“When you stand up to a bully, you win.” Rep. Jasmine Crockett reminds us: democracy survives only if we refuse to bend to threats. That’s the America worth defending.

Gavin Newsom: “Masked men jumping out of unmarked cars. People disappearing. No due process. No oversight. Zero accountability. Happening in the United States of America today.” This is Trump’s America. We can’t let it be our future

“Imagine me at a public meeting: I will talk, and you may not. Criticize me, and I’ll shut you down.” Mitch Landrieu reminds us: freedom means reading what you want, speaking your mind, and holding leaders accountable. When those freedoms are threatened, every American has a stake.

Rep. Becca Balint: I think Tom Homan should absolutely be held accountable for being caught with $50,000 cash in a bag—I think he should resign. He is a disgrace to this government.

Rep. Hakeem Jeffries is right: what we’re seeing is a pay-to-play scheme. Bullying companies into silence isn’t democracy—it’s corruption.

Senator Schumer: We have seen the enormous damage done to the American people by some of things that have been passed by Trump and the Republican Congress. We see it with health care. We see it with tariffs. We see it with energy costs. The American people are demanding that we help.

New numbers show inflation climbed in August as Americans are noticing Trump’s terrible, unpopular tariff policy is failing them as costs rise on everyday goods, including groceries and energy, while housing starts fell to lowest since May.

Farmers are going broke. Costs up, markets lost, bankruptcies rising. And Trump’s answer? More empty promises. Rural America deserves better.

Donald Trump promised he'd lower grocery prices. Today, almost all grocery products are more expensive than they were a year ago. His tariffs are hiking prices and hurting American families.

Rep. James Walkinshaw: If Congress doesn’t act, ACA subsidies will be slashed. That means health care premiums skyrocket—up $1,770 a year for thousands of Virginians.

Rep. James Walkinshaw is right: Up to 350,000 Virginians could lose Medicaid under Trump’s cuts. That’s not abstract—it’s neighbors, coworkers, families across the Commonwealth.

BREAKING: Senator Chuck Schumer just moved to force a vote on releasing documents related to the Jeffrey Epstein case, putting the contentious issue front-and-center in the chamber.

BREAKING NEWS: I just filed an amendment on the Senate Floor to REQUIRE the Attorney General to release the Epstein files. Republicans will HAVE TO vote on it. We’re going to keep fighting until these files are released.

Rep. Swalwell: Trump’s telling you not to see the rising grocery prices he promised would be gone on day one. He’s telling you not to see the new wars he’s adding to the map — or the ones he’s left unresolved. And he’s even telling you not to see the drawing he made for Jeffrey Epstein.

New policies in the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, paired with the Trump administration’s tariffs, will leave the bottom 99 percent of Americans with less after-tax-and-transfer income by 2027, while the top 1 percent benefit—per combined scores from nonpartisan analysts.

All while billionaires are getting richer...

Wisconsin aluminum foundry paying $27/hour with pensions is laying off workers due to failed trade policies. Orders down 35-40%. These are exactly the good-paying manufacturing jobs America should protect - but current policies are destroying them instead. 🧵

Economists warned Trump's tariffs would slow growth. Now it’s undeniable: – Job losses in manufacturing – Rising costs from higher steel & aluminum prices – Businesses paralyzed by uncertainty That’s not a renaissance. It’s a stall.

Mom of immunocompromised child slams RFK Jr.'s anti-vaccine agenda: “When you reduce vaccine coverage, you put people like my son at risk.”

FOX: The August jobs report wasn't the number you wanted. How come? KEVIN HASSETT: The BLS has been struggling with bad response rates FOX: So it's their fault? HASSETT: Well I'm saying we expect this number will be revised up FOX: The revisions for June and July were lower

RFK Jr. said, “If vaccines are working for somebody, I’m not going to take them away.” Then, he did. RFK Jr. is a liar.

BRUTAL JOBS REPORT: Just 22,000 jobs added in August. Unemployment rises to 4.3%. Broader jobless rate jumps to 8.1%. Slowest 4-month growth since 2020. Plus, downward revisions for June and July of -21,000. Yikes.

🚨 New jobs report: U.S. employers cut 85,979 jobs in August — the worst August since the pandemic. Trump promised a “hot economy.” Instead, workers are paying the price.

Trump’s DOJ quietly moved Ghislaine Maxwell — Epstein’s fixer — from prison into “basically a Courtyard by Marriott.” This is what happens when power protects itself instead of the public.

Prof. David Kaye: “When they’re detained and set up for deportation solely because of an op-ed… It’s intimidation for anybody who would write anything further.” Trump’s censorship didn’t stop at one student. It was meant to scare everyone.

Trump’s FTC pressured two major ad firms to run ads on X — a government-ordered gift to Elon Musk. That’s not free speech. That’s abuse of power to chill scientists, students, and whistleblowers who dare to speak up.

