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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Today’s Census data are a reminder of the important role Medicaid, ACA marketplace coverage, and SNAP can play in helping families afford the basics — and why the cuts enacted in last year’s harmful Republican reconciliation law are so misguided. www.cbpp.org/blog/analyzi...

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New Census Data Underscore Importance of Food Assistance and Health Coverage Access | Center on Budget and Policy Priorities

At a moment when the cuts enacted in last year’s harmful Republican reconciliation law have begun...

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Michael Clemens @mclem.org · 14/09/2026

A federal judge just enjoined one of the US Administration’s sharpest attacks on international students. The ruling references research by me & my stellar co-authors six times. Facts matter. Facts are necessary for democracy, accountability, and the rule of law. Research delivers them.

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Memorandum & Order – #50 in Presidents' Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration v. United States Department of Homeland Security (D. Mass., 1:26-cv-13799) – CourtListener.com

District Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION. Plaintiffs' motion for APA § 705 relief, a preliminary injunction, or, in the alternative, summary judgm...

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Olivia Golden @ogolden-policy.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

@murshedz.bsky.social , thank you for raising up our losses in DC. At DC Child & Family Services agency, we lost a foster parent & almost lost a colleague's daughter, who survived her injuries at the Pentagon. One small correction: Metro never shut down that day tho Pentagon Station did.

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Dan Froomkin/Press Watch/Heads Up News @froomkin.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

If they even try, it will get struck down. Every week on my Heads Up News newsletter I provide a wrapup of the latest examples of the extraordinary resistance to Trump’s lawlessness by federal district court judges. www.headsupnews.org/p/federal-judge…

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Federal judges are making Trump’s lawlessness crystal clear

The evidence is overwhelming

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Olivia Golden @ogolden-policy.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Very helpful piece about how Canada is now unified against Trump and the effect on internal politics. Was just in Canada and was very encouraged by the same phenomenon - the energy there for resisting (combined with warmth and courtesy for individual Americans).

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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

The President’s threat of legal action against @amprog (CAP) marks another disturbing, anti-democratic effort to silence those with whom he disagrees. Our Constitution protects our right to engage in vigorous debate, debate that makes our nation stronger.

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 14/08/2026

WIC participation is down 250,000–a huge warning sign. Every drop in participation is another family going without. Access to essential services is narrowing, w/ communities of color facing high barriers. @clasp.org's Teon Hayes via @theprogressivemag.bsky.social: progressive.org/op-eds/wic-u...

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Fully study here, which adds to the growing literature showing that mass deportations are now serving a significant drag on the U.S. economy, and have led to job losses among American citizens as businesses shut down and the broader economic pie shrinks. www.brookings.edu/articles/ice...

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Shock, awe, and economic fallout | Brookings

Escobari, Seyal, and Beach find the 2025 ICE enforcement surge cost 668,000 jobs across U.S. cities, including jobs held by American-born workers.

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DC Fiscal Policy Institute @dcfpi.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

“Sinking scarce dollars into a failed operation is happening at a time when Americans across the country, but particularly D.C. residents, are facing an affordability crisis,” said @tazramitchell.bsky.social, chief policy officer at the D.C. Fiscal Policy Institute. www.notus.org/metro/nation...

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After a Year in D.C., the National Guard Seems Almost Normal

Critics say that's exactly the problem.

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Jonathan Blanks @blanksslate.bsky.social · 10/08/2026

. @daralind.bsky.social makes her debut in @newyorker.com explaining how Trump is stripping legal status from hardworking immigrants who have nowhere safe to go. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...

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“These are people who had official documentation allowing them to work, and live, in the U.S. But their status in the United States was always subject to the discretion of the executive branch. The Trump Administration has exploited such ambiguities over and over again. Since January, 2025, the White House has stripped more than a million people of T.P.S. and similar protections. Call it the Great Delegalization.

People with Temporary Protected Status were never, precisely, safe. Instead, they lived in the chasm between most Americans’ assumptions about immigration status and what the law actually requires. T.P.S. status provides no legal mechanism to apply for a green card, or any other immigration status. Instead, people have had to spend time and money just to remain in place. “

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Olivia Golden @ogolden-policy.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Terrific thread by the always wise and knowledgeable @kfgrobbins.bsky.social

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Center for Law and Social Policy @clasp.org · 06/08/2026

Our statement on the Head Start Notice of Proposed Rulemaking out today. CLASP opposes this rule and any effort to dismantle essential programs that support the well-being of children and families. www.clasp.org/press-room/p...

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Head Start Proposed Rule Would Weaken the Program’s Core Foundation Under the Guise of “Modernization” | CLASP

CLASP opposes this rule and any effort to dismantle essential programs that support the well-being of children and families.

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Joan Alker @joanalker1.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

We’ve update our Medicaid enrollment tracker and the news for children isn’t good. Since January 2025 there has been a shocking drop of 2.3 million kids enrolled in Medicaid/CHIP. This means the child uninsured rate is likely going up.

