Members of Congress should act for the interests of the American public—not for their personal financial gain. That's why House members need to advance the bipartisan Restore Trust in Congress Act, which would finally end congressional stock trading.

NEW: The US Comptroller General, who leads the Government Accountability Office, is set to leave office on Dec. 29. His departure will leave one of the few agencies that has served as a check on the executive branch’s power without a permanent leader.

BREAKING: The Energy Dept's watchdog just agreed to open an investigation into Russ Vought and Secretary Wright’s cancelling of energy grants at my, @padilla.senate.gov and @lofgren.house.gov urging. Trump's targeting of blue states is unlawful and deserves rigorous oversight.

“No television show is going to change thousands of years of human beings killing each other over religion or territory or whatever,” Rob Reiner told Todd Purdum last month. “But that doesn’t mean we can’t keep talking about it.”

I’m about to force the Senate to consider my bill to require the release of the “second strike” video to the public. The American people deserve to see it. x.com/i/broadcasts...

Jacking up costs, surging unemployment, terrorizing communities, and millions spent gold-plating the Oval Office. Trump's year of historic accomplishments indeed.

In 11 months, we’ll have an opportunity to retrieve our democracy from the clutches of the morbidly rich, the ideologues who deify them (and have for millennia), & their bought-&-paid-for politicians… hartmannreport.com/p/is-the-mor...

Demolishing campaign finance rules. Gutting the Voting Rights Act. Allowing gerrymandered congressional districts. It’s time for the ideologues on the Supreme Court to stop meddling in elections. bit.ly/4a7H8d8

“What home-schooling experiences — good or bad — have in common is that they remove what schools provide: a place where children learn and are with one another," Stefan Merrill Block writes. "And also a transparent, public minimum standard of education.”

During an evening celebration, Jewish families in Australia were horrifically gunned down in a vile act of terror. California’s heart is with Australia as we stand with the Jewish community worldwide against a rising tide of antisemitic violence and hate. Antisemitism has no place in our world.

Your weekly excerpt from one of my books. This week: "The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink" hartmannreport.com/p/chapter-5-...

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President Trump “believes in cutting deals, not sharing values; in making money, not winning friends,” the editorial board writes. “His approach is inadequate for the long-term challenge America faces.”

Today, on what should have been a day of celebration, the Jewish community is instead mourning once again after a horrific attack at Bondi Beach, Australia, where two men opened fire and killed at least 12 people in a targeted terror attack against Jews celebrating Hanukkah. Antisemitism is evil.

In another brazenly antidemocratic ruling, the Supreme Court allowed the 2026 election to go forward with freshly gerrymandered maps. bit.ly/4a7H8d8

“A significant share of the voters who backed Mr. Trump have decided that he has largely ignored the primary issue that pushed them his way, the cost of living,” E. J. Dionne Jr. writes. “A billionaire regularly mocking concern about affordability only makes matters worse.”

“For the first time, in American history, the federal government and the Trump administration are actively waging an effort to undermine the [2026] elections,” @mawaldman.bsky.social told @davidfrum.bsky.social (as quoted by @AliVelshi on Deadline: White House @msnownews):

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As America slides into recession, this is a struggle over who owns America’s future: a broad middle class—or a locked-in economy run by the richest few… hartmannreport.com/p/who-do-tru...

It’s time for the ideologues on the Supreme Court to stop meddling in elections. Stay informed by subscribing to The Briefing, our free weekly newsletter: bit.ly/3Yrz5jM

Only 20% of Americans now view the Supreme Court as “politically neutral.” Much of the distrust traces back to Bush v. Gore, decided 25 years ago this week. bit.ly/48F2YSP

DOJ has sent demands to at least 40 states for their statewide voter registration data. That runs afoul of federal law. The courts should dismiss DOJ's lawsuits against California and Oregon seeking them to turn over voter data.

NEWS: Kilmar Abrego Garcia has been RELEASED from ICE custody following today's order from a federal judge

When people lose their sense of home, they tend to reach “for anything stable enough to hold onto — and that can include any leader who seems strong enough to reattach them to that place called home, however fraudulent that leader is or unrealistic the prospect,” Thomas Friedman writes.

Trump's new National Security Strategy is many things, including a gift to Russia. One thing it's not: good for America. youtu.be/LmrMp_DHrBE?...

@lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on Hegseth strikes: Legal experts say nothing in U.S. law allows for use of deadly force

open.substack.com/pub/steady/p... Why is Trump withholding the numbers? If the economy is actually “booming,” as Trump claims, he should be crowing about the numbers, not hiding them. But he has zero incentive for people to see the data, because they run counter to his misleading narrative. #HOAX

Election spending has boomed, with much of the increase coming from big money. Here’s what you need to know:

In 2018, the Trump FBI designated the Proud Boys as an extremist organization. Per the Trump 2.0 FBI, they no longer have that designation. So what did they do to earn this exoneration? Why, they STORMED THE CAPITOL FOR TRUMP in a VIOLENT INSURRECTION.

Well, there you have it. Republicans knew their big funding bill — taking away billions from health care and giving it out in tax cuts for corporations — would spike health care costs for millions of Americans. Now that we see premiums doubling, they refuse to do anything about it.

BIG NEWS: A federal grand jury has AGAIN refused to indict NY AG Letitia James in the Eastern District of Virginia — this time in Alexandria. This is just a week after the DOJ tried and failed to secure a grand jury indictment in Norfolk.

MAJOR BREAKING: Despite Trump's threats, the Indiana State Senate has REJECTED the Trump-backed 9-0 gerrymandered map, leaving the existing 7-2 map in place.

Courts are using originalist arguments to expand executive power, weaken long-standing rights and protections, and entrench inequality. It’s crucial that lawyers push back.

Several of this year's state and local elections saw new highs of spending, especially from megadonor-fueled super PACs. bit.ly/3XvkAvp

www.newsweek.com/snap-benefit... Now Republicans want to tell you what you can eat with new SNAP food restrictions, no soda, candy, desserts, etc. -- on way to ending food program. Hopefully we vote next November.

The convergence of pro-Kremlin policy, tech giveaways to rivals, and rising domestic repression is a five-alarm warning that we ignore at our own peril… hartmannreport.com/p/is-trumps-...

🚨 Denmark has labeled the United States as a potential security concern for the first time in an annual report released by one of its intelligence agencies www.cnn.com/2025/12/10/e...

Over the last decade, a community health center in Virginia filed more than 7,000 lawsuits for unpaid bills. It sued one couple for $59 last January, an amount that ballooned more than 600% within months due to interest, court costs and lawyer fees.

People who consumed 200 to 300 milligrams of caffeine a day were less likely to develop coronary heart disease, Type 2 diabetes or stroke.

Conservative George Will slams Hegseth and the Trump regime with an op-ed entitled "A sickening moral slum of an administration" 👇 Read more here: https://bit.ly/48vEWel #ResistTrump

Want to travel to the US? You might have to give the Trump administration the last five years of your social media history.

Have you experienced “shrinkflation” in Trump’s economy?

Step right up and buy your way into America with your new Trump Gold Card, brought to you by the con men selling out America to the highest bidder and wrecking the economy.

“What do you want to be?” the former president asked. “I want to be like you,” one child replied. 🥺 www.dailykos.com/stories/2025...

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The Trump EPA has nearly doubled the amount of formaldehyde considered safe to inhale compared with a Biden-era assessment, which had already significantly underestimated the dangers of the chemical, a ProPublica investigation found. By @fastlerner.bsky.social

December 10, 2025