U.S. SenatorBluesky1d ago
Bernie Sanders
This week, I will be forcing a vote on legislation to block the sale of nearly half a billion dollars worth of bombs and bulldozers to the Israeli military.
The extremist Netanyahu government that has committed genocide in Gaza does not need more military support from American taxpayers.
Axios CongressBluesky14h ago
Andrew Solender
NEW: Raskin, w/ 50 House Dem co-sponsors, formally introduces a bill which would create a commission to assess Trump's fitness for office under the 25th Amendment.
Bill text here: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28...
Story TK
Congressional ReporterBluesky14h ago
Scott MacFarlane
NEW: 50 House Democrats introduce legislation to establish a Commission on Presidential Capacity to Discharge the Powers and Duties, citing Trump’s unhinged, “volatile & incoherent” actions
Bill enables Congress to play its role in 25th Amendment
NYT White HouseBluesky1d ago
Peter Baker
A series of disjointed, hard-to-follow and sometimes-profane comments capped by threatening to wipe out Iran and attacking the pope have left many with the impression of a deranged autocrat mad with power and revived the debate about Trump's mental health. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...
Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate
nytimes.com
Axios CongressBluesky1d ago
Andrew Solender
NEW: Democratic Women's Caucus chair Teresa Leger Fernández plans to move forward with a resolution to expel GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales despite Swalwell's resignation, I'm told.
She is "not backing down," a source familiar w/ the matter tells me. "Gonzales must also go."
Congressional ReporterBluesky8h ago
Scott MacFarlane
The whitewashing continues
Justice Dept supports vacating the seditious conspiracy convictions from the U.S. Capitol siege
An affront to victims and the juries who convicted the defendants
(Those defendants received commutations, not pardons from Trump)
www.cbsnews.com/news/doj-mov...
DOJ moves to dismiss Jan. 6 convictions against former Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, including seditious conspiracy charges
The Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal court to vacate Jan. 6 convictions against a dozen former members of the right-wing Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, aiming to wipe away some of the final...
cbsnews.com
Congressional ReporterBluesky17h ago
Scott MacFarlane
"This is chicanery"
Rep Joyce Beatty's (D-OH) new court filing challenging Trump's renaming & shuttering of Kennedy Center
"Defendants have no meaningful answer to the fact that they have renamed the Kennedy Ctr in open defiance of the organic statute"
storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Congressional ReporterBluesky1d ago
Scott MacFarlane
Brutal political day for Trump
Without support from fellow Republicans for his Pope criticisms
November looms
Tonight’s “Scott MacFarlane Reports”
youtu.be/nMvcPeGpzrw?...
Trump SUDDENLY DELETES Post After His Own Supporters Turn On Him
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
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Politico LegalBluesky1d ago
Josh Gerstein
JUST IN: Atty asks judge for order preserving Trump 45 WH records FBI returned to Mar-a-Lago. @NatlSecCnslrs says feds agreed only to preserve records at NARA. Recent OLC opinion suggests Trump could destroy all Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
Notice (Other) – #11 in Legal Eagle, LLC v. National Archives and Records Administration (D. Maryland, 8:26-cv-00920) – CourtListener.com
NOTICE by Legal Eagle, LLC, National Security Counselors, Inc. of Intent to File a Motion (McClanahan, Kelly)
storage.courtlistener.com
Congressional ReporterBluesky5h ago
Scott MacFarlane
Epstein survivors and House Democrats planning for a fight ahead after getting snubbed today by Pam Bondi
youtu.be/9JLBQk6LErw?...
Bondi Runs But CAN’T HIDE from Epstein Scandal
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
youtu.be
Congressional ReporterBluesky16h ago
Scott MacFarlane
Republicans FEAR THE WORST with MIDTERM SURPRISE
www.youtube.com/watch?v=kgaW...
Republicans FEAR THE WORST with MIDTERM SURPRISE
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
youtube.com
Congressional ReporterBluesky19h ago
Scott MacFarlane
NEW: Trump's terrible, horrible, no good, very bad news cycle
Today risks exacerbating it further
Here's my "DAY AHEAD" .. my daily editorial note:
open.substack.com/pub/macfarla...
Congressional ReporterBluesky18h ago
Scott MacFarlane
Republicans now fear the worst in midterm elections
A brutal 72 hours
Just filed to @MeidasTouch ===>
youtu.be/kgaWoJpC9iQ?...
Republicans FEAR THE WORST with MIDTERM SURPRISE
YouTube video by Scott MacFarlane Reports
youtu.be
Axios CongressBluesky1d ago
Andrew Solender
"Tony Gonzales should resign immediately," GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna tells me, adding that she has "not heard that the Tony Gonzales resolution is cancelled and will support his expulsion."
NPRBluesky1d ago
Hansi Lo Wang
PRO TIP if you're filing taxes by mail:
Your tax return may not get postmarked by the U.S. Postal Service the same day it's dropped off.
If you want to make sure your return gets a postmark by the April 15 deadline, go to a post office by Wednesday and ask for one.
Your ballot or other mail may not get postmarked by USPS the day it's dropped off
Close to a deadline for mailing your ballot, tax return or legal document? To make sure it gets a postmark on time under the latest USPS changes, you may want to send it early or visit a post office.
npr.org
NYT White HouseBluesky1d ago
Peter Baker
Sexual misconduct allegations claim a second congressman on the same day as Tony Gonzales of Texas announces his resignation after being accused of a coercive sexual relationship with a staff member who later killed herself. @jdavidgoodman.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...
