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What Oversight Leverage Do Congressional Democrats Have | Revolving Door Project
Hearings, investigations, letters, and longshots: Four ways the Democrats can conduct Congressional Oversight as the minority party.
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Good ideas! Let’s go Democrats. therevolvingdoorproject.org/congressiona...
The #PSC needs to be diversified by party. It continually votes in favor of Northwestern Energy, and we pay the price. dailymontanan.com/2026/01/15/p...
PSC hits pause on utility incentive to keep costs low • Daily Montanan
NorthWestern Energy customers used to benefit at times from a cost-sharing tool mandated by the state's Public Service Commission.
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January 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM
The #PSC needs to be diversified by party. It continually votes in favor of Northwestern Energy, and we pay the price. dailymontanan.com/2026/01/15/p...
Words matter. Here's a podcast that explains that statement in the political context. #Civic101 #JenniferMercieca www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...
How political “framing” shapes our thoughts — Civics 101: A Podcast
We know why we feel the way we do about certain political issues, don't we? Don't we?? It turns out that politicians, political strategists, and the media are working every day to alter what we think...
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January 14, 2026 at 4:49 PM
Words matter. Here's a podcast that explains that statement in the political context. #Civic101 #JenniferMercieca www.civics101podcast.org/civics-101-e...
"The nation, the Western Hemisphere and the world at large need to figure out how to place restraints on this ethically vacuous president, or we will all suffer continued and ever-worsening damage." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/o...
Opinion | Trump Unmasked
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January 14, 2026 at 4:39 PM
"The nation, the Western Hemisphere and the world at large need to figure out how to place restraints on this ethically vacuous president, or we will all suffer continued and ever-worsening damage." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/13/o...
"The Senate vote wasn’t about whether Maduro was a bad guy. It was about whether one man gets to drag the United States into open-ended conflict without congressional approval." #Daines #Nokings #War #Montana dailymontanan.com/2026/01/13/s...
Steve Daines: The only Senator who didn't show up for the Constitution • Daily Montanan
When it comes to Congressional oversight and war, the Constitution says the United States Senate has a role. So columnist Doug James wants to know: Why didn't Montana's Sen. Steve Daines show up?
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January 13, 2026 at 2:07 PM
"The Senate vote wasn’t about whether Maduro was a bad guy. It was about whether one man gets to drag the United States into open-ended conflict without congressional approval." #Daines #Nokings #War #Montana dailymontanan.com/2026/01/13/s...
"Democracies are imperfect institutions that need to be constantly defended, because they can be torn down from within." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/w...
A Failed State Shaped the 20th Century. Can Today’s Leaders Avoid Its Fate?
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January 12, 2026 at 8:14 PM
"Democracies are imperfect institutions that need to be constantly defended, because they can be torn down from within." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/12/w...
"In Donald Trump’s America, the law of the jungle rules. The strong do what they can; the weak do what they must." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Trump’s Folly
The United States has turned dark, aggressive, and lawless.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:56 PM
"In Donald Trump’s America, the law of the jungle rules. The strong do what they can; the weak do what they must." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
This gives away the strategy: if you don't pay taxes, you can't vote. “As many Chouteau County residents know, members of the Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation do not pay taxes that fund Chouteau County’s government." #Voting #NativeAmericans dailymontanan.com/2026/01/09/c...
Chouteau County moves forward with new district election, airs some objections • Daily Montanan
Chouteau County said it will move forward with a new district election in June after a settlement with the Chippewa Cree Indians.
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January 12, 2026 at 2:10 PM
This gives away the strategy: if you don't pay taxes, you can't vote. “As many Chouteau County residents know, members of the Chippewa Cree Indians of the Rocky Boy’s Reservation do not pay taxes that fund Chouteau County’s government." #Voting #NativeAmericans dailymontanan.com/2026/01/09/c...
