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FACT SHEET: Exposing GOP Injunction Hypocrisy: Five Times Republicans Praised Nationwide Injunctions
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, April 7, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: esperanza@focalpointstrategygroup.com With Republicans poised to consider the No Rogue Rulings Act of 2025 (NORRA) this week, let’s take a deep dive into their hypocrisy on the constitutional separation of...
STATEMENT: Donald Trump and Elon Musk Are Weaponizing the IRS Against the American People
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, April 2, 2025 Press Contact: esperanza@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. — Today, the Washington Post revealed that the Trump administration has placed a political appointee in charge of tax investigations at the...
Donald Trump Springs His Corrupt Gang of Fraudsters, Crooks, and Convicts Out of Jail
“There's never been a better time to be a white-collar crook.” –Axios, 3/31/25 It pays to go Full MAGA: In just the last week, Donald Trump has pardoned, commuted the sentences, or ended prosecution of over a half dozen white collar criminals convicted of...
ROUNDUP: False Statements By Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe on Signal Messaging Scandal
WASHINGTON, D.C. — This week, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and CIA Director John Ratcliffe testified before both the Senate and House Intelligence Committees. Their appearances follow the news of a Signal chat used by top Trump administration...
STATEMENT: Trump and Vought Seek to Hide Illegal DOGE Cuts by Removing Federal Spending Data from Public Website
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 24, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: esperanza@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. – In yet another attack on Congress’s spending authority and the rule of law, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), led by Trump crony Russell...
STATEMENT: Rep. Darrell Issa Makes Outrageous Accusation About ActBlue
For Immediate Release: Wednesday, March 19, 2025 Press Contact: esperanza@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. — Yesterday, U.S. Representative Darrell Issa (R-CA) issued an outrageous letter to FBI Director Kash Patel asserting that the fundraising platform...
MEMO: After Weeks Of Destroying The Federal Government, Trump Turns His Attention To Attacking Civil Society, Universities, Organized Labor, and the Private Sector
TO: Interested Parties FROM: Congressional Integrity Project RE: After Weeks Of Destroying The Federal Government, Trump Turns His Attention To Attacking Civil Society, Universities, Organized Labor, and the Private Sector DATE: March 19, 2025 After weeks of unlawful...
STATEMENT: Congressional Integrity Project Warns Of Dangerous Precedent As Trump Administration Freezes Climate Grant Accounts
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, March 14, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: esperanza@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. - The Congressional Integrity Project today expressed grave concern over recent actions by the Trump administration targeting climate grant recipients...
FACT SHEET: Trump and Musk are Tanking the U.S. Economy and Hurting Everyday Americans to Benefit Themselves
As Economy Hangs On Cliff of Recession, the DOGE CR Gives It a Big Shove Since taking office, President Trump and Elon Musk have pursued a singular campaign to tear down public services trusted by everyday Americans so they can privatize the government and enrich...
As Trump Hawks Teslas on the White House Lawn, House Republicans Pass Funding Bill to Benefit Elon Musk’s Companies at FAA
Washington, D.C. – As Donald Trump took time out of his day yesterday to host a Tesla showroom on the White House lawn, complete with a full sales pitch, House Republicans passed a government funding bill that would give the Federal Aviation Administration a $4...
STATEMENT: Vance, Vought Urge Republicans to Pass Funding Bill Citing Trump’s Ability to Override Federal Spending, Upend Checks and Balances
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 11, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: esperanza@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. – As the March 14 deadline for a potential government shutdown nears, Republicans are just now realizing that the shutdown under their total control...
WATCH: Representative Budzinski and Experts Sound The Alarm On Impact of Trump’s Illegal Funding Freeze
WATCH the full call HERE Washington, D.C. — Today, Thursday, March 6th, Congressional Integrity Project hosted a press call featuring U.S. Representative Nikki Budzinski (D-IL), Democracy Forward President & CEO Skye Perryman, and Jen Bailey, Executive Director...
Trump Pushes to Create New Agency to Fund Proposed U.S. Sovereign Wealth Fund, Tapping Wall Street Insider in Latest Power Grab
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: esperanza@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. — President Trump is set to appoint Michael Grimes, prominent technology investment banker, to lead the new proposed U.S. sovereign wealth fund,...
MEDIA ADVISORY: Representative Budzinski (D-IL) Joins Experts to Set Record Straight on President Trump’s Illegal Funding Freeze
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: esperanza@focalpointstrategygroup.com ***MEDIA ADVISORY*** Press Call on Thursday, March 6th at 9:30AM ET Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, March 6th, the Congressional Integrity Project will host a press...
STATEMENT: President Trump’s Partisan Speech Doubles Down on Sidelining Congress, Illegally Slashing Programs that Keep Costs Low, and Dividing Americans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, March 5, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: esperanza@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. – Last night, President Trump stood before a joint session of Congress to deliver a speech centered on the “Renewal of the American Dream.”...
STATEMENT: As Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and DOGE Slash Americans’ Jobs, Republicans Run from Their Constituents
For Immediate Release: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 Press Contact: esperanza@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. — The Trump-Musk administration’s “Department of Government Efficiency” has triggered widespread outrage with their ruthless mass firings of Americans...
Five Things to Watch Out For at President Trump’s Congressional Address Tonight
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, March 4, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: esperanza@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. — Tonight, President Trump will deliver the first joint congressional address of his second presidential term. After a tumultuous month under his...
ROUNDUP: Donald Trump’s Illegal Funding Freeze Continues to Hurt Everyday Americans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 28, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: esperanza@focalpointstrategygroup.com Trump Administration Continues to Ignore Court Rulings to Restart Federal Funding. Will Congressional Republicans Stand By As Trump Rips Funding From Their...
Weekly Weaponization Report
This week marked the conclusion of six weeks under the Trump Administration, and the weaponization efforts show no signs of slowing. President Trump, alongside Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency, is relentlessly pushing the limits of our checks and...
STATEMENT: Congressional Republicans Only Have Themselves to Blame For Government Shutdown that DOGE Started on Day One of Trump’s Presidency
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 28, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: esperanza@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. – With just 15 days until a potential government shutdown, congressional Republicans are attempting to place blame on Democrats for stalled...
THIS WEEK: While Pushing Medicaid Cuts and Tax Breaks for the Rich, Congressional Republicans Focus on Defending Trump’s Imperial Presidency in Bogus Hearings
Amid House Republicans’ efforts to pass a budget resolution that slashes over $800 billion in Medicaid and other critical federal programs relied upon by millions, all to fund tax cuts for billionaires and corporations, these lawmakers have spent the majority of their...
Five Questions Dan Bishop Needs to Answer At His Confirmation Hearing for Deputy Director of OMB
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, February 25, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: esperanza@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. — Today, February 25, former U.S. Representative Dan Bishop will appear before the Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs for...