Tony Gonzales, a Texas Congressman, Says He Will Resign
nytimes.com
NYT White HouseBluesky14h ago
Peter Baker
In his second term, Trump seems even less restrained and more incoherent at times. He uses more profanity, speaks longer, regularly makes comments rooted in fantasy rather than fact, wanders off into odd tangents and shocks even allies with his outbursts. www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...
Trump’s Erratic Behavior and Extreme Comments Revive Mental Health Debate
nytimes.com
Axios CongressBluesky1d ago
Andrew Solender
NEW: Eric Swalwell says he is resigning from Congress
Congressional ReporterBluesky12h ago
Scott MacFarlane
ALERT: Judge sets April 21 hearing for 35 y/o man accused of brandishing knife & making threats at 3 National Guard members deployed at Washington, DC's Union Station
Man allegedly kicked & spat on officer who stopped him
Judge has ordered man held w/out bond
(Guard remains in DC thru Dec 31)
Politico LegalBluesky15h ago
Josh Gerstein
BREAKING: DC Circuit votes, 2-1, to end Judge Boasberg's criminal contempt inquiry into possible violations of his orders re Trump Alien Enemies Act deportations. Maj.: Rao/Walker (Trump), Dissent: Childs (Biden). Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28... Earlier: www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Politico LegalBluesky1d ago
Josh Gerstein
JUST IN: Judge dismisses Trump libel suit v. WSJ over bawdy sketch/letter Trump allegedly included in Jeffrey Epstein birthday tribute book. Judge Darren Gayles (Obama/SDFL) says suit 'nowhere close' to sufficient but will allow refiling. w/@kyledcheney www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
Judge dismisses Trump’s lawsuit against WSJ over Epstein birthday letter
Trump came “nowhere close” to alleging malice by the newspaper, ruled Judge Darrin Gayles.
politico.com
Politico LegalBluesky1d ago
Josh Gerstein
JUST IN: Texas Tech law student sues after being found responsible for honor code violation for comments on Charlie Kirk assassination. Doc: storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.us...
Complaint – #1 in Ellen Mae Fisher v. Texas Tech University Regents (N.D. Tex., 5:26-cv-00073) – CourtListener.com
COMPLAINT WITH JURY DEMAND against Jared Gonzales, Amy Hardberger, Terri Morgeson, Jack Wade Nowlin, Allison Outenreath, Ally Owens, Larry Spain, Texas Tech University Regents filed by Ellen Mae Fishe...
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NYT White HouseBluesky1d ago
Peter Baker
Eric Swalwell, who has already dropped out of the California gubernatorial race and faces criminal and House Ethics Committee probes into allegations of sexual misconduct, announces he will resign from Congress @jillcowan.bsky.social Emily Cochrane @migold.bsky.social www.nytimes.com/2026/04/13/u...
Swalwell Says He Will Resign From Congress After Sex Abuse Accusations
nytimes.com
NYT White HouseBluesky8h ago
Peter Baker
A woman who turned to Eric Swalwell for political help says he raped her in a West Hollywood hotel, the latest in a series of accusations that have ended his political career and put him in legal jeopardy. @jillcowan.bsky.social @4evrmalone.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2026/04/14/u...
A New Accuser Says Eric Swalwell Sexually Assaulted Her
nytimes.com
Politico LegalBluesky9h ago
Josh Gerstein
JUST IN: Trump seeks discovery from WSJ on whether it had "actual malice" when publishing story on risque letter Trump allegedly provided for Epstein 50th birthday book. Doc: www.documentcloud.org/documents/28... Judge just tossed libel suit but said Trump can refile www.politico.com/news/2026/04...
Axios CongressBluesky1d ago
Andrew Solender
GOP Rep. Tony Gonzales: "When Congress returns tomorrow, I will file my retirement from office."
NYT White HouseBluesky16h ago
Peter Baker
The strategic calculus for both the US and Iran is about holding out longer than the other, writes Robin Wright. They are drifting into "a war of attrition where each side believes it can impose more pain than it can absorb," Israeli analyst tells her. www.newyorker.com/news/the-led...
“The Peace President” Gets Belligerent with Iran and the Pope
After negotiations to end the war failed to produce a deal, Trump imposed a naval blockade to cut off the Islamic Republic’s ability to trade through the Strait of Hormuz.
newyorker.com
NPRBluesky1d ago
Hansi Lo Wang
NEW: Florida’s Republican state Attorney General James Uthmeier says he's filed a "petition" for the Census Bureau to alter 2020 census results, which have already been used to redistribute U.S. House seats and the 14th Amendment says must include the "whole number of persons in each state”
Attorney General James Uthmeier Petitions Census Bureau to Correct 2020 Apportionment | My Florida Legal
Attorney General James Uthmeier Petitions Census Bureau to Correct 2020 Apportionment My Florida Legal
myfloridalegal.com
NPRBluesky15h ago
Hansi Lo Wang
NEW: The 15 most common last names in the U.S. according the 2020 census are...
1. Smith
2. Johnson
3. Williams
4. Brown
5. Jones
6. Garcia
7. Miller
8. Rodriguez
9. Davis
10. Martinez
11. Hernandez
12. Lopez
13. Gonzalez
14. Wilson
15. Anderson
www.census.gov/library/stor...
List of Top 15 Last Names in the United States Has Changed Less in the Last 230 Years Than You Might Think
Newly released names data from the 2020 Census show which first and last names are the most popular across the nation.
census.gov
Politico LegalBluesky7h ago
Josh Gerstein
Really a stunning development in light of the deep suspicion with which Trump once held the intel community and FISA power in particular. via @benjohansen3 www.politico.com/live-updates...
Trump urges GOP unity to push forward key spy powers vote
In a post to Truth Social, President Donald Trump called on lawmakers to set aside their divisions over the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act.
politico.com