Two days ago it was Elissa Slotkin. Last week it was Jerome Powell. Before that, Mark Kelly. Weaponizing the justice system against your opponents is an authoritarian tactic.
The only person not being investigated for the shooting of Renee Good is the federal agent who shot her.
Today marks 5 years since Donald Trump incited a violent attack on the US Capitol, where more than 100 police officers were injured. We later learned that many of the insurrectionists were armed.
Since then, political violence has continued to plague our nation. It’s never acceptable, and puts all Americans at risk. We must reject political violence in all forms and push for the comprehensive gun laws that protect our communities and democracy.
A must-read message from Colin and Sophie Hortman, Mark and Melissa's children, about the untruthful conspiracy video President Trump shared yesterday:
Republican legislators refused to hold a vote on commonsense gun safety measures supported by nearly 70% of Minnesotans.
That’s why I just signed the first executive actions taken by a Minnesota Governor focused on gun violence prevention.
A beautiful October Saturday to get folks fired up about Louis McNutt, a Union mechanic running for State Senate. No gimmicks or politics as usual, just someone who wants to make life a little better. And @peggyflanagan was great enough to help us out!
We need an assault weapons ban in Minnesota. 60% of Americans support it, and Minnesotans want to get it done.
Call your State Senator. Call your State Representative. It’s up to us to come together and make it clear that this has to be the top priority. We CAN do this.
We gathered at the Capitol today to commemorate the planting of the first ten of the countless trees Minnesota will plant in honor of Melissa Hortman.
Melissa loved trees, and we loved Melissa. We’re proud to plant these trees in her name and legacy.
I do want to apologize for dwelling on my fears a Trump second term could be dangerously authoritarian.
But is it ok now to say a word about the president of the United States accusing a predecessor of treason? Or would that be a distraction from kitchen table issues?
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I am humbled by the true outpouring of grassroots support.
We've received donations from all 50 states because Americans are sick and tired of the corporate sellouts in DC.
I’m not taking a dime of corporate PAC money because I’m fighting for us - not extremist billionaires.
With this vote, Congress makes ICE the highest-funded federal law enforcement agency in history, with more money per year at its disposal over the next four years than the budgets of the FBI, DEA, ATF, US Marshals, and Bureau of Prisons combined.
Here's Tom Emmer fist-bumping and laughing as he strips away healthcare and nutrition assistance from millions of Americans and adds 3.3 trillion to the national debt.
Republicans are celebrating the passage of the largest Medicaid cut in U.S. history to pay for the largest tax break for billionaires in American history.
51,000 Americans will die each year so that the top 1% can get a $1 trillion tax break.
This bill is a death sentence.
This bill if passed by the House will shorten the lives of millions of Americans and bring the republic to the point of collapse. It’s a gift to oligarchs at home and enemies abroad.
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The president of the United States is threatening arrest and deportation of an American citizen who just won the Democratic nomination for mayor of NYC.
This is not normal. This is not acceptable. These are the words of an unhinged would-be dictator. I condemn this unequivocally.
The Hoffman family just shared with me this photo of former President @JoeBiden visiting them in the hospital. It’s the first picture of Senator John Hoffman since his attempted assassination. @kare11