STATEMENT: House Republicans to Vote on Speaker Johnson’s Already Rejected Cuts to Medicaid, SNAP
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 24, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: esperanza@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, February 25th, the House is scheduled to vote on its budget resolution, which will kick off the reconciliation process toward...
ROUNDUP: Nazi Salutes, Political Weaponization, and Attacks on the Free Press Takes Center Stage At CPAC 2025
Over the weekend, President Trump and his Republican colleagues gathered at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC), where the far-right took center stage. From Steve Bannon making Nazi salutes to Trump praising retribution against his political enemies,...
Donald Trump’s Illegal Funding Freeze Continues to Hurt Everyday Americans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 21, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: nicole@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. — President Trump's executive order halting all federal grants and loan disbursements continues to have widespread, tangible consequences for Americans...
Weekly Weaponization Report
Donald Trump’s Latest Abuses of Our Checks and Balances In the fifth week of his presidency, President Trump has pushed the boundaries of weaponizing and abusing the power of our government to unprecedented levels. Over the past week, the Trump administration has...
Polling Roundup: Trump Approval Tanks As Americans Oppose His Dictatorial Moves and Weaponization of Government Against Opponents
The polls are in: Trump’s approval ratings are underwater, with most voters disapproving of his month-old presidency. From unelected far-right billionaire co-president Elon Musk’s expansive role to Trump’s dictatorial moves, embrace of authoritarianism, and...
STATEMENT: Trump Funding Cuts Threaten Religious Charity Groups
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 20, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: nicole@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. — This week, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops filed a lawsuit against President Trump’s funding freeze of refugee resettlement funds....
ICYMI: Washington Post: After Ceding Power of the Purse, GOP Lawmakers Beg Trump Team For Funds
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, February 19, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: nicole@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. — In the latest reporting from the Washington Post, Republican senators are facing the consequences of surrendering their congressional authority...
ICYMI: Elon Musk and Trump Are Infiltrating The IRS To Target Their Political Adversaries
President Trump and his far-right billionaire oligarch boss Elon Musk have spent the first month of Trump’s second term going after their political enemies. First, they fired dozens of non-partisan inspectors general working to identify and prevent waste, fraud, and...
ROUNDUP: Donald Trump’s Illegal Misuse of Funds Hurts Everyday Americans
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, February 14, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: nicole@focalpointstrategygroup.com Trump Administration Attempts to Reallocate Funding Approved by Congress Will Congressional Republicans Stand By As Trump Rips Funding From Their Constituents?...
Weekly Weaponization Report
In week four of Trump’s presidency, the administration has kicked their weaponization tactics into full gear, focusing its efforts on dismantling federal agencies, conducting mass firings, illegally freezing funds approved by Congress, and bypassing judicial rulings....
STATEMENT: Senate Judiciary Republicans Bow to Trump By Voting to Advance Patel’s Nomination
Washington, D.C. — Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to send Kash Patel’s nomination for FBI Director to the full Senate. Earlier this week, Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dick Durbin sent a letter to the Department of Justice Inspector General...
STATEMENT: Trump Weaponizes Federal Funds With Partisan Litmus Test
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: nicole@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. – This week, the Trump administration has intensified its efforts to concentrate power in the executive branch. In a move that has drawn widespread...
ROUNDUP: Vought’s Chaotic First Days Threaten Consumer Protection Bureau
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, February 12, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: nicole@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. — On Friday, February 7th, former President Trump appointed OMB Director Russell Vought as the acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection...
Copy-and-Paste: House Republicans’ Latest “Censorship-Industrial Complex” Hearing Rehashes Tired Old Conspiracy, Features Duplicate Witness Slate
Tomorrow, House Judiciary Republicans are holding a hearing continuing to push the same web of lies and conspiracy theories about so-called conservative censorship that they have been spinning for the past four years. Since 2021, they have obsessed over Hunter Biden’s...
Trump Is Putting President Musk In Charge of Gutting the Department of Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 10, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: nicole@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. — In the latest chapter of Elon Musk’s growing influence over the U.S. government, "President" Trump has appointed Musk and his Department of...
STATEMENT: Trump Launches Massive Attack on Civil Society With Far-Reaching Directive Targeting NGOs Who Haven’t Pledged Loyalty to MAGA
This morning, just after he directly called for the closure of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID), President Trump signed a memo to the heads of all executive branch departments and agencies instructing them to “review all funding that agencies...
Weekly Weaponization Report
Donald Trump’s Latest Abuses of Our Checks and Balances In the third week of Trump’s presidential term, the Trump administration has resorted to dismantling federal agencies and ordering investigations into corporations and broadcast networks to implement Trump’s...
STATEMENT: Republican Senators Give Away Congress’s Power of the Purse to Unelected Bureaucrat Russ Vought, Billionaire Elon Musk
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, February 6, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: nicole@focalpointstrategygroup.com Vought Now Has Senate Republicans’ Blessing To Usurp Congress’s Constitutional Powers Over Spending Vought’s Confirmation Will Lead Directly To Cuts In Vital Resources...
Trump Administration Ramps Up Attacks On Media With Investigations Into The Free Press
Weaponization of the F.C.C. is the latest in Trump’s abuses of power Washington, D.C. — President Trump and Republicans in Congress have expanded their efforts to weaponize our government and its federal agencies, and are now moving to target the free press. Trump’s...
STATEMENT: Republican Senators Abdicate Their Power By Voting For Russ Vought
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednday, February 5, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: nicole@focalpointstrategygroup.com WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Wednesday February 5th, the Senate voted on a Motion to Invoke Cloture on Trump’s Office of Management and Budget (OMB) director nominee Russell...
ROUNDUP: ‘Illegal and Unconstitutional’: Trump and Elon Musk Usurp Congressional Authority By Unilaterally Dismantling USAID
Since Day One, President Trump and his far right billionaire oligarch pal Elon Musk have targeted a critical federal agency: the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). It all started with Trump’s executive order to withhold foreign aid on his very...
ADVISORY: Press Call: Ranking Members DeLauro and Boyle Join CIP to Sound Alarm on Threat of Russell Vought and His Plan to Steal from American Taxpayers
FOR PLANNING PURPOSES: Tuesday, February 4, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: Nicole Haley, nicole@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday, February 5th, the Checks and Balances War Room will host a press call featuring House Appropriations Committee Ranking...
STATEMENT: The Senate Must Stop Russell Vought’s Plan to Wrest Power from Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 3, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: nicole@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. – Today, Monday February 3rd, the Senate will vote on a Motion to Proceed to Executive Session to begin consideration of Trump’s Office of Management...
STATEMENT: Billionaire Elon Musk Granted Access to Americans’ Personal Data and Payment System, Allowing Him to Unilaterally Withhold Federal Funds and Benefits
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, February 3, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: nicole@focalpointstrategygroup.com WASHINGTON, DC – According to the Wall Street Journal and other news sources, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent granted Elon Musk and the DOGE commission access to...
