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Accountable.US @accountable.us · 12h

Donald Trump is bailing out Argentina to the tune of $20 billion — all to boost his far-right ally Javier Milei and enrich Trump’s billionaire friends.

American taxpayers foot the bill. Trump’s allies reap the profits. accountable.us/trump-invest...

Trump Investment in Argentina is a Gift to Conservative Ally, US Billionaires - Accountable US

Argentinian President Javier Milei has embarked on a major ploy to sell his government to large investors and multi-billionaires with connections to the Trump White House

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 17h

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10 Congressional Republicans Could See Personal Tax Benefits Skyrocket By $328k - Accountable US

Today, government watchdog Accountable.US released a new report detailing how ten congressional Republicans stand to pocket up to $328,400 in collective personal tax breaks under President Donald Trum...

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 17h

Rep. Ann Wagner is set to cash in up to $18,700 in tax cuts from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill – while it slashes healthcare for 18,364 people in her district in Missouri.

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 17h

Rep. John James is set to cash in up to $12,400 in tax cuts from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill – while it slashes healthcare for 32,766 people in his district in Michigan.

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 17h

Rep. Mike Carey is set to cash in up to $50,500 in tax cuts from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill – while it slashes healthcare for 31,150 people in his district in Ohio.

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 17h

Rep. Ken Calvert is set to cash in up to $35,000 in tax cuts from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill – while it slashes healthcare for 37,576 people in his district in California.

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 17h

Rep. Bill Huizenga is set to cash in up to $50,000 in tax cuts from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill – while it slashes healthcare for 27,450 people in his district in Michigan.

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 17h

Rep. Rob Wittman is set to cash in up to $59,000 in tax cuts from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill – while it slashes healthcare for 20,859 people in his district in Virginia.

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 17h

Rep. Ryan Zinke is set to cash in up to $51,000 in tax cuts from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill – while it slashes healthcare for 23,716 people in his district in Montana.

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 17h

Rep. Nick Begich is set to cash in up to $10,000 in tax cuts from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill – while it slashes healthcare for 35,973 people in Alaska.

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 17h

Rep. Thomas Kean is set to cash in up to $17,900 in tax cuts from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill – while it slashes healthcare for 19,796 people in his district in New Jersey.

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 17h

Rep. Rob Bresnahan is set to cash in up to $23,600 in tax cuts from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill while it slashes healthcare for 18 million Americans – including 26,242 people in his own district in Pennsylvania.

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 17h

We looked into 10 Republicans in Congress who are betting on their own financial gain and winning big thanks to Trump’s Big Ugly Bill, while millions of Americans lose healthcare.

Meet the players:

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Accountable.US @accountable.us · 4d

📍Trump just announced sweeping new tariffs:

100 % on branded pharmaceuticals
50 % on cabinets and vanities
30 % on furniture and upholsteries

This threatens steeper costs for care and daily essentials.
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Trump's new tariffs target furniture and meds: Here's what to watch for

President Trump's latest tariffs include a 100% rate on branded pharmaceuticals and 50% on cabinets and vanities. Consumers are expected to bear 67% of the costs by the end of October as companies exhaust their pre-tariff inventory.

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 4d

At this week’s DOJ hearing, @schiff.senate.gov demanded answers – to all the questions that AG Pam Bondi refused to answer from approving Trump’s $400 million gift from Qatar to firing prosecutors who worked on January 6th cases.

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 4d

Trump megadonor Jeff Yass owns both:

👉 Susquehanna International, which holds millions in $DJT (Trump’s media company stock)
👉 ByteDance, the parent company of TikTok

One of Trump’s first acts as president? Delaying the TikTok ban. 🤔

Not a good look.

📰: accountableus.substack.com/p/reminder-i...

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 4d

Senate Republicans just blocked a resolution to halt Trump’s “Energy Emergency” order — now he’s free to shower Big Oil with giveaways, gut clean energy jobs, & drive energy costs for families.

