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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 20h
It’s difficult to overstate how dangerous such a declaration would be for American democracy. It would mean a president is attempting to sidestep the Constitution, which empowers states to run elections, in order to prevent his party from losing. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Could Trump take over voting by declaring a ‘national emergency’?
Advocates agree such an attempt would be blatantly unconstitutional but still worry that such an emergency order could suppress voting nonetheless.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 20h
NEW: A growing MAGA chorus has been pushing for Trump to declare a national emergency so he can seize control over elections from states. Voting rights advocates say doing so would be blatantly unconstitutional — but worry that such an order could suppress voting nonetheless.
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Could Trump take over voting by declaring a ‘national emergency’?
Advocates agree such an attempt would be blatantly unconstitutional but still worry that such an emergency order could suppress voting nonetheless.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20h
According to leaks, Anthropic reported a $42B net loss in 2025. This was revealed as Anthropic is preparing a massive IPO and even bigger investments in AI infrastructure. How worried should we be about the AI bubble bursting?
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Brace Yourself for the AI Bubble
Are we watching an AI revolution, or a slow-motion economic disaster?
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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 20h
Trump is stealing nearly $1 billion from the American people, plain and simple. Republicans don't care. It seems like every time Trump says “stoop” The only response most Republicans can muster is: “How low?”
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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene @repdelbene.bsky.social · 20h
Over & over again, Trump has tried to steamroll Congress in deciding how your tax dollars are spent. Republicans should stand with Democrats to block the president’s latest effort to use federal funding however he wants. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Trump administration uses rare authority to claw back nearly $1B in spending approved by Congress
President Donald Trump is canceling nearly $1 billion in spending approved by Congress
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Ro Khanna @rokhanna.bsky.social · 20h
Reports from Cornell, LSU, and United Airlines demonstrate a crisis of misogyny in this country. Universities protect the star athlete. Fraternities protect their own. Corporations protect their bottom line. Women and girls deserve accountability.
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Norm Eisen @normeisen.bsky.social · 19h
BREAKING: @democracydefendersfund.org & Jacobson Lawyers Group just sued HUD for 10 housing nonprofits Trump's HUD delayed their grants for months while they kept helping families facing foreclosure. Then it canceled $56M outright Unlawful & unkind in equal measure -- See you in court👇 -TN
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 19h
Today wasn’t the first time Eric Schmitt tried to use sports to go after someone only to have it blow up in his face because he knows nothing about the teams he’s talking about.
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Congressman Don Beyer @beyer.house.gov · 19h
Weakening discrimination protections for our students is shameful.  While the Trump Administration is claiming to protect women and girls, it’s only making it harder for survivors of sexual assault and harassment to come forward and seek justice.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 19h
Even America.gov agrees: Donald Trump drove up your gas prices.
In one Word, did Donald Trump's war in Iran drive up gas and diesel prices for Americans?

America.gov: yes
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 19h
Trump's DOJ has ignored court orders before. It may do it again. A judge ordered the administration to give notice before releasing federal voter eligibility lists. DOJ lawyers pushed back hard. If it doesn't comply, voters could be purged during the midterms: demdock.com/4rBk0u6
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Congressman Greg Casar @repcasar.bsky.social · 19h
We don’t need more ways for corporations to jack up prices, and that includes Big Macs. Surveillance pricing should be illegal across the country. I have a bill to ban it.
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Inside McDonald’s push to have AI price your Big Mac
McDonald’s is increasingly using artificial intelligence to guide menu prices across the U.S. and some global markets, a plan that aims to boost headquarters’ profit but risks alienating customers and...
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 19h
HUGE: The Senate just passed my bipartisan bill with Senator John Curtis to give our communities the resources they need to face increasingly hotter and more dangerous wildfires while planning for hazardous smoke.
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George Conway ⚖️🇺🇸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 19h
Great ad.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 19h
🎥 LIVE: "If you want to enjoin us, enjoin us," a DOJ lawyer said while defending Trump's push for state citizenship lists. What was once respect for court authority has now turned into bravado. Marc Elias unpacks whether the DOJ will obey court orders LIVE👇 www.youtube.com/live/269vb3eRt58
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Congresswoman Andrea Salinas @salinas.house.gov · 19h
Hunger is a policy choice. Republicans slashed vital SNAP benefits at a time when their policies have skyrocketed grocery prices, leaving hardworking families to pay the price. This #HungerActionDay, we recommit to ending hunger instead of stripping support from the people who need it most.
