This administration got caught punishing states for how they voted. Then it tried to bury the reports meant to catch the next act of violence.
He Admitted To Cutting Funding States That Voted Against Trump.
Russell Vought runs the entire federal budget for Trump. In August, his own office admitted it cut funding to states that voted against Trump in 2024.
California lost 79 federal projects because of it. Grants already approved by Congress got frozen anyway, for one reason: how people voted.
Kamlager-Dove filed articles of impeachment against him. Her words: “OMB Director Russell Vought has repeatedly and openly broken the law to stroke Trump’s fragile ego.” She called it “blatant abuse of power.”
He still controls the money every state depends on for roads, hospitals, and schools.
A Judge Almost Held His New Attorney General In Contempt. He Stonewalled Anyway.
Kamlager-Dove has already gone after one Attorney General for hiding the Epstein files. Trump just gave her a second one to go after.
Congress passed a law ordering the Justice Department to release those files. A judge had to order Trump’s new Attorney General, Todd Blanche, to hand over records the department already owed the public, by August 25.
Days before that deadline, the judge warned he was ready to hold Blanche’s department in contempt. His exact words: “That’s not a threat. It’s a promise.”
Blanche’s department answered with an appeal instead of the files. His own lawyers admitted the order they were appealing “may not even be appealable.”
While Washington Lies, Her Own District Is Living The Cost.
ICE arrests in the Los Angeles region jumped nearly sevenfold last year. More than 13,400 people were detained, most with no criminal conviction at all.
Real families across Los Angeles are paying for it. One family pays $700 a month on a $55,000 bond just to keep a relative out of detention.
Kamlager-Dove answered with a bill, not just a statement. She introduced the Stop ICE’s Medical Neglect Act. It would force ICE to give detainees real medical care and stop punishing anyone who complains.
Every dollar for her campaign helps pay researchers who dig up facts like these and turn them into bills like this one. That’s what actually protects families still living through it.
Two Cabinet-Level Officials Just Showed Where Their Loyalty Really Is. She’s Not Backing Down From Either One.
This isn’t only happening in Los Angeles. The same administration cutting grants to punish blue states and hiding threat reports from the public is doing it everywhere it can get away with it. Every fighter who keeps making them answer for it makes that harder.
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POSTS THAT INCLUDE FUNDRAISING THAT 'VIOLATES THEIR
UNDEFINED COMMUNITY STANDARDS SO ALL 'FUND RAISING'
IS DELETED - CONTRIBUTE AS YOU ARE INCLINED TO SUPPORT
IMPORTANT ISSUES! THESE ARE NOT SOLICITATIONS
AMERICANS NEED FIGHTERS LIKE RO KHANNA IN CONGRESS!
RO KHANNA HAS CONTINUED TO FIGHT THE EPSTEIN COVER-UP...
and even TOADY TODD BLANCHE continues the COVER-UP and
INSULTS EPSTEIN'S VICTIMS!
THE FBI IS OBSTRUCTING THE ZORRO RANCH INVESTIGATION
IN NEW MEXICO ... WHY? It is believed that there are DEAD BODIES
BURIED ON EPSTEIN'S PROPERTY...the FBI told both New York and
New Mexico to STAND DOWN! WHO? WHY?
MUSKRAT erased USAID which has caused MASSIVE DEATHS.... USAID workers monitored and reported DISEASES before they spread...might they have stopped EBOLA sooner?
STOP SUPPORTING ISRAEL'S ATROCITIES AND GENOCIDE!
WE HAVE 3 MADMEN WHO NEED TO BE STOPPED:
TRUMP, NETANYAHU AND PUTIN!
STOP LISTENING TO WELL FUNDED ANTI-DEMOCRACY AIPAC LIES!
FUND HEALTH CARE & FOOD FOR AMERICANS - not WARS and KILLING!
WELL FUNDED AIPAC = ANTI-DEMOCRACY TARGETS ANY CANDIDATE WHO
SPEAKS OUT AGAINST ISRAEL'S GENOCIDE AND ETHNIC CLEANSING....
KEEP IN MIND THAT THERE IS NO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR WAR
CRIMES!
LOOK UP THE NUREMBERG TRIALS.
Your Taxes, Their Wars: How AIPAC Lobbying Dictates US Foreign Policy And Funds Israel’s Endless Wars
American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is a tax-exempt non-profit group that lobbies for strong pro-Israel policies.
AIPAC is the most powerful pro-Israel lobby in the United States. AIPAC funnels millions of dollars to lawmakers of both major parties to buy their cooperation and support for policies that benefit a foreign government currently committing a genocide. - Track AIPAC
The pro-Israel lobbying group AIPAC, which has opposed efforts at diplomacy with Iran and is applauding the U.S.-led strikes, has delivered $28 million to the campaigns of members of Congress in the 2025–2026 election cycle, according to a Sludge analysis of FEC data, including earmarked PAC contributions. - Sludge
AIPAC — the American Israel Public Affairs Committee — is a tax-exempt 501(c)(4) non-profit group that lobbies for strong U.S.-Israel relations and pro-Israel policies.AIPAC’s board members are listed here (pages 7-8). These are some of the infamous AIPAC “babysitters” that roam the halls of Congress and twist the arms of our elected officials.
AIPAC PAC is the group’s political action committee used to raise funds and directly contribute to candidates who align with their pro-Israel agenda.In short, AIPAC focuses on lobbying and advocacy, while AIPAC PAC focuses on direct financial support for political candidates.
United Democracy Project (UDP) is AIPAC’s affiliated Super PAC. Unlike traditional PACs, Super PACs can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money to influence elections, but they are prohibited from coordinating directly with candidates or campaigns.UDP focuses on independent expenditures, such as advertising and voter outreach, to promote pro-Israel candidates.
The American Israel Education Foundation (AIEF) is a nonprofit organization affiliated with AIPAC. It is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization, meaning donations to it are tax-deductible.AIEF organizes educational trips to Israel for members of Congress, their staff, and other influential individuals, to feed them propaganda about Israel's strategic, political, and cultural landscape.
Track AIPAC is a grassroots effort to reveal and counter the influence of AIPAC and the Israel lobby by systematically documenting their financial contributions to our federal officials. We support candidates who refuse support from the Israel lobby and champion a foreign policy based on human rights and international law.
The American-Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is the most powerful pro-Israel lobby in the United States. AIPAC funnels millions of dollars to lawmakers of both major parties to buy their cooperation and support for policies that benefit a foreign government currently committing a genocide.
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TakeAway: Call your MAGA rep: Stop wasting your tax dollars on Israel's endless wars.
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ISRAEL IS LOSING AMERICAN SUPPORT AMONG VOTERS AND RECENTLY,
DEMAND PROGRESS CIRCULATED THIS PETITION:
More than 100 U.S. Representatives voted last week to block $3.3 billion in military funding for Israel. It's a seismic shift, bringing Congress closer to ending U.S. complicity with Israel's atrocities in Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon, and Iran.
FIRST:Donald Trump attacked me for standing up for the working class and Epstein survivors.
THEN:Elon Musk attacked me because I called him out for taking away food and medicine from the world's poorest.
NOW:Benjamin Netanyahu and his allies are attacking me for telling Americans what I witnessed in Palestine.
I recently returned from an extensive Palestinian-led tour of the occupied West Bank. I didn't go to see a carefully managed version of the occupation. I went to witness the reality Palestinians live every single day.
What I saw will stay with me forever.
While visiting a school destroyed by violent extremists, my delegation was detained for more than an hour by armed settlers carrying American-made M4 rifles. When the Israeli military arrived, they didn't assist us.They stood with the settlers.
Now that I’m speaking out about the apartheid conditions, fear, and intimidation that millions of Palestinians endure every day,I’m being attacked.
They're trying to discredit my firsthand account because they don't want Americans asking hard questions about where our tax dollars are going.
I promised the families I met that I would not stay quiet. I will continue to demand:
The designation of the Hilltop Youth as a terrorist group.
The prosecution of violent settlers like Yinon Levi.
A total halt to illegal settlement construction in the West Bank.
Netanyahu and his allies can keep attacking. It only proves they are afraid of the truth.
Thank you for your support, your activism, and all that you do.
Onward,
Ro Khanna
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