by jmerritt | Mar 19, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Two New Reports Expose a Two-Track System: Terrorize Civil Society, Protect Right-Wing Allies WASHINGTON, D.C. — Yesterday CBS News revealed that the Trump administration has stood up a joint FBI-IRS task force to investigate nonprofits for alleged domestic terrorism...
by jmerritt | Mar 11, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Washington, D.C. — Today, new reporting revealed that the Justice Department is actively investigating Iran’s use of the crypto trading platform Binance to evade U.S. sanctions. Among other things, the violations include more than $1 billion being funneled to...
by jmerritt | Mar 4, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Trump Administration Has Been Trying to Use the IRS to Pursue Political Opponents For Years WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, in a hearing before the House Ways and Means Committee, U.S. Representative Terri Sewell (D-AL) asked Internal Revenue Service Chief Executive Officer...
by jmerritt | Feb 10, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
GOP Witnesses are Partisan Political Operatives Masquerading as Legitimate Researchers WASHINGTON, D.C. — House Republicans are holding a hearing on “foreign influence in non-profits” that is nothing more than a distraction from the Trump administration’s brazen...
by jmerritt | Feb 5, 2026 | Press Releases & Statements
Minnesotans and local civil society groups demonstrate peacefully while far-right conspiracies attempt to shift focus from Trump administration actions WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, in a coordinated effort to discredit civil society organizations in Minneapolis and...
