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This is the reality of Trump’s agenda: tearing families apart to stoke fear and division and stripping all of us of our rights. It is vile. It is inhumane. And it will never be okay.

Hundreds in NYC rally to support 6-year-old separated from dad after ICE check-in

6-year-old Yuanxin loves making puppets and singing the "Good Morning" song. He has been separated from his father since before Thanksgiving after they were detained at a routine immigration check-in.

As Fei Zheng is being held at the Orange County Correctional Facility, his son, Yuanxin, is in the custody of the Office of Refugee Resettlement.

Trump Insists Tariffs Will Buoy the Economy. For Now, He’s on Damage Control.

Trump can talk himself hoarse while insisting otherwise, but he cannot change the reality hardworking Americans are facing. His tariffs are driving up costs, health care prices are soaring, and families are feeling the squeeze. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/08/u...

It was an honor to join the Christmas Tree Lane Association for their tree-lighting ceremony in Altadena. After the devastation of the Eaton Fire, there was real uncertainty about whether these trees would ever be lit again. But through resilience & hope the lights have returned! 🎄

This is what happens when an Administration empowers ICE to operate without limits or respect for human dignity. I’m proud to stand with Rep. Grijalva and with immigrant communities who face this cruelty every day. We will not back down. We will hold ICE accountable.

Catherine Rampell

@crampell.bsky.social

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Rep. Grijalva says she was pepper-sprayed by ICE

70 years ago, the Montgomery Bus Boycott created a turning point in the modern Civil Rights Movement. Today, let’s honor the extraordinary courage of the activists who stood up against injustice, and recommit ourselves to advancing their fight for freedom, equality, and justice.

This is a catastrophic failure of leadership and an indefensible step backward.

Hepatits B is a highly infectious virus that leads to chronic liver disease. The vaccine is safe, saves lives, and prevents cancer. This reckless decision will disproportionately harm Asian American communities, 1 in 12 of whom are chronically infected with hepatitis B.

CDC panel makes most sweeping revision to child vaccine schedule under RFK Jr.

I am outraged that RFK Jr.'s vaccine advisory panel voted 8-3 to drop the decades-old recommendation that all newborns get the hepatitis B vaccine at birth. www.washingtonpost.com/health/2025/...

The panel voted to eliminate a long-standing recommendation for every newborn to receive a hepatitis B shot, excluding those born to mothers testing negative.

Rep. Judy Chu@chu.house.govDec 4(source)

Lights, camera, action! 🍿🎥 Great meeting with Motion Picture Association CEO, Amb. Charlie Rivkin, about supporting America’s film industry. That's why I’m fighting to extend and strengthen Section 181, the only federal incentive that keeps these jobs in the U.S.

Rep. Judy Chu@chu.house.govDec 3(source)

Congrats to Pasadena's Motiv Space Systems, who will provide a robotic arm for an upcoming NASA mission! Their technology is helping shape the future of space navigation & exploration. I'll keep fighting to invest in science & maintain U.S. leadership in space. pasadenanow.com/main/pasaden...

Pasadena Firm’s Robotic Arm to Fly on NASA Mission – Pasadena Now

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Rep. Judy Chu@chu.house.govDec 2(source)

The hep B vaccination is safe, saves lives, & prevents cancer. RFK’s decision is dangerous. It will also disproportionately harm Asian American communities, who are just 7% of the U.S. population yet account for 60% of Hep B cases. This admin is making clear just how little it values AANHPI health.

RFK Jr.’s vaccine advisers plan biggest change yet to childhood schedule

The new chair of the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices said the panel plans to vote to end universal hepatitis B vaccination at birth and to scrutinize if childhood shots cause allergies.

Rep. Judy Chu@chu.house.govDec 2(source)

Trump has no plan to fix the affordability crisis because he doesn’t believe it’s real. Instead, he’s making it worse, premiums are doubling, groceries are up, and tariffs are squeezing families. Republicans defending this record should be ashamed.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

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Trump: "The word 'affordability' is a Democrat scam"

On Dec 1, 1955, Rosa Parks was arrested for refusing to give up her seat on a segregated bus. Standing beside her statue, I’m reminded of her unwavering courage & determination. As the fight for justice continues, we look to her bravery as a guiding light and a call to action

Congress must hold this administration accountable by conducting full oversight of these operations and demanding the answers the American people deserve.

The Trump administration's strikes in Venezuela were ordered without Congress, without transparency, and without any justification to the public. These actions are reckless, unconstitutional, and dangerous for our national security.