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Rep. Kim Schrier, M.D. @repkimschrier.bsky.social · 19h
I will continue my work to help our communities across #WA08 rebuild and repair. schrier.house.gov/media/press-...
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Congresswoman Schrier Joins WA Delegation in Supporting Request for Major Disaster Declaration for Individual Assistance Following Devastating Wildfires
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Kim Schrier, M.D. (WA-08) joined Washington state’s entire Congressional delegation in a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to approve Governor Bob Fer...
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Rep. Kim Schrier, M.D. @repkimschrier.bsky.social · 19h
I joined @murray.senate.gov, alongside the entire Washington delegation, in urging President Trump to approve Individual Assistance to help WA families recover after a devastating wildfire season.
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18h
Super PACs aligned with Anthropic and OpenAI have spent a combined $55.7 million and counting on the midterm elections. Almost none of their ads mention AI or data centers. Know their names and don't fall for their lies.
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Meet the Biggest Super PACs of 2026
Voters are increasingly opposed to U.S. aid to Israel, cryptocurrency, and AI data centers.That's why the Big Money grou
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 18h
Again, gas prices spiked in 2022-23 because Russia invaded Ukraine which caused a major disruption in global supply. Then they came down. Biden didn’t cause it. Gas prices rose in 2026 due solely to the stupidity of Trump who started a war in the Middle East.
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 18h
Trump’s mail voting restrictions would have disenfranchised thousands if the Supreme Court had allowed them. But Trump’s plan to restrict mail voting was supposed to be even more prohibitive, with the help of two election conspiracists inside the White House. More from this shocking report:
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Report: Trump wanted all mail ballots sent by certified mail
Two White House officials, including Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick, tried to help Trump make his USPS rule even more restrictive by requiring all voters sign their delivered ballots at home.
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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @ramirez.house.gov · 17h
We must not allow the fascist administration to continue endangering lives and violating our rights! We must demand an end to third country deportations.
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Congresswoman Delia C. Ramirez @ramirez.house.gov · 17h
While the Supreme Court has temporarily allowed Trump to resume his life-threatening third country deportations, the fight is not over! The Court will decide if third country deportations are lawful.
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Rep. Rob Menendez @menendez.house.gov · 17h
The Supreme Court’s decision to let the Trump Administration deport people to countries where they have zero ties is indefensible. Taxpayers shouldn't fund tearing people from the only home they’ve ever known, nor should our legal system fast-track these unilateral deportations.
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Elizabeth Warren @warren.senate.gov · 17h
Warren on data centers: Republicans are with the big tech guys and those boys want to be able to come in and build whatever they want to build, and they don't want to pay for the consequences.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Putin’s reward for bombing hospitals, schools, apartment buildings, public parks and museums and killing children is to get invited to the G20 Summit by Marco Rubio.
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
When legacy media compare Orban's treatment of the press to Trump's, do they realize they're telling on themselves? Big corporate media folded. Independent media stood up there and is standing up here. Support Democracy Docket now. demdock.com/4w6emld
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Rep. Judy Chu @chu.house.gov · 29/09/2026
I will keep fighting to protect the right to vote and free, safe elections -- for this generation and every generation that follows.
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Rep. Judy Chu @chu.house.gov · 29/09/2026
Trump is trying to take over how Americans vote: going after mail-in ballots, threatening local election officials, and wrongly flagging eligible citizens as illegal voters. The courts keep blocking him, but he keeps trying.
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Rep. Judy Chu @chu.house.gov · 29/09/2026
Last week, I joined a coalition led by Love Powers LA to stand up for our democracy and protect voting rights for the American people!
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Senator Elissa Slotkin @slotkin.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
The Postmaster General is being used as part of a much bigger story by President Trump, where the President does not believe the elections he loses are valid. The Postmaster General should not be a pawn in President Trump's authoritarian playbook. Read more: apnews.com/article/trum...
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https://apnews.com/article/trump-mail-voting-postmaster-general-steiner-ba0fc4beeb33cf4e60ebcba7ac03cdef
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/09/2026
🚨NEW: Trump’s DOJ responded to the DNC’s lawsuit seeking records on potential ballot seizures — but produced none. The filing still leaves unanswered whether the administration has considered such plans for the midterms.
