Austin 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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Prevent Trump From Taking Unilateral Military Action Against Iran
Donald Trump seems hell-bent on going to war in Iran. Congress has a tool—the War Powers Resolution—to proactively limit military action against another country without congressional approval.
To Congress:
Pass a War Powers Resolution without delay to prevent the Trump regime from taking military action against Iran unless explicitly authorized by Congress.
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.
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Congress Must Impeach Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem
To Congress:
The Secretary of Homeland Security is supposed to make America safer. Kristi Noem is making our country less safe by the minute. If Noem refuses to step down, Congress should use the power of impeachment spelled out in the United States Constitution to remove her from office.
Tying health insurance to employment is class warfare.
-- Public Citizen (@public_citizen)
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35 State Coalition Demand App & Play Store Delete X to Stop Grok Porn Wave
Image: Heute.at When your AI chatbot cranks out nonconsensual sexual imagery at industrial scale—6,700 images per hour during…
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Overturn Supreme Court’s Citizens United Ruling
As Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the billionaire class continue attacking the very foundations of our democracy, the American people must keep the pressure on to overturn Citizens United.
Take action today even if you’ve signed petitions before in support of overturning Citizens United—there’s no such thing as doing too much to protect our democracy!
Members of Military Can and Must Disobey Illegal Orders
To support our troops includes supporting their right and duty *not* to follow illegal orders. No matter what our politics are or who the president is. Especially when Trump—along with his sycophantic and misogynistic Defense Secretary, Pete Hegseth—have made it very clear that they have little regard for what is or isn’t legal.
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