Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) announced the next pillar of Senate Democrats’ affordability agenda: a new Senate Democratic vision to make child care more affordable, more available, and higher...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor slamming President Trump for jeopardizing America’s national security by trying to tie the SAVE America Act to the FISA reauthorization and keeping Acting Director of National Intelligence Bill Pulte in...
For more than 100 days, President Trump has repeatedly assured the American people that the conflict with Iran was effectively won, nearly finished, or just days or weeks away from a final resolution. Yet as Trump’s reckless war in the Middle East drags on and its costs continue to mount, his...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke at a press conference on Senate Democrats’ vision to make child care more affordable, available, and high quality. The child care vision builds on the Senate Democrats’ affordability agenda, which has so far also touched...
06.17.2026
TRANSCRIPT: At A Press Conference, Leader Schumer Demands Trump Stop Toying With National Security
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke at a press conference demanding that Donald Trump stop undermining national security by announcing he would refuse to approve FISA until the SAVE Act is attached to it and reversing course on Jay Clayton’s nomination for...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor demanding that Donald Trump be transparent about his deal with Iran, brief Congress, release the official text of the so-called “understanding” to the public, and disclose any secret deals to the...
02.20.2026
The Pardon Project
THE PROJECT
This project is meant to document the abuses of presidential clemency during President Trump’s second term, with a focus on cases that raise concerns about the administration’s exploitation of the power to reward political allies, supporters, and individuals with direct access to the...
The economic chaos of the Trump administration means nothing is safe – not even your summer plans. Thanks to the Trump tariff tax, and Musk and DOGE cuts and layoffs, everything about our lives is more expensive and more stressful.
Massive DOGE cuts to public lands staff are wreaking havoc on our...
04.08.2025
Doge is Cutting Veteran Benefits to the Bone
President Trump promised repeatedly on the campaign trail, “We got to take care of our veterans” and “I will put veterans first.” Yet his team at the so-called Department of Government Efficiency has slashed the federal workforce, firing up to 6,000 veteran workers and decimating staff at the...
Oversight Reports
09.15.2025
TRANSCRIPT: Donald Trump Signs a Memorandum to Deploy Troops in Memphis, Tennessee, 9.15.25
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President Trump: Hello, everybody. It's nice to have you here. We have some big things to announce. Today, at the request of governor Bill Lee of Tennessee who's standing with us, as you know, I'm signing a presidential memorandum to establish the Memphis Safe Task Force. And it's very...
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President Trump: Thank you. Thank you very much, everybody. Thank you very much. Before we begin, let me express the horror and grief so many Americans at the heinous assassination of Charlie Kirk have felt. Charlie was a giant of his generation, a champion of liberty and an inspiration to...
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Stewart McLaurin: This is [Inaudible] through the galleries. They come through those [Inaudible] --
President Trump: That's beautiful. [Inaudible]
McLaurin: And not a single [Inaudible]
Trump: [Inaudible]
McLaurin: [Inaudible] thank you so much for coming.
Trump:...