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The Not Above the Law Coalition started when Jim Comey was fired, but its work is more relevant now than ever. Our conversation with @Public_Citizen's Lisa Gilbert coming together to protect the rule of law: youtube.com/watch?v=2b5lVd…

People making decisions that affect our lives should not be in a position to profit from insider information, especially not on war. We deserve transparency, accountability, and rules that actually protect our interests. Demand Congress pass real rules now.

The bill would also empower the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to ban prediction market bets on war, violence, terrorism, and other acts deemed contrary to the public interest, while requiring platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi to verify users are at least 18.

A bipartisan group of senators just introduced legislation to crack down on prediction market trading by people in power. Sens. Kirsten Gillibrand and Dave McCormick want to bar federal lawmakers from placing wagers on prediction markets. politico.com/news/2026/04/3…

This sends a chilling message to media companies: content that angers those in power could put their licenses at risk. Our constitution protects freedom of speech. The government shouldn’t punish broadcasters for speech they don't like. Congress can hold the administration to account. It should act.

Federal Communications Commission Chair Brendan Carr said the agency can accelerate license reviews if it has “significant concerns” about whether a broadcaster serves the public interest. ABC’s licenses weren’t due for renewal until at least 2028.

The Trump administration has ordered ABC to seek to renew licenses early for 8 stations – years ahead of schedule – after Melania Trump criticized the network over a Jimmy Kimmel joke. The president called for Kimmel to be fired. npr.org/2026/04/28/nx-…

This is our system. Pay attention. Speak up. Demand that Congress do its job, investigate the DOJ's efforts to wipe the slate on January 6, and protect fairness – because it won’t happen without pressure from us.

If years of investigations, jury verdicts, and court rulings can be undone to help the president’s allies, that sends the message that they’re above the law. It tells them they can get away with anything if it serves the president. And that puts all of us in danger.

The Trump administration-controlled Justice Department is seeking to vacate seditious conspiracy convictions for members of the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers involved in planning the violent Jan. 6 2021 riot in the Capitol. npr.org/2026/04/15/nx-…

Concerns go beyond profits. Lawmakers warn these platforms could exploit national security information or be tracked by foreign intelligence. Congress needs to investigate, set real rules, and shut this down. No one should be cashing in on decisions that affect our lives, especially not war.

These accounts had no other activity, and their only trades were tied to that single event. Other trades show a pattern. One account made about $550,000 betting that the U.S. would strike Iran and that Iran’s leader would be removed from power before the war began.

People are placing bets on war and walking away with millions. Lawmakers are calling for investigations into Polymarket after at least 50 new accounts placed large bets on a U.S.-Iran ceasefire shortly before it was announced by President Trump. npr.org/2026/04/10/nx-…

23,000 cases dropped. Entire categories of crime are deprioritized. A system redirected. You deserve a justice system that enforces the law fairly – not selectively. Tell Congress to step in, demand accountability, and make sure justice works for us all.

While shifting focus, the DOJ declined over 900 federal fraud cases, more than 1,000 terrorism cases, and thousands of drug cases. Prosecutors and former officials warned the department was retreating from its mission to uphold fairness and protect communities.

The Justice Department quietly closed more than 23,000 criminal investigations in the first six months of Trump’s administration, abandoning cases involving corruption, white-collar crime, domestic terrorism, and more as it shifted resources toward immigration enforcement. propublica.org/article/trump-…