The Trump admin will likely try to strip Salvadoran TPS next year when the 18 month period is up — unless Bukele convinces them not to. Should that happen, it'll hit the DC metro area badly. In 2018, it was estimated almost a third of the local construction industry has TPS.

DC CFO’s revenue report underscores impact of slashed federal government on DC–nearly 11k jobs lost this year, including 8,700 federal jobs.

Today’s government funding shutdown is fundamentally different than prior funding fights b/c the Administration is acting outside the law. Any funding agreement must put a stop to this pattern of lawlessness & protect affordable health care. My statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

OK y'all. Democrats are holding strong and now IT'S OUR JOB TO HAVE THEIR BACKS and demand Republicans stop the Trump shutdown. Start here: indivisible.org/campaign/sto...

I have never seen such a blistering rebuke of a President by a federal judge. He is telling us clearly to stand up for our liberty against a dictator. storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...

8/ Governor Kathy Hochul just posted this statement on X.

Wrote this almost two years ago — about what would need to change in order to subvert the military — and it sadly appears to have been prescient open.substack.com/pub/asharang...

The Trump Admin’s threat to illegally fire more workers if the President doesn’t get his way is blatant extortion: using working people & their families as pawns in a power play with no concern for who gets hurt. My full statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

Terrific thread by @sharonparrott.bsky.social @cbpp.bsky.social

Meanwhile, they are doing nothing to address a looming, massive health care cost spike for >20M ppl and have so far refused bipartisan negotiations to prevent families across the country already struggling to afford health care & other basics from taking this hit.

For everyone who wants to know what they can do, here's a great opportunity.

To the 31 House Democrats who voted with Trump: I would never vote to disenfranchise your constituents, undermine their democratic rights, or impose harsher penalties on them against their will. Regrettably, you have done exactly that to my constituents and legislative body. Shame 😪

When our institutions won't stand up, faculties will have to come together to do so.

Trump's approval in the poll is 39%. Of course there is statistical sampling error with polls, but the direction seems correct given how unemployment and inflation continue to rise. We haven't even seen the health care premium increases starting in 2026

The sobering new Census data underscores the need for Mayor Bowser and the DC Council to invest more deeply in policies and programs that reduce poverty and address racial disparities. Read DCFPI's full analysis: www.dcfpi.org/all/inequali...

Congress is planning to introduce a set of bills that will prevent the residents of DC from determining what’s best for our own community. Tell Congress to stop interfering in DC's local governance.

Not to mention the 1995 Oklahoma City bombing of a federal building, deadliest domestic terrorism attack at least in my lifetime (I'm 70).

DC residents pay more federal taxes per capita than any state and fought and died in our nation's wars. We deserve the right to set our local laws and an independent Attorney General who is accountable to the people of DC. I wrote in strong opposition to 13 anti–DC Home Rule bills in Congress.

This is what democracy looks like! A people united will never be defeated. We want federal forces out of DC NOW! #WeAreAllDC #FreeDC

Here is an image of the crowd of people that chased a dozen ICE agents out of Columbia Heights yesterday. I don’t see one “elderly white hippie” there. I do see a wide variety of ages, genders, and races; DC residents united in disgust at what Miller is cheering on.

The most serious threat to DC is Trump: - Govt layoffs, spiking unemployment - Stole $1b from city, incl money for police - Revoked home rule, weakened local governance - Raised prices - tariffs - on all of us - Brutal ACA, Medicaid cuts - Terrorizing residents w/out of state masked "police"

As the descendant of a 1933 German Social Democrat who voted against Hitler and continued the fight for democracy in Czechoslovakia and then Spain (against USSR) before getting to the US, I think that's a very proud heritage. Trying to live up to it, and proud to see elected D's who are as well.

"STOP ATTACKING OUR CITIES TO HIDE YOUR ADMINISTRATION'S FAILURES"

Terrific piece by @sifill.bsky.social thst combines history, inspiration, and strategy - and completely resonates with what I'm seeing now. Please read and share!

1. Draw down on a 15 year old kid 2. The kid has disabilities 3. Family has to get involved 4. It is the wrong kid entirely 5. Drop live ammunition to the ground on your way out

NEW: Judge Reyes has called a 2pm hearing on D.C.'s emergency bid to reclaim control of its police department. A restraining order could be in place within hours. w Nicole Markus www.politico.com/news/2025/08...

Turn down for what. 🔥 Proud of this movement & the way we organize and push back together. #HandsOffHeadStart #TogetherForHeadStart www.nbcnews.com/news/latino/...

