“the majority of #Republicans in #Congress are fully on board with the idea that the rules should be rigged so that #Democrats never rule again. There is just an exhaustion with #democracy among a lot of Republicans.” www.newyorker.com/podcast/the-...
We Are Sleepwalking Into Autoc...
#USIP’s building is privately owned by the institute & paid for through the institute’s endowment, 2 employees said, unlike its overseas programs & staff salaries, which are paid through federal funds appropriated by #Congress. “So to me this seems like the most egregious violation of the #law,” said one employee.
[Prior to this] A federal judge had condemned the process through which the #Trump admin seized control of USIP but declined a motion for a #TRO.
…#USIP & members of its fired board filed a lawsuit, naming #DOGE & its reps, #Trump & members of his Cabinet. The suit claims the #ExecutiveBranch had no authority to dismiss the leadership & staff of the institute because it was created by the #LegislativeBranch [#Congress], nor could it take over USIP’s privately owned HQ building. Briefs in the case are scheduled during April, with a hearing near the end of the month.
I hear a lot of chatter about sticking it to the CR crew. All I can say is, don't forget about these people...
https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/democrats-who-have-called-on-joe-biden-step-down/story?id=111854551
I can't keep track of everyone outside my own electoral lot line.
I wonder why his face looks different here. Maybe leopards have been chewing on it.
S1193
A bill to designate as wilderness certain Federal portions of the red rock canyons of the Colorado Plateau and the Great Basin Deserts in the State of Utah for the benefit of present and future generations of people in the Unites States.
Introduced in Senate
SRES147
A resolution expressing the sense of the Senate that Congress should take all appropriate measures to ensure that the United States Postal Service remains an independent establishment of the Federal Government and is not subject to privatization.
Introduced in Senate
https://congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-resolution/147
S1189
A bill to provide block grants to assign armed law enforcement officers to elementary and secondary schools.
Introduced in Senate
S1185
A bill to amend section 321 of the Tariff Act of 1930 to enhance transparency with respect to shipments seeking an administrative exemption from duties for low-value entries, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate
S1182
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prohibit institutions of higher education that authorize antisemitic events on campus from participating in the student loan and grand programs under title IV of such Act.
Introduced in Senate
SJRES43
A joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relating to contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections.
Introduced in Senate
https://congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/senate-joint-resolution/43
S1180
A bill to abolish the Transportation Security Administration, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate
Nonetheless, King Trump, in a display of generosity and grace, chose to allow Congress to continue to convene, in a purely advisory role, rather than dissolve the unpopular remnant of a foregone era.
25/x
But America had long lost its appetite for governing through a weak and impotent Congress, and chose to rule through a decisive strongman, instead.
https://www.politifact.com/article/2025/feb/07/what-powers-do-musk-and-doge-have-to-close-agencie/
24/x
Trump and Musk eliminated entire agencies, by divine right, even though Congress created and funded those agencies through the laws it had passed.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/judge-finds-doges-usaid-shutdown-likely-unconstitutional/
23/x
S1174
A bill to nullify certain regulations and notices of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate
S1176
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a new tax credit and grant program to stimulate investment and healthy nutrition options in food deserts, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate
S1170
A bill to require the heads of Federal agencies to submit to Congress an annual report regarding official time authorized under title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate
