A few initial thoughts on the President’s FY27 budget. Big picture: Today’s budget isn’t a serious plan to address real issues facing families and the nation and isn’t worthy of the American people.

I'm starting to think the cabinet is not the problem.

it’s simply too vulnerable to nacho theft from the fans sitting behind/above you. at $1 a nacho, i’m not risking it

A new proposal from the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB) would create caps on the maximum Social Security benefit, raising serious issues. In this short piece I examine the proposal. www.urban.org/urban-wire/s...

There’s an unprecedented power grab unfolding in the US. An authoritarian coalition led by Trump & a network of oligarchs. Far from chaotic, each move is part of a wider strategy. Here’s how to understand & fight back. 🧵 🖋️ @rmabud.bsky.social @brusselermel.bsky.social shorturl.at/H0f6v

The richest country on earth, with among the highest per capita incomes and GDPs...

Today marks the 16th anniversary of the #ACA. The law covers record numbers of people in #Medicaid and the marketplaces, bans insurer discrimination against people with health conditions, and helps millions afford their health costs. Unfortunately this is all now at risk.

Must read by @kristencrowell.bsky.social of @fobaction.bsky.social : www.rollingstone.com/politics/pol...

House lawmakers are considering an anti-immigrant bill (H. R. 1958) that would put people with lawful immigration statuses at risk of deportation - potentially resulting in separation from their loved ones—due to a mistake and/or confusion related to public benefit processes.

Sen. Booker’s centerpiece proposal is a very costly expansion of the standard deduction that flows high up the income scale, but also includes critical provisions for supporting low-income families w/ kids and people working for very low pay, as well as sound offsets. x.com/DavidABergst...

This morning, @warren.senate.gov, Rep. Adelita Grijalva, and Rep. Jame Moylan introduced the Supplemental Security Income Restoration Act alongside experts and advocates. If passed, it would reduce poverty among SSI recipients by 60 percent. 🧵

trump is calling for banning congressional stock trading, but he leaves out the key detail: the reason there's a standstill right now is democrats want it to apply to trump and the white house, but trump issued a veto threat over that.

CBPP's Samantha Waxman on today's Senate vote to overturn parts of D.C.'s tax law (via X): x.com/waxmansd/sta...

(1/2) New Census data confirms: U.S. renters are now paying a median of $1,413/month— a $100 inflation-adjusted increase from five years ago—while homeowner costs stayed flat. This rental housing crisis demands multi-pronged approaches that consider both supply and demand.

Indivar Dutta-Gupta (@indivar.bsky.social)’s paper, published as part of the USJF Research series, explores what the U.S. can learn from Japan’s housing system—highlighting affordability, low homelessness, and policy lessons on zoning, housing supply, and income supports. us-jf.org/en/news/usjf...

SCOOP: Nursing home companies donated $4.8M to Trump's super PAC in Aug-Sept. Their executives landed a lunch in Aug. with Trump at his NoVa golf club where they asked him to revoke a rule to increase staffing to prevent patient neglect. His administration revoked the rule a few months later.

Not just appropriate, but *essential* that the Senate not continue funding the deadly status quo allowing killing with impunity and that it stops surrendering its power of the purse.

The headline says it all: www.propublica.org/article/keny...

I'm proud to work with the @studentdefense.bsky.social team and support its high-impact work protecting and supporting college students. Learn more about their recent work and successes, even in a truly challenging environment 👇👇👇

Feds bring woman to U.S. to face charges, then say she’s here illegally - The Washington Post share.google/4WFVab0IQwYT...

Ambulance companies often negotiate with patients over large bills. “But you shouldn’t have to work so hard for it,” says an Ohio mom who was billed $9,250 for her toddler’s transport between hospitals. kffhealthnews.org/news/article...

We’re investigating to expose potential government-funded payments to former senior Trump officials Michael Flynn and Stefan Passantino. The American people deserve to know if public power is being used to financially benefit people with ties to the president.

This week, the Trump administration announced plans to reinstate the “public charge” rule, which is designed to scare immigrants away from seeking public assistance, including help from SNAP. We opposed this rule in 2019, and we will continue to fight this harmful proposal every step of the way.

The public has supported raising taxes on the ultrarich and corporations for years, but policymakers have failed to act. → Raising taxes on the rich makes good economic and political sense. EPI’s latest report from @joshbivens-econ.bsky.social 1/

The VP could not possibly be more incorrect. The evidence is clear that immigrants REDUCE housing costs: "Cracking Down, Pricing Up: Housing Supply in the Wake of Mass Deportation" by Troup Howard, Mengqi Wang, Dayin Zhang :: SSRN share.google/xYBZFxX0zHzr...

