New York, N.Y. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) released the following statement after the Department of the Treasury and Internal Revenue Service proposed regulations to strip federal tax-exempt status from educational institutions that ensure every child has access to a good...
MS Now - Parents Struggle With Back-To-School Season As Tariffs, Iran War Drive Up Costs
CBS News - Back To School Costs Are Driving Some Parents Into Debt, Or Risky Behaviors Like Gambling
CNBC - Affordability Is A ‘Defining Challenge’ For Americans, With Food Costs Leading The Way, Report...
New York, N.Y. – After President Trump continued to ignore skyrocketing costs and hit American families with a new round of tariff taxes, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) led the introduction of legislation that would revoke Trump’s newest global tariffs and 50% tariffs on Canada and...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor on Senate Democrats’ continued efforts to fight for a bipartisan budget that delivers a more affordable life for American families. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor to denounce Donald Trump’s disastrous economic policies that led to the loss of 23,000 jobs in July and 103,000 fewer jobs in May and June. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed...
As Trump focuses on his exorbitant vanity projects, Americans can tell what he’s ignoring: lowering their costs.
As if Americans weren’t struggling enough already, they just saw mortgage rates hit their highest level in a year because of Trump’s disastrous war and failed economic agenda.
Trump has...
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
06.11.2026
TRANSCRIPT: President Trump Signs a Commercial Fishing Proclamation in the Oval Office, 6.11.26
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President Trump: Just had a big day. I know you'll never be satisfied, but that's OK. That doesn't bother me at all. We just made a great settlement of the war with Iran, and we're going to be subject to finalization of documents, which should get done over the next few days, probably have a...
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...