Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
@whitehouse.senate.gov
Senator Reed and I were thrilled to secure federal funds to realize Warwick’s vision for a cultural and economic centerpiece of the city.
Congratulations to Mayor Picozzi on the opening of the Greenwood Credit Union City Hall Plaza!
Congratulations to Mayor Picozzi on the opening of the Greenwood Credit Union City Hall Plaza!
December 8, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Senator Reed and I were thrilled to secure federal funds to realize Warwick’s vision for a cultural and economic centerpiece of the city.
Congratulations to Mayor Picozzi on the opening of the Greenwood Credit Union City Hall Plaza!
Congratulations to Mayor Picozzi on the opening of the Greenwood Credit Union City Hall Plaza!
Reposted by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
This Washington Post headline says it all.
December 6, 2025 at 10:15 PM
This Washington Post headline says it all.
Yet again, actual data show wind and solar are the least expensive power on the grid (and getting cheaper by the day). So the Trump administration is just lying about that.
December 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Yet again, actual data show wind and solar are the least expensive power on the grid (and getting cheaper by the day). So the Trump administration is just lying about that.
Reposted by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
What do these 3 people have in common?
They have all been found to have been illegally appointed by the Trump Administration to positions leading U.S. Attorney’s Offices around the country.
We need real public servants in these jobs, lawful public servants, who are committed to the rule of law.
They have all been found to have been illegally appointed by the Trump Administration to positions leading U.S. Attorney’s Offices around the country.
We need real public servants in these jobs, lawful public servants, who are committed to the rule of law.
December 7, 2025 at 1:11 AM
What do these 3 people have in common?
They have all been found to have been illegally appointed by the Trump Administration to positions leading U.S. Attorney’s Offices around the country.
We need real public servants in these jobs, lawful public servants, who are committed to the rule of law.
They have all been found to have been illegally appointed by the Trump Administration to positions leading U.S. Attorney’s Offices around the country.
We need real public servants in these jobs, lawful public servants, who are committed to the rule of law.
Reposted by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Health insurance premiums will soon double for millions of Americans unless Congress acts. Democrats support a concrete solution to prevent price spikes, but Congressional Republicans refusal to act will cost all Americans.
December 7, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Health insurance premiums will soon double for millions of Americans unless Congress acts. Democrats support a concrete solution to prevent price spikes, but Congressional Republicans refusal to act will cost all Americans.
“Witkoff and Kushner … are using the tools of the American state in a manner that happens to benefit their friends and business partners, even while they do terrible damage to American allies, American alliances, and America’s reputation. This is a conflict of interest on a grand scale.”
Trumpian Corruption Is Worse Than Ukrainian Corruption
The people of Ukraine want an honest government, even as American and Russian kleptocrats circle their country.
www.theatlantic.com
December 8, 2025 at 12:58 PM
“Witkoff and Kushner … are using the tools of the American state in a manner that happens to benefit their friends and business partners, even while they do terrible damage to American allies, American alliances, and America’s reputation. This is a conflict of interest on a grand scale.”
Democrats have a plan to extend ACA tax credits and prevent a health care cost catastrophe. Been waiting on Republicans for years and years – they’ve got nothing, and the American people will get stuck with the bill if something doesn’t change quickly.
December 8, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Democrats have a plan to extend ACA tax credits and prevent a health care cost catastrophe. Been waiting on Republicans for years and years – they’ve got nothing, and the American people will get stuck with the bill if something doesn’t change quickly.
Still think Trump/Russia is a “hoax”?
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
U.S. Flips History by Casting Europe—Not Russia—as Villain in New Security Policy
An annual strategy document, which has described threats from China to Russia, directs some of its harshest language at NATO allies.
www.wsj.com
December 7, 2025 at 9:08 PM
Still think Trump/Russia is a “hoax”?
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Corruption. In plain view. newrepublic.com/post/203954/...
Trump Jr.-Backed Company Cashes In on Massive Pentagon Contract
What a coincidence!
newrepublic.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Corruption. In plain view. newrepublic.com/post/203954/...
Remember that TWO federal judges refused to release Epstein grand jury materials because there was so little there not already public it was of no value.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Judge grants DOJ request to unseal Epstein grand jury records
The judge's order will further expand the already voluminous amount of Epstein-related documents expected to be made public in coming weeks.
www.politico.com
December 6, 2025 at 7:41 PM
Remember that TWO federal judges refused to release Epstein grand jury materials because there was so little there not already public it was of no value.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
Petroleum Institute: “We continue to believe that climate policy belongs in Congress,” where we can stop it with dark-money influence.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
Homeowners Sue Oil Companies as Climate Damage Drives up Insurance Rates - Inside Climate News
The class-action lawsuit is the first of its kind to target Big Oil over rising home insurance costs.
insideclimatenews.org
December 6, 2025 at 7:07 PM
Petroleum Institute: “We continue to believe that climate policy belongs in Congress,” where we can stop it with dark-money influence.
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/0512202...
The Great Climate Insurance Collapse is coming. Silencing the fire alarms doesn’t save you from fire. Fossil fuel lies don’t change the truth. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Opinion | What Zillow Won’t Tell You
www.nytimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 6:59 PM
The Great Climate Insurance Collapse is coming. Silencing the fire alarms doesn’t save you from fire. Fossil fuel lies don’t change the truth. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/o...