STATEMENT: Judge’s Halt of Trump Admin’s Unconstitutional Funding Freeze Another Loss for Russell Vought
WASHINGTON, DC – Following news that a federal judge has halted President Trump’s attempted funding freeze, issuing a temporary restraining order to the President’s executive order, Congressional Integrity Project Senior Advisor Kyle Herrig issued the following...
Weekly Weaponization Report
In the second week of Trump’s presidential term, it has become abundantly clear that his administration is committed to consolidating power in the Oval Office, regardless of legal standards or Constitutional checks and balances. One of the most alarming examples of...
SHOT/CHASER: Trump’s Trust In Project 2025 Architect Russell Vought Backfires After Sweeping Impoundment Effort Grinds To A Halt
Yesterday, the Trump administration rescinded its across-the-board federal funding freeze issued on Monday night in a win for democracy and a loss for Russell Vought. New reporting reveals that the Vought pushed out the freeze without getting proper sign-off from the...
STATEMENT: OMB Nominee Russell Vought’s Disastrous Funding Freeze Rollout Causes Chaos and Makes Fools of New Trump Administration
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Thursday, January 30, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: nicole@focalpointstrategygroup.com WASHINGTON, DC – Following President Trump’s chaotic second week in office and backpedaling of the federal funding freeze, Democrats are pushing to delay the...
STATEMENT: Trump Administration Chaos Continues with Rescission of Illegal Memo Defunding Grants and Loans Across All of Government
WASHINGTON, DC – The Trump administration today rescinded its across-the-board federal funding freeze issued on Monday night. In response, Kyle Herrig, senior advisor to the Congressional Integrity Project, said the following: “The White House backtracking on their...
ROUNDUP: ‘A Massive, Massive Overreach’: Trump’s Sweeping, Illegal ‘Power Grab’ Funding Freeze Tramples On Congress and the Constitution
This week, the Trump administration has moved aggressively to enact the unconstitutional Project 2025 agenda. It all started with President Trump’s Day One executive order to withhold foreign aid, which resulted in a freeze on funding for PEPFAR, a multi-agency public...
STATEMENT: Trump Administration’s Suspension of Federal Grants Shows Russ Vought is in Command Even Before He’s Confirmed
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: Nicole Haley, nicole@congressionalintegrity.org WASHINGTON – After reporting that the Trump administration has paused all federal grants and loan disbursements, Congressional Integrity Project...
Trump’s Executive Order Threatens Bipartisan AIDS Relief Funding Approved By Congress
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 28, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: nicole@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. — President Trump’s Day One executive order to withhold foreign aid is now being carried out by the State Department, resulting in a freeze on...
ICYMI: Following Senate Budget Hearing on Russell Vought’s Nomination to OMB, Leading Senate Democrats Slam His Dangerous Plan for Impoundments
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: January 24, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: maddy@focalpointstrategygroup.com ICYMI: Following Senate Budget Hearing on Russell Vought’s Nomination to OMB, Leading Senate Democrats Slam His Dangerous Plan for Impoundments Senator Schumer: “You Could Not...
Buried in Trump’s Executive Order Attacking DEI Initiatives A Threat To Nonprofits, Community Orgs, and Private Businesses
Washington, D.C. — Earlier this week, after Donald Trump was inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States, he immediately issued executive orders that seek to end Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices across the federal government, civil society,...
STATEMENT: Vought Doubling Down On Illegal Executive Branch Power Grab Should Give Senate Republicans Pause
STATEMENT: Vought Doubling Down On Illegal Executive Branch Power Grab Should Give Senate Republicans Pause OMB Nominee Confirmed He’d Carry Trump’s Water Day After White House Illegally Impounded Inflation Reduction Act Funding To Create Manufacturing Jobs, Rebuild...
STATEMENT: Russell Vought’s Plan to Wrest Power from Congress is Unpopular and Unconstitutional
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, January 22, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: maddy@focalpointstrategygroup.com STATEMENT: Russell Vought’s Plan to Wrest Power from Congress is Unpopular and Unconstitutional After Day One impoundment executive orders and ahead of Second Hearing,...
NEW WSJ POLL: 76% of American Voters Don’t Support Trump’s Unconstitutional Executive Branch Power Grab
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Tuesday, January 21, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: maddy@focalpointstrategygroup.com NEW WSJ POLL: 76% of American Voters Don’t Support Trump’s Unconstitutional Executive Branch Power Grab New Polling From the Wall Street Journal Highlights Vast Majority...
Checks and Balances War Room Statement: Trump’s Second Term Threatens Key Balances of Government
For Immediate Release: Monday, January 20, 2025 Press Contact: maddy@focalpointstrategygroup.com CIP Checks and Balances War Room Will Fight Trump Admin Efforts to Utilize Impoundments to Consolidate Executive Power Washington, D.C. — Today, Donald Trump will be...
STATEMENT: The Start of Trump’s Second Term Signals A Present Threat To Our Democracy
For Immediate Release: Monday, January 20, 2025 Press Contact: maddy@focalpointstrategygroup.com Washington, D.C. - Today, Donald J. Trump will be inaugurated as the 47th President of the United States. In response, Congressional Integrity Project senior...
STATEMENT: American People Must Reject the Shadowy MAGA Network Supporting DOGE
For Immediate Release: Friday, January 17, 2025 Press Contact: maddy@focalpointstrategygroup.com DOGE Enlists Shadowy MAGA Groups Opposed to Critical Education, Health Care, and Environmental Programs Washington, D.C. — Trump’s DOGE is outsourcing its research to a...
ICYMI: Impoundments in the Spotlight in First Week of Nomination Hearings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: Jan. 17, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: maddy@focalpointstrategygroup.com ICYMI: Impoundments in the Spotlight in First Week of Nomination Hearings Congressional Integrity Project Launched “Checks and Balances War Room” to Oppose Overreach in the...
STATEMENT: Russell Vought Is A Danger To Congressional Authority
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Wednesday, January 15, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: Nicole Haley, nicole@congressionalintegrity.org Washington, D.C. – Today, Russell Vought had his first confirmation hearing in front of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs...
MEMO: Trump Prioritizes Loyalty and Extremism With Unfit Cabinet Nominations
TO: Interested Parties FROM: Congressional Integrity Project RE: Trump Prioritizes Loyalty and Extremism With Unfit Cabinet Nominations DATE: January 15, 2025 Donald Trump’s slate of extreme cabinet nominees - including Kristi Noem, Pete Hegseth, and Russ Vought -...