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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Fortunately, there is still time to improve this proposal. Recognizing the unfolding hunger crisis and the need delay the cost shift for all states is an important first step, but the urgency of this crisis demands a stronger response. Kids in this country deserve better.

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The Bulwark @thebulwark.com · 28/07/2026

@citizencohn.bsky.social on the Trump administration preparing a new attack on Head Start, one of America's most famous anti-poverty programs: "Every child in America deserves a shot…It is the opposite of what Donald Trump believes. So of course they are going to go after this program."

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Together for DC @togetherfordc.bsky.social · 24/07/2026

Washington did not drift into disenfranchisement. It was disenfranchised, deliberately, at the moment its Black residents were gaining power. Read more: www.theroot.com/as-america-t...

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Alex Taliadoros @alexctaliadoros.bsky.social · 23/07/2026

There was a lot of talk about Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” having a devastating impact on rural hospitals. But its massive federal cuts to Medicaid are now also causing one of DC’s largest hospitals to shutter a postpartum ward. 30% of births in DC happen at Washington Hospital Center.

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Hospital that delivers a third of D.C. babies to close a postpartum unit

MedStar Washington Hospital Center cites financial pressure and declining birth rates. But health advocates are alarmed.

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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

This is a crisis unfolding in plain sight. Read my full statement on House Republicans’ budget resolution that ignores the urgent need to help low-income families who are losing SNAP afford groceries: www.cbpp.org/press/statem...

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Republicans’ Fast-Track Budget Process Ignores Families Losing Help Affording Groceries

At least 1.5 million fewer children — and more than 4.5 million fewer people overall — are receiving SNAP food assistance after congressional Republicans and President Trump enacted unprecedented...

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Sharon Parrott @sharonparrott.bsky.social · 22/07/2026

At least 1.5 million fewer children — and more than 4.5 million fewer people overall — are receiving SNAP after congressional Republicans & President Trump enacted unprecedented cuts last year, despite no appreciable improvement in the economy & high food prices.

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Olivia Golden @ogolden-policy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Really important piece & honored to talk with @citizencohn.bsky.social about it. The only thing I'd add: this isn't a done deal so everyone who's horrified should plan to be involved in fighting back - parents, Head Start programs, researchers, advocates, & others are getting organized to respond.

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Olivia Golden @ogolden-policy.bsky.social · 19/07/2026

Honored to talk to Jonathan Cohn about another planned Trump admin attack on children, immigrant families, children with disabilities, & others. The work ahead: defeat the attacks so all kids can thrive. @citizencohn.bsky.social @clasp.org @fcd-us.bsky.social . open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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Exclusive: Trump Preparing a New Attack on Head Start

The administration is considering a proposal to gut the program’s instructional standards while adding new restrictions tied to immigration.

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Olivia Golden @ogolden-policy.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

For more info on implications & next steps to counter this attack on the health, nutrition, well-being of immigrant families (including citizen children), see websites for NILC (below) & Protecting Immigrant Families Coalition pifcoalition.org/toolkits/pub...

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Public Charge Regulation Toolkit - Protecting Immigrant Families

Context The latest updates On July 16, 2026, the Department of Homeland Security released the final public charge rule. PIF is currently reviewing the rule and will share a thorough analysis and updat...

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National Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · 16/07/2026

The Trump administration is once again weaponizing the gov't to make immigrants afraid to seek health care & other federal programs. This new rule sows fear & chaos to ultimately reshape America into a country where only the few who are white and ultra-wealthy are welcome.

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Olivia Golden @ogolden-policy.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Absolutely! DC statehood for the 700,000 people here - AND so he can't keep workshopping attacks here because we're vulnerable that he then adapts for the rest of the country.

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Olivia Golden @ogolden-policy.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Totally agree with this - and DC statehood so we have some power to push back is a necessary remedy.

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Together for DC @togetherfordc.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Our city is under occupation, and your city could be next. DC is a testing ground for abuses of power. Everyone has a stake and a role in defending the promise of democracy. image via @dcvote.bsky.social

Screenshot of an Instagram post showing top images of peaceful crowds gathered in Meridian Hill Park and bottom images of National Guard troops occupying the same park.

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Together for DC @togetherfordc.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

"After 250 years, democracy should leave no American behind." DC residents pay federal taxes, serve on juries, own businesses and fight in America’s wars. Yet residents have no voting representation in either chamber of Congress. spokesman-recorder.com/2026/06/19/d...

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DC Statehood Voting Rights Juneteenth Wade Henderson Op-Ed 2026

DC statehood voting rights Juneteenth op-ed by Wade Henderson calls denial of congressional representation a national civil rights issue.

