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February 26, 2026

Warren calls Trump’s bluff on affordability after State of the Union

Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren is calling President Donald Trump’s bluff after he claimed to be “ending” the affordability crisis during his State of the Union address, opening a new front in the battle that could determine November’s midterm elections. “Your claims are directly at odds with the day-to-day experiences of American households, who are struggling with rising costs of essentials, including food, housing, health care, child care, and electricity,” Warren, D-Mass., wrote in a lette… Continue Reading

February 26, 2026

Democrats urge dropping plan to double gas exports as US energy prices soar

As energy prices for US households soar nationwide, Democratic and progressive lawmakers are calling on the energy department to end its plan to double exports of liquefied natural gas (LNG). "The Trump administration's LNG export policies are not putting America first: they have jacked up utility prices for families, leaving many Americans struggling with the cost of heating their homes this winter," reads a letter to the energy secretary, Chris Wright, sent the Democratic senator Elizabeth Wa… Continue Reading

February 26, 2026

Democrats to introduce bill aimed at resurrecting IRS Direct File

160 Democratic lawmakers from across the country are backing a soon-to-be-introduced bill that would reverse the Trump administration's decision to eliminate IRS Direct File. The Direct File Act, led by Sens. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Ron Wyden (D-OR), would bring back the option to file taxes directly with the government for free. The Biden administration first started testing the IRS Direct File system in select states during the 2024 tax season, and it even expanded th… Continue Reading

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March 11, 2026

Warren, Van Hollen Lead 40+ Dem Senators to Press DoD for Full Investigation On School Bombing, Civilian Casualties in Iran

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Armed Services Committee, along with Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Tim Kaine (D-Va.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) and 41 colleagues, pressed Department of Defense (DoD) Secretary Pete Hegseth for a full investigation on the airstrikes on a school in Minab, Iran, and other civilian casualties in the Trump administration’s war on Iran. The senators are also calling for accountability for thos… Continue Reading

March 11, 2026

Warren, Lawmakers Agree With Trump: Defense Contractors Must be Held Accountable For “Failures to Meet Our Warfighters’ National Security Needs”

— U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee; and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with Representatives Chris Deluzio (D-Pa.) and John Garamendi (D-Calif.) wrote to President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth in support of their effort to limit underperforming defense contractors’ executive pay and the ability to buy back their stock. The lawmakers pressed the President and Secretary Hegseth to provide clarity on how the administ… Continue Reading

March 11, 2026

At Warren’s Request, Independent Government Watchdog Opens Investigation Into Trump’s Efforts to Dismantle Education Department

— Following a request from Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), the Government Accountability Office (GAO), an independent government watchdog, has opened an investigation into the Department of Education’s (ED) transfer of grant programs to the Department of Labor — a key step in the Trump administration’s efforts to illegally dismantle and abolish ED. "Donald Trump and Linda McMahon are trying to sabotage crucial programs by ripping them out of the Education Department and sending them off to … Continue Reading

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Op-eds

December 01, 2025

Sen. Elizabeth Warren: Education Secretary Linda McMahon should resign

Shortly after she was sworn in, I invited Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to my office. I looked her dead in the eye and asked, “Now, I just want to be clear, do you think you can shut down the Department of Education?” She looked straight back at me and said, “No, I don’t have the legal authority to do that.” But here we are. … Read the full story here.… Continue Reading

September 22, 2025

‘The Game Is Rigged’: Elizabeth Warren on America’s Next Story

Senator Elizabeth Warren arrived on the political scene during the 2008 financial crisis with a very specific story about the economy — that it’s rigged against hardworking Americans. But it was Donald Trump who ran with that message all the way to the White House. In this episode, David Leonhardt, an editorial director in Times Opinion, talks to Senator Warren about her vision for a progressive economic story and the lessons Democrats need to learn going forward. … Read the full story here.… Continue Reading

May 29, 2025

Fox News: Sens Warren, Sheehy: Pentagon wastes billions with devastating repair rules. We’re working together to stop it

Our defense industrial base is stumbling. For years, the U.S. Department of Defense - under both Republicans and Democrats - failed to address one of the most fundamental issues within our military industrial complex, perverse incentives for contractors. But with the recently announced Army Transformation Initiative, Secretary of the Army Dan Driscoll and General Randy George are taking a major step to stand up for soldiers and strengthen our military readiness. Driscoll's plan will help end one… Continue Reading

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