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Trump DOJ responds to DNC lawsuit, offers no records on ballot seizure plans
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 13-page answer did not deny whether the Trump administration has considered such plans, identify whether responsive records exist or offer a timeline for producing…
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨BREAKING: The Trump administration Monday filed its response to the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) lawsuit seeking records about any plans to seize or inspect ballots, voting machines or other election materials during the 2026 midterms. www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
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Trump DOJ responds to DNC lawsuit, offers no records on ballot seizure plans
The Department of Justice’s (DOJ) 13-page answer did not deny whether the Trump administration has considered such plans, identify whether responsive records exist or offer a timeline for producing th...
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MeidasTouch @meidastouch.com · 29/09/2026
It's been 155 days since Trump said Iran's oil infrastructure would spontaneously explode in 3 days due to the U.S. blockade
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/09/2026
With its decision on a Missouri GOP gerrymander last week, the Supreme Court clarified one of its most controversial legal doctrines: the Purcell Principle. However, questions over Purcell’s scope and limits remain. Here’s what we know — and what is still unclear: demdock.com/4ryNRDA
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Marc Elias @marcelias.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
With little more than a month to go until Election Day, my job is to worry. I am paid to look around corners and see what might go wrong, not simply to assume that everything will go right. www.democracydocket.com/opinion/just...
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Justice Jackson found a bright side. I am not sure I see one.
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Friday that the Trump administration can resume using its voter suppression database to help Republicans remove voters from the rolls, I called it what it is: a te...
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I missed Hegseth’s announcement and press conference on this.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
Marco Rubio: "The straits are open!"
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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
I know Rahm Emanuel. I worked with him for years in the Clinton administration, and then when he was Obama’s chief of staff. Rahm Emanuel represents everything that’s been wrong about the Democratic Party for the last 30+ years. Be warned. robertreich.substack.com/p/the-rahm…
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
All Trump’s malevolence and psychosis will be on full display right after the midterms. We’ve been here before in Nov 2020, and here we go again. The national nightmare of Trump refusing to accept defeat and dragging the country through lies, conspiracies and drama begins again.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Sarah Huckabee Sanders using a white male actor in her welfare fraud ad has almost caused a bigger MAGA meltdown than a black woman playing Helen of Troy.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
There’s no way Andrew Bailey quit his position as AG of Missouri expecting to serve as a co-Deputy FBI Director under Kash Patel. He was either given assurances that Kash was going to be gone soon and he would get the gig, or he thought that on his own. Anyway, good riddance.
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Ron Filipkowski @ronfilipkowski.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
If you joined the military recently hoping you could just do your job and serve your country without being called upon to participate in a Christian nationalist crusade against Muslims abroad or a prop in a Pete Hegseth workout video, you picked the wrong time.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
I’m on the Senate floor forcing a vote on my bill to make sure no federal funds are used to build Trump’s Arch. This monument to his own ego is a complete waste of money. Taxpayers shouldn’t be footing the bill.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Republicans BLOCKED my bill to make sure YOUR tax dollars aren’t wasted on a monument to Trump’s ego.
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
I’m headed to the Senate floor to force a vote on the bill I’m leading with Sen. Murkowski to stop demolition of any national memorial to honor a U.S. president (like the Kennedy Center or the Jefferson Memorial) without an act of Congress.   Every Senator should be a YES on this.
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Sen. Adam Schiff @schiff.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Did you see a Trump campaign ad while watching football this weekend? Well, that campaign ad was funded by your tax dollars. Here’s why that’s a crime: www.youtube.com/watch?v=n5fw...
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Trump’s Illegal Advertising
YouTube video by Sen. Adam Schiff
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Senator Jeff Merkley @merkley.senate.gov · 29/09/2026
Trump’s Republican allies in the Senate BLOCKED my bill with Senator Murkowski to stop the Kennedy Center—or any presidential national memorial—from being demolished without an act of Congress. Just shameful.
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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 29/09/2026
OAN: "The GOP chair of the GA Peanut Commission backs Ossoff ... Donald Chase said Ossoff has his vote, adding he likes to support people he believes in. Chase said he's still a conservative R, but claims character matters, and he wants someone in the Senate who will take the institution seriously"
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Democracy Docket @democracydocket.com · 29/09/2026
Trump wants to be a dictator. But that is not how the law works in our country, Marc Elias says. “The courts need to step forward and prevent a blatant disregard of Congress’ statutes.” Keep watch on the people rewriting the rules. Sign up for free: demdock.com/3T3Owjg
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