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#NancyPelosi, the first #woman to serve as the powerful #Speaker of the US #House of Representatives, said on Thursday that she will not run for re-election to #Congress in 2026, ending a four-decade career of a #progressive #Democratic #icon often vilified by the right.
#TheFirstButNotTheLast #ThankYouNancy
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Following a ProPublica investigation, more than two dozen House Democrats are pressing the Trump administration to reverse a new Department of Veterans Affairs policy that makes it harder for male veterans with breast cancer to get health coverage.
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#News #Veterans #Cancer #Healthcare #Law #Congress #USPolitics #Trump
Trump’s VA Made It Harder for Male Veterans to Get Treatment for Breast Cancer. Lawmakers Want to Fix That.
After ProPublica revealed changes to how the Department of Veterans Affairs covers men with breast cancer, House members demanded the agency reverse its decision. Separately, new Senate legislation would require the VA to be more transparent.andrea.wise@propublica.org (ProPublica)
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Exclusive: #US may cut #AirTraffic 10% by Friday without #shutdown deal
The shutdown has forced 13,000 #AirTrafficControllers & 50,000 Transportation Security Administration [#TSA] officers to work WITHOUT #PAY & snarled tens of thousands of #flights.
#Trump #OrchestratedShutdown #PowerGrab #law #Congress
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The case will also force the justices to address 2 doctrines favored by the conservative legal movement, both of which appear to work against #Trump’s claims. The “major questions doctrine” says #Congress must use clear language to authorize executive actions that could transform the #economy. #SCOTUS relied on the doctrine to invalidate many of President #Biden’s key initiatives, including his student loan forgiveness program.
Solicitor general D. John Sauer said #Trump’s use of the statute to impose #tariffs was not an unlimited delegation of #power. The #law requires declared emergencies to expire in a year & reports to Congress about the tools used in the meantime. Even so, he said Trump’s power to declare an emergency was not subject to review by courts.
#SCOTUS
The challenges to Trump’s #tariffs reached #SCOTUS after judges in 3 different lower courts ruled against the admin but allowed the import taxes to remain in effect while litigation continued.
In a 7-to-4 ruling in late August, the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit said the emergency statute did not authorize “tariffs of the magnitude” #Trump announced.
“Whenever #Congress intends to delegate to the president the authority to impose tariffs, it does so explicitly,” the majority said…
It's simply not true that the shutdown is the only point of leverage Democrats have over the #GOP.
That's not how #Congress works.
In particular, we've seen how fractured the Republicans are in the House, where Democrats can absolutely peel off a few members to gain majority on votes.
So that line about this shutdown being the only point of leverage is simply misleading political point-scoring.
#SCOTUS’ 6 conservative justices have so far been receptive to Trump’s claims of #PresidentialPower. Among other things, they have allowed the admin to withhold funds appropriated by #Congress, kick #transgender troops out of the #military & pursue aggressive #immigration-related policies—but all on a “temporary”, “emergency” basis.
The #tariffs case is the first time the justices have weighed the underlying legal merits of a key admin priority in Trump’s 2nd term.
The case has divided the conservative legal community.
The #Constitution gives #Congress the power to impose #taxes. But soon after taking office, #Trump declared that a 1977 #law gave him the power to impose #tariffs unilaterally during “emergencies”.
#SCOTUS #PartisanCourt #ActivistCourt #AbuseOfPower #economy
Mad with power
#Trump threatens #US #military action in #Nigeria over treatment of #Christians
Trump said on Saturday that he has asked the #Defense Dept to prepare for possible military action in Nigeria if the Nigerian government "continues to allow the killing of Christians."
#law #Constitution #InternationalLaw #WarPowers #NewApostolicReformation #NAR #Congress #AbuseOfPower #Authoritarianism #Autocracy #Dictatorship #fascism #Tyranny #MafiaState
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#Ohio #Republicans Push Through New Districts in Bid for More Seats in #Congress
Republicans hold 10 of the state’s 15 seats in the #House. The new map improves the party’s odds of picking up two more in next year’s midterm #elections.
#law #ElectionLaw #redistricting #gerrymandering #rigged #midterms #Trump
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#Trump must release millions in #grants meant to address the shortage of #MentalHealth workers in #schools, a federal judge ruled.
#Congress funded the program after the 2022 #Uvalde #SchoolShooting. The grants were intended to help schools hire more #counselors, #psychologists & #SocialWorkers, & focus on rural & underserved areas. But Trump’s admin opposed #diversity considerations used to award the grants & told recipients they wouldn’t continue past Dec 2025.
#US #military officials involved with #Trump's expanding operations in #LatinAmerica have been asked to sign #NDAs, 3 US ofcls say, a development that raises new questions about a military buildup that #Venezuela fears may lead to #invasion.