FACT SHEET: Russ Vought is a Threat to Our System of Checks and Balances
FACT SHEET: Russ Vought is a Threat to Our System of Checks and Balances OMB Nominee Staunch Advocate Of “Impoundments,” Will Ignore Spending Laws Passed by Congress The Constitution gives Congress the power of the purse, a key pillar of the checks and balances in our...
Congressional Integrity Project Launches the “Checks and Balances War Room”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Date: Jan. 14, 2025 PRESS CONTACT: nicole@congressionalintegrity.org Congressional Integrity Project Launches the “Checks and Balances War Room” New Effort Will Highlight Trump Administration Actions to Usurp Congress’s Authority On Spending and...
“Acute Threat” Civil Society Under Attack
Chronicle of Philanthropy: “The Re-Election Of President Trump Has Placed American Civil Society In Its Most Vulnerable Position In A Generation” From legislation allowing the Trump administration blanket power to target nonprofits to advancing an FBI director...
Report: MAGA Republicans Threaten To Destroy Civil Society As We Know It
Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican allies on Capital Hill have made it crystal-clear that civil society as we know it is under threat – and nonprofits ranging from charities to advocacy groups and even universities are in the crosshairs. Trump has started modeling...
NEW MEMO: Four years after January 6, 2021, MAGA Republicans are still threatening Trump’s perceived political enemies
TO: Interested Parties FROM: Congressional Integrity Project DATE: Jan 6, 2025 RE: Four years after January 6, 2021, MAGA Republicans are still threatening Trump’s perceived political enemies Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican allies on Capitol Hill have made it...
FACT SHEET: House Republicans’ Final Election Stunt Hearing of 2024 Features Repeat Witnesses Peddling The Same Old Lies
On Wednesday, Republicans on the House Administration Committee are holding one last bogus hearing on “American Confidence in Elections” pushing misinformation and conspiracy theories about voting and to attack Democratic politicians and groups for engaging in...
Congressional Integrity Project Launches Civic Defense Project To Defend Progressive Infrastructure, Individuals In Response To MAGA’s Promised Attacks On Political Enemies
PRESS RELEASE Contact: nicole@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: December 18, 2024 Rapid Response War Room Includes Two Pronged Effort Debunking Political Attacks By Investigators And Defending Unfairly Targeted Individuals and...
STATEMENT: MAGA House Republicans Pass Bill Giving More Power To Donald Trump To Go After Political Opponents
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: November 21, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the MAGA House of Representatives voted to pass H.R. 9495, which would give the incoming Trump administration new power to “shut...
Myth v. Fact: Exposing MAGA Lies About The So-Called Anti-Terror Bill
Today, the MAGA House of Representatives voted on H.R. 9495, the Stop Terror-Financing and Tax Penalties on American Hostages Act. This bill would give the incoming Trump administration new power to “shut down tax-exempt organizations without transparency or...
STATEMENT: Mike Johnson Cares More About Protecting Matt Gaetz Than Finding The Truth
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: November 15, 2024 Washington, D.C. — After convicted felon and President-elect Donald Trump announced he would nominate January 6th co-conspirator and scandal ridden Florida...
“Are You Shitting Me?” Republicans React to Donald Trump’s Nomination Of Matt Gaetz For Attorney General
Today, Donald Trump announced he is nominating scandal plagued, election denying MAGA extremist Matt Gaetz to serve as his Attorney General - signaling that he is deadly serious about pardoning insurrectionists and prosecuting his political enemies. Gaetz has been...
ROUNDUP: GOP Election Officials “Swat Down Election Conspiracies While Trump Sows Doubts”
The 2024 presidential election is tomorrow and Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican cronies across the country are doubling down on their violent rhetoric, conspiracy theories, and lies about our election processes to lay the groundwork for their second attempt at a...
SHOT/CHASER: We Can’t Trust MAGA Republicans To Respect A Trump Loss
The 2024 presidential election is tomorrow and Trump and his MAGA Republican cronies across the country are doubling down on their violent rhetoric, conspiracy theories, and lies about our election processes to lay the groundwork for their second attempt at a coup if...
Congressional Integrity Project October 28 – November 1, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to fight back against the baseless, fact-free political stunts by MAGA Republicans. CIP sent out 6 rapid-response products, including statements, fact sheets, and roundups. Donald Trump held a rally at Madison...
FACT SHEET: The Useless MAGA-Run 118th Congress
As House Republicans spend their last week trying to make the case for another two years of chaos and wasted time, they return to their districts having passed the fewest amount of bills in decades, missed nearly every deadline to fund the government, and appeased the...
ROUNDUP: MAGA Republicans Organize to Reject Election Results, Spreading Conspiracy Theories and Sowing Doubts About Election Integrity
With the 2024 presidential election less than one week away, MAGA Republicans – led by convicted felon Donald Trump – are organizing to overturn the election results, pushing harder than ever to amplify conspiracy theories about our election processes and security....
ROUNDUP: Steve Bannon Openly Plots Overturning The 2024 Election Results Hours After Getting Out Of Prison
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 29, 2024 Former Trump advisor Steve Bannon was released from prison today after serving a sentence for ignoring a Congressional subpoena as part of an investigation...
FACT SHEET: Déjà Vu: Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans Are Aggressively Setting The Stage To Overturn The Election
In the lead-up to the 2020 presidential election, Donald Trump unambiguously worked to spread conspiracy theories, undermine the legitimacy of U.S. elections, directly challenge longstanding electoral practices in key swing states, and even recruit hoards of MAGA poll...
STATEMENT: MAGA House Republicans Rallied With Trump As He Ramps Up Plan To Overturn the 2024 Election Results If He Loses Again
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 28, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, Donald Trump held a rally at Madison Square Garden in New York where he referenced a “little secret” that he has with Speaker...
SHOT/CHASER: What Is Mike Johnson And Trump’s “Little Secret?”
From the beginning of his tenure as House Speaker, Mike Johnson has failed to address any of the important issues facing Americans across the country, allowing the House of Representatives to waste time and resources investigating Trump’s political opponents and...
Congressional Integrity Project October 14 – October 25, 2024 Summary
This past two weeks, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to fight back against the baseless, fact-free political stunts by MAGA Republicans. CIP sent out 5 rapid-response products, including statements, fact sheets, and roundups. The 2024 presidential...
STATEMENT: MAGA House Republicans Held Another Desperate Political Stunt Days Before The Election To Help Donald Trump
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 24, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, MAGA Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee held yet another desperate political stunt hearing on immigration and the border –...
STATEMENT: Trump World and MAGA House Republicans Want the Same Thing: To Enact The Radical Project 2025 Agenda
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 22, 2024 Washington, D.C. – A new analysis by the New York Times detailed the many ways Donald Trump and his MAGA House Republican allies are tied to the radical...
STATEMENT: Jim Jordan Plans One More Desperate Political Stunt Days Before The Election To Help Donald Trump
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 21, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Jim Jordan’s House Judiciary Committee is holding yet another desperate political stunt hearing on the southern border in Wisconsin this...
