May 26

"Nobody in America can survive on $7.25 an hour, $9 an hour or $12 an hour. It’s time to raise the federal minimum wage to $17 an hour."-@BernieSanders

Markey Demands Answers From Trump Agency on Cost of Illegal War on Iran “The economic havoc wreaked by this war has damaged virtually every sector imaginable,we need the BLS to factor in the full implications of what the war will mean for economy”@EdMarkey commondreams.org/news/markey-bl…

Khanna Asks Elon Musk If He’s OK With Billionaire Tax After Latest Claims About AI and Mass Layoffs “Start with the modest $3000 check Bernie Sanders and I have proposed for families under $150,000.”-@RoKhanna commondreams.org/news/ro-khanna…

"We're told Medicare for All is too expensive. Same with universal childcare and free higher education. War? The money is limitless."-@claireforny

"We cannot be silent. We cannot be complicit. End the war with Iran."-@IlhanMN

Platner Thanks Small-Dollar Donors After Reporting $4 Million Fundraising Haul in First Quarter In a video posted online, US Senate candidate Graham Platner (@grahamformaine) read a letter sent by a donor who had enclosed a $35 check for his campaign. commondreams.org/news/graham-pl…

"Our government must invest in life, and stop funding death."-@RashidaTlaib

‘There Is Only One Majority in This Country, That’s the Working Class,’ Says Mamdani “It’s time we have a politics that puts them at the heart of what it is that we’re pursuing and not as part of the appendix.”-@ZohranKMamdani commondreams.org/news/mamdani-w…

New Poll Shows Michigan Senate Primary in Dead Heat as Voters Sour on Pro-Israel Lobby @AbdulElSayed has been attacked by a centrist think tank for campaigning with @hasanthehun. He faces Stevens and McMorrow, who both have ties to the pro-Israel lobby. commondreams.org/news/michigan-…

“The United States must use the leverage we have—tens of billions in arms and military aid—to demand that Israel ends these atrocities,” said Sen. @BernieSanders. commondreams.org/news/sanders-r…

"I filed articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth today. He committed a war crime in Iran with the attack on a school that killed over 160 children."-@yassaminansari

"Only Congress can authorize a war. Trump is rogue and reckless."-@AyannaPressley

The Sanders Institute is hosting Sen. @BernieSanders, Rep. @RoKhanna, and @NaomiAKlein on Tuesday afternoon for a livestreamed discussion designed to explore “the progressive vision for artificial intelligence and robotics, and where we go from here.” commondreams.org/news/artificia…

Iranian Synagogue ‘Completely Destroyed,’ Reportedly By US-Israeli Airstrike Iran’s Jewish community said Israel “showed no mercy... during the Jewish holidays and attacked one of our ancient and holy synagogues.” @jvplive @jvpliveNY @JVPBoston @JvpAction commondreams.org/news/israel-sy…

With Congress Back in DC, Sanders Plans Another Vote on Blocking US Weapons to Israel Over Genocide. “The extremist Netanyahu government that has committed genocide in Gaza does not need more military support from American taxpayers.”-@BernieSanders commondreams.org/news/sanders-w…

“The Senate should make it absolutely clear they will not confirm a new attorney general unless that attorney general commits to the release of all Epstein files and commits to starting investigations.”-@RoKhanna commondreams.org/news/bondi-tru…

Bernie Sanders and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Pump the Brakes on Artificial Intelligence. A bill from @BernieSanders and @AOC proposes a moratorium on new AI data centers until oversight mechanisms and legal safeguards are in place. jacobin.com/2026/04/bernie…

Zohran Mamdani Disses Trump-Israel War on Iran With Legendary Tupac Lyric “Tupac said it decades ago, it continues to be true.”-@ZohranKMamdani commondreams.org/news/mamdani-t…

"I’m running for Congress to end the forever wars and reinvest in healthcare, housing, and people here at home."-@PadoraforCO

“Billionaire-funded super PACs—AIPAC, AI, crypto, and others—are spending hundreds of millions to defeat any candidate who crosses them. They should be banned from Democratic primaries. Period.”-@BernieSanders commondreams.org/news/bernie-da…

"Congress must reconvene immediately and vote to end this war."-@rep_jackson