept.

As Republicans seek to impose a nationwide abortion ban, I spoke out against their failure to recognize the right to life for so many women across the country. Women like Kaitlyn Kash and Amanda Zurawski who were denied life-saving treatment during pregnancy complications because of Texas GOP’s ban.

New whistleblower report: ICE is telling agents they can break into homes without a judicial warrant--a blatant attack on our Fourth Amendment. The Trump regime is returning us to the kind of wrongdoing engaged in by the Red Coats, which was cited in our Declaration of Independence.

Starting wars around the world wherever Trump’s whim takes him will only make us much less safe. To found this country, Americans got rid of one despotic king. We don’t need another one. I urged my colleagues to support the Venezuela War Powers Resolution and demand an accountable president.

For months, Austin surgeon @drelisabethpotter.bsky.social has been working to obtain in-network status with United HealthCare to better serve her patients with breast cancer.

I voted NO on today’s Republican legislation to fund DHS/ICE. A rogue agency tied to in-custody deaths, abusive detention practices, and routine violations of constitutional rights should be stopped, not bankrolled.