Again in the DC Circuit Trumpster judges deliver the goods.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
DC appeals court backs firing of independent agency Democrats
The ruling comes ahead of Supreme Court oral arguments in a case involving the president's ability to fire executive branch agency officials.
www.politico.com
December 6, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Again in the DC Circuit Trumpster judges deliver the goods.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
If you’re looking for a job in the Trump Administration, loyalty to MAGA is the only required skill.
@thelisagraves.bsky.social joined me for a new episode of Making the Case to discuss MAGA madness and dark-money mischief.
open.spotify.com/episode/0Q2O...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
@thelisagraves.bsky.social joined me for a new episode of Making the Case to discuss MAGA madness and dark-money mischief.
open.spotify.com/episode/0Q2O...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
MAGA Madness
open.spotify.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:56 PM
If you’re looking for a job in the Trump Administration, loyalty to MAGA is the only required skill.
@thelisagraves.bsky.social joined me for a new episode of Making the Case to discuss MAGA madness and dark-money mischief.
open.spotify.com/episode/0Q2O...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
@thelisagraves.bsky.social joined me for a new episode of Making the Case to discuss MAGA madness and dark-money mischief.
open.spotify.com/episode/0Q2O...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Making a list,
Checking it twice...
Still no contributions to me.
Checking it twice...
Still no contributions to me.
www.whitehouse.senate.gov
December 5, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Making a list,
Checking it twice...
Still no contributions to me.
Checking it twice...
Still no contributions to me.
The Republican problem on health care is that they only know what they’re against. They’ve never had a serious proposal that the public would tolerate. Now they’re stuck.
May be discharge petition time!
May be discharge petition time!
thehill.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Republican problem on health care is that they only know what they’re against. They’ve never had a serious proposal that the public would tolerate. Now they’re stuck.
May be discharge petition time!
May be discharge petition time!
The peer-reviewed methodology of the International Monetary Fund puts the pollute-for-free subsidy of fossil fuel — in the United States alone — at $700 billion dollars per year. That’s a lot of liability they’re hiding from.
thehill.com
December 5, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The peer-reviewed methodology of the International Monetary Fund puts the pollute-for-free subsidy of fossil fuel — in the United States alone — at $700 billion dollars per year. That’s a lot of liability they’re hiding from.
This is what happens when you let Belgian bankers decide a grave global security matter.
Europe Scales Back Plan to Make Massive Loans to Ukraine
The proposal is aimed at addressing the concerns of Belgium and leaving room for the U.S. to use the funds as a lure for Moscow.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 8:18 PM
This is what happens when you let Belgian bankers decide a grave global security matter.
Reposted by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
New episode! Senator @whitehouse.senate.gov joins me & @johnfugelsang.bsky.social to expose MAGA’s new tactic: attacking the judges who enforce the rule of law. We dig into Trump’s abuses & what Congress can do to protect democracy. Listen now:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
MAGA Is Blaming the Judges — with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse
Podcast Episode · The Oath and The Office · 12/04/2025 · 1h 13m
podcasts.apple.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:13 PM
New episode! Senator @whitehouse.senate.gov joins me & @johnfugelsang.bsky.social to expose MAGA’s new tactic: attacking the judges who enforce the rule of law. We dig into Trump’s abuses & what Congress can do to protect democracy. Listen now:
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
He wasn’t sleeping, he was checking his eyelids for leaks.
Carefully.
As one does.
Carefully.
As one does.
Trump Appears to Fight Sleep During Cabinet Meeting
www.nytimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:13 PM
He wasn’t sleeping, he was checking his eyelids for leaks.
Carefully.
As one does.
Carefully.
As one does.
Cheaper for Big Oil to buy Congress than to pay taxes. Let alone pay for the harm of their pollution.
American Big Oil Pays More in Taxes Abroad
A new report details how fossil fuel lobbyists have won huge U.S. tax giveaways.
inequality.org
December 4, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Cheaper for Big Oil to buy Congress than to pay taxes. Let alone pay for the harm of their pollution.
The international community should be doing much more against the shadow fleet: false flags, shell corporations, maritime insurance, satellite surveillance, etc.
Ukraine Goes After Moscow’s Shadow Fleet in International Waters
Recent strikes are hitting at the core of Russia’s economy, but they are risky, and their ultimate impact is uncertain.
www.wsj.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The international community should be doing much more against the shadow fleet: false flags, shell corporations, maritime insurance, satellite surveillance, etc.
Reposted by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
If Trump was serious about stopping drug traffickers, he wouldn’t be doing them favors.
December 2, 2025 at 11:57 PM
If Trump was serious about stopping drug traffickers, he wouldn’t be doing them favors.
Reposted by Senator Sheldon Whitehouse
Major Pete Hegseth, in 2016: "... that's why the military said it won't follow unlawful orders from their Commander in Chief. There’s a standard. There’s an ethos.
Me in 2025: "You can refuse illegal orders."
Watch for yourself.
Me in 2025: "You can refuse illegal orders."
Watch for yourself.
December 3, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Major Pete Hegseth, in 2016: "... that's why the military said it won't follow unlawful orders from their Commander in Chief. There’s a standard. There’s an ethos.
Me in 2025: "You can refuse illegal orders."
Watch for yourself.
Me in 2025: "You can refuse illegal orders."
Watch for yourself.