Trump, the leader of the GOP, has expanded Presidential Power and abused his office. The entire GOP is complicit in enabling a racist and fascist takeover. Allies, if you're not speaking up or taking action to vote them out of power, you were never an ally to begin with.

Democratic Senators Conclude Israel Is Carrying Out Ethnic Cleansing After Trip to Palestine Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley said it’s clear Israel’s goal is to make life “unsustainable” in Gaza.

Senators Chris Van Hollen and Jeff Merkley have concluded that Israel is carrying out an ethnic cleansing campaign in Gaza in which the U.S. “is complicit” in a report released after their recent visit to Israel and Palestine.

Exclusive: Military feared mistakes in LA deployment could have 'far-reaching' implications, records show A trove of internal military reports and messages offers a rare inside look at concerns from commanders.

Before President Trump deployed troops to LA, Army officials determined that using the military to protect federal agents carrying out his cruel deportation agenda posed an "extremely high" risk to civilians and soldiers alike.

Congress must hold the administration accountable.

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Must read: Mahmoud Khalil speaks out for the first time since his arrest by the Trump administration in an exclusive letter, dictated over the phone to his family, from ICE detention in Louisiana.

Judge finds Elon Musk and DOGE's shutdown of USAID likely unconstitutional U.S. District Judge Theodore Chuang ruled in favor of a group of more than two dozen unnamed former and current USAID employees and contractors.

Breaking News: A federal judge just ruled that Elon Musk has violated the Constitution for dismantling USAID and ordered employees to have their access immediately restored.

And there it is. Republicans have proposed a $4 trillion debt limit increase.

Four trillion dollars.

This is ethnic cleansing

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Thank you NBC's Chris Hayes for sharing this! We need to tell the truth about what's happening in Gaza. This holiday season, write your congressperson and demand a #casefire. The US continues to be complicit in war crimes taking place in Gaza.

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