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Trump continues to threaten to cut off trade with Spain to “punish” them. But the U.S. runs a $4.8 billion trade SURPLUS with Spain. We are winning that deal. And Spain is in the EU, so you can’t just target Spain alone. This isn’t America First, it’s America Confused.

Aaron Rupar

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Trump: "Spain? I think they've been very bad. Not good at all. We may cut off trade with Spain."

The federal agents who killed these two Americans were operating under her command. That demands real accountability, and I will not stop fighting until we get.

Kristi Noem lost her job. Renee Good and Alex Pretti lost their lives. Noem faced a professional consequence she brought on herself. Their families are living with something no consequence, no firing, no reassignment can ever undo.

Aaron Rupar

@atrupar.com

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Trump: "Spain? I think they've been very bad. Not good at all. We may cut off trade with Spain."

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Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate

This story cannot keep flying under the radar. A ProPublica investigation uncovered hundreds of millions of dollars in financial ties between Trump officials and the industries they are supposed to regulate. That is not just a conflict of interest. It is corruption, plain and simple.

ProPublica is releasing a trove of disclosure records that detail the finances of more than 1,500 Trump appointees, including former lobbyists, industry executives and at least a dozen officials who d...

Republicans in Congress know. They know Trump is undermining the rule of law. They’re choosing to look the other way because they’re scared of being primaried or called a RINO. That’s a choice with consequences. Own it now, or own it later when history does the accounting for you.

This is your daily reminder that Trump and Republicans are spending billions of your tax dollars on an unauthorized war in Iran and Stephen Miller’s ICE agenda while gutting Medicaid, slashing SNAP, and driving up your health care costs.

This is the most corrupt administration in American history, by far.

Documents Reveal a Web of Financial Ties Between Trump Officials and the Industries They Help Regulate

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It’s a good day to ask how safe America really is with Pete Hegseth, a dangerously unfit former TV host, running the Pentagon in the middle of a conflict with Iran. The stakes are too high for incompetence, reckless judgment, or someone learning on the job while American lives are on the line.

Mike Levin@mikelevin.orgMar 9(source)

A girls’ school bombed. Toxic smoke and burning air over Tehran. Seven U.S. service members and more than 1,000 civilians already dead. Just one week into this conflict, the chaos should alarm every American about where this could lead. We must not drag America into another endless war.

Mike Levin@mikelevin.orgMar 8(source)

I tried to understand why Trump chose Markwayne Mullin to run DHS despite having none of the typical qualifications for the job. Then it became clear. In Trump’s world, the most important qualification isn’t experience or expertise. It’s the willingness to provide cover for Trump.

Long-delayed Jan. 6 plaque honoring police installed in Capitol at 4 a.m.

For years many of us fought to install the Jan. 6 plaque honoring the U.S. Capitol Police. Now Johnson sneaks it on the wall at 4 a.m. when no members are around? That’s disgraceful. Weak, cowardly leadership that still refuses to fully honor the officers who protected us from the Jan. 6 mob.

The memorial honoring officers who defended the Capitol was required by law to be installed by March 2023.

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Carlsbad family shares son’s battle with ultra-rare disease | The Coast News Group

Meet Kiaan, a kindergartener in my district who is fighting a rare disorder through a clinical trial at the National Institutes of Health. For families like his, NIH research means hope.

A Carlsbad family is sharing their son’s story after the 5-year-old was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder and began a gene therapy trial.

Please help share his story and raise awareness about why investing in science matters.

Every dollar invested in this research drives discovery, strengthens our economy, and gives families like Kiaan’s a fighting chance.

As a member of the Appropriations Committee, I will always do everything I can to support strong funding for the NIH.

Carlsbad family shares son’s battle with ultra-rare disease | The Coast News Group

Meet Kiaan, a kindergartener in my district who is fighting a rare disorder through a clinical trial at the National Institutes of Health. For families like his, NIH research means hope.

A Carlsbad family is sharing their son’s story after the 5-year-old was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder and began a gene therapy trial.