Washington, D.C. –– As costs skyrocket across the country, Republicans have proven time and again that they are happy to cut programs for working families and drive up costs for Americans—all to pay for tax cuts for billionaires. Americans are getting crushed by higher prices on everything from gas...
Senate Republicans Said A Politicized Fed Would Be Dangerous. Kevin Warsh’s Confirmation Is Their Test.
Washington D.C. – Ahead of the likely vote to confirm Kevin Warsh as Chair of the Federal Reserve, Senate Democrats remind Senate Republicans of their own past statements on the importance of an...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on rising gas prices due to Trump’s hostilities with Iran, urging Senate Republicans to support the War Powers Resolution to put an end to the reckless and costly fighting. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks which can...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor condemning the Trump administration for gutting America’s public health preparedness programs, weakening our country’s ability to respond to the current hantavirus outbreak and urging the...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) spoke on the Senate floor condemning President Trump for his plan to use a billion-dollars of taxpayer money to build a ballroom instead of addressing rising costs amid record high inflation rates and low approval rates on the...
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) spoke on the Senate floor, urging his Republican colleagues to vote for Senate Democrats’ seventh War Powers Resolution. Leader Schumer argued that Trump’s suspension of the federal gas tax is simply not enough to help American...
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:...