STATEMENT: We Can’t Trust Mike Johnson to Certify the Election if Trump Loses
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 16, 2024 Washington, D.C. – With the 2024 presidential election a few short weeks away, the person who may be in charge of presiding over the certification of the...
ROUNDUP: MAGA Republicans Continue to Spread Conspiracy Theories and Sow Doubts About Election Integrity
The 2024 presidential election is less than a month away and MAGA Republicans, led by convicted felon Donald Trump, are pushing harder than ever to amplify conspiracy theories about our election processes and security. House Speaker Mike Johnson, Senator JD Vance, and...
Congressional Integrity Project October 7 – October 11, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to fight back against the baseless, fact-free political stunts by MAGA Republicans. CIP released 17 new reports, each detailing how MAGA House Republicans, including the Biden-Harris 17, wasted the entirety of...
NEW REPORTS: MAGA House Republicans & the Biden-Harris 17 Spent the 118th Congress Pushing the Project 2025 Agenda Instead of Americans’ Vital Priorities
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 10, 2024 Washington, D.C. – This week, the Congressional Integrity Project released 17 new reports, each detailing how MAGA House Republicans, like the Biden-Harris 17,...
NEW REPORT: Rep. Jen Kiggans Spent the 118th Congress Pushing the Project 2025 Agenda Instead of Virginians’ Vital Priorities
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 10, 2024 Washington, D.C. – This week, the Congressional Integrity Project released a new report titled “Rep. Jen Kiggans and MAGA House Republicans Spent the 118th...
NEW REPORT: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer Spent the 118th Congress Pushing the Project 2025 Agenda Instead of Oregonians’ Vital Priorities
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 10, 2024 Washington, D.C. – This week, the Congressional Integrity Project released a new report titled “Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer and MAGA House Republicans Spent the...
NEW REPORT: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Spent the 118th Congress Pushing the Project 2025 Agenda Instead of Pennsylvanians’ Vital Priorities
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 10, 2024 Washington, D.C. – This week, the Congressional Integrity Project released a new report titled “Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick and MAGA House Republicans Spent the...
NEW REPORT: Rep. David Schweikert Spent the 118th Congress Pushing the Project 2025 Agenda Instead of Arizonans’ Vital Priorities
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 10, 2024 Washington, D.C. – This week, the Congressional Integrity Project released a new report titled “Rep. David Schweikert and MAGA House Republicans Spent the...
NEW REPORT: Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Spent the 118th Congress Pushing the Project 2025 Agenda Instead of New Jerseyans’ Vital Priorities
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 10, 2024 Washington, D.C. – This week, the Congressional Integrity Project released a new report titled “Rep. Tom Kean and MAGA House Republicans Spent the 118th...
NEW REPORT: Rep. Don Bacon Spent the 118th Congress Pushing the Project 2025 Agenda Instead of Nebraskans’ Vital Priorities
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 10, 2024 Washington, D.C. – This week, the Congressional Integrity Project released a new report titled “Rep. Don Bacon and MAGA House Republicans Spent the 118th...
NEW REPORT: Rep. Juan Ciscomani Spent the 118th Congress Pushing the Project 2025 Agenda Instead of Arizonans’ Vital Priorities
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 10, 2024 Washington, D.C. – This week, the Congressional Integrity Project released a new report titled “Rep. Juan Ciscomani and MAGA House Republicans Spent the 118th...
ROUNDUP: MAGA Election Integrity Threats and Conspiracy Theories Continue In The States
With the 2024 presidential election only a month away, Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican allies are hard at work – but not for the American people. They are focused on one thing only: spreading lies and sowing doubt in our election processes. Trump, his running...
Three Questions Biden-Harris 17 Need To Answer About The 2024 Election And Ongoing MAGA Election Denialism
To: Interested Parties From: Kyle Herrig, Executive Director, Congressional Integrity Project Re: Three Questions Biden-Harris 17 Need To Answer About The 2024 Election And Ongoing MAGA Election Denialism Date: October 8, 2024 It has been almost four years since...
STATEMENT: Will Republicans Commit To Accept Results of the 2024 Election And Denounce Ongoing Election Denialism from Trump, Vance, Johnson?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 8, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, JD Vance and their fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the...
STATEMENT: Will Rep. David Schweikert Commit To Accept Results of the 2024 Election And Denounce Ongoing Election Denialism from Trump, Vance, Johnson?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 7, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, JD Vance and their fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the...
STATEMENT: Will Rep. Juan Ciscomani Commit To Accept Results of the 2024 Election And Denounce Ongoing Election Denialism from Trump, Vance, Johnson?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 7, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, JD Vance and their fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the...
STATEMENT: Will Rep. Jen Kiggans Commit To Accept Results of the 2024 Election And Denounce Ongoing Election Denialism from Trump, Vance, Johnson?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 7, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, JD Vance, and their fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the...
STATEMENT: Will Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer Commit To Accept Results of the 2024 Election And Denounce Ongoing Election Denialism from Trump, Vance, Johnson?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 7, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, JD Vance, and their fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the...
STATEMENT: Will Rep. Don Bacon Commit To Accept Results of the 2024 Election And Denounce Ongoing Election Denialism from Trump, Vance, Johnson?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 7, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, JD Vance and their fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the...
STATEMENT: Will Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Commit To Accept Results of the 2024 Election And Denounce Ongoing Election Denialism from Trump, Vance, Johnson?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 7, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, JD Vance and their fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the...
STATEMENT: Will Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Commit To Accept Results of the 2024 Election And Denounce Ongoing Election Denialism from Trump, Vance, Johnson?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 7, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, JD Vance and their fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the...
ROUNDUP: MAGA Election Denial Continues As Top Republicans Still Can’t Say ‘Trump Lost The 2020 Election’
It has been almost four years since Americans across the country rejected Donald Trump’s MAGA agenda and elected Joe Biden as President in 2020. Still to this day, Trump and his MAGA Republican allies have spread lies that a fair and free election was stolen from him,...
Congressional Integrity Project September 30 – October 4, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to drive the narratives against the baseless, fact-free political stunts by MAGA Republicans, aimed to harm President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Governor Walz ahead of the 2024 election, while convicted...
ROUNDUP: New DOJ Brief Shows Trump “Resorted To Crimes” To Hold Onto Power In 2020
Yesterday afternoon, U.S. District Court Judge Tanya Chutkan unsealed a redacted motion of evidence from Special Council Jack Smith in the federal January 6th case against Donald Trump. The documents detail all of the ways in which Trump and his MAGA Republican allies...
STATEMENT: Trump And MAGA Republicans Are Reprising Same Dangerous Election Denialism From 2020
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: October 2, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, new reporting revealed that Donald Trump’s allies in Georgia have been sowing doubts about voting machines ahead of November’s...