We have severely lost the plot! This coordination and cooperation with Trump to target DC residents is dangerous, unacceptable and violates our Sanctuary Values Act! I’m disgusted that we would abandon our values and our people in this way. Stand for something! Defend our values!

The data doesn't lie; the court order in Los Angeles had a clear and measurable impact.

The District of Columbia is under attack today — not from violent gangs or thieves, but by the President of the United States. The President's weaponization of the Home Rule Act is a direct attack on the 700,000 residents of DC and we will not stand for it.

It makes me deeply angry as a D.C. resident that this fundamentally unserious person with no knowledge of local D.C. issues is now the person in charge of prosecuting most serious crimes committed in the District.

Do you believe in miracles?!? Manhattan Market Not Closing After all! www.popville.com/2025/08/do-y...

Looking to stay informed about how the latest federal actions are affecting the District? Subscribe to DCFPI’s Federal Threats Watch to receive timely updates on federal threats to DC’s revenue and spending. ✉️: https://loom.ly/OJeWcT0

We are losing the last of the generation who understand just how evil actual fascism is, how hard it is to rid the world of authoritarian governments once they’re established, and how hard it is to build a successful alternative. www.doomsdayscenario.co/p/what-we-lo...

Head Start, the child tax credit, extra English help: These are all things undocumented and kids in mixed-status families stand to lose under the 2nd Trump admin. Anti-immigrant rhetoric & increased deportations are eating away at kids' mental health www.thebaltimorebanner.com/education/ea...

Extraordinarily useful piece to understand today's Supreme Court in the light of history, by the indispensable @jamellebouie.net: . Donald Trump and John Roberts Have a Lot in Common www.nytimes.com/2025/08/06/o...

Do you know which state has the largest number of Black residents? TEXAS (nearly 4 million) Trump’s demand that TX redistrict & the Republican legislature’s acquiescence is an attack on Black representation. Stand with Texas Dems. www.theguardian.com/us-news/live...

Great piece by Dan Golden (full disclosure: my brother) on the parallels between the McCartjy era and todsy: Joseph McCarthy’s War on Voice of America! 🦋 www.cjr.org/analysis/jos... @crampell.bsky.social @citizencohn.bsky.social

I'm mostly trying to tune out the outside world. (I gave birth a week ago.) But between Trump firing BLS commissioner & suddenly finding an opening on the Fed board, today seems like a dark turning point for the US economy. I fear we've just met 2 horsemen of the turning-into-Venezuela-pocalypse

Today is the second reading of the budget, and it's past time for our council to seriously consider revenue raisers to protect the citizens of DC during these increasingly difficult times.

The Federal government's continual interference in issues that other states are granted full control over underscores our need for equal representation. Not only are these riders harmful, but DC's 700,000+ residents deserve the right to make decisions about where we call home.

@citizencohn.bsky.social does an amazing job explaining how harmful a policy choice it was that the Trump Administration ended continuous coverage for babies and toddlers. A truly terrible decision for America's families. Trump Isn’t Done Cutting Your Health Care www.thebulwark.com/p/trump-isnt...

DHS' decision to strip parolees and Temporary Protected Status holders of their protections & work authorization is hitting the aging care workforce. Nursing homes in Boston & Boca Raton say they're having to lay off 9-10% of their workers. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/18/u...

By approving the Administration’s rescission package, as is widely expected, congressional Republicans are sabotaging the bipartisan funding agreement reached just months ago & poisoning the well for future deals. www.cbpp.org/blog/resciss...

"A budget that’s truly for immigrants and working people does not look like Mayor Bowser’s budget, which takes away health care from individuals who are already struggling to survive." 51st.news/opinion-the-...

Very helpful summary of the damaging food & nutrition provisions in the law just passed - with detailed info on effective dates & state impacts. frac.org/blog/the-far...

Only a real man has the courage to kick the brown 3-year-olds out of pre-K apnews.com/article/trum...

Gallup has new polling on immigration. Topline findings: -Americans hate Trump's immigration policy (35% approve, 62% disapprove) -Share who say immigration is a "good thing" for the country just hit an all-time high (79%) news.gallup.com/poll/692522/...

HHS announced today they will consider Head Start a welfare program, not an education program, and will subject it to new citizenship requirements. This goes against decades of legal precedence that all children in America have a right to education. Announcement here. www.hhs.gov/press-room/p...

"Trump's assault on our health care, explained" - a new conversation with health care policy analyst @charlesgaba.com. Among the big points - those arguing that the cuts and damage come after the midterms are wrong. It's happening now, everywhere 👇 www.hopiumchronicles.com/p/trumps-ass...