Shining a Light
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November 5, 2026
House Democrats plan to shine a light on Trump’s corruption and renew American government to serve the common good, Rep. Jamie Raskin is the incoming chair of the House Judiciary Committee and he plans to use subpoenas and investigations to learn more about Trump’s coercion of law firms, about Todd Blanche’s refusal to produce documents required by the Epstein Files Transparency Act, and about the DOJ’s persecution of Trump’s perceived enemies, The House Oversight and Reform Committee will focus on the “Trump crime family,” as well as abuses of ICE, The House Finance Committee intends to dg into JP Morgan’s relationship with Epstein, The Democrats also plan to look into the finances behind Trump’s presidential library, Trump appears focused on his legacy, as he pushes to build the arch and takes steps to prevent future changes to the Oval office, MAGA is blaming the election results on the Iran war, but polls indicate that concerns about corruption were foremost for voters, Rep. Thomas Massie plans to force a vote on the Epstein Files Transparency Act when Congress returns next week, Massie also plans to force a vote to impeach Pete Hegseth, The election made it clear that Americans do not want more data centers, Tech firms lost billions of dollars in market value because of concerns about the industry, Voters in Montana approved a ballot initiative to stop the flow of corporate money into political campaigns, with more than 65% supporting the measure.
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