Just now, Dem Rep. Rick Larsen & other members of the House Transportation Committee voted to reject an amendment to block federal funds for states & cities that misuse automated license plate cameras for mass surveillance. It’s shameful to prioritize Flock’s profits over the American people.

A new poll finds that @bradlander.bsky.social leads @danielsgoldman.dg4ny.co by a whopping 57-33% Last September, before Lander even announced his campaign, a Demand Progress Action poll found that NY-10 votes preferred Lander over Goldman by 52-33%

A new amendment could ban anyone who accepts federal highway funds from using automated license plate readers like Flock cameras for any purpose other than tolling. All members of Congress must support this needed privacy protection. Learn more from @dell.bsky.social at @wired.com

Brad Karp was a top lawyer and major bundler for the Democratic Party. He also advised Jeffery Epstein and asked Epstein to get his son a job with Woody Allen. Learn about the Epstein class at The Epsteiners, a new project from Demand Progress and @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social

Some of the richest and most powerful people in the world were close associates with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein. Learn about the Epstein class at The Epsteiners, a new project from Demand Progress and @revolvingdoordc.bsky.social

On Friday, the Trump administration, which is demanding that Congress pass a straight reauthorization of FISA Section 702, missed a deadline to declassify a FISA Court opinion that reportedly reveals yet more major Section 702 compliance problems. 1/14

There is a secret court opinion showing that the government repeatedly abused FISA to surveil Americans. The Trump admin was supposed to declassify it by Saturday but that didn’t happen. The only reason to keep it hidden is to ensure that the govt can keep breaking the law.

Senate leaders told @wyden.senate.gov that the Trump admin would declassify an alarming court opinion showing that the government repeatedly broke the law to surveil Americans. The deadline was yesterday but nothing was released. The American people deserve transparency!

Why are giant corporations like Google, Amazon, Palantir, Microsoft and Lockheed Martin (who all have business with the government) handing Trump ballroom money? Sign the petition: Tell Congress to investigate these corporate ballroom donations.

Great breaking news! The House Appropriations Committee just adopted an amendment from @repespaillat.bsky.social that would stop the government from bypassing the courts to buy our online information from shady data brokers. This would be a needed safeguard against AI surveillance systems.

Tomorrow, the Senate Banking Committee will consider a cryptocurrency bill that is piled high with giveaways to crypto insiders, including the Trump family. Senator must oppose this dangerous bill.

Sign the petition! Tell Congress to block Paramount's deal to buy Warner Brothers. The merger violates antitrust laws, would hurt consumers and artists, and poses serious ethical and national security concerns.

Colorado’s new law to limit swipe fees is an important step towards breaking the stranglehold that payment processors and big banks have on the credit card business.

Under NSPM-7, the Trump administration is dramatically expanding the definition of "domestic terrorist" to include people with mainstream views that differ from their extreme agenda. Sign this petition and tell Congress to block Trump's attacks on the First Amendment!

The CFTC is taking its first step towards becoming our national gambling czar. Demand Progress Education Fund, @ourfinancialsecurity.org & @publiccitizen.bsky.social call on the agency to reject prediction markets like Kalshi & Polymarket and close the door to unfettered, nationwide gambling.

Congress just passed a short-term FISA extension. This means efforts to pass a long-term extension w/o privacy reforms failed again. This is a win for bipartisan privacy champions & a warning to Congress: Next time, come to the table w/ actual privacy reforms or this all happens again.

JUST NOW: Sen. Tom Cotton threatens @wyden.senate.gov for trying to declassify a secret court opinion on systemic FISA abuses before any long-term extension.  “One of these days there are going to be some consequences, and it may be while I’m the chairman of this committee”

SHAME! 42 House Democrats just voted to give Donald Trump the unreformed surveillance power that he asked for. Now we move to the Senate where bipartisan reformers are fighting for real privacy reforms for FISA.

