Before the decision to vote on passing articles of impeachment to the Senate is finalized, Pelosi said she’ll seek input from rank-and-file Democrats 'on how we proceed further' — a meeting of the caucus that’s scheduled for Tuesday morning in the Capitol. Please call your MoC's DC office Monday morning. I'll also be calling in support of expanding the articles to Iran and the dozens of other impeachable acts.
Read MoreMitch McConnell has the votes to force his witness-free sham impeachment trial through to the Senate. That means he could bring a vote on the rules as soon as the House sends over the articles, which could be as soon as tomorrow—unless we stop him. Tell your Senators - NO Sham impeachment trial!
Read MoreIf the House votes on articles of impeachment, the trial in the Senate will be under the control of Republicans who will do everything they can to prevent Trump from being convicted. If Trump is acquitted, he will be an even greater danger to democracy. Therefore, the House should not send articles of impeachment to the Senate until there is some likelihood of winning a conviction.
Read MoreIt is now being reported that House and Senate negotiators are trying to finalize a National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that may be voted on before the Thanksgiving recess. Tell your MoC’s to make sure the NDAA restricts the President’s war powers.
Read MoreBy “protecting the oil fields” in Syria, Trump is engaging in unilateral and illegal warfare that may constitute a war crime. Tell your MoC’s to introduce a War Powers act to block the unauthorized military activity.
Read MoreICE is trying to get around AB32 by establishing private prison contracts before the law kicks in. Tell state officials not to let them get away with it!
If the House votes articles of impeachment, the trial in the Senate will be under the control of Republicans who will do everything they can to prevent Trump from being convicted. If Trump is acquitted, he will be an even greater danger to democracy. Therefore, the House should not send articles of impeachment to the Senate until there is some likelihood of winning a conviction.
Read MoreIf the House votes articles of impeachment, the trial in the Senate will be under the control of Republicans who will do everything they can to prevent Trump from being convicted. If Trump is acquitted, he will be an even greater danger to democracy. Therefore, the House should not send articles of impeachment to the Senate until there is some likelihood of winning a conviction.
Read MoreEven under scrutiny from the Mueller report, Trump attempted to leverage military aid for Ukraine to get dirt on his political opponent Biden. A gross abuse of power that happened in the open, this cannot be tolerated. More and more Democrats have been coming out for impeachment as a result - tell Pelosi to start impeachment proceedings without delay!
Read MoreUrge your senators to pass HR.2175 and resist any attempts by republicans to eliminate recovery aid for Puerto Rico.
Read MoreCongress now has a version of the report, but it must continue to push to get the FULL report and all underlying investigatory evidence. Barr also put his heavy thumb on the scale, improperly making the determination that the evidence did not establish Trump obstructed justice.
Read MoreAsk your MoC’s to support and promote the economic justice bills currently in the House and Senate
Read MoreTrump and the Republican leadership are proposing to slash healthcare spending while launching a legal attack aimed at completely eliminating Obamacare. Our four MoC are united in fierce opposition to this two-prong attack on our healthcare. We need to let them know they have our support so that they hold firm without compromise.
Read MoreAttorney General Barr's brief summary and conclusions are an inadequate response to the questions and issues Mueller was ordered to investigate. Congress and the public deserve to see the entire report and its underlying documents.
Read MoreThe long-term corruption of American politics is coming to a head under the Trump administration. Call your MoC to ask them to fight against corruption.
Read MoreWe urgently need Congressional investigations into Jared Kushner’s security clearance that get to the bottom of why Kushner was denied security clearance by intelligence officials and whether Kushner has used his security clearance to advance his personal business interests.
Read MoreTrump is threatening to take funds that have been appropriated to other departments by Congress to pay for his racist wall. Not only is this unconstitutional, but it will place Americans at far greater risk than any imagined border emergency.
Read MoreMake no mistake -- Trump’s emergency declaration is an illegal, anti-democratic power grab rooted in racism. We need to stand up and defend our democracy and our immigrant, Muslim, black, and brown communities.
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