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RepresentUs @represent.us · 16/09/2026
Howard Lutnick’s family fortune has more than DOUBLED since he joined Trump’s cabinet. Forbes estimates the Commerce Secretary and his family are now worth around $7.3 BILLION. www.forbes.com/sites/sarado...
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Howard Lutnick Has Doubled His Net Worth To Over $7B As Commerce Secretary
Lutnick is worth an estimated $7.3 billion.
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 11/09/2026
Hunter Biden just launched a memecoin named $LAPTOP. Within minutes, its price jumped from $37.26 to $222.75 before crashing more than 95% within hours. Biden hasn’t said whether or how he’ll personally benefit, but memecoin creators can profit from transaction fees or increases in tokens they own.
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Hunter Biden’s ‘Laptop’ Crypto Coin Plummets Upon Launching
The president’s son portrayed his memecoin as a symbol of redemption. Critics denounced it as hypocrisy.
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 28/08/2026
Inspectors general are supposed to be independent watchdogs inside the federal government, protecting all of us by investigating waste, fraud and abuse. But during the first six months of his second term, Trump fired or demoted at least 20 of them and cut staff in some of their offices by up to 30%.
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Trump Fired the Watchdogs. Their Replacements Have a Different Mission.
President Trump is installing his allies in the offices of inspector general, which are meant to provide independent government oversight.
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 11/08/2026
The Wall Street Journal reports that President Trump is personally directing what a former staff member calls a “corporate shakedown” from the White House. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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Exclusive | ‘The Boss Wants This Money’: Inside Trump’s Unprecedented Fundraising Operation
Meredith O’Rourke, nicknamed ‘princess of darkness,’ carries out the president’s desire to wring hundreds of millions from companies for his projects.
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Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social · 30/07/2026
TODAY! We added more tix--they're going fast: 7:00 PM ET: Virtual screening, Democracy Under Siege (55 min) 7:55 PM ET: Conversation Steven Levitsky ("How Democracies Die") & Maria McFarland, moderated by Eric Umansky (ProPublica) + Q&A Join us! Free tix here: kinema.com/events/Democ...
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Democracy Under Siege - RepresentUs Special Screening & Panel Discussion
Get tickets for the virtual screening of Democracy Under Siege
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 29/07/2026
For 16 years, billionaires have enjoyed a "right" to unlimited Super PAC donations — thanks to a 2010 court ruling that simply got it wrong. A federal appeals court will hear arguments July 29 on a case to fix this mistake and restore contribution limits. Learn more: equalcitizens.us/against_supe...
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Against Super PACs - Equal Citizens
Join our fight to end the corruption of our democracy
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 23/07/2026
Join us on Thursday, July 30, at 7:00 PM ET for a special free virtual screening of Democracy Under Siege, followed by a live panel discussion featuring @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social, Steven Levitsky, moderated by @ericumansky.bsky.social.
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 17/07/2026
Trump is restarting combat with Iran, all while new financial disclosures show that brokers representing him purchased $9.7-$24.3 million in stocks from major defense contractors like Palantir and Lockheed Martin in 2025, according to Responsible Statecraft.
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Trump acquired at least $10 million in defense stocks last year
The president's portfolio kept accumulating shares in companies — like Palantir and Lockheed Martin — that were benefiting directly from his global military escalations
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 03/07/2026
A New York poll worker says two federal agents confronted her at her polling place over a social media post criticizing ICE. The incident didn't disrupt voting, but it raises a bigger question: why is ICE keeping tabs on the people helping run our elections?
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 24/06/2026
Elon Musk's xAI built a $20 billion AI data center in Mississippi – powered by dozens of natural gas turbines running near homes, schools & churches – without getting the permits required by the Clean Air Act. apnews.com/article/musk...
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In boost to Musk, Justice Department seeks to dismiss air pollution lawsuit against xAI data center
The Trump administration is helping one of Elon Musk’s companies fight a civil rights lawsuit that alleges it is illegally running dozens of natural gas turbines to power a $20 billion data center in ...
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Court Accountability Action @courtacctability.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
The Not Above the Law Coalition started when Jim Comey was fired, but its work is more relevant now than ever. Our conversation with @publiccitizen.bsky.social's Lisa Gilbert on coming together to protect the rule of law: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2b5l...
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 06/05/2026
A bipartisan group of senators just introduced legislation to crack down on prediction market trading by people in power. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Dave McCormick want to bar federal lawmakers from placing wagers on prediction markets.