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Free DC @freedcproject.bsky.social · 30/06/2026

Governor Whitmer, @governorwalz.mn.gov and @ncgovernor.bsky.social, Trump is lying to you. He is using your service members as part of his abhorrent efforts to police our communities here and attempt to gain control over the capital city in an election year.

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National Immigration Law Center @nilc.org · 25/06/2026

"With today’s decisions on TPS and asylum, the Supreme Court has once again greenlit the worst excesses of Donald Trump’s all-out assault on immigrant communities and our constitution." - Kica Matos, NILC President Our full statement: www.nilc.org/press/nilc-r...

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NILC Responds to SCOTUS Decisions on TPS and Asylum

Kica Matos, president of the National Immigration Law Center (NILC), issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued rulings clearing the way for the Trump administration to end Tem...

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DC Fiscal Policy Institute @dcfpi.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

“You’re choosing rich folks’ comfortability over poor folks’ life, and that is the story of our community,” said Nadia Salazar, a Bolivian migrant and strategic campaigns manager at the DC Fiscal Policy Institute. www.washingtoninformer.com/dc-council-b...

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The Collins D.C. Council Report: Revenue Raisers, Semi-Open Primaries, and Unfinished Business

D.C. Council approves budget without wealth tax, leaving organizers disappointed. Advocates push for tax on wealthy to fund essential programs.

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Aaron Reichlin-Melnick @reichlinmelnick.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

More from us on today's devastating decision in the Al Otro Lado case. We have been fighting this case since 2017.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

"It’s a perversely clever, or cleverly perverse, way to force even blue states to keep their residents hungry.” open.substack.com/pub/thebulwa...

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Trump’s One Big Beautiful Hunger Crisis

His solution to the food affordability crisis is to cut programs that help people afford food.

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Olivia Golden @ogolden-policy.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

@evanurquhart.bsky.social I agree some people are blind - but I also see many who recognize where we are and are fighting back with all the tools - organizing (community & political), mutual aid, litigation, advocacy, etc. Even in a terrible time, fighting side by side with them gives me hope.

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Olivia Golden @ogolden-policy.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

Thank you, @togetherfordc.bsky.social ! So grateful to the three co-anchors @dcfpi.bsky.social , @dcvote.bsky.social , and @fairbudgetdc.bsky.social - and to the dozens and dozens of endorsers from national, state, and local endorsers.

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Olivia Golden @ogolden-policy.bsky.social · 13/05/2026

The Autocracy Index: Trump’s Disregard for Congress Has Reached a New Level www.nytimes.com/interactive/.... @froomkin.bsky.social and @sulliview.bsky.social , this feels like an important step for the NYT & thoughtfully done - do you agree?

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Opinion | The Iran War Worsens America's Democratic Erosion

Measuring America’s democratic erosion.

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CM Janeese Lewis George @cmlewisgeorgew4.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Happy DC Emancipation Day! Today, we honor the anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the District and the liberation of more than 3,000 enslaved people. We also reflect on the ongoing work to build a DC where freedom is fully realized—through equity, opportunity, and dignity for all.

Colorized illustration of Black Washingtonians celebrating DC Emancipation Day in 1866 from Harper's Weekly.

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DC Attorney General Brian Schwalb @dcattorneygeneral.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

"For the release of certain persons held to service or labor in the District of Columbia." 164 years ago today, President Lincoln signed the DC Compensated Emancipation Act. It abolished slavery in DC, freed 3,100 enslaved DC residents, and marked the "first blow against the edifice of slavery."

Drawing of first Emancipation Day celebration in DC in 1866.

First page of the DC Compensated Emancipation Act signed into law by President Lincoln.

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💥LazarTagWolf💥 @lazartagwolf.bsky.social · 19/03/2026

If you want more eyes on Mills, you’ve got to follow her and repost her. Thanks.

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Ashley DeAzevedo @afuashley.bsky.social · 28/02/2026

New research from CLASP & Univ. of Colorado finds increased immigration enforcement is pushing U.S.-born teens in mixed-status families to work more & enroll in school full-time less. Enforcement policies don’t just affect immigrants; they reshape outcomes for American children.

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ICE Activity in Trump 2.0 is Increasing Employment and Decreasing Full-Time School Enrollment for Teens in Mixed-Status Families | CLASP

This report finds that heightened immigration enforcement is harming U.S.-born teenagers in mixed-status households today and setting them up for worse long-term outcomes.

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DC Fiscal Policy Institute @dcfpi.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

On average from 2020 to 2024, nearly 41% of children in Ward 8, which is majority Black, lived below the poverty line, compared to 3.8% of children in Ward 3, which is majority white. It is clear that any discussion of child poverty in DC must center the needs of Black children and their families.

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Catherine Rampell @crampell.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Fun fact I just noticed: The U.S. had about half as much total job growth in 2025 (total) as during an average *month* during the Biden administration. 181k net jobs added over the entire course of 2025, versus average of 329k each month from 2021-2024.

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