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House Votes to Block Signalgate Inquiry and Others
Washington, D.C. — On Tuesday, the House voted to adopt a rule preventing House members from bringing any Resolutions of Inquiry (ROI) to the floor until October. House Armed Services Committee Ranking Member Adam Smith (D-WA) filed an ROI directing the Trump administration to turn over communications related to Signalgate and needed just two Republican … Continued
Republicans Move to Block Inquiries Into Trump Admin Amid Signal Scandal
Speaker Johnson Changing House Rules to Avoid Signalgate Accountability
House to Vote on Rule Change on Tuesday Washington, D.C. — On Monday evening, the House Rules Committee, which is controlled by House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA), advanced a rule that would prevent the House of Representatives from investigating Signalgate. The proposed rule, which will receive a full House floor vote on Tuesday afternoon, would … Continued
House GOP leaders move to forestall potential Signalgate votes
Top Bank Watchdogs Withdraw Bank Guidance Tied to Crypto
Coalition urges DOJ to stay the course—and break up Live Nation
Letter About Overturning the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s Overdraft Fee Rule
Democrats in Congress urge Trump to reverse FTC firings
Progressives Push to Assert Congress Power Over Yemen War
Take It Down Act nears passage; critics warn Trump could use it against enemies
Congress Allows Musk’s X Money to Fleece Consumers
Musk’s Access to CFPB Data Could Also Give X Money Unfair Advantage Over Competitors Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, the House of Representatives voted to revoke the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s final rule allowing the agency to supervise digital payment apps like Venmo, Apple Pay and CashApp the same way the agency monitors companies that … Continued
House Republicans Pass Bill Letting Musk ‘Fleece Consumers’ With His X Money Scheme
Looming tech trials to showcase Trump administration’s stance on antitrust
D.C. Courts Warned About Ed Martin Ethics Complaints
D.C. Attorney Nominee’s Threats Against Critics of Elon Musk and DOGE Mire Him In Disqualifying Ethics Scandal Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, a coalition of civil society groups alerted the courts in the District of Columbia about the multiple ethics complaints lodged against Edward R. Martin, Jr., the interim U.S. attorney for D.C. As the … Continued
Grassroots Coalition: Senate Must Block Weapons Sales to Israel
Washington, DC — This week, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is expected to force a yes-or-no vote in the U.S. Senate on two Joint Resolutions of Disapproval that would block the sale of certain offensive weapons to the Israeli military. The No Weapons for Israel’s War coalition has been driving their millions of supporters to call … Continued
U.S. Officials Called Signal a Tool for Terrorists and Criminals. Now They’re Using It.
Ed Martin Is Trampling the Rule of Law. And He Won’t Shut Up About It.
Letter to FBI Director Kash Patel
Demand Progress joined 22 other groups asking FBI Director Kash Patel for a meeting to discuss government surveillance and privacy reform. Read the letter here.
Letter on Illegal FTC Firings
Demand Progress joined a letter asking Congress to investigate the illegal firings of FTC commissioners Alvaro Bedoya and Rebecca Kelly Slaughter. Read the letter here.