Important step from the administration here! A new EO is out to improve the system of rulemaking to make it more participatory, inclusive, & to ensure benefits are counted appropriately in economic analysis. Sounds wonky, but it's a gamechanger for getting things done to protect… Show more
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Pearson: There has been no House members who have ever been expelled for exercising their first amendment right to peaceful protest. This is a first in American history. And we are losing our democracy to white supremacy. We are losing our democracy to patriarchy.,
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We Finally Know the Case Against Trump, and It Is Strong nytimes.com/2023/04/04/opi
“The charge of creating false financial records is constantly brought by Mr. Bragg and other New York DAs."
“In particular, the creation of phony documentation to cover up campaign… Show more
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Important piece from & John Dean which gets to the heart of the rationale for the Trump criminal charges and rebuts a set of assumptions too many are making. A MUST read! cnn.com/2023/04/05/opi #NoOneIsAboveTheLaw
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Alvin Bragg at his press conference: "he lied again and again to evade laws to which we are all held accountable. Everyone stands equal before the law."
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Trump indictment (16 pages) with 34 counts just dropped. manhattanda.org/wp-content/upl
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We will have more on this soon, but Trump is not enjoying this at all. It’s plain on his face.
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Trump pleads not guilty - 34 counts of falsifying business records in first degree
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Trump’s arraignment is set to begin any minute now, but first the judge will hear from a lawyer representing several news organizations that are seeking greater access to the courtroom.
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There sure are a lot of people in Trump’s orbit who have been arrested and convicted of crimes. msnbc.com/trump-investig
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No one is above the law — not even former presidents.
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LATEST: Former Pres. Trump has been processed as a criminal defendant, including having his fingerprints taken.
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I'm sure folks are already watching, but as we gear up for the 2:15 pm arraignment and the 3:30pm Alvin Bragg news conference, tune in here for live updates: nytimes.com/live/2023/04/0 #NoOneIsAboveTheLaw
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Sharing my latest op-ed in ,
I write-- The fact that no one is above the law — not even a former president — should bring the country together, not drive it apart.
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With today's Policy Statement on Abusiveness, signals its plan to carry out its statutory mandate in full measure & protect consumers from predatory practices in the markets for credit & payment services.
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Mar-a-Lago evidence suggests possible Trump obstruction, people familiar say - The Washington Post
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Don’t buy the argument that Trump is getting special treatment
Making false entries in financial books & records is regularly prosecuted in NY 👇
justsecurity.org/85605/survey-o
And so are illicit payments to benefit a campaign
We explain
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“This should be a moment that unifies Americans under one idea: No one is above the law.” -- Read 's statement on Trump's indictment: citizen.org/news/president #NoOneisAbovetheLaw
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By indicting Trump, Alvin Bragg restores our faith in the rule of law
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Trump’s attorney Michael Cohen has already gone to jail for this crime. Now it’s time for Trump to face legal consequences as well. Substantial evidence led to this indictment, which was issued by a grand jury of everyday Americans. No one is above the law.
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Breaking News: A grand jury in New York has voted to indict Donald Trump over his role in a hush money payment to a porn star, according to four people with knowledge of the matter. nyti.ms/3ZzQXrb
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Great news!
is urging indp. agencies to toughen rules to reduce bank reliance on debt and increase cash on hand. Those standards were loosened for medium-sized banks in 2018.
They are also calling for DF 956 to decouple risk from CEO pay.
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Agree! Great comments . This is an important shout out for moving forward on long dormant executive compensation rules to decouple risky activity and CEO pay. We should not be incentivizing risk.
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.@SenatorWarnock: poor ppl have full weight of law come down upon them for smallest infractions. When bankers make risky bets that endanger our economy, they cash in.
Will you enact Wall St pay restrictions? @FDICgov: being discussed & it's appropriate
c-span.org/video/?c506436
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Trump throws himself a pity party as indictment looms…
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It’s time for Republicans to stop playing games, pass a clean debt ceiling bill, and quit threatening our economic recovery.
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Debt ceiling impasse: McCarthy presses Biden to negotiate... rightly pushes back and says "show us your budget plan."
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Disinformation, voter suppression and money in politics remain roadblocks to making progress on some of our most pressing issues of the day. Join us at 1pm ET tomorrow to learn about the way forward for a stronger democracy
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This is an important dark money story and a reminder of why we need #DISCLOSE.
Activist group led by Ginni Thomas received nearly $600,000 in anonymous donations washingtonpost.com/investigations
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Perfectly stated:
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While the "individual ... being indicted ... might be exceptional, nothing else about this moment would be. We are simply witnessing our legal system & rule of law principles at work." - Praveen Fernandes on possible Trump indictment via @newsweek newsweek.com/possible-trump
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Too often, companies make it difficult to unsubscribe from a service, wasting Americans’ time and money on things they may not want or need.
I support 's proposal requiring companies to fix this.
It shouldn’t be harder to cancel a service than it was to subscribe for it.
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Join , Tues, 3/28 at 1PM EST for a virtual panel discussion, American Democracy: A Way Forward! Sign-up here. This is a side event for the #democracysummit next week!
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Trump has likely committed at least 56 crimes since he began running for president.
The indictment he's facing in New York should only be the first step towards holding him accountable for all of his crimes.
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Alvin Bragg's likely Trump indictment will need to navigate some complexities
But Bragg has the better of the argument
I broke down exactly what the DA might do—& why he has a stronger case than some say
w/ & Andrew McCabe
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As Donald Trump faces a likely indictment in New York, he has returned to old habits, unleashing personal, unproven and provocative attacks against investigators, Democrats and fellow Republicans, our political correspondent writes.
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Check out our new video featuring moi, and in advance of 's important HELP Committee hearing featuring Moderna's CEO tomorrow. #stoppricehikes
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Moderna and its CEO, Stéphane Bancel, made billions from the COVID vaccine that taxpayers paid to research and create.
Now Moderna is trying to hike the price of our vaccine by 400%.
The vaccine should be free.
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With four separate criminal investigations into him, Donald Trump announced his candidacy absurdly early in order to create an “election interference” defense.
This is a meritless, disingenuous, bogus and circular defense, created by himself to defend himself.
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Today, after yesterday's #IPCC report, everything is back to normal – as always. We continue to ignore the climate crisis as if nothing happened. Our societies are still in denial, and those in power go on with their never ending quests to maximise profits. We cannot afford this.
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“A Fox News producer who has worked with the hosts Maria Bartiromo and Tucker Carlson filed lawsuits against the company … accusing Fox lawyers of coercing her into giving misleading testimony in” Dominion lawsuit.
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Stop acting like white collar crime is somehow less serious than other crime.
There's a double standard in this country where we kinda brush off financial crime by billionaires.
The former president being arrested for white collar crime is one of the biggest stories in history.
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They prosecuted one Mayor of Baltimore for embezzling $500 worth of gift cards;another for scamming sales of her children’s book.The idea that illegally writing off your hush $ payment for a sexual indiscretion while running for President is somehow “too small to indict” is bunk.
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