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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse

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U.S. Senator from Rhode Island, the Ocean State. linktr.ee/senwhitehouse

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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 15/10/2026
Political cartoon depicting Ukraine as David and Russia as Goliath. Donald Trump stands between them and screams at David, “BULLY! LEAVE GOLIATH ALONE!”
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 14/10/2026
Political cartoon depicting Marine One flying. Speech bubble from cockpit reads, “Since aiding Russia by buying its diesel is in violation of the Graham Act, do we have to sanction ourselves?”
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 04/10/2026
Ah, so Trump’s DHS removed *one of two bedrooms* on the luxury private jet and kept the bar, marble bathrooms, and manta ray skin table — for deportations. Okay. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/04/u...
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 01/10/2026
Joined Steve McBee to discuss the climate fight and the future of the clean energy industry. Clean energy is generally the most affordable option these days, and Democrats need to spread the word.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 26/09/2026
Sunset stripes before the storm.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 17/09/2026
Poodle Patel is a walking embarrassment.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 16/09/2026
Bravo @watsonschoolbrown.bsky.social for breaking it down. iranwarcost.watson.brown.edu
A graphic by Brown University's Watson School of International and Public Affairs showcasing the total consumer burden since the beginning of the Iran war.A graphic by Brown University's Watson School of International and Public Affairs showcasing the total extra money Americans have spent on gasoline since the beginning of the Iran war.A graphic by Brown University's Watson School of International and Public Affairs showcasing the total extra money Americans have spent on diesel since the beginning of the Iran war.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 15/09/2026
The Victory of the Tax Cheats.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 04/09/2026
Cartoon of two men in suits looking out a window. Outside, smokestacks and gas flares release fumes and flames into the air. The man on the right with a cigar in his mouth says, “I feel like we’re doing our part on climate change.”
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 03/09/2026
Here we go. Buckle up. Don’t believe Trump/fossil fuel lies. This gets bumpy.
Line graph depicting global warming levels in degrees Celsius from 1970 to 2026. Global warming has steadily increased over time, surpassing 1.5 degrees Celsius in 2025. 1.5 degrees Celsius marks the lower warming limit of the Paris Agreement. Source: Berkeley Earth
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 03/09/2026
Trump’s Venezuelan Oil Grab looks doomed against market prices. For reference, Saudis can produce at $10-15 per barrel. Behind the curtain, look out for Trump cronies finding things to steal.
Graph titled, "The Orinoco is not even plausible." Graph details the breakeven cost of new oil projects in $ per barrel.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 02/09/2026
Farmers and truckers across the country are reminded every day at the fuel pump that “Ballroom Trump” and his crooked cronies conned and betrayed them.
Graph titled, "Diesel prices are racing away from oil prices." Graph shows price difference between refined diesel and crude oil in dollars per barrel. Graph marks a spike in 2022 when Russia invaded Ukraine, and again in 2026 when the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 01/09/2026
“Let Data Reign”? Seriously? I think billionaires are already reigning quite enough, thank you.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 28/08/2026
Cartoon of a large data center building with its ceiling propped open like the lid of a coffin. Inside the data center lays Mr. Monopoly with red eyes and fangs. He looks out and states, “I vant to suck your water and power!”
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 28/08/2026
Cartoon of two elephants hiking a steep mountain above the clouds. The mountain is labeled “$40b debt” and the elephants are labeled “GOP.” One elephant states, “Why don’t we complain about the debt anymore?” The other elephant replies, “We only do that when Democrats are in power!”
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 26/08/2026
Americans are picking up the tab for Trump’s costly tariffs.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 21/08/2026
Political cartoon. A man with a button that says "Blanche" puts his left hand on a copy of The Art of the Deal, raises his right hand, and says, "I do solemnly swear to support and defend Donald Trump against all enemies, foreign, domestic and imagined... including the U.S. Constitution!"
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 20/08/2026
Political cartoon. File boxes filled with paper are stacked high. A shipping container is pictured next to the boxes. Two people stand next to it and one says, "Now they're secretly whisking him out of the Epstein files!"
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 19/08/2026
Political Cartoon labeled "The Corner of Hormuz." President Trump and Pete Hegseth are backed into a corner. Trump is pictured on his phone saying "Who get's cornered on a Strait? Heckuva job, Pete." Hegseth is pictured painting the floors around them using two paint cans labeled "Hubris" and "Arrogance"
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 15/08/2026
Political cartoon. Four men hold bird cages labeled "Washington Post", "X", "Wall St. Journal FOX", and "CBS". A title above says, "We love free speech so much, we're buying it all for ourselves!"
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 14/08/2026
Trump’s Truth Social scheme is obviously corrupt.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 12/08/2026
Sunset couple.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 10/08/2026
Political cartoon. Trump's hand is depicted with his fingers crossed to indicate that he's lying. Blanche is shown as the middle finger, saying, "I promise that the slush fund is dead, that I will help Epstein's victims, and that I will limit the immunity of Trump and his family from tax audits."
