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November 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM

we answer your questions about suing Trump

Ever since Donald Trump returned to power, he and his regime have waged war on the norms, principles, ethics, ideals, rules, and laws that define — or are supposed to define — our nation. Public Citizen filed the first lawsuit of Trump’s second term — literally one minute after he was sworn in. …

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November 21, 2025 at 9:24 PM

a rotten Apple

Apple is a corporate donor to Donald Trump's White House ballroom project, the project that led to the sudden and shocking demolition of the East Wing of the White House. And this giant corporation doesn't look like it's funding the ballroom debacle out of a sense of civic pride — in fact, it lo…

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November 20, 2025 at 8:22 PM

Tell Apple to take back its donation to Trump’s ballroom

Apple is a corporate donor to Donald Trump's White House ballroom project, the project that led to the sudden and shocking demolition of the East Wing of the White House. And this giant corporation doesn't look like it's funding the ballroom debacle out of a sense of civic pride — in fact, it lo…

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November 14, 2025 at 7:45 PM

why Donald Trump is so afraid

“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” It is unlikely that William Shakespeare thought anyone would be reading or performing his plays centuries after he wrote them. But so many of his plays are about the universal, and apparently timeless, proclivity of the rich and powerful to bring ruin…

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November 13, 2025 at 7:03 PM

release *all* the Epstein files

“The lady doth protest too much, methinks.” It is unlikely that William Shakespeare thought anyone would be reading or performing his plays centuries after he wrote them. But so many of his plays are about the universal, and apparently timeless, proclivity of the rich and powerful to bring ruin…

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November 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM

in case you missed it - suing Trump over college affordability

Public Citizen just filed another lawsuit against the Trump regime. We filed this suit on Tuesday, November 4, which was Donald Trump’s 289th day back in office. This is our 22nd lawsuit against his administration in that time. That’s one lawsuit every 13 days. And we’re not done yet. This late…

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November 9, 2025 at 8:19 PM

our 22nd lawsuit against the Trump regime

Public Citizen just filed another lawsuit against the Trump regime. We filed this suit on Tuesday, November 4, which was Donald Trump’s 289th day back in office. This is our 22nd lawsuit against his administration in that time. That’s one lawsuit every 13 days. And we’re not done yet. This late…

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November 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM

'let us deny you healthcare or we will deny you food'

On Friday, the Trump regime took its absurd Make Americans Go Hungry fixation all the way to the Supreme Court. To recap, the Trumpists are willfully making 42 million Americans go hungry because we don’t like their shutdown scheme to make 24 million Americans pay even more for healthcare. It’s…

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November 7, 2025 at 7:52 PM

tell Donald Trump: help hungry Americans

Around 42 million Americans — including roughly 16 million children, 8 million seniors, and hundreds of thousands of veterans — are in imminent danger of going hungry. Why? Donald Trump and congressional Republicans engineered a government shutdown — now the longest in our nation’s history — so …

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November 6, 2025 at 8:28 PM

suing Trump every 13 days

Public Citizen just filed another lawsuit against the Trump regime. We filed this suit on Tuesday, November 4, which was Donald Trump’s 289th day back in office. This is our 22nd lawsuit against his administration in that time. That’s one lawsuit every 13 days. And we’re not done yet. This late…

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November 5, 2025 at 8:27 PM

the ballroom bonanza

Here are just some of the 24 corporations that have already “donated” money for the gaudy ballroom Donald Trump is erecting where the East Wing of the White House stood for 123 years until he had it demolished last month: Altria (a.k.a. Philip Morris) Amazon Apple Booz Allen Hamilton Comcast Goo…

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November 4, 2025 at 8:37 PM

more corporate titans suck up to Trump

Here are just some of the 24 corporations that have already “donated” money for the gaudy ballroom Donald Trump is erecting where the East Wing of the White House stood for 123 years until he had it demolished last month: Altria (a.k.a. Philip Morris) Amazon Apple Booz Allen Hamilton Comcast Goo…