Shouldn’t energy policy put people first, not profits?
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Watchdog: Senate Republicans Just Gave Trump a Greenlight to Use Sham “Energy Emergency” for Giveaways to Big Oil & Gas, Cutting Clean Energy Jobs and Hurting Already Struggling Families Across the Country - Accountable US

Senate Republicans voted down a resolution to end the sham Trump “Energy Emergency” executive order. The resolution could have put a stop to the administration’s illegal attacks on clean energy and efforts to weaken our bedrock environmental protection laws.

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 5d

Donald Trump is the first U.S. president to control a publicly traded company while in office.

That means anyone on Earth can put money directly in Trump’s pocket by buying his company’s stock.

Corruption in plain sight.

Read more: accountableus.substack.com/p/reminder-i...

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 5d

Donald Trump’s trust owns 52% of Trump Media & Technology Group shares, the rest are traded between wealth managers, financial firms, & banks from foreign countries—opening the door for undue influence.

If Trump is working for himself, he’s not working for us.
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Reminder: In Addition To His Crypto Schemes, Trump Also Controls A Publicly-Traded Company While Serving As President

There’s a simple truth about corruption: If a politician is thinking about his own business, he’s not doing the business of the state. If Trump is working for himself, he’s not working for us.

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 5d

Trump derailed real initiatives to lower drug prices.

Now he wants credit for pushing a direct-to-consumer scheme that won’t save patients much, but will put a lot more money in his son’s pocket.
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Watchdog: Trump Scrapped Serious Efforts to Lower Rx Drug Prices, Now Pushing “Direct-to-Consumer” Scheme That Won’t Save Patients Much…But Will Enrich His Son - Accountable US

After derailing serious initiatives in place to finally let Medicare negotiate cheaper drug prices on some of the most expensive life-saving medicines, Donald Trump wants praise for pushing a mail-ord...

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 5d

NEW: We expose how 10 congressional Republicans could gain up to $328,400 in tax cuts from Trump’s Big Ugly Bill — even as it strips affordable healthcare from 18 million Americans.

While families face rising costs, these lawmakers are prioritizing their own pockets: accountable.us/10-congressi...

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Senator Patty Murray @murray.senate.gov · 7d

Here are the 10 states that will see the highest premium increases for families that lose tax credits if Republicans refuse to act.

West Virginia 387%
Wyoming 382%
Alaska 346%
Tennessee 320%
Mississippi 314%
Texas 289%
South Carolina 285%
Alabama 284%
South Dakota 235%
North Dakota 234%

Accountable.US @accountable.us · 6d

In Bost v. Illinois State B.O.E, SCOTUS could pave the way for federal political candidates to challenge states' mail-in voting procedures.

But Justice Clarence Thomas has a clear conflict: his wife, Ginni Thomas, is tied to Judicial Watch, the right-wing group behind the case.
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Accountable.US @accountable.us · 6d

As Democrats fight to defend health care for millions, Trump and his “reaper,” Russ Vought — architect of Project 2025 — plan to gut federal agencies, health care, and push Christian nationalism into U.S. law.

What would this mean for everyday Americans?
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We Didn’t Vought For This

As congressional Democrats fight tooth and nail to defend health care for Americans, President Trump and his resident reaper, Russ Vought, are making threats via memes to drain the federal government.

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Accountable.US @accountable.us · 7d

Kristi Noem’s DHS is millions over self-promoting anti-immigrant ads — with plans to waste $240M more.

Meanwhile, the Trump admin threatens millions of their health care than reopen the government and holds furloughed federal workers' backpay.
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Watchdog: HHS Sec. Noem Millions Overbudget on Vanity Anti-Immigrant Ads While Trump Administration Threatens to Withhold Backpay From Furloughed Workers - Accountable US

An updated Accountable.US review has found that Noem’s DHS has so far paid out $219.9 million for Noem's self-promoting, “thinly-veiled propaganda” ads against immigrants. Amended contracts now indicate that the department expects to spend $440 million by 2027.