The step is highly unusual, given that military ofcls are already required to shield #NationalSecurity secrets from public view, & comes as lawmakers in #Congress say they are being kept in the dark about key aspects of the mission.
👉 #MAGA is the economic perversion of #Reagonomics👈
*#Reagan's 1987 Radio Address to the Nation on Free and Fair Trade*
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...👉 those in this [1987] #Congress, just as there were back in the thirties, who want to go for the quick political advantage, who will risk #America's prosperity for the sake of a short-term appeal to some special interest group, who forget that more than 5 million #American jobs are directly tied to the foreign export business and additional...
Senators Propose Sweeping Changes to Generic Drug Oversight
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Citing a ProPublica investigation, lawmakers are calling on the FDA to conduct more drug testing and to alert hospitals and other purchasers when foreign manufacturers with safety failures are given a special pass to send their products to the U.S.
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#News #Congress #Senate #Law #FDA #Drugs #Safety #Health #PublicHealth
In Battle for #Congress, #Virginia #Democrats to Begin Votes to Redraw Maps
State lawmakers are convening to take a vote that would allow #redistricting before next year’s #midterms, though the process would take months.
#law #ElectionLaw #gerrymandering #FireWithFire
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“The US🚨is preparing for war in Venezuela.”
The vast majority of American voters don’t want Trump to start a new war, nor has Congress approved it, particularly one that’s that’s unjustifiable, & is likely a distraction from Trump’s multiple failures, especially on the economy, & the Epstein files.
#Venezuela #War #Fascism #Congress #Protest #USPol
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The U.S. Is Preparing for War in Venezuela
More U.S.-military firepower is headed to the Caribbean as Trump escalates his anti-Maduro rhetoric.Nancy A. Youssef (The Atlantic)
A New Federal Memo Could Silence Dissent. Tell Congress to Act!
On September 25, 2025, the President released National Security Presidential Memorandum-7 (NSPM-7), titled “Countering Domestic Terrorism and Organized Political Violence.click.actionnetwork.org
*#Trump XIV.: L'État c'est moi!*
"Trump Flouts Constitution With #Caribbean Strikes: “We’re Just Going to Kill”"
Via #SharonZhang , #Truthout
"Well, I don’t think we’re going to necessarily ask [thé #US #Congress] for a declaration of war.
I think we’re just gonna kill people that are bringing drugs into our country, okay?
We’re going to kill them. They’re going to be, like, dead,”
Trump explained... "
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Trump Flouts Constitution With Caribbean Strikes: “We’re Just Going to Kill”
“I don’t think we’re going to necessarily ask for a declaration of war. I think we’re just gonna kill people,” he said.Sharon Zhang (Truthout)
#Trump said that he would not seek congressional approval to carry out #military strikes against alleged drug #cartels that allegedly traffic narcotics to the US, even as he vowed to expand the operation from attacks at sea to targets on land. The #Senate is expected to vote next week on a bipartisan resolution that would bar the US from engaging in hostilities inside #Venezuela without explicit authorization by #Congress.
#law #Constitution #authoritarianism #fascism
nytimes.com/2025/10/23/us/poli…
US hits $38 trillion in debt
In the midst of a federal government #shutdown, the #US govt’s gross national #debt surpassed $38 trillion Wednesday, a record number that highlights the accelerating accumulation of debt on America’s balance sheet.
It’s also the fastest accumulation of a trillion dollars in debt outside of the COVID-19 pandemic—the US hit $37 trillion in gross national debt in August this year.
#economy #inflation #recession #Trump #trumpcession #Congress
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Do Black voter protections discriminate against White people? Supreme Court weighs in
The Supreme Court takes on a racially and politically charged case testing a landmark civil rights law., USA TODAY (USA TODAY)
Adelita Grijalva won her special election Sept 23rd.
She’s been prohibited from governing ever since.
Speaker Mike Johnson refuses to swear her in.
Why? She’s the 218th vote needed to discharge the Epstein petition.
Today she was joined by the Democratic Women’s Caucus and they marched together to demand she be granted her constitutional right to govern.
The AG of Arizona has also threatened legal action against Mike Johnson if he does not swear her in.
Keep saying her name. Call your elected officials.
Let’s get Adelita to Congress!
#uspol #fascism #congress #epstein #mikejohnson #adelitagrijalva
Nelson pushed back. It’s not #discrimination for states to keep race in mind as they draw voting districts to comply with the #VRA & ensure representation for minority votes, she argued.
Under questioning from Justice Elena #Kagan, Nelson describes as “catastrophic” the impact of Secton 2 of the #VotingRightsAct ceasing to prevent vote dissolution, including in legislative districts beyond #Congress.
#SCOTUS #law #VotingRights #VRA #CivilRights #ActivistCourt #WhiteSupremacy