🚨 BREAKING: For the first time since April 2021, there are more unemployed Americans than job openings. July numbers: 📉 7.18M job openings 📈 7.24M unemployed The labor market is cracking—and it’s getting harder for people to find work.

Massie: The Washington establishment is asking the American public to believe something that is not believable... Now, the Speaker of the House just offered a fig leaf to my colleagues. They're going to vote on a nonbinding resolution today that does absolutely nothing.

Prof. David Kaye, former UN free speech watchdog, on Trump’s attacks on the press: “It’s not just about attacks on journalists…It’s about every American’s right of access to information. It’s about the freedom of public debate.”

Prof. David Kaye — former UN watchdog on free speech — testified that under Trump, the U.S. has silenced scientists, censored health data, punished speech at the border, and attacked the press. His warning: “This is the tip of an iceberg of censorship that should concern every American.”

Professor David Kaye: “The country that had my back as Special Rapporteur [on freedom of opinion and expression]… now leads the charge to undermine freedom of speech and of the press.” When the world’s expert on free expression sounds the alarm about America, we should listen.

Trump’s “Turbulence Tax” is real. 📈 +$2,400 per household 📉 -13% small business revenue 💸 +18% ACA premiums by 2026 Chaos isn’t free—it’s coming out of your pocket.

Economist: The Republican budget took an already existing budget deficit and made it worse. What this is is basically $400 billion per year over ten years—and basically they've already spent that. They've spent that giving tax cuts to rich people.

Medicaid keeps rural hospitals open. SNAP keeps groceries on the table for families. Trump’s cuts would devastate both. Thank you Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. Austin Davis for calling out the disaster before it’s too late.

🚨“These cuts will cause real pain across Pennsylvania.” Trump’s plan rips away health care from 300,000 Pennsylvanians and food assistance from 150,000 more. Families will pay the price. We’re standing with Pennsylvania’s Lt. Gov. Austin Davis to stop these cruel cuts.

Sen. Amy Klobuchar: Tariffs mean higher costs for families. Groceries, rent, childcare, school clothes — Americans see it every day. Their bills don’t lie.

Gov. Wes Moore: “I’m the commander in chief of the Maryland National Guard, not him.” The Constitution is clear — states decide when to activate their Guard, not the president

Rep. Castro: People should absolutely be concerned. These are the acts of an authoritarian leader — someone striving to be a dictator. It’s all about retribution and revenge. And it’s not only meant to punish the people who have been critical of him — it’s also meant to silence any future criticism.

Rep. Jeffries: Housing costs are too high. Grocery costs are too high. Electricity bills are through the roof. All of this is happening on Donald Trump's watch. He promised to lower the high cost of living on day one. Costs aren't going down—they are going up.

Senator Ossoff: We have no time or luxury for high minded hesitation, because Trump and MAGA are going to do everything within their power to hold on and to lock in one party rule in America. That's the reality that we face.

Household electricity bills are up 10% since Republicans rolled back clean energy and pushed new tariffs. Gas prices? Up 56%. This is what happens when leaders side with fossil fuel donors over American families.

CNN data guru: I went back into the archives and looked at every piece of major legislation passed since 1990. The most unpopular bill that was passed? Guess what it is… It’s the 'big, beautiful bill.' Americans see Trump's 'big, beautiful bill' for what it is: bad policy.

Republicans promised transparency. Now they’re slow-walking the Epstein files and gutting the economy they helped break. While they manufacture distractions, Americans are still waiting on real solutions—housing, education, jobs. Government should work for the people.

Rep. Ro Khanna: At the town halls I go to... often the first few questions I get are about the Epstein files—and it's because people are enraged that the speaker shut down Congress to prevent a vote on the release of these files and they're enraged that the victims have not had justice or a say.

Morning Joe: This bill is really hurting health care... You'll have people who say, my Medicaid is being taken away for my children's health care, for my parents nursing home care—and for what reason? So Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, and Amazon could get the biggest tax cut ever.

Trump promised he wouldn't touch Social Security, Medicaid, or Medicare. Guess what? He lied.

"The right way to do democracy is not to have the people who are already in office select who's going to vote for them, but have the people of America vote and select who's going to represent them." - @barackobama.bsky.social

Tariffs don’t punish foreign countries — they’re a hidden tax on American families. Trump’s trade war raised costs at every step of the supply chain, and those costs land right in your grocery cart and monthly bills. (via @podsaveamerica.crooked.com)

Under Trump’s tariffs, higher costs for manufacturers are starting to show up in prices. MSNBC reporter: “This could very easily be the beginning of the tariffs showing up.”

“We’re here because Donald Trump on January 6th tried to light democracy on fire, tried to wreck this country and tried to steal an election… And here he is once again, trying to rig the system.” — Gov. Gavin Newsom