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Gillibrand, McCormick team up to crack down on prediction markets
Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Dave McCormick are introducing a bill that would ban members of Congress from trading on prediction markets and push regulators to tighten rules.
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 01/05/2026
The Trump administration has ordered ABC to seek to renew licenses early for 8 stations – years ahead of schedule – after Melania Trump criticized the network over a Jimmy Kimmel joke. The president called for Kimmel to be fired. www.npr.org/2026/04/28/n...
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FCC orders early license renewal for ABC stations following Kimmel's first lady joke
The Federal Communications Commission has ordered Disney's ABC to seek early broadcast license renewals for the eight TV stations it owns amid backlash over Jimmy Kimmel's joke about Melania Trump.
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 24/04/2026
The Trump administration-controlled Justice Department is seeking to vacate seditious conspiracy convictions for members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers involved in planning the violent Jan. 6 2021 riot in the Capitol. www.npr.org/2026/04/15/n...
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Trump administration moves to erase Jan. 6 riot convictions for seditious conspiracy
The Trump administration is moving to vacate the seditious conspiracy convictions of extremists involved in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack who earlier received commutations instead of full pardons.
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Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Wannabe autocrats who start to lose popular support often become more repressive. On cue, DOJ's announcement today it indicted SPLC for paying informants (work it did in collaboration with the FBI!) is a brazen effort to intimidate critics & civil rights groups. www.youtube.com/watch?v=25dl...
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A Beacon of Hope in the Fight Against Hate and Extremism
YouTube video by Southern Poverty Law Center
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 16/04/2026
People are placing bets on war and walking away with millions. Lawmakers are calling for investigations into Polymarket after at least 50 new accounts placed large bets on a U.S.-Iran ceasefire shortly before it was announced by President Trump. www.npr.org/2026/04/10/n...
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Well-timed bets on Polymarket tied to the Iran war draw calls for investigations from lawmakers
Calls are increasing inside Congress for investigations into the prediction market platform Polymarket after the latest instance where groups of anonymous traders made strategic, well-timed bets on a ...
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 09/04/2026
The Justice Department quietly closed more than 23,000 criminal investigations in the first six months of Trump’s administration, abandoning cases involving corruption, white-collar crime, domestic terrorism, and more as it shifted resources toward immigration enforcement.
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Trump’s Justice Department Dropped 23,000 Criminal Investigations in Shift to Immigration
Under Attorney General Pam Bondi, the DOJ abandoned a record number of cases — including hundreds of investigations into terrorism, white-collar crime and drugs — in just the first six months of President Donald Trump’s second term.
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Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
A reminder that war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide are not just international offenses--they are ILLEGAL UNDER US LAW and can and should be prosecuted. Following orders is not an excuse, and conspiracy laws apply. www.justice.gov/criminal/cri...
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Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social · 07/04/2026
Members of Congress who have failed to act own whatever Trump tries to do tonight. Congress can refuse to authorize wars. It can refuse to fund wars. It can impeach presidents and cabinet members who pursue illegal wars and order war crimes or genocide. Act or you own it. @represent.us
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 02/04/2026
A broker for the U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth sought to make a large investment in major defense companies in the lead-up to the Iran war, according to the Financial Times. The attempt was made just weeks before the conflict escalated. www.cnbc.com/2026/03/31/p...
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Pete Hegseth's broker attempted to make defense investments before Iran war: Financial Times
Pentagon chief spokesperson Sean Parnell dismissed the report in a post on X, calling it "entirely false and fabricated."
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 27/03/2026
A bipartisan bill was just introduced to ban members of Congress, the president, and senior officials from trading on prediction markets tied to political events and policy decisions. The PREDICT Act would also apply to their spouses, dependents, senior staff, and political appointees.
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Lawmakers introduce bill to prohibit members of Congress, president from prediction market trading
The bill comes amid an uptick of bipartisan legislation focused on prediction markets like Polymarket and Kalshi.
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 26/03/2026
A NYT investigation reveals a growing “pardon industry” has emerged around Trump. Wealthy offenders pay lobbyists and lawyers with ties to President Trump’s orbit to seek clemency – sometimes spending hundreds of thousands or even millions to try to secure a pardon. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/u...
