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Karen E. Lund 💙💛Senate Must Reject Todd Blanche for Attorney General
Attorney General is our nation’s top law enforcement position. The person in that role leads a Department of Justice, including the FBI, that is supposed to be an independent force for upholding the rule of law.
Todd Blanche is down on all fours and slobbering at the chance to be a “good boy.” Do not confirm Blanche for Attorney General.
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At the behest of Donald Trump, the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool in Washington, D.C., is being painted bright blue.
The long, shallow basin sits on the National Mall between the Washington Monument and the Lincoln Memorial.
It is not for swimming or other recreational activities.
Its name comes from the fact that it was designed specifically to reflect those memorials and invoke the best ideals of the men they honor.
Now it will just give the impression that we live under a perpetually clear, blue sky.
It’s a wonder Trump isn’t having the Reflecting Pool painted with a giant mural of himself giving Abraham Lincoln the finger.
Public Citizen has launched an investigation into Trump’s Reflecting Pool fiasco — which may be the most misguided and wasteful paint job in American history — demanding records under the Freedom of Information Act.
Here’s what we know so far:
The regime awarded the contract to, in Trump’s own words, “a guy who’s unbelievable at doing swimming pools.” The company had never worked with the federal government before but had supposedly painted swimming pools at one of Trump’s golf resorts.
The law normally requires contracts for major work like this to go through a competitive process. Trump bypassed that requirement by claiming that his administration would suffer “serious injury” if it followed the law — without so much as one word explaining how that could possibly be true.
Trump initially bragged that the project would cost $1.8 million. But the contract has ballooned to over $13 million.
Public Citizen has filed dozens of Freedom of Information Act requests since Trump returned to power. In April, we succeeded in a lawsuit after the administration ignored our Freedom of Information Act request for the contract related to the gaudy, gargantuan ballroom Trump is erecting where the East Wing of the White House stood until he illegally demolished it last fall.
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National Day of Action to Stop ICE Warehouse Detention
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Movement Call: National Day of Action to Stop ICE Warehouse Detention · Indivisible
The Trump administration is converting warehouses across the country into mass detention facilities — and communities are already fighting back. Join Indivisible, Detention Watch Network, Disappeared in America, and other partners on April 14th for a one-hour national training call where you will learn the tactics and strategies to host actions in defense of immigrants in your community. On April 25th , we’re coming together for the Communities Not Cages National Day of Action to show up in defense of immigrants through hosting non-violent and peaceful local actions. That day is our first step, and we're going to make sure you're ready. This call is for everyone, including if you live near an existing or proposed site. On this call, you will: -Hear directly from organizers at a frontline site fight about what they're planning. -Get an overview and resources so you can host a safe, effective event in your community. -Register your actions live on Mobilize, with step-by-step support. There's a role for everyone, whether you're in a community with a proposed warehouse facility or not. We'll make sure you leave with everything you need to take action on April 25th and beyond.
The National Capital Planning Commission met Thursday and Trump’s appointees voted to approve his ballroom plans.
Meanwhile, a federal judge ruled the project is illegal because the shocking demolition of the East Wing and construction of a ballroom nearly twice the size of the main White House was not authorized by the Constitution or by Congress.
The ruling means Congress must now vote YES or NO on Trump’s Ballroom.
Attorney General (AG) is our nation’s top law enforcement position. The AG leads a Department of Justice that is supposed to be an independent force for upholding the rule of law and prosecuting those who commit federal crimes. Donald Trump seems to think the AG, DOJ, and FBI are his personal attack dogs. Tell your Senators: Do not confirm another AG nominee who supports Trump’s election denialism and retaliatory prosecutions.
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THANK YOU FOR YOUR POLITICAL DONATIONS: The "lavish" life of "Limousine Lawler"
REPUBLICAN CANDIDATE IS LIVING LARGE: New York congressman blew $150k in campaign funds on #Limos, #RitzCarlton stays, #PrivateBoatCharters and #SteakhouseDinners
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KXAN News AustinAustin boosts lobbyist transparency, but relies on self-reporting
When paid lobbyists try to influence Austin’s elected officials, new rules taking effect next week aim to bring more of those efforts into the open -- but critics warn one change could do the opposite.
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Tell Congress: Investigate Pam Bondi’s Ethical Failures
Pam Bondi’s conflicts of interest as Attorney General are numerous and severe. Her abrupt firing of the ethics watchdog at the Department of Justice suggests there may be even more or even worse ethics problems she is trying to hide. The American people are calling on Congress to investigate any conflicts of interest and ethical failures on the part of Pam Bondi.
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LAWSUIT #29 — TRUMP’S GILDED BALLROOM
DATE FILED: December 22, 2025
WHY WE SUED: To force the administration to release records related to the construction of a gilded ballroom where the East Wing of the White House stood until Trump had it demolished.
BACKGROUND: In October of 2025, Trump had the entire East Wing of the White House demolished. In its place, he intends to erect a humongous gilded ballroom — the estimated cost of which was initially $200 million, then $300 million, and now $400 million. (Don’t be surprised if it rises to a billion or more before all is said and done.) All so Trump can curry favor with billionaire CEOs and try to impress the authoritarian foreign leaders he longs to emulate. Two days after demolition of the East Wing began, Public Citizen — under the Freedom of Information Act — called for the administration to release the contract for the construction of the ballroom. In defiance of the law, Trump officials have refused to do so. So we took them to court.
WHERE THINGS STAND: The administration’s response to our lawsuit is due later in February.