STATEMENT: Comer’s Whistleblower Whiffs Will Continue With Latest Stunt
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 30, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, in his latest act of desperation, James Comer announced another political stunt investigation into one of Donald Trump’s political...
NEW REPORT: Wrong Priorities: How House Republicans Spent This Congress Pushing Donald Trump’s Political and Project 2025 Agenda Instead of Americans’ Priorities
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 30, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Integrity Project released a new report titled, WRONG PRIORITIES: How House Republicans and the Biden 17 Spent...
Congressional Integrity Project September 16 – September 27, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to drive the narrative against the baseless, fact-free political stunts by MAGA Republicans, aimed to harm President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Governor Walz ahead of the 2024 election, while convicted...
Congressional Integrity Project Requests Ethics Investigation Into Rep. Anthony D’Esposito
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 25, 2024 Washington, D.C. – A recent New York Times article revealed that Representative Anthony D’Esposito (NY-4) hired both a woman with whom he was having an...
FACT SHEET: Another Day, Another House GOP Stunt Hearing Featuring the Architects of Project 2025
As the 118th Congress draws closer to its final recess before the 2024 election, House Republicans are more desperate than ever to elevate the MAGA Project 2025 agenda and serve as an arm of the Trump campaign in order to attack his political opponents. This week,...
MEMO: MAGA House Republicans’ Only Priority Before Leaving Again For A Six-Week Recess – Helping Donald Trump At The Expense Of Their Constituents
To: Interested Parties From: Kyle Herrig, Executive Director, Congressional Integrity Project Date: September 24, 2024 Re: MAGA House Republicans’ Only Priority Before Leaving Again For A Six-Week Recess – Helping Donald Trump At The Expense Of Their Constituents MAGA...
STATEMENT: James Comer’s Failure of a Hearing Backfires Spectacularly
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 19, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, James Comer, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee hosted a hearing on the Biden-Harris administration’s so-called “policy...
FACT SHEET: Latest House GOP Stunt Hearing Promoting The MAGA Project 2025 Agenda Features A White Nationalist and Two Project 2025 Authors
Tomorrow morning, as MAGA Republicans hold yet another bogus hearing targeting the Biden-Harris administration, they are thrusting a spotlight on Trump’s far-right Project 2025 agenda. The witness slate includes Mandy Gunasekera a former Trump administration official...
MEMO: Another Week Of Desperate Political Stunts by MAGA House Republicans on Behalf of Donald Trump
To: Interested Parties From: Kyle Herrig, Executive Director, Congressional Integrity Project Date: September 17, 2024 Re: Another Week Of Desperate Political Stunts by MAGA House Republicans on Behalf of Donald Trump Since returning after a month-plus vacation, MAGA...
STATEMENT: Congressional Integrity Project Calls On The Biden-Harris 17 To End MAGA Political Stunts And Get To Work For The American People
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 16, 2024 Washington, D.C. – With only two weeks until a possible government shutdown, House Republicans are focusing on political stunts to help Donald Trump. Not...
STATEMENT: Congressional Integrity Project Calls On Tom Kean, Jr. To End MAGA Political Stunts And Get To Work For The American People
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 16, 2024 Washington, D.C. – With only two weeks until a possible government shutdown, House Republicans are focusing on political stunts to help Donald Trump. Not...
STATEMENT: Congressional Integrity Project Calls On Brian Fitzpatrick To End MAGA Political Stunts And Get To Work For The American People
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 16, 2024 Washington, D.C. – With only two weeks until a possible government shutdown, House Republicans are focusing on political stunts to help Donald Trump. Not...
STATEMENT: Congressional Integrity Project Calls On Juan Ciscomani To End MAGA Political Stunts And Get To Work For The American People
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 16, 2024 Washington, D.C. – With only two weeks until a possible government shutdown, House Republicans are focusing on political stunts to help Donald Trump. Not...
STATEMENT: Congressional Integrity Project Calls On Lori Chavez-DeRemer To End MAGA Political Stunts And Get To Work For The American People
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 16, 2024 Washington, D.C. – With only two weeks until a possible government shutdown, House Republicans are focusing on political stunts to help Donald Trump. Not...
STATEMENT: Congressional Integrity Project Calls On David Schweikert To End MAGA Political Stunts And Get To Work For The American People
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 16, 2024 Washington, D.C. – With only two weeks until a possible government shutdown, House Republicans are focusing on political stunts to help Donald Trump. Not...
STATEMENT: Congressional Integrity Project Calls On Don Bacon To End MAGA Political Stunts And Get To Work For The American People
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 16, 2024 Washington, D.C. – With only two weeks until a possible government shutdown, House Republicans are focusing on political stunts to help Donald Trump. Not...
STATEMENT: Congressional Integrity Project Calls On Jen Kiggans To End MAGA Political Stunts And Get To Work For The American People
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 16, 2024 Washington, D.C. – With only two weeks until a possible government shutdown, House Republicans are focusing on political stunts to help Donald Trump. Not...
Congressional Integrity Project September 2 – September 13, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to drive the narrative against the baseless, fact-free political stunts by MAGA Republicans, aimed to harm President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Governor Walz ahead of the 2024 election, while convicted...
STATEMENT: James Comer Doubles Down On Desperate Political Stunts Against Governor Walz
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 12, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, news broke that House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer has expanded his baseless political stunt investigation into...
FACT SHEET: House Republicans’ Latest Election Stunt Hearing Features Leading Election Deniers and Right-Wing Extremists Promoting The MAGA Project 2025 Agenda
This afternoon, MAGA Republicans are holding yet another bogus hearing pushing misinformation and conspiracy theories about voting to sow doubt in our democratic process and undermine the 2024 election. For months, former President Trump and his MAGA Republican allies...
MEMO: MAGA House Republicans Plan Another Week Of Political Stunt Hearings On Behalf of Donald Trump
To: Interested Parties From: Kyle Herrig, Executive Director, Congressional Integrity Project Date: September 10, 2024 Re: MAGA House Republicans Plan Another Week Of Political Stunt Hearings On Behalf of Donald Trump MAGA House Republicans are returning to Congress...
Congressional Integrity Project Calls on Rep. James Comer to Investigate the Trump Family’s Ties to the Chinese Communist Party
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 9, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Integrity Project has sent a letter to Rep. James Comer, chairman of the House Oversight Committee, urging him to...
STATEMENT: MAGA Report on Afghanistan Withdrawal Is A Political Stunt Designed to Help Donald Trump
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 9, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Mike McCaul released a report on the U.S. military’s withdrawal from Afghanistan in 2021....