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October 28, 2025 at 6:49 PM

Trump regime hiding info about exploding health costs from American people

If the Trump regime and Republicans in Congress get their way, millions and millions of Americans are about to see their health insurance costs skyrocket.* That’s because the Big Ugly Bill Republicans forced through earlier this year jacks up prices for the 24 million Americans covered by the Aff…

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October 27, 2025 at 6:02 PM

suing Trump to defend civil rights

Public Citizen just sued the Trump regime in federal court over a directive telling staff of a key civil rights office not to investigate an entire category of civil rights violations. Here’s more about the case: For decades, it has been settled law that when an employment practice has a negativ…

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October 26, 2025 at 6:26 PM

our 20th and 21st lawsuits against Trump regime

This past Monday, Public Citizen filed two more lawsuits in federal court to stop illegal actions by the Trump regime. These are our 20th and 21st lawsuits against the administration since Trump returned to power. LAWSUIT #20 We are suing to stop a new rule from Trump’s Department of Transport…

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October 25, 2025 at 6:42 PM

entire wing of White House reduced to rubble by Trump

Keeping track of all the scandals of the Trump era — any one of which would have consumed any previous presidential administration — is nearly impossible. Never mind trying to rank whether this one is worse than that one. But even for a regime that seems to average about three Watergates a week,…

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October 24, 2025 at 6:40 PM

Trump demolishes White House - voice your outrage

Keeping track of all the scandals of the Trump era — any one of which would have consumed any previous presidential administration — is nearly impossible. Never mind trying to rank whether this one is worse than that one. But even for a regime that seems to average about three Watergates a week,…

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October 23, 2025 at 5:17 PM

suing Trump on immigration and civil rights

On Monday, Public Citizen filed two more lawsuits in federal court to stop illegal actions by the Trump regime. These are our 20th and 21st lawsuits against the administration since Trump returned to power. LAWSUIT #20 We are suing to stop a new rule from Trump’s Department of Transportation t…

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October 22, 2025 at 6:42 PM

Trump says we owe him millions

Did you hear about the country where a man who attempted a coup d’etat is now demanding $230,000,000 from his fellow citizens even though he managed to escape accountability? The country is called Trumpistan the United States of America. For anyone who missed this breaking news Tuesday — as fir…

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October 21, 2025 at 7:13 PM

two *more* lawsuits against Trump regime

On Monday, Public Citizen filed two more lawsuits in federal court to stop illegal actions by the Trump regime. These are our 20th and 21st lawsuits against the administration since Trump returned to power. LAWSUIT #20 We are suing to stop a new rule from Trump’s Department of Transportation t…

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October 20, 2025 at 8:05 PM

we made history this weekend

Some 7,000,000 people took part in over 2,700 “No Kings” rallies Saturday. Millions and millions more were there in spirit and participating remotely by watching coverage on television or online. It was the largest single day of protest in American history. Together, the American people showed …

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October 17, 2025 at 6:58 PM

nationwide 'No Kings' rallies *tomorrow*

Tomorrow — Saturday, October 18 — there will be thousands of “No Kings” rallies all across America. Visit our “No Kings” coalition website to find a rally near you! The Trump regime is ramping up its authoritarian tactics. And the American people are rising up in protest. Donald Trump’s dictat…

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October 16, 2025 at 6:31 PM

'No Kings' rallies this Saturday all across the country

The Trump regime is ramping up its authoritarian tactics. And the American people are rising up in protest. This Saturday, October 18, there will be thousands of “No Kings” rallies all across America. Visit our “No Kings” coalition website to find a rally near you! Donald Trump’s dictatorial …

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October 15, 2025 at 5:55 PM

this guy is Trump's dismantler-in-chief

As the Republican-engineered shutdown enters a third week, the Trump regime is going forward with its myopic and toxic project to dismantle the federal government. Trump’s dismantler-in-chief is a man named Russell Vought. For anyone who isn’t familiar with Vought, here’s what you need to know: …