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 06/08/2026
To Republicans claiming they want to save Social Security: put up or shut up.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 06/08/2026
An interesting side-by-side in the news...
Bloomberg article titled, "Investors Raise Alarm on Prospect of More UK North Sea Drilling"Bloomberg article titled, "Historic Northwest Wildfire Season Spurs More Evacuations in Spokane, Washington"
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 05/08/2026
Republicans set their health care grenade to go off after the election. Don’t be fooled.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 04/08/2026
It’s a sad day for the Senate Judiciary Committee.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 03/08/2026
Here’s the language from the judge’s minute order inviting the amici back:
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 31/07/2026
Florida officials say it’s not climate change but their own citizens’ massive fraud that’s driving the home insurance crisis. Nice, huh? Here’s how many Floridians get zero dollars after an insurance claim:
Weiss Ratings Chart titled, "Homeowners Receiving No Payment From Claims Increases." Chart shows at least 11 insurers in Florida seeing denied claims rise from 2023-2025.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 29/07/2026
Blanche is a slippery character.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 29/07/2026
Americans see the billionaire-funded rot with their own eyes: creepy dark money, a captured Court, climate denial fraud — all rampant.
Brennan Center for Justice table labeled, "More than 9-in-10 voters see corruption as a big problem." Table shows 93% of Democrats and 93% of Independents are concerned about corruption, as well as 90% of Republican voters.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 28/07/2026
Economist magazine cover: “Degradation in Progress” at DOJ. That says a lot.
Cover of The Economist magazine depicting a sign for the Department of Justice. The “D,” “J,” and “T” are gilded and italicized, while the rest of the sign is in standard print. Below the sign is a plaque that reads, “Degradation in progress."
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 20/07/2026
“Nothing to see here, folks,” says corrupt fossil fuel industry.
A Bloomberg graph titled, "A Record of Climate Change." Graph depicts data from ice core samples and Kennaook/Capegrim observations that show carbon dioxide measurements over more than 2,000 years. Graph shows a sharp increase in carbon dioxide levels in recent years.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 19/07/2026
Political cartoon.  Two people sit on their couch watching President Trump on their teleivision saying, "Also, that time I lost the race for third grade class president, that was rigged too..."
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 19/07/2026
Political cartoon. A family of three stands before a public lands overlook. Blocking the view of the overlook is a large billboard with a picture of President Trump and a man labeled "Polluters" holding a large bag of cash.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 18/07/2026
The AI data center “race to the bottom” worsens our real climate perils. In a decent world, the industry would agree on safety standards. The billionaires and putative billionaires behind these projects could easily afford to be responsible. They choose not to be.
A Bloomberg NEF graph titled "Data Centers Are Guzzling Up Gas in the US." Graph depicts future projections of gas consumption driven by data centers by region of the country, from 2020-2035. Graph shows a gradual increase in gas consumption every year, primarily in the East region.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 17/07/2026
Senate Rs backing Blanche will have more egg on their face than a McMuffin.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 16/07/2026
Political cartoon. Blanche sits before a committee hearing with a giant billboard covering his face that reads: "Need a fixer Attorney General? He's on Trump's side...Not Yours. 1-800-LAW-HACK. Call Todd Blanche!" A speech bubble says, "...Any questions?"
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 15/07/2026
Blanche showed complete blindness to the MAGA DOJ’s misconduct.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 15/07/2026
Blanche claims to “welcome our questions.” Well, maybe he should try answering them.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 15/07/2026
Wrong.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 15/07/2026
By forcing votes on nominees like Blanche, Trump is dragging Senate Rs down with him.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 14/07/2026
Blanche’s word has no credibility with me.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 14/07/2026
Political cartoon. A clown car labeled the "Trump Admin." is driving through a maze of concrete walls labeled with fundamental political concepts like "Law", "Democracy," "Ethics," "Diplomacy," "Separation of powers," and more.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 11/07/2026
Trump screws up ANOTHER reflecting pool? More shoddy work spotted at the Kennedy Center.
Rusting reflecting pool at the Kennedy CenterRusting reflecting pool at the Kennedy Center
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 10/07/2026
Climate change is front and center in the affordability crisis — and Democrats ought to talk about it.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 10/07/2026
Why we need permitting reform, and why we need to stop Trump’s corrupt blockade of American solar and wind (hint: he does it to force U.S. grids to buy expensive fossil power from his crooked donors, even though your costs go up).
A graph from Carbon Brief titled, “China now generates more electricity than the US, EU, and India combined,” depicts electricity generation by country in terawatt hours. A blue line climbing steadily upward from 1990-2025 represents China, while light grey lines that remain relatively flat represent the US, EU, and India.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 05/07/2026
Notwithstanding fossil fuel propaganda, huge increase in awareness of climate health dangers.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 04/07/2026
Nice to see the work under way at Mt. Hope Bridge.
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Senator Sheldon Whitehouse @whitehouse.senate.gov · 04/07/2026
Always a joy marching in the nation’s oldest continuous Fourth of July parade in beautiful Bristol. Happy 250th birthday, America!
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