Lawyers everywhere putting this video in their back pocket.

"Administration aides have even gone so far as to pull some potential pardons from being approved after officials found that someone would directly profit from them, according to a source with knowledge of the pardon operations." www.notus.org/trump-white-...

Donald Trump wants taxpayers to give him a $10B payout--here are some other things that $10B in government funds could go to instead. www.citizensforethics.org/news/analysi...

A group of nonprofits filed a lawsuit in federal court today against the Trump administration, arguing that its decision to remove the Pride flag from the Stonewall National Monument in Manhattan this month violated a federal law that allows national parks and monuments to fly Confederate flags.

As an attorney with occasional experience with the Equal Time rule, I can explain what's going on here and how the FCC's Brandon Carr is leveraging his position to force late night and daytime talk show hosts to exclude Democratic candidates. First I need to explain the Equal Time rule itself. 1/

It's so interesting because Susan Collins opposed HR1 a few years ago because "it would take away the rights of people in each of the 50 states to determine which election rules work best for their citizens." Wonder what changed! www.collins.senate.gov/newsroom/sen...

As the Trump administration moves to prevent states from regulating prediction markets, a reminder that Don Jr is an investor / advisor for both Kalshi and Polymarket.

As a society, we have got to do something about dads sending AI photos to the family group chat.

DHS has no role in election administration and certainly can’t say whether someone is the “right” person to cast a ballot. The only thing DHS *used* to do is give state and local election offices cybersecurity and physical security support through CISA. But of course, this admin stopped that.

Repeat after me: An executive order is not a royal edict; it is not law. It is a direction to the executive branch as to how to carry out the law. Also: Key parts of Trump's last EO on elections have been stopped by federal courts, ruling that the President has no role to play in federal elections

It's corny as hell but the solution to fascism is loving thy neighbor

Jared Kushner is a private citizen who has billions in investments from foreign governments. He has no formal role in the Trump administration and is not subject to any ethics rules. So WHY is he meeting with Israel’s president alongside Pres. Trump and two cabinet secretaries?

Last week, a January 6th rioter pardoned by Trump pleaded guilty to threatening Hakeem Jeffries. This week, a January 6th rioter pardoned by Trump was convicted of sexually abusing children. abcnews.com/US/wireStory... www.npr.org/2026/02/11/n...

The raid in Georgia is just President Trump's latest desperate attempt to push the Big Lie. It's time to move on. In reality, the biggest threat to elections in 2026 and beyond are Trump's continued illegal attempts to usurp states’ authority to run them.

Anyway, @citizensforethics.org is looking for a new Policy Counsel / Senior Policy counsel focused on the weaponization of government and how to rectify it www.idealist.org/en/nonprofit...

Again it’s important to remember the context of these chats is that a woman was shot five times in her car as she was attempting to donate clothes at a church.

The 2nd time this week a White House staffer is being blamed for causing an incident - really worried about approval chains over there! www.wsj.com/politics/pol...

This affidavit was much weaker than I suspected. No allegations of intent. No allegations of election theft. No allegations of foreign interference. No allegations that the statute of limitations doesn't apply. At worst, it alleges human error, during a pandemic, that didn't affect the outcome.

Every day I am forced to learn new information about rich people I didn't know existed.

New from @citizensforethics.org: President Trump may have deleted his racist TruthSocial post about the Obamas, but the White House must maintain such records under the Presidential Records Act. “There is no racism exception to the PRA" www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action...

I might just have to be gayer now.

"A threat to anyone’s constitutional rights is a threat to us all. Today, immigrants are being detained without due process. Tomorrow, under the Government’s [view], American citizens could be subject to the same treatment. This Court will not allow such an unraveling of the Constitution."

There’s a lot of talk about what a forward-looking democracy reform package will look like and part of it is as simple as Congress reasserting its authority.

Civil rights lawyer Nekima Levy Armstrong's latest brief reveals the backstory of her arrest in a footnote. Feds refused to let her self-surrender, taped her arrest at a hotel, and broke a promise not to post it on social media, she says. The White House then digitally altered it to smear her.

A man pardoned by Donald Trump for January 6th just pled guilty to a new crime--threatening Hakeem Jeffries. abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory...

And here is my story: ‘Absolute hell’: Irishman with valid US work permit held by Ice since September www.irishtimes.com/world/us/202...

A Florida A&M University law student says the school told her to remove the word 'Black' from a Black History Month event flyer. The school says it is in full compliance with state law

“For $1 Million, Donors to U.S.A. Birthday Group Offered Access to Trump” 🎁🔗 @kenvogel.bsky.social, Lisa Freeman, @fahrenthold.bsky.social for @nytimes.com

Getting tickets to see Robyn at The Anthem in September is going to be a knock down drag out for every gay man over 30 in this city.

The Donald Trump who spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast yesterday?

Trainor’s confession of bias isn’t surprising - CREW asked him to recuse based on it - but he refused. Giving political hacks veto power over campaign finance enforcement is unsustainable. www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action...

Masks off: GOP FEC Commissioner Trey Trainor, who is now running for Congress, admits he “protected” Donald Trump from campaign finance investigations out of “loyalty” x.com/baylisswagne...

Reject modernity, embrace tradition (Super Bowl ads should premiere during the Super Bowl not days in advance).

I continue to be inspired by his faith journey.

Every quote from a rich guy responding to the Epstein files this week is either "they were talking about ADULT women and my WIFE was there" or "this man I was solicitous of and regularly corresponded with was a LIAR who can't be trusted."

Who could’ve predicted that making staff cuts for the sake of making cuts would lead to something like this? www.govexec.com/management/2...

NEW: At least 23 reported contributors to the White House ballroom should have disclosed those donations as part of their lobbying disclosure filings, according to CREW analysis. Only one did.

Can’t imagine why reporting on the Jan 6 insurrection wouldn’t be valued by multibillionaire in current political climate

NEW: Over 55% of presidentially appointed inspectors general positions are vacant in the offices charged with preventing waste, fraud and abuse. Trump has gutted and undermined independent oversight at the very time it is needed most.

MacKenzie Scott has the chance to do the funniest thing right now.

Bezos could've at least pushed this Pete Hegseth visit until after the layoffs. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...

1. Build huge subscriber base by telling them their $ supports democracy. 2. Don’t establish other revenue sources. 3. Rug-pull subscribers by pushing opinion side to the right. 4. Subscribers leave, revenue falls. 5. Enact crippling newsroom cuts.

Just in: " @citizensforethics.org requests IG investigations into possible emoluments violations at DHS and State Department" Letter to DHS cites my earlier reporting on Coast Guard Exchanges carrying Trump Cider. www.citizensforethics.org/legal-action...

well well well if it isn't the consequences of my own actions

very strong story about the woman whose arrest photo was doctored by the white house. she's a civil rights attorney and the government is charging her with a reconstruction-era crime that had been designed to protect black americans from the kkk. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/03/u...

"the American people will have to question whether Trump administration policies affecting the UAE…. are in the best interest of the public and American workers, or a foreign nation that padded the president’s bottom line." www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

Some incredible work by PR people this week in response to the Epstein release.

Have you noticed that these powerful men don’t express regret until after their ties to Epstein are revealed? Karp sent these emails in 2015. He has had more than a decade to come forth. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/02/b...

UPDATE: We just filed a preliminary injunction in our lawsuit against DOJ for records about its collection of confidential voter data. After the Trump admin's coercive request that Minnesota hand over its voter list, the public needs answers even more urgently.