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President Trump’s war of choice in Iran has triggered a global energy and fertilizer crisis, disproportionately devastating African countries already strained by debt and climate stress. ampr.gs/4tNvc6I

Trump's war in Iran is raising costs for rural communities and farmers, with rural households paying, on average, at least $26 per week more at the pump. ampr.gs/4dhS8EA

Here's how to do that for health insurance: americanprogress.org/article/a-pati…

Gas prices are higher than $4.50 per gallon. Trump's response?

Trump's war on Iran raised gas prices by more than a dollar a gallon. And utilities costs are hitting working families even harder, all while oil executives pocket record quarterly bonuses. #WeCantAffordTrump

Hawaii is officially the FIRST IN THE NATION to effectively undo #CitizensUnited. Corporations will no longer have the power to spend in the state's politics. Learn more about the historic legislation: ampr.gs/3QEambX

BREAKING: SB 2471 has been signed into law! It’s the first of its kind in the nation and renders the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision irrelevant in Hawaii. This is a win for the movement to get big money, especially dark money, out of politics. apnews.com/article/corpor…

CAP's @thmoore: “Hawaii is taking a brave and bold step to get corporate and dark money out of America’s politics. It will send a powerful message that will be heard loud and clear across the Pacific and across the mainland." bit.ly/4udwNDA

Does Hawaii's S.B. 2471 violate the Supreme Court's Citizens United decision? No. The first-in-the-nation bill does not regulate a corporation's power to spend in politics—rather, it no longer grants it. More FAQs about S.B. 2471 ⬇️ ampr.gs/3QEambX

All eyes are on Gov. Green (D) after a nearly unanimous and bipartisan majority in Hawaii's state legislature voted to get dark and corporate money out of its politics. theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

Under the surface of the Trump administration's pro-crypto policies is a self-enrichment scheme that has seen Trump and his family profit handsomely, including from deals with foreign nations. ampr.gs/42uGykJ

NEW: Corporations are treated like people when it comes to political speech. But corporations are born of state law, not biology. So what happens if they are born without political spending powers? Hawaii wants the Supreme Court to give an answer. theatlantic.com/politics/2026/…

“We do not serve artificial entities. We serve the people.” @SenatorJarrett on Hawaii making history by getting dark and corporate money out of politics. #CitizensUnited

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The Trump administration's misleading report on anti-Christian bias represents the views of a narrow, highly partisan slice of Christians who are intent on forcing their theological doctrines onto people with different beliefs. ampr.gs/436OGbe

The Montana Plan set Hawaii on a path to potentially become the first in the nation to make Citizens United irrelevant—your state can do the same. Learn more about The Montana Plan from @transparent406: transparentelection.org/how-we-fix-it/…

While Americans are seeing rising costs in every aspect of their lives, Trump is focused on… 💰 A $1 billion golden ballroom 🔵 Painting the reflecting pool blue 🥊 Hosting a UFC fight on the White House lawn for his birthday 🏎️ Running an IndyCar race down Pennsylvania Avenue 🏛️ Putting up a giant arch in his honor ⛳ Converting public golf courses into luxury resorts Priorities.

Big Oil is making billions of dollars from Trump’s war. While working families foot the bill at the gas pump. Believe Donald Trump when he says he doesn’t give a damn about the American people.

The Trump administration's report on anti-Christian bias cherry-picks facts and distorts reality on abortion, LGBTQ+ equality, and vaccines in order to advance a partisan agenda and polarize Americans. ampr.gs/436OGbe

"Defaulting millions of seniors into private plans without their consent is not modernization. It is privatization by inertia. The idea must be rejected." CAP's Brian Keyser warns of the Trump administration's plan to privatize Medicare: bit.ly/4uKQhiR