STATEMENT: MAGA House Republicans’ Subpoena To Gov. Tim Walz Is A Desperate Act Of Partisanship
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: September 4, 2024 Washington, D.C. – This afternoon, the MAGA House Republicans on the House Education and the Workforce Committee issued a subpoena to Governor Tim Walz in...
Congressional Integrity Project August 26 – August 30, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to drive the narratives against the baseless, fact-free political stunts by MAGA Republicans, aimed to harm President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Governor Walz ahead of the 2024 election, while convicted...
Congressional Integrity Project Files FOIA Request For Information On Trump Campaign Staff Violent Incident At Arlington National Cemetery
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 29, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Integrity Project filed a FOIA request with Arlington National Cemetery for copies of documents related to the Trump...
Congressional Integrity Project Calls On James Comer To Investigate The Donald Trump Campaign’s Violent Incident At Arlington National Cemetery
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 28, 2024 Washington, D.C. – New reporting from NPR revealed that members of Donald Trump’s campaign staff got into a verbal and physical altercation on Monday with an...
FACT SHEET: MAGA House Republicans Should Investigate Trump’s Extensive Foreign Business Ties To China
MAGA House Republicans are attacking Minnesota Governor Tim Walz for visiting China as a high school teacher nearly two decades ago, with House Oversight Chair James Comer launching an investigation and contacting the FBI. That’s rich coming from Comer, who is...
Congressional Integrity Project August 19 – August 23, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to drive the narratives against the baseless, fact-free political stunts by MAGA Republicans, aimed to harm President Biden, Vice President Harris, and Governor Walz ahead of the 2024 election, while convicted...
STATEMENT: James Comer Has Unhinged Xenophobic Meltdown On FOX News Following Failed Biden Impeachment
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 23, 2024 Washington, D.C. – This morning, House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer went to his safe space, FOX News, after his year-and-a-half long impeachment...
ROUNDUP: More Nails In The Coffin For Comer’s Impeachment Probe
Yesterday, House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer released his long-promised impeachment inquiry report, detailing how he failed to uncover a single shred of evidence of wrongdoing by the President whatsoever. The report, which is filled with the same debunked...
FACT SHEET: The Top Five Faceplants From Comer’s Failed Impeachment Inquiry
The real impeachable offenses were the friends we made along the way. This week, House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-KY) released a long-promised report on his year-and-a-half-long impeachment charade targeting President Biden. The report, which details how...
ROUNDUP: James Comer’s Impeachment Report “Ends the Way it Began: With Nothing”
This morning, House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer’s long-promised impeachment inquiry report was released. The report of his year-and-a-half-long investigation into President Biden details how he failed to uncover a single shred of evidence of wrongdoing by...
STATEMENT: James Comer’s Impeachment Stunt Finally Ends With a Whimper
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 19, 2024 Washington, D.C. – This morning, House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer released his long-promised impeachment inquiry report, concluding his...
Congressional Integrity Project August 12 – August 16, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to drive the narratives against the baseless, fact-free political stunts by MAGA Republicans, aimed to harm President Biden and Vice President Harris ahead of the 2024 election, while convicted felon Trump and...
STATEMENT: Comer’s New Investigation Is Sure To Go Up In Flames… Just Like Everything Else He Touches
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 16, 2024 Washington, D.C. – This morning, House Oversight Committee chairman James Comer announced that he will launch a new investigation into Gov. Tim Walz and his...
MAGA House Republicans Pivot Oversight To Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, Using the House of Representatives As An Arm of the Trump Campaign Once Again
To: Interested Parties From: Kyle Herrig, Executive Director, Congressional Integrity Project Date: August 15, 2024 Re: MAGA House Republicans Pivot Oversight To Vice President Kamala Harris and Tim Walz, Using the House of Representatives As An Arm of the Trump...
STATEMENT: Will The Biden-Harris 17 Commit To Accepting The Results Of The 2024 Election Even If Trump Loses?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 13, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump and his fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the upcoming election if they...
STATEMENT: Will Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Commit To Accepting The Results of the 2024 Election Even If Trump Loses?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 13, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump and his fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the upcoming election if they...
STATEMENT: Will Rep. Jen Kiggans Commit To Accepting The Results of the 2024 Election Even If Trump Loses?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 13, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump and his fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the upcoming election if they...
STATEMENT: Will Rep. Juan Ciscomani Commit To Accepting The Results of the 2024 Election Even If Trump Loses?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 13, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump and his fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the upcoming election if they...
STATEMENT: Will Rep. David Schweikert Commit To Accepting The Results of the 2024 Election Even If Trump Loses?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 13, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump and his fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the upcoming election if they...
STATEMENT: Will Rep. Tom Kean, Jr. Commit To Accepting The Results of the 2024 Election Even If Trump Loses?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 13, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump and his fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the upcoming election if they...
STATEMENT: Will Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer Commit To Accepting The Results of the 2024 Election Even If Trump Loses?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 13, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump and his fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the upcoming election if they...
STATEMENT: Will Rep. Don Bacon Commit To Accepting The Results of the 2024 Election Even If Trump Loses?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 13, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump and his fellow MAGA Republicans have been setting the stage to try to overturn the results of the upcoming election if they...
Congressional Integrity Project Calls on Rep. James Comer to Investigate Donald Trump’s Mental Acuity
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 12, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Over the past several months, experts have commented on Donald Trump’s deteriorating mental acuity. Just this weekend, he suggested several...
Congressional Integrity Project August 5 – August 9, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to drive the narratives against the baseless, fact-free political stunts by MAGA Republicans, aimed to harm President Biden and Vice President Harris ahead of the 2024 election, while convicted felon Trump and...
STATEMENT: MAGA House Republicans Have Shifted To Attacking Vice President Harris In Baseless Political Stunts
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 9, 2024 Washington, D.C. – This week, MAGA House Republicans are amping up their baseless political attacks against Vice President Harris. House Oversight Committee...
ROUNDUP: Evidence of Trump Influence Peddling Continues to Build
Over the past few weeks, more and more explosive headlines have dropped pointing to Donald Trump’s continued influence peddling. Earlier this week, the Congressional Integrity Project sent a letter to Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee,...
STATEMENT: Project 2025 Agenda Is The MAGA Trump Agenda. Republicans Can’t Run From It No Matter How Much They Try
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 7, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Yesterday Kevin Roberts, the leader of the Heritage Foundation, the group behind Project 2025, announced that he is postponing the release of...
Congressional Integrity Project Calls on Comer to Investigate New Reports of Potential Blocked Investigation of Campaign Finance Violations By 2016 Trump Campaign
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 6, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Integrity Project sent a letter to Rep. James Comer, Chairman of the House Oversight Committee, calling on him to...
Congressional Integrity Project July 29 – August 2, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to drive the narratives against the baseless, fact-free political stunts by MAGA Republicans, aimed to harm President Biden and Vice President Harris ahead of the 2024 election, while convicted felon Trump and...
