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Under international law civilian vessels are warranted protection. Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Senators Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in urging Secretary of State Marco...

Washington, D.C. — In a new story, New York Times’ Tara Siegel Bernard highlighted how Trump Social Security head Frank Bisignano’s cuts to the Social Security Administration and haphazard efforts to reassign staff to the national 1-800 number have resulted...

Lawmakers warn Trump admin is coercing countries into accepting noncitizens from other parts of the world, without proper protections to prevent persecution and torture “We are concerned that the Trump administration is offshoring the immigration detention system in an apparent...

Text of Letter (PDF) Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) sounded the alarm on Stanley Woodward’s nomination for Associate Attorney General at the Department of Justice (DOJ), ahead...

Rolex invited Trump to U.S. Open just weeks after his administration announced steep tariffs on Swiss goods—including Rolex watches “[These actions] raises questions about whether you are cultivating a relationship with President Trump in attempts to secure lucrative tariff exemptions...

“ESPN’s deals with the NFL and the MLB would give the sports media giant new degrees of control…for two of the most profitable sports leagues in the country. We have serious concerns that fans and competitors will suffer as a...

“If Nexstar or Sinclair traded the censorship of a critic of the administration for official acts by the Trump administration, your companies are not only complicit in an alarming trampling of free speech rights but also risk running afoul of...

“This censorship of Kimmel reeks of corruption” Washington, D.C. — Following Nexstar Media Group’s and Sinclair’s decisions to continue to preempt Jimmy Kimmel Live! on ABC affiliate stations, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) released the following statement: “Nexstar, the largest...

Washington, D.C. – In a new piece, Los Angeles Times columnist Michael Hiltzik underscores the Trump administration’s attacks on Social Security and the need for bipartisan Congressional action to protect Social Security. Read the full column here and below. The...

Text of Original Letter (PDF) | Text of IG Response Washington, D.C. – Following a push by Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and nine other senators, the Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education (ED) agreed to open an...

Video of Exchange (YouTube) Washington, D.C. – At a hearing of the Senate Armed Services Committee, U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) pressed Mr. Platte B. Moring III, nominee to be Inspector General (IG) of the Department of Defense (DoD), on...

Bill Text (PDF) Washington, D.C. – U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Representative Al Green (D-Texas) reintroduced the Reconciliation in Place Names Act to remove racist and bigoted names from national landmarks. Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.), John...