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"Secretary Kennedy has vowed to ‘end the war on vitamins,’ surrounding himself with advocates for pills, powders, tinctures & IV drips that aren’t subject to FDA approval"
Yup, RFK Jr is lying when he says he's pursuing "gold-standard science"–he's pushing unproven pills/powders/tinctures/IV drips😔
Yup, RFK Jr is lying when he says he's pursuing "gold-standard science"–he's pushing unproven pills/powders/tinctures/IV drips😔
The $70 Billion supplement, peptide, and other unregulated stuff business and RFK Jr
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Supplements Are a $70 Billion Industry. RFK Jr. Is Good for Business.
Secretary Kennedy has vowed to ‘end the war on vitamins,’ surrounding himself with advocates for pills, powders, tinctures and IV drips that aren’t subject to FDA approval.
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January 11, 2026 at 2:02 PM
"Secretary Kennedy has vowed to ‘end the war on vitamins,’ surrounding himself with advocates for pills, powders, tinctures & IV drips that aren’t subject to FDA approval"
Yup, RFK Jr is lying when he says he's pursuing "gold-standard science"–he's pushing unproven pills/powders/tinctures/IV drips😔
Yup, RFK Jr is lying when he says he's pursuing "gold-standard science"–he's pushing unproven pills/powders/tinctures/IV drips😔
A little history. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
‘You Are Now a King, Under a Different Name’
America went to extraordinary lengths to throw off the rituals and titles of monarchy. Why would we fall for royal trappings today?
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January 11, 2026 at 1:44 PM
A little history. www.theatlantic.com/magazine/202...
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As the NFL playoffs begin, here’s a reminder: publicly funded stadiums for billionaire sports team owners are a scam. https://youtu.be/vLkyULxrWiE?si=yOBm-M2Y7pcokmRO
The Sports Stadium Scam | Robert Reich
Billionaires have found one more way to fleece the public: sports stadiums.And if we don’t play ball, they’ll take our f
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January 10, 2026 at 11:01 PM
As the NFL playoffs begin, here’s a reminder: publicly funded stadiums for billionaire sports team owners are a scam. https://youtu.be/vLkyULxrWiE?si=yOBm-M2Y7pcokmRO
Worth the read. "At the dawn of the 20th century, the American philosopher William James insisted that voluntary human attention was the linchpin of free will." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...
Opinion | The Multi-Trillion-Dollar Battle for Your Attention Is Built on a Lie
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January 10, 2026 at 4:23 PM
Worth the read. "At the dawn of the 20th century, the American philosopher William James insisted that voluntary human attention was the linchpin of free will." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/10/o...
Greenland’s Persistent Predator
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Greenland’s Persistent Predator
Trump keeps threatening, no matter how many times his victims ask him to stop.
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January 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Greenland’s Persistent Predator
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Terrific legal analysis of the ICE shooting. verdict.justia.com/2026/01/09/t...
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January 9, 2026 at 4:24 PM
Terrific legal analysis of the ICE shooting. verdict.justia.com/2026/01/09/t...
They didn't want the same fate as the Kennedy Center. "A dormant and defunded CPB could have become vulnerable to future political manipulation or misuse . . ." cpb.org/pressroom/co...
Corporation for Public Broadcasting Board Votes to Dissolve Organization in Act of Responsible Stewardship to Protect the Future of Public Media
Washington, D.C. (January 5, 2026) — The Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), the private, nonprofit corporation created by Congress to steward the federal government’s investment in public broa...
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January 6, 2026 at 2:45 PM
They didn't want the same fate as the Kennedy Center. "A dormant and defunded CPB could have become vulnerable to future political manipulation or misuse . . ." cpb.org/pressroom/co...
Some good news!
The 1st circuit upholds one of the earliest permanent injunctions against the Trump administration last year, barring NIH from capping indirect costs in federal grants for medical research across a vast number of universities and hospitals.
Appeals Court Upholds Prohibition on Trump’s Medical Research Cuts
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January 6, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Some good news!
I can't keep up. We're only into five days of the new year. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
Hegseth’s Appalling Vengeance Campaign
The Defense secretary’s attempts to demote Senator Mark Kelly are a pernicious form of political bullying.