Speaker Johnson just unveiled another bad deal to renew FISA with no meaningful privacy protections—this time for twice as long as Trump and Stephen Miller asked for. Dems @gluesenkampperez.house.gov, @tomsuozzi.bsky.social, Gottheimer & @golden.house.gov must not vote for this bill.

Speaker Johnson is trying to get both Republicans and Democrats to go along with a new ploy to ram through a FISA reauthorization. After his dirty trick to sneak this through last week failed, no Democrat or reform-minded Republican should trust him.

FYI, LAST NIGHT: In a rushed after-midnight procedural vote, the House failed to move ahead with an extension of #FISA #Section702 without meaningful privacy reforms. apnews.com/article/cong...

Four Democrats voted with the GOP on reauthorizing a little-known law that lets the government sidestep the Constitution and spy on US citizens. If you’re represented by Gluesenkamp Perez, Golden, Gottheimer, or Suozzi, ask them why they’re siding with the Trump regime on government surveillance.

SHAME! Dems @golden.house.gov, Josh Gottheimer & @gluesenkampperez.house.gov voted for Speaker Johnson’s scheme to make it easier for Trump to use FISA data to prosecute Americans. And all of them, plus @tomsuozzi.bsky.social, voted with Republicans to try and ram FISA through w/o any reforms.

ICYMI (and they hope you did) congressional leaders tried to push through more spying powers in the dark of night. They FAILED thanks in no small part to groups like @freepress.bsky.social @demandprogress.bsky.social @pogo.org @aclu.org @cdt.org @brennancenter.org @aaaj-aajc.bsky.social

Vital @demandprogress.bsky.social explainer on false claims of going dark on #FISA #Section702. These pressure tactics are common for the intelligence community under every president. But hey Democrats: I think **maybe** this Trump guy is lying to you again. 🤔 demandprogress.org/memo-the-apr...

As @wyden.senate.gov would tell you -- with experts at @brennancenter.org @cdt.org @demandprogress.bsky.social @pogo.org and @aclu.org -- Mike Johnson's "deal" actually broadens the use of 702 data for standard criminal cases, and does nothing to stop backdoor searches. It's a fake warrant. Vote NO.

The House punted on FISA 702 reauthorization, extending the law til just April 30 That means there's still time to tell Congress to vote NO on any Section 702 reauthorization bill that doesn't include real privacy protections for Americans Use our action center TODAY to contact your representative

In a dramatic scene that unfolded in the wee hours this morning, members of the House defeated a ploy by the administration and Speaker Johnson to ram through a 5-year reauthorization of FISA Section 702. Here’s what happened, and what will/should happen next. 1/20

WE WON on FISA! For now… The House just failed to pass Speaker Johnson’s deceitful scheme to make it easier for the government to weaponize FISA against Americans. But why was Dem Jim Himes caught talking with Johnson right before the vote? The people deserve to know.

RIGHT NOW, in the dead of night, House Republicans are ramming through a deceitful FISA proposal that weakens Americans’ privacy rights. The proposal won’t create any new prohibitions on FISA and it actually makes it easier for the government to use this data against Americans.

Dem @golden.house.gov voted with Republicans to sink an Iran war powers resolution, which failed in a 213-214 vote. Dem leaders could’ve forced this vote weeks ago when they possibly had more support but waited until after Trump escalated. What’s motivating them: strategy or politics?

The House was supposed to start voting on a renewal of FISA w/o any privacy reforms right now. But that’s been postponed because Republicans, Democrats & independents put aside partisan politics and are fighting for the shared cause of protecting American’s privacy rights.

TODAY (Wed. 4/15) around 5:30pm ET, the Senate will begin debate and vote on @sanders.senate.gov's resolutions to block new arms sales to Israel — including 1,000lb bombs that have killed civilians & bulldozers used to demolish Palestinian homes. Contact your senators NOW👇

We teamed up with @demandprogress.bsky.social to call out @jahimes.bsky.social for supporting Trump's mass surveillance efforts by trying to push through Section 702 without reform.

