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🧵Bipartisan coalition to @SenJudiciaryGOP: reintroduce the American Innovation and Choice Online Act. Led by @DigitalProInst and @publicknowledge, the letter says AICOA would reduce consumer costs and address anti-competitive harms to small businesses. @BenBrodyDC's report👇

Read Demand Progress’s full statement: demandprogress.org/top-intel-dem-…

Donald Trump & Stephen Miller want Congress to renew their FISA spying powers without any privacy reforms. Top House Intel Dem @jahimes is trying to get Democrats to give them what they want, saying that we should trust them to oversee themselves and not abuse their power 🤔

Register here: iqconnect.house.gov/iqextranet/EFo…

Do you think kids' sports shouldn't cost an arm and a leg? The Monopoly Busters Caucus and Co-Chair @RepDeluzio will be in Western, PA for a public hearing on April 7 to talk about how private equity is pricing kids and families out of youth sports.

Loved having @SeanVitka on the pod to break down how a post-9/11 surveillance law is mutating in real time, allowing the FBI to literally buy American citizens' location data

Learn more here: wyden.senate.gov/news/press-rel…

Thank you, @RonWyden & @RepBeccaB, for introducing the Privacy Protection Updates Act, a necessary bill to protect a free and independent press.

See the full episode here: democracynow.org/shows/2026/3/27

Trump is escalating in Iran, Democrats have the votes to stop him but @RepGregoryMeeks won’t force a vote until after the 2-week recess. Learn more from Demand Progress’s Cavan Kharrazian and @DropSiteNews's @ryangrim on @democracynow.

Today is Russell Vought's 50th birthday. This obscure official is leading Trump's anti-democratic and lethal effort to concentrate federal spending power in the executive branch and selectively sabotage government capacity. therevolvingdoorproject.org/russell-vought… 🧵⬇️

🔔 Section 702 of FISA, which enables spying on Americans while harming press freedom and source protection, is up for renewal in Congress. Join our conversation today with @SeanVitka, Dell Cameron, and John Dickas for more. 🕜 1:30 p.m. ET RSVP: freedom.press/section-702

And tell Congress to close the data broker loophole!

Listen to the podcast here: levernews.com/why-is-the-fbi…

Right now, the government can buy your location data and browser history from shady data brokers and then feed that into AI-powered surveillance systems—all without court approval. Learn more about how to stop that on the Lever Time podcast from @LeverNews

Failing to act now means owning what comes next: demandprogress.org/house-dem-lead…

Democrats are thinking about delaying a war powers vote until after the House gets back from a two-week recess. Meanwhile Trump is doing this.

Read the full statement from Demand Progress: demandprogress.org/house-dem-lead…

House Dems are reportedly not voting on a war powers resolution this week. Meanwhile, Trump is preparing to send thousands of troops overseas & just raised the Army recruitment age to 42. A delay gives Trump time to escalate while the House is in recess for the next 2 weeks.

And tell Congress: No FISA renewal without reforms to stop warrantless data collection for AI surveillance systems!

Read Demand Progress’s statement: demandprogress.org/speaker-johnso…

Speaker Johnson is delaying a vote on FISA, which was previously planned for next week. This reversal is because his members and the American people—left, right and center—don’t want Congress to rubberstamp warrantless mass surveillance without serious privacy protections.