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Pardon Industry Offers Rich Offenders a Path to Trump
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 17/03/2026
Congress is ramping up debate on the SAVE Act this week. If there’s ever been a moment to tell your member of Congress where you stand, this is it. Call them. Email them. Speak up now. represent.us/fairelections26
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Tell Congress: Reject the SAVE America Act
If either of these bills become law, millions of Americans could lose their ability to vote and the executive branch would gain tremendous new powers to interfere with elections.
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Pete Dominick @petedominick.bsky.social · 11/03/2026
I learned a lot from the brilliant CEO of @represent.us @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social on today's show! standupwithpete.libsyn.com/1552-maria-m...
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 13/03/2026
Billionaires are reshaping American politics. In the 2024 election cycle, 300 billionaires and their immediate family members donated more than $3 billion – about 19% of all federal campaign contributions, according to a New York Times analysis. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/09/u...
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The Scale of Billionaires’ Campaign Donations is Overwhelming U.S. Politics
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 26/02/2026
In his State of the Union speech, Trump endorsed a ban on members of Congress trading stocks, drawing bipartisan applause in the chamber. If Congress is serious about ending insider trading, it needs to pass a bill that actually bans it – not one that leaves loopholes.
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 25/02/2026
Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi quietly held Palantir stock while the company became central to federal immigration enforcement, according to a NOTUS review of federal records. Lawmakers shouldn’t profit from companies tied to the agencies they fund. www.notus.org/money/tom-su...
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Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi Owned Palantir Stock While Voting to Fund Homeland Security
Palantir is doing huge business with the federal government as its share price soars.
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 24/02/2026
Our CEO, Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno is speaking at the biggest rebuttal to Trump's State of the Union. Tues, Feb 24 | Washington, D.C. | Streaming LIVE from: defiance.org/sotu
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Join us for the real State of the Union event — DEFIANCE.org
Opposition figures, current & former elected officials, celebrities, and other leaders will gather to tell the TRUTH and to counter Donald Trump’s lies. They’ll lay out how Trump’s historic abuses of ...
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 20/02/2026
This is exactly what accountability look like!
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 20/02/2026
A Coast Guard pilot was fired after Kristi Noem’s blanket wasn’t moved to a second plane during a trip, according to the WSJ. The pilot was told to take a commercial flight home – then reinstated because no one else was available to fly them back. www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
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A Pilot Fired Over Kristi Noem’s Missing Blanket and the Constant Chaos Inside DHS
Secretary faces fire for confrontational immigration crackdown and self-promotional style; White House to wind down Minnesota operations.
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 11/02/2026
Last year, lawmakers tried and failed to pass the dangerous SAVE Act, a bill that would have disenfranchised millions of American voters. Now they’re back trying to interfere with our elections with two new bills: the SAVE America Act and the Make Elections Great Again (MEGA) Act.
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Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social · 10/02/2026
"The administration has been quick to investigate those who were shot"--yet those claims have repeatedly unraveled in court. Meanwhile, "there are only two cases in which civil rights or criminal investigations into the officers’ conduct have been announced." www.nytimes.com/2026/02/10/u...
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When Trump Officials’ Claims About Shootings Unravel in Court
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 27/01/2026
The killings of Alex Pretti and Renee Good were not just tragedies – they were atrocities. And instead of ensuring accountability, senior administration officials have blocked it.
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Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
The Pretti and Good executions are part of a pattern of growing abuse encouraged by senior officials, and total lack of accountability. That's a recipe for escalating brutality. The answer to these crimes is not shuffling staff. It's ensuring full accountability. open.substack.com/pub/mariamcf...
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Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social · 24/01/2026
In my human rights work I've worked on cases of extrajudicial executions in countries like Colombia & Egypt. Hard to interpret this killing of a man already on the ground as anything other than that. We must all stand up to this brutality, push for accountability. www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/u...
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Videos Show Moments in Which Agents Killed a Man in Minneapolis
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Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social · 26/01/2026
THIS. "The ultimate goal is bringing to justice those who have engaged in blatantly unlawful... conduct. But what is needed immediately — urgently — is deterring such conduct from happening going forward." By @barryfriedman1.bsky.social @stevevladeck.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/01/26/o...
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Opinion | Local Prosecution Is the Answer to Federal Lawlessness
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 15/01/2026
Last night, two senators who knew better folded. After pressure from Trump, and reassurance from Marco Rubio, Josh Hawley and Todd Young flipped their votes and helped kill a bill that would’ve checked unauthorized military action. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Senate blocks Venezuela war powers bill after Vance breaks deadlock
The vote failed after two Republicans withdrew their previous support under intense pressure from the Trump administration.