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October 14, 2025 at 6:24 PM

Trump henchman Russell Vought must be forced out

Two weeks into a Republican-engineered shutdown, the Trump regime is going forward with its myopic and toxic project to dismantle the federal government. Trump’s dismantler-in-chief is a man named Russell Vought. For anyone who isn’t familiar with Vought, here’s what you need to know: Vought ope…

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October 13, 2025 at 7:18 PM

rallies all across America this Saturday

The Trump regime is ramping up its authoritarian tactics. And the American people are rising up in protest. On Saturday, October 18 — one week from today — there will be thousands of “No Kings” rallies all across America. Visit our “No Kings” coalition website to find a rally near you! Donald…

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October 11, 2025 at 7:23 PM

nationwide 'No Kings' rallies Saturday, October 18

The Trump regime is ramping up its authoritarian tactics. And the American people are rising up in protest. On Saturday, October 18 — one week from today — there will be thousands of “No Kings” rallies all across America. Visit our “No Kings” coalition website to find a rally near you! Donald…

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October 9, 2025 at 6:37 PM

swear her in now

Rep. Raúl Grijalva served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 22 years. Sadly, the Arizona Democrat died in March after a year-long battle with lung cancer. On September 23, his daughter, Adelita Grijalva, won the special election to fill his seat for the remainder of the current term. …

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October 8, 2025 at 5:53 PM

the biggest coward in Congress?

Rep. Raúl Grijalva served in the U.S. House of Representatives for over 22 years. Sadly, the Arizona Democrat died in March after a year-long battle with lung cancer. On September 23, his daughter, Adelita Grijalva, won the special election to fill his seat for the remainder of the current term. …

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October 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM

'conscripted as political mouthpieces against their will'

On Friday, Public Citizen filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the Trump regime from violating the free speech rights of federal workers. This is our 19th lawsuit against the administration since Trump returned to power. Public Citizen and Democracy Forward are representing the American Fed…

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October 4, 2025 at 6:30 PM

suing Trump to protect free speech

On Friday, Public Citizen filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the Trump regime from violating the free speech rights of federal workers. This is our 19th lawsuit against the administration since Trump returned to power. Public Citizen and Democracy Forward are representing the American Fed…

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October 3, 2025 at 11:41 PM

we just sued the Trump regime again

Public Citizen just filed a lawsuit in federal court to stop the Trump regime from violating the free speech rights of federal workers. This is our 19th lawsuit against the administration since Trump returned to power. Public Citizen and Democracy Forward are representing the American Federatio…

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October 1, 2025 at 6:18 PM

tonight: nationwide organizing call about Republican government shutdown

A broad coalition of organizations — including Public Citizen, Indivisible, MoveOn, and more — are hosting a nationwide organizing call TONIGHT about the government shutdown that Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are forcing upon the American people. Join us from 8:30 to 9:30 EDT tonigh…

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September 30, 2025 at 11:06 PM

what happens at midnight tonight

The midnight deadline is just hours away. Please see our earlier note — copied below — for more about why this is such a critical moment for the work you and Public Citizen are doing together. ****** We need to talk about something that should be getting far more attention than it is. Last Thu…

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September 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM

tyranny in every city

Today, Donald Trump took our nation one step closer to outright tyranny. In a rant to more than 800 of America’s top military leaders — who had been summoned from all over the world to a military base in Virginia by Pete Hegseth, the former Fox News “personality” who Trump installed as defense s…

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September 30, 2025 at 2:06 PM

recklessly incendiary

Our deadline is at midnight tonight. How things go over the next few hours will directly impact how aggressive Public Citizen can be over the next twelve months as we continue to fight the Trump regime and its attempt to impose authoritarianism upon the American people. Please see our earlier m…

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September 29, 2025 at 8:50 PM

Trump's right-hand ghoul

One thing any would-be authoritarian has to do if he wants his dictatorial dreams to come true is make it a “crime” to criticize or oppose his regime. Donald Trump formally took a spastic leap in that direction last Thursday when he issued “National Security Presidential Memorandum - 7” — which …

