Donald Shaw

1 week ago | readsludge.com | Donald Shaw

💥Share this on Bluesky, Facebook, and X!Since January, the Trump administration has dramatically escalated its immigrant deportation and detention operations, triggering widespread condemnation from human rights advocates, legal experts, and international observers.

1 week ago | readsludge.com | Donald Shaw

💡Share this on X or Bluesky. A new report from the Brennan Center for Justice reveals record-breaking sums of dark money spent during the 2024 election cycle—and shows that Democrats spent even more secret cash in their attempt to elect Kamala Harris than was previously known. According to the report, which includes both FEC-reported expenditures and unreported ad spending, the pro-Harris dark money nonprofit Future Forward USA Action poured $304 million into the election.

1 week ago | readsludge.com | Donald Shaw

💡Share this on X and Bluesky!The American Israel Public Affairs Committee suffered a rare setback this weekend as Representatives Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Josh Gottheimer (D-N.J.), two of its heavily-funded allies in Congress, saw their IGO Anti-Boycott Act pulled from the House calendar. The bill’s sudden withdrawal, amid powerful opposition from free speech and pro-Palestinian advocates, marks a major blow to AIPAC’s campaign to expand anti-BDS laws.

2 weeks ago | readsludge.com | Donald Shaw

💡Shrare this on X and Bluesky!As Republicans in Congress craft their budget megabill, the House Ways and Means Committee is at the center of high-stakes decisions on tax policies that could pour billions into corporate pockets. Leading that charge is Rep.

2 weeks ago | readsludge.com | Donald Shaw

💡Share this post on X or BlueskyThe agency in charge of enforcing campaign finance laws is once again poised to lose its ability to function, as Republican commissioner Allen Dickerson, a Trump appointee, is reportedly planning to announce his resignation from the Federal Election Commission.