Lorie Masters

Partner, Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP. Fighter for DC voting rights, autonomy and women's rights; Lawyer, author on insurance coverage issues; Bar leader.

[Lorie Masters @LSMlaw]

#DCStatehoodIsDemocracy

[DC Statehood PAC @DCStatehoodPAC]

As 2026 primary elections take place across the country, @DCStatehoodPAC is endorsing federal candidates whose records demonstrate a combination of the following:

★ a champion of #DCStatehood
★ a defender of #DCHomeRule
★ a public signer of the #DCStatehoodPledge via @DC_Pledge

View our ongoing list of 2026 U.S. House & U.S. Senate endorsements: https://t.co/LPZUdXMFik

[Norm Eisen @NormEisen]

DOJ was due in court Friday to defend its list of 20,000 CA voters it called likely noncitizens

It bailed instead

Judge Carter closed the case today: “The right to vote is sacred. So, too, is trust in our democracy.” We couldn't agree more

Hearing MOOT. Case CLOSED👇 -TN

[Tom Nichols @RadioFreeTom]

Good job everyone

[Jonathan Lemire @JonLemire]

“Staffed by c-list podcasters, QAnon-adjacent influencers, weirdo cable-news gadflies, and the kinds of friendless indoor boys who try to choose their own nicknames, the Justice Department has at last been emptied out and deconsecrated” https://t.co/0Wp6VysXMp

[Save East Po @SaveEastPo]

Listen I will not profess to know much about golf but this ludicrous plan calls for a course that is over 8,000 yards. To put that into perspective, Augusta National is a bit over 7,500.

This course is meant in no way for beginners or even casual players. This is meant for one very specific type of person.

Truly shameful stuff.

[Kerry Kennedy @KerryKennedyRFK]

Vanity should never stand in the way of valor.
https://t.co/OLngUFeS6A

[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

We’ve heard from runners, cyclists, golfers, regular picnickers, and now bird-watchers of Trump’s plan to expand the East Potomac Park golf course in a way that would eliminate all other uses of the park.

[Joel Montfort @jmontforttx]

Texas' four new Supreme Court Justices. Congrats ladies.

[Lorie Masters @LSMlaw]

@joancooke5 I had a mild reaction after the second only. I had shingles a decade ago and never want to go through that again. Any reaction is much better than suffering through shingles.

[DIN Intel Network @DININTELNETWORK]

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

[Machine Pun Kelly 🇺🇦 @KellyScaletta]

MAGA is working itself up into a lather because a Democrat said, "Lawyer up."

Can we take a quick trip down memory lane here?

So MAGA is having a meltdown because someone told Republicans to "lawyer up."

Seriously?

Let's review a little history.

Since returning to office, Donald Trump's administration has pursued criminal investigations, prosecutions, or official inquiries involving:

Letitia James
James Comey
John Bolton
Adam Schiff
John Brennan
Jack Smith
Christopher Krebs
Mark Milley
Lisa Cook
Jerome Powell
Tim Walz
Jacob Frey

And that's before counting the Democratic members of Congress who faced investigations or official reviews after reminding military personnel of their obligation to refuse unlawful orders:

Mark Kelly
Elissa Slotkin
Jason Crow
Chrissy Houlahan
Maggie Goodlander
Chris DeLuzio

Trump has also publicly threatened or called for criminal investigations of Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Kamala Harris, Liz Cheney, and numerous other political opponents.

*Ronco Voice* But wait! There's more!

Let's talk about the Republican-led House Oversight Committee and its related investigative subcommittees.

Under Republican leadership, congressional investigations have scrutinized:

Joe Biden
Hunter Biden
James Biden
Dr. Anthony Fauci
Dr. Francis Collins
Tim Walz
Keith Ellison
Alejandro Mayorkas
Gavin Newsom
Karen Bass
JB Pritzker
Kathy Hochul
Michelle Wu
Brandon Johnson
Mike Johnston
Bill Clinton
Hillary Clinton

And that's not even a complete list.

They've investigated ActBlue, COVID origins, pandemic research funding, the Biden family's finances, alleged censorship, immigration policies, and whether Biden's staff improperly used an autopen.

They've issued subpoenas, demanded testimony, examined financial records, and made criminal referrals.

And not ONE of these investigations has resulted in a conviction.

You can stop clutching your pearls now, MAGA.

[Center for Reproductive Rights @ReproRights]

After she was forced to flee Tennessee to receive essential abortion care, our client Allie Phillips sued the state over its cruel ban.

Now, she’ll serve in the Tennessee House, bringing her firsthand experience with the consequences of abortion bans to public office.

[DIN Intel Network @DININTELNETWORK]

UNFORGIVEABLE: A Minnesota doctor just revealed Renée Good still had a pulse 8 minutes after she was shot by an ICE agent.

A physician on scene offered to administer aid and was denied.

In any courtroom, preventing medical aid after using deadly force isn’t just cruel, it’s an aggravating factor.

[Democrats Deliver @DemzDeliver]

🚨 Georgia Democrats have now won every statewide race:

— US Senate
— Governor
— Lt. Governor
— Secretary Of State
— Attorney General
— Agriculture Commissioner
— Insurance Commissioner
— Labor Commissioner
— School Superintendent

[DC Statehood PAC @DCStatehoodPAC]

https://t.co/xG0Zkc87rB Thanks @alexwagner for supporting #DcStatehood! DC Statehood is democracy!

[Taniel @Taniel]

Big: Kris Kobach, the Kansas attorney general, one of the country’s most notorious far-right figures who charted the way for Trump’s election denialism well before Trump got to it, has lost his reelection bid.

Democrat Chris Mann will be new Kansas attorney general, AP
calls.

[Lorie Masters @LSMlaw]

@Ojeda4America @Acosta I glad he got to see it! He lives on in you. Thanks for serving.

[Lorie Masters @LSMlaw]

Beautiful

[Kyle Cheney @kyledcheney]

BREAKING: Judge Chutkan has blocked construction of Trump's proposed "triumphal arch" for at least 14 days while litigation against it remains pending.

https://t.co/sWW8Kc8R9p

[Lorie Masters @LSMlaw]

Annihilation. From NY to Texas. Americans across the country understanding the assignment in this 250th anniversary year of the Declaration of Independence.

[Jon Cooper 🇺🇸 @joncoopertweets]

POLITICAL NUCLEAR BOMB DETONATES OVER NEW YORK REPUBLICAN PARTY.

The GOP wasn’t just defeated. It was blown off the electoral map.

Democrats are poised to take 111 of 150 Assembly seats, while the once-mighty Senate GOP could be reduced to just 15 members.

Total political annihilation.

[Martin Austermuhle @maustermuhle]

The D.C. Democratic Party says it appointed Jamal Holtz as the interim at-large council member to fill the seat once held by Robert White, and are asking that he be sworn in immediately. This could prompt a legal battle with @chenderson, who has also laid claim to the seat.