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September 29, 2025 at 3:17 PM

this should be getting far more attention than it is

The response to our previous message has been truly astounding. That note is copied below for anyone who hasn’t had a chance to read it yet. Onward! - Lisa & Robert ****** We need to talk about something that should be getting far more attention than it is. Last Thursday, Donald Trump iss…

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September 28, 2025 at 6:56 PM

feverishly mangled

We need to talk about something that should be getting far more attention than it is. Last Thursday, Donald Trump issued a presidential memorandum ordering a crackdown on the perpetrators of an “assault against democratic institutions, constitutional rights, and fundamental civil liberties.” Whi…

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September 27, 2025 at 6:56 PM

doing more than we ever have before

We just wanted to say how grateful we are for the outpouring of support in response to our earlier note, which is copied below for anyone who hasn’t had a chance to read it yet. - Lisa & Robert ****** Please take a minute to read through this update. We are just days from a make-or-break …

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September 26, 2025 at 6:51 PM

prosecuted as domestic terrorists

On Thursday, Donald Trump issued a memorandum ordering a crackdown on the perpetrators of an “assault against democratic institutions, constitutional rights, and fundamental civil liberties.” Unfortunately, Trump was not referring to his own regime. What he meant, in essence, is anyone and anyth…

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September 25, 2025 at 6:25 PM

facing some tough realities

Please take a minute to read through this update. We are just days from a make-or-break deadline. How things go over the next few days will directly impact how aggressive Public Citizen can be over the next twelve months as we continue to fight the Trump regime and its attempt to impose authorit…

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September 24, 2025 at 6:27 PM

the border czar and the bag of cash

Here are just a few things to know about Tom Homan, the Trump regime’s so-called “border czar” (Secretary of Xenophobia would be more accurate): He is one of the people most responsible for the immoral “family separation” policy whereby our government openly kidnapped children and infants as some…

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September 23, 2025 at 5:15 PM

the resulting wrath of the American people

If Congress can’t pass a budget by midnight next Tuesday, September 30, the United States government will shut down. Remember, Republicans control both the House and Senate. And, in pathetic fealty to Donald Trump, they are refusing to work with Democrats at all. So — ironically — the only thin…

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September 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM

the looming Republican shutdown

If Congress can’t pass a budget by midnight next Tuesday, September 30, the United States government will shut down. Remember, Republicans control both the House and Senate. And, in pathetic fealty to Donald Trump, they are refusing to work with Democrats at all. So — ironically — the only thin…

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September 21, 2025 at 6:51 PM

Trump's assault on free speech

Last Wednesday, the television network ABC announced that it is taking Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air “indefinitely.” What’s happening to Jimmy Kimmel matters whether or not you watch his show — or any other late night program — so please keep reading. The supposed reason for Kimmel’s suspension…

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September 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM

put Jimmy Kimmel back on the air

On Wednesday, the television network ABC announced that it is taking Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air “indefinitely.” What’s happening to Jimmy Kimmel matters whether or not you watch his show — or any other late night program — so please keep reading. The supposed reason for Kimmel’s suspension i…

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September 18, 2025 at 8:09 PM

another spineless corporation caves to Trump

On Wednesday, the television network ABC announced that it is taking Jimmy Kimmel Live! off the air “indefinitely.” What’s happening to Jimmy Kimmel matters whether or not you watch his show — or any other late night program — so please keep reading. The supposed reason for Kimmel’s suspension i…

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September 17, 2025 at 8:42 PM

if you missed last night's town hall

Thank you to the thousands of folks all across the country who participated in Public Citizen’s online town hall last night! If you missed our town hall, or if you attended and want to see it again, we’ve posted a recording here. We talked about some of the many ways Public Citizen is standing …

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September 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM

town hall starts in one hour

Our online town hall is TONIGHT from 7:00 to 8:00 p.m. EDT. Sign up here and we’ll send you the info you need to join in. The Trump regime is continuing to advance its destructive, authoritarian agenda. And Public Citizen is doing everything in our power to fight back. We’ll update you on the v…

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