Today, 38 civil society groups applauded @repespaillat.bsky.social, @meng.house.gov, @repcasar.bsky.social & 50 other members of Congress for supporting needed privacy reforms to FISA. Government surveillance abuses threaten all communities and we all need to band together to protect our privacy.

Tomorrow (Wed. 4/15) around 5:30pm ET, the Senate will begin debate and vote on @sanders.senate.gov's resolutions to block new arms sales to Israel — including 1,000lb bombs that have killed civilians & bulldozers used to demolish Palestinian homes. Contact your senators NOW👇

In today's Connecticut Post, Demand Progress Action & @fightforthefuture.org placed an ad asking why Dem Rep. Jim Himes is doing Trump & Stephen Miller's bidding by trying to get Democrats to support renewing FISA with no privacy reforms.

PRIVACY NEWS: Shocking report from @charliesavage.bsky.social @nytimes.com: Once again intel agencies were caught using a “filter” system to run FISA 702 queries for Americans’ communications without logging them as queries. This has major implications for compliance with the law and misconduct...

Donald Trump and Stephen Miller want Congress to renew an invasive government surveillance program without any privacy reforms. Rep. Jim Himes (D-CT) is trying to deliver Democratic votes to do just that. Read all about it in this story from @gabydvj.bsky.social at @theverge.com

It's morally depraved to allow people to bet on war but platforms like Polymarket keep letting people, even political insiders, do it. Sign our petition and send your message to Polymarket’s CEO demanding the platform stop bets on war!

Jim Himes claimed in town halls that the US doesn't buy commercial data from data brokers. This is untrue; the NSA disclosed this years ago. That's one of several misleading claims from Himes as he tries to sell an extension of warrantless spying. @jamesjbaratta.bsky.social reports.

Donald Trump & Stephen Miller want Congress to renew their FISA spying powers without any privacy reforms. Top House Intel Dem Jim Himes is trying to get Democrats to give them what they want, saying that we should trust them to oversee themselves and not abuse their power 🤔

Do you think kids' sports shouldn't cost an arm and a leg? The Monopoly Busters Caucus and Co-Chair @deluzio.house.gov will be in Western, PA for a public hearing on April 7 to talk about how private equity is pricing kids and families out of youth sports. Register here:

Thank you, @wyden.senate.gov & @balint.house.gov, for introducing the Privacy Protection Updates Act, a necessary bill to protect a free and independent press.

Trump is escalating in Iran, Democrats have the votes to stop him but @repgregorymeeks.bsky.social won’t force a vote until after the 2-week recess. Learn more from Demand Progress’s Cavan Kharrazian and @dropsitenews.com 's @ryangrim.bsky.social on @democracynow.org

Today is Russell Vought's 50th birthday. This obscure official is leading Trump's anti-democratic and lethal effort to concentrate federal spending power in the executive branch and selectively sabotage government capacity. With much less fanfare than Musk, he's continuing DOGE's assault. 🧵⬇️

🔔 Section 702 of FISA, which enables spying on Americans while harming press freedom and source protection, is up for renewal in Congress. Join our conversation today with @seanvitka.bsky.social, @dell.bsky.social, and John Dickas for more. 🕜 1:30 p.m. ET RSVP: freedom.press/section-702

Right now, the government can buy your location data and browser history from shady data brokers and then feed that into AI-powered surveillance systems—all without court approval. Learn more about how to stop that on the Lever Time podcast from @levernews.com

🔔 Section 702 of FISA, which enables spying on Americans while harming press freedom and source protection, is up for renewal in Congress. Join our conversation with @seanvitka.bsky.social, @dell.bsky.social, and John Dickas for more. 🗓️ March 26, 1:30 p.m. ET RSVP: freedom.press/section-702

🔔 Section 702 of FISA, which enables spying on Americans while harming press freedom and source protection, is up for renewal in Congress. Join our conversation with @seanvitka.bsky.social, @dell.bsky.social, and John Dickas for more. 🗓️ March 26, 1:30 p.m. ET RSVP: freedom.press/section-702