Heartbreaking

Happy Earth Day! 🌎

The history of this day is rooted in California. We must speak out with the same collective voice that created Earth Day all those years ago in order to protect our beaches, coastal economies, marine life, and our planet.

It’s not about the “worst of the worst” or “illegal” immigration.

Donald Trump wants to stop ALL immigration.

And now he’s threatening re-reviews of previously approved and vetted green card holders—and even naturalized citizens.

Two of my SheHeros!!!

Celebrated the essential and excellent work of the @aclu.org in Chicago today with friends ans keynote speaker, @profmmurray.bsky.social, Colleen Connell and Ed Yonka. May 7 is another great event presented by @bettergov.bsky.social. Join me there.

Trump’s 2027 Budget To Reshape U.S. Environmental And Energy Policy The Trump Administration's 2027 Budget will further deregulate and reshape the nation's environmental and energy policies.

California Democrats are spending Earth Day, and every day, fighting to protect our planet while Washington Republicans refuse to.
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The U.S. Constitution with Melissa Murray A leading legal scholar demystifies the founding document.

As a host of the Strict Scrutiny podcast, on MSNOW, in her classes at NYU School of Law, Melissa Murray is known for her accessible explanations of constitutional law. Join us on Tuesday, May 5, at 6 p.m. as Murray discusses her new book in a live podcast recording of The Briefing with Waldman

Republicans should address the issues that are a real crisis for American citizens right NOW, costs, inflation, gas prices, health insurance, but, instead, Republicans are about to send billions of dollars to an agency that is unconscionably out of control.

Via Senator @chrismurphyct.bsky.social

John Kirby on potential U.S.-Iran talks: It's not about trust but about 'verification' How do you negotiate when neither side trusts the other? Iran fired at multiple ships in the Strait of Hormuz despite President Trump extending the ceasefire indefinitely. Now, there are mounting ques...

John Kirby on potential U.S.-Iran talks: It's not about trust but about 'verification'
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Donald Trump visited Javier's restaurant in Las Vegas in 2024 while campaigning for president to talk about lowering costs.
 
But once in the White House, Trump broke his promise and prices are through the roof.
 
Now Javier, like many small businesses owners in Nevada, is struggling to stay afloat.

When an employee at Wu's Wonton King saw a street vendor being harassed, he heroically defended her & put himself in danger. My campaign staff happened to be there & made sure he got medical care.

I'm dedicated to fighting anti-Asian hate & making sure Chinatown gets the resources it deserves.

When I lived in NYC I loved Hop Kee’s. Thank you, Mr. Goldman.

Trump 'laser focused' on ballroom and arch rather than the economy: Ex- Trump State Dept. official Virginia voters passed a redistricting measure that could give Democrats four more seats in the House in the midterms. President Trump is claiming without evidence that the vote was rigged. Staff Writ...

Trump 'laser focused' on ballroom and arch rather than the economy: Ex- Trump State Dept. official
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Your reporting that he knew two months before he destroyed the East wing and didn’t tell us is disgusting.

Wildfires in Georgia Destroy Homes and Set Off Evacuations The fires are also causing poor air quality, expected to last into at least Thursday, for a corner of the Southeast.

Wildfires raging across the Southeastern U.S. have destroyed dozens of homes and prompted some communities to evacuate, officials said.

Opinion | Four Old Women Share Their Wisdom Readers respond to an Opinion guest essay by Roger Rosenblatt. Also: The pianist András Schiff shows a way to protest.

“Everyone who has lived for eight or nine decades has experienced change and loss, but for today’s old ladies those years have required unusual flexibility, innovation and ingenuity, qualities that serve us well in old age,” Anne Hopkins, who is 95, writes in a letter to The Times.

Trump initiated this arms race. trib.al/1kgPPR5

So by declaring the Virginia initiative “not good,” he inadvertently confirmed the actual Trump-GOP position: Republicans should be allowed to rig elections to maximum benefit, and Democrats should roll over and accept it.

I like his new nickname: The Backfire President.

Donald Trump has been offering empty promises to end his war for weeks.

At 5 PM, Senate Democrats will offer his Senate Republican puppets a FIFTH chance to do just that with a vote on our War Powers Resolution.

The disgusting betrayal this White House consistently demonstrates of our friends and allies is undermining faith in our country, and it will come back to haunt us.

Southern Poverty Law Center says it faces a DOJ criminal probe over paid informants The Alabama-based civil rights organization made the announcement Tuesday, saying President Donald Trump's administration appears to be preparing legal action against it or its employees.

The civil rights group made the announcement on Tuesday, saying President Donald Trump's administration appears to be preparing legal action against it or some of its employees. https://to.pbs.org/4cBhzkf

California’s Gun Safety Laws Work Overall firearm-related mortality rate California, rest of U.S.

CA has achieved something genuinely historic.

In recent years, CA became safer from gun violence than any other time on record.

This progress was not an accident. It was the result of a sustained commitment to gun violence prevention policies and investments.

We cannot lose momentum now.

Voters in Virginia are set to decide on Tuesday whether to redraw its congressional map to give Democrats as many as four House seats that are now held by Republicans. Democrats now occupy six of Virginia’s 11 seats; the new map could give them 10. nyti.ms/3OgI6LN

Hegseth takes another step backward, scraps Pentagon policy on flu vaccines For nearly 250 years, U.S. military leaders have prioritized inoculating the troops. It’s a lesson the current defense secretary hasn’t learned.

During the Revolutionary War, smallpox took such a brutal toll that George Washington decided to inoculate the troops in 1777, ensuring the survival of the United States.

This came to mind watching Hegseth scrap the Pentagon’s policy on flu vaccines for no reason.
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Subpoenas were issued in probe of Russia ‘conspiracy,’ then DOJ clawed them back, sources say The Justice Department sent subpoenas to witnesses, and then withdrew them, in its investigation of former CIA Director John Brennan for his role in the Russia investigation.

The DOJ has begun withdrawing several subpoenas that had been issued just days prior in a criminal probe of former CIA Director John Brennan for his role in the Russia investigation, according to three people familiar with the matter.

What’s T’s lackey now in the DOJ gonna do when T screams at him for not getting a grand jury to convict him of phantom charges?

During National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, California is standing with victims and holding offenders accountable, while calling out the Trump Administration’s actions that undermine justice.

The choice is clear: victims or perpetrators. California chooses to stand with victims.

Virginians vote on redistricting plan which could help Dems take back 4 House seats Today, Virginia voters are considering a redistricting plan that if passed could potentially give Democrats four more seats in the House. Director of The University of Virginia Center for Politics Lar...

Today, Virginia voters are considering a redistricting plan that if passed could potentially give Democrats four more seats in the House.

Larry Sabato joins Katy Tur to share his prediction on whether the proposal will pass.
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Family in VA went to the polls to save democracy for redistricting.

Sen. Van Hollen: Hegseth has shown 'complete disregard for civilian harm and deaths' in Iran war In an open letter, 11 Senators have called on Defense Secretary Hegseth to explain his decision to cut programs that could have prevented civilian casualties in Iran. Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), one...

In an open letter, 11 Senators have called on Defense Secretary Hegseth to explain his decision to cut programs that could have prevented civilian casualties in Iran.

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), one of those Senators, joins Katy Tur to share more.
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