Ranking Member Maxine Waters and Committee Democrats Introduce the “Stop TRUMP in Crypto Act of 2025”
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Opinion: Let’s Urge Congress to Pass Legislation to Save the U.S. Postal Service
Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night can stop the U.S. Postal Service, but the mismanagement of former Postmaster General Louis DeJoy just might. Although DeJoy resigned this spring, the U.S. Postal Service continues to follow his failed “Delivering for America” plan into ruin.
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Congresswoman Waters, Senator Merkley Launch New Effort to Boost Congress’ Oversight of Trump’s Mass Firings
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Rep. Maxine Waters Leads “Truth Over Trump” Townhall in South Los Angeles
Congresswoman and community members rally against disinformation, push for civic action ahead of November election
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Waters and Warren Introduce Bill to Restore Civil Rights Protections During Fair Housing Month
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Civil Rights Groups to White House: ‘We Won’t Back Down’
The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights has launched “The Pact: A Civil Rights Coalition Unity Commitment,” a declaration of mutual support among dozens of major nonprofit organizations representing millions of people nationwide. The coalition said it’s responding directly to escalating threats and retaliatory actions by the White House and federal agencies targeting groups engaged in public service, advocacy, and civil rights work.
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Lawmakers Greenlight Reparations Study for Descendants of Enslaved Marylanders
Maryland lawmakers have approved Senate Bill 587, authorizing the creation of the Maryland Reparations Commission. The body will study and make recommendations for reparations to descendants of enslaved people and others harmed by centuries of discriminatory policies.
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Ranking Member Maxine Waters, House Leaders Cheer Successful Effort to Defend American Consumers and the CFPB in Court
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Reckless Messaging Breach Alarms Oversight Group
Chioma Chukwu, executive director of American Oversight, issued a sharp rebuke of the
current administration’s handling of sensitive national security matters following recent
reports that high-level officials used encrypted messaging apps to discuss active military
operations.
Trump Targets Public Education with Mass Job Cuts
The Trump administration has taken its first steps in dismantling the Department of Education, slashing more than 1,300 jobs and closing regional offices in cities including New York, Boston, Chicago, and Cleveland. According to Rachel Oglesby, the department’s chief of staff, employees were informed via email Tuesday that the Washington headquarters and regional offices would be closed Wednesday for unspecified “security reasons” before reopening Thursday. “Today’s reduction in force reflects the Department of Education’s commitment to efficiency, accountability, and ensuring that resources are directed where they matter most: to students, parents, and teachers,” Education Secretary Linda McMahon said.
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Stopgap Bill Advances as Congress Moves to Prevent Shutdown
A newly introduced stopgap bill in Congress aims to extend government funding through the end of the 2025 fiscal year, providing critical financial support for federal agencies and essential programs. The legislation, formally titled the “Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025,” is designed to avert a government shutdown, but its broader implications extend across the country.
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‘We’re Not Running from Our Own House’: CBC Declares War on Trump, Musk, and Project 2025
In what might be an unprecedented show of force, a powerful contingent of the Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) met with African American journalists inside the Democratic Whip’s Conference Room at the U.S. Capitol, laying out their battle plan against Donald Trump, Elon Musk and the far-right’s dystopian blueprint known as Project 2025. CBC Chair Yvette Clarke, First Vice Chair Troy Carter, Whip Sydney Kamlager-Dove, former Chair Steven Horsford, Reps. Jahana Hayes, Summer Lee, and the ever-outspoken Jasmine Crockett made it clear—while they lack the votes to halt Trump’s cruel and life-threatening policies, they are on the offensive with one goal in mind: retaking the House next year to neutralize his agenda.
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