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Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
ICE now has the largest budget of any US law enforcement agency, and the least accountability. An agent shot & killed a US citizen mom in her SUV today. DOJ can't be counted on to investigate. We, the people, need to push for accountability. Call Congress, demand oversight: act.represent.us/sign/ice
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Demand oversight of ICE
ICE is now the largest federal law enforcement agency in the country. And it has the fewest checks on its power.
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 06/01/2026
Five years ago today, a mob stormed the U.S. Capitol – the most direct and violent attack on our democratic processes in generations. It was a vivid reminder of how fragile our system is when people in power fuel doubt and refuse to accept the will of voters. apps.npr.org/jan-6-archive/
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Jan. 6, 2021: A visual archive of the Capitol attack
NPR’s Jan. 6 archive brings together reporting, video, documents and testimony to show what really happened during the Capitol riot. Explore the timeline, cases and evidence behind the attack.
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Maria McFarland Sánchez-Moreno @mariamcfarlandsm.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
If Bari Weiss won't let @60minutes.bsky.social report (for now) on the abuse of men Stephen Miller & co sent to CECOT, everyone else needs to. Here's the video @represent.us made based on @hrw.org @cristosal.bsky.social reports. #MakeCensorshipBackfire www.youtube.com/shorts/ys1Xb...
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This is what happens when due process is abandoned.
YouTube video by RepresentUs
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 17/12/2025
President Trump pardoned Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat who was awaiting trial on federal bribery charges. According to the New York Times, Trump openly acknowledged issuing the pardon to try to induce Cuellar to switch parties–an abuse of executive power for political gain.
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Opinion | The Pardon That Represents the New Era of Corruption
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 11/12/2025
Trump says he’s issuing an executive order blocking state AI laws and replacing them with weaker federal rules. Several states are trying to protect people from deepfakes, job discrimination, AI targeting kids, and other real harms already affecting us. www.cnn.com/2025/12/08/t...
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Trump says he’ll sign executive order blocking state AI regulations, despite safety fears | CNN Business
President Donald Trump confirmed on Monday he plans to sign an executive order preempting artificial intelligence regulations at the state level with his more hands-off federal policy.
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 03/12/2025
New reporting says Defense Sec. Pete Hegseth gave an order during a Caribbean boat strike to kill everyone on board–leading to a second strike to kill survivors clinging to the wreckage. This is cruel, unnecessary, and almost certainly a crime. www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...
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Hegseth order on first Caribbean boat strike, officials say: Kill them all
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth issued a verbal order to kill all crew members in the Sept. 2 strike on a suspected drug boat. Navy SEALs fired a second missile.
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 02/12/2025
Help us keep the pressure on: represent.us/givecourage
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 24/11/2025
The FBI director is under scrutiny for allegedly spending taxpayer money on his personal expenses. That includes using government jets for personal travel, and directing SWAT agents to protect his girlfriend, a highly unusual use of tactical teams already stretched thin.
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Patel Under Scrutiny for Use of SWAT Teams to Protect His Girlfriend
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 24/11/2025
The Pentagon opened an investigation into Sen. Mark Kelly today–an extraordinary move against a sitting senator. It’s part of a growing pattern of retaliation against the president’s critics that’s impossible to ignore. apnews.com/article/pent...
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Pentagon says it's investigating Sen. Mark Kelly over video urging troops to defy 'illegal orders'
The Pentagon says it's investigating Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona over possible breaches of military law after the former Navy pilot joined a handful of other lawmakers in a video that called...
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 22/11/2025
If you write the laws, you shouldn’t profit off them.
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 18/11/2025
If we want a Congress that answers to the people instead of the corrupt, we have to keep the pressure on.
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 14/11/2025
Tell Congress: It's time to show some courage represent.us/congressionalcourage
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RepresentUs @represent.us · 12/11/2025
Trump is handing out pardons like political favors. From allies tied to his effort to overturn the 2020 election to state politicians convicted of corruption, he’s using the pardon power to protect his inner circle. www.politico.com/news/2025/11...
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Trump pardons top allies who aided bid to subvert the 2020 election
Pardon recipients include Rudy Giuliani, Mark Meadows, John Eastman and dozens more.
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