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January 6, 2026 at 12:10 AM
I can't keep up. We're only into five days of the new year. www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
". . .the utterly chaotic ― and not just poorly planned, but not-planned ― aftermath and the incompetence at every level of this administration with the fate of millions of Venezuelans in the balance. They will suffer for these events." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
‘You Can't Treat This Like Any Other Intervention’: Expert Describes Fears About Trump Venezuela Gambit
HuffPost spoke with Columbia University professor Elizabeth Saunders about the risks of a "personalist" foreign policy and potential pushback.
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January 5, 2026 at 2:30 PM
". . .the utterly chaotic ― and not just poorly planned, but not-planned ― aftermath and the incompetence at every level of this administration with the fate of millions of Venezuelans in the balance. They will suffer for these events." www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-...
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The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
January 4, 2026 at 6:18 PM
The Epstein Files Transparency Act is a law, passed by Congress on November 19 with an overwhelming vote. Complying with it was not optional. The Department of Justice did not comply.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
I want to make sure this is very clear.
"This is not the system the framers had in mind, and it is a dangerous system for all the reasons the framers worried about. But that is where we are—and indeed, it is where we have been for a while." www.execfunctions.org/p/on-the-leg...
On the Legality of the Venezuela Invasion
Executive branch precedents can be garnered to support the action—which does not, of course, mean that it is lawful.
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January 3, 2026 at 11:16 PM
"This is not the system the framers had in mind, and it is a dangerous system for all the reasons the framers worried about. But that is where we are—and indeed, it is where we have been for a while." www.execfunctions.org/p/on-the-leg...
"While Mr. Trump has been attacking Venezuelan boats, he also pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, who ran a sprawling drug operation when he was president of Honduras from 2014 to 2022." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
Opinion | Trump’s Attack on Venezuela Is Illegal and Unwise
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January 3, 2026 at 5:41 PM
"While Mr. Trump has been attacking Venezuelan boats, he also pardoned Juan Orlando Hernández, who ran a sprawling drug operation when he was president of Honduras from 2014 to 2022." www.nytimes.com/2026/01/03/o...
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Jack Smith's deposition must be bigger news
"There is no historical analog for what..Trump did..[H]e was free to say he thought he won..He was even free to say falsely that he won..But..he was not free to..violate federal law and use knowingly false statements..to target lawful government function"
"There is no historical analog for what..Trump did..[H]e was free to say he thought he won..He was even free to say falsely that he won..But..he was not free to..violate federal law and use knowingly false statements..to target lawful government function"
January 2, 2026 at 7:20 PM
Jack Smith's deposition must be bigger news
"There is no historical analog for what..Trump did..[H]e was free to say he thought he won..He was even free to say falsely that he won..But..he was not free to..violate federal law and use knowingly false statements..to target lawful government function"
"There is no historical analog for what..Trump did..[H]e was free to say he thought he won..He was even free to say falsely that he won..But..he was not free to..violate federal law and use knowingly false statements..to target lawful government function"
"How would a moron do it?" T. Friedman www.pbs.org/weta/washing...
Washington Week with The Atlantic full episode, 1/2/26
The threat of war with Venezuela, Ukraine on the precipice, a possible counter-revolution in Iran, China eying an invasion of Taiwan and a U.S. president with a radical new understanding of America’s ...
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January 3, 2026 at 2:18 AM
"How would a moron do it?" T. Friedman www.pbs.org/weta/washing...
If Project 2025’s authors felt . . .that America was “in the late stages of a complete Marxist takeover, 'they may find the situation even more apocalyptic if a Democrat wins the presidency in 2028—and inherits the sweeping powers they have handed to the [WH]." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...
The Plan That Foretold Trump’s 2025
Reviewing Project 2025’s year of successes and shortcomings
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December 30, 2025 at 3:07 PM
If Project 2025’s authors felt . . .that America was “in the late stages of a complete Marxist takeover, 'they may find the situation even more apocalyptic if a Democrat wins the presidency in 2028—and inherits the sweeping powers they have handed to the [WH]." www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...