The Trump Admin's shameful attacks on kids with disabilities are happening on every front: legislation (OBBB), regs, and RIFs. The Social Security Administration's new proposed rule to limit SSI eligibility is yet another example. 1/ firstfocus.org/update/recen...

This pasta tariff madness threatens to cause a crisis in our home and beyond www.wsj.com/world/europe...

It's hard to overstate how much the Trump Administration has done to Make China Great Again: "China is now making more money from exporting green technology than the U.S. makes from exporting fossil fuels..." citing @theeconomistnews.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2025/11/09/w...

While the President goes on a spending spree to build a ballroom in the White House and bailout his buddy in Argentina, and personally refuses to release federal funds to feed millions of hungry Americans, look who he's showering with gratuitous tax cuts...

You simply cannot make this stuff up. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/08/b...

Who voted for this? www.nytimes.com/2025/11/07/u...

It’s validating and truly powerful to see the order requiring the Trump administration to fully fund and issue SNAP benefits by tomorrow. Now, we must keep the pressure up to make sure the Trump administration drops this unconscionable appeal and immediately releases SNAP contingency funds.

Private planes make up nearly 12% of all flights. And yet even with major air traffic control safety concerns, the DOT is planning to exclude them from its plan to order 10% cut in flights at 40 major U.S. airports. People who can afford to charter flights will be fine. Everyone else is screwed.

What we know, 10:20pm —VA Dems flip Gov, LG, *and* AG —BIG Dem gains in VA House —Dems win NJ-Gov —Mamdani wins —Dems keep PA supreme court —Larry Krasner & Bragg win — GA Dems flip 2 statewide offices —JD Vance’s half-brother loses Cincy —Dems sweep Orlando council —ME anti-mail vote measure loses

The factional grifters will hate this, but the Mamdani-Spanberger-Sherrill axis actually suggests the outlines of a broad, emerging Dem coalition organized around both anti-Trump *and* affordability politics, not a party bitterly divided against itself.

Historical perspective on Virginia election results- Abigail Spanberger is on track to win by the largest margin of any Democratic candidate for Governor since 1961, before the integration-era party realignment. Democrats will win their largest House of Delegates majority since 1987. A BIG night.

i want to repeat this: mamdani and spanberger have run similar campaigns tailored to their respective electorates and it is maddening to watch political journalists attempt to create some broad contrast where none exist

"In order to win, Democrats should nominate candidates who better match their districts" [Dems nominate a young Dem socialist in NYC and a moderate in VA] "No not like that"

We’re back in court today because President Trump is refusing to fully fund SNAP benefits. We’re filing a motion asking the court to force the administration to comply with their order and ensure 42 million people won’t go hungry.

After two straightforward and consistent federal court orders, the next steps for the Trump administration are abundantly clear. Not partial payments. Not late payments. Not in a day, or a week, or a month. Fully funded, immediately. Read our full statement: mazon.org/news/mazon_s...

UPDATE: We obtained new records showing the FHFA may have misused federal investigative power for political gain – including when accessing mortgage data for Sen. Adam Schiff, Federal Reserve Board Governor Lisa Cook & NY AG Letitia James. The American people deserve the FULL truth. We will get it.

Today’s rulings confirm what’s been clear all along: the Administration has been sitting on billions of available dollars that it is legally required to use to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 Americans who need SNAP to afford their groceries.

The Administration is legally required to use contingency reserves to fund November benefits for the 1 in 8 Americans who need #SNAP to afford groceries, despite USDA Sec. Rollins’ claim that the Administration is unable to do so. My statement: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

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. 🧵

I am proud to say that MIT has rejected Trump's poison compact. MIT President Sally Kornbluth: "Therefore, with respect, we cannot support the proposed approach to addressing the issues facing higher education." @aaup.org @aft.org @higheredlabor.bsky.social @uaw.org links.mit.edu/nl3/N5Jy2cKq...

Despite repeatedly promising not to cut Social Security, the Trump Admin is reportedly preparing a proposed rule that could reduce the share of applicants who qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance by up to 20%--which would be the largest cut ever. 🧵 www.cbpp.org/blog/trump-a...

“A federal team in El Paso that once pursued child traffickers has been disbanded. “A task force in Kansas focused on stemming fentanyl has been redirected. “Highway checkpoints near the border—on roads identified as major drug-trafficking routes—have gone unstaffed” 🎁 www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

The Wa Post has issued an important story on an upcoming major SSA disability regulation that would especially affect older disabled workers: www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202... 1/2