STATEMENT: Congress Must Investigate Trump Political Appointees Blocking Investigation Into Attempted $10 Million Donation from Egypt to Trump Campaign
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 2, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, an investigation by The Washington Post revealed that Egypt’s president may have sought to illegally inject $10 million into Donald...
Congressional Integrity Project Statement on Anniversary of Donald Trump’s January 6th Indictment and His Ongoing Threat To Democracy
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: August 1, 2024 Washington, D.C. – One year ago today, former President Donald Trump was indicted by a federal grand jury on four criminal charges for his role in trying to...
STATEMENT: MAGA Republicans Try To Claim Project 2025 Is Dead – While Continuing To Support Its Extreme And Radical Proposals
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 30, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today the Project 2025 director Paul Dans stepped down from his role after drafting the extreme policy playbook supported by Donald Trump and...
Congressional Integrity Project Condemns Rep. Mike Garcia’s Racist Comments About Vice President Harris And His Promoting Conspiracy Theories About President Biden
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 30, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Last week, Rep. Mike Garcia (CA-27), made racist comments while describing Vice President Harris and refused to condemn the disturbing and...
NEW REPORT: Coup II: Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans Are Planning to Trash Our Democracy if They Lose. Again.
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 30, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Integrity Project released a new report titled, Coup II: Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans Are Planning to Trash Our...
Congressional Integrity Project July 22 – July 26, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to drive the narratives against the baseless, fact-free political stunts by MAGA Republicans, aimed to harm President Biden and Vice President Harris ahead of the 2024 election, while convicted felon Trump and...
STATEMENT: Rep. Juan Ciscomani’s Final Act Before A Six Week Vacation Is Supporting A Political Stunt Against Vice President Harris
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 25, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the House, including Rep. Juan Ciscomani, voted to pass a baseless resolution condemning Vice President Kamala Harris over the...
STATEMENT: Rep. Tom Kean, Jr.’s Final Act Before A Six Week Vacation Is Supporting A Political Stunt Against Vice President Harris
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 25, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the House, including Rep. Tom Kean, Jr., voted to pass a baseless resolution condemning Vice President Kamala Harris over the...
STATEMENT: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick’s Final Act Before A Six Week Vacation Is Supporting A Political Stunt Against Vice President Harris
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 25, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the House, including Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, voted to pass a baseless resolution condemning Vice President Kamala Harris over the...
STATEMENT: Rep. David Schweikert’s Final Act Before A Six Week Vacation Is Supporting A Political Stunt Against Vice President Harris
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 25, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the House, including Rep. David Schweikert, voted to pass a baseless resolution condemning Vice President Kamala Harris over the...
STATEMENT: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer’s Final Act Before A Six Week Vacation Is Supporting A Political Stunt Against Vice President Harris
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 25, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the House, including Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer, voted to pass a baseless resolution condemning Vice President Kamala Harris over the...
STATEMENT: Rep. Jen Kiggans’s Final Act Before A Six Week Vacation Is Supporting A Political Stunt Against Vice President Harris
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 25, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the House, including Rep. Jen Kiggans, voted to pass a baseless resolution condemning Vice President Kamala Harris over the...
STATEMENT: Rep. Don Bacon’s Final Act Before A Six Week Vacation Is Supporting A Political Stunt Against Vice President Harris
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 25, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the House, including Rep. Don Bacon, voted to pass a baseless resolution condemning Vice President Kamala Harris over the...
STATEMENT: MAGA Republicans’ Final Act Before A Six Week Vacation Is A Political Stunt Against Vice President Harris
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 25, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the House passed a baseless resolution condemning Vice President Kamala Harris over the administration’s supposed actions at the border....
STATEMENT: MAGA Republicans Repeatedly Push Deranged Conspiracy Theories In Hearing With FBI Director Christopher Wray
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 24, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, MAGA Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee held a hearing with FBI Director Christopher Wray. The hearing was intended to be...
STATEMENT: CIP Condemns J.D. Vance’s Violent Rhetoric in Project 2025 Book Review
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 24, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, it was reported that convicted felon Donald Trump’s running mate, J.D. Vance, authored a foreword for a new book written by the...
FACT SHEET: Five Ways The MAGA GOP Is Weaponizing Congress To Attack Vice President Harris
Less than 48 hours after Vice President Kamala Harris launched her presidential campaign, MAGA House Republicans are already using their elected offices to attack her. They are advancing resolutions that have no purpose but to malign the Vice President, floating new...
FACT SHEET: House Republicans’ Record of Failure on Immigration Reform
Today, House Republicans are pushing forward with a nakedly political stunt resolution to “condemn” Kamala Harris’s record on immigration and the border. Instead of coming to the table with solutions to help fix our immigration system, Republicans are once again...
In a Panic, MAGA Republicans Use Baseless Political Stunt to Attack Vice President Harris After Years of Focusing on Biden
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 23, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, panicky MAGA House Republicans will move forward with a new political stunt targeting Vice President Kamala Harris when they put forward...
STATEMENT: MAGA Republicans Set Sights on Vice President Harris
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 22, 2024 Washington, D.C. – After President Biden announced he is not seeking re-election, MAGA Republicans immediately announced at least one blatant attack against Vice...
Congressional Integrity Project July 8 – July 19, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to drive the narratives against the baseless, fact-free impeachment attempt of President Biden aimed to harm the President ahead of the 2024 election, while convicted felon Trump and his allies are planning...
The MAGA Disunity Convention Concludes: Final Night of RNC Features MAGA Insiders, Extremists, Megadonors and the Dictator on Day One Himself
Tonight concludes the Republican National Convention. To cap off the four-day conference, convicted felon Donald Trump, now the official GOP nominee for president, will give his address – but not before another lineup of speakers consisting of MAGA insiders,...
The MAGA Disunity Convention Continues: RNC Third Night Lineup Consists of Trump’s Inner Circle of MAGA Extremists
Tonight, Republicans are holding the third night of their national convention in Milwaukee after officially nominating convicted felon Donald Trump for president and his loyal lackey J.D. Vance as his Vice President. The lineup for the third night features just as...
The MAGA Disunity Convention Continues: RNC Second Night Speakers Have Incited Political Violence, Denied Election Results, Promoted Extremist and Divisive Policies
Tonight, Republicans are holding the second night of their national convention in Milwaukee after officially nominating convicted felon Donald Trump for president and his loyal lackey J.D. Vance as his Vice President yesterday. The lineup for the second night features...
The MAGA Disunity Coalition: RNC Opening Night Speakers Incite Political Violence, Deny Elections, Cover Up Trump Crimes
So much for unifying the country. Tonight in Milwaukee, Republicans are holding the first night of their national convention after nominating convicted felon Donald Trump for president and his loyal lackey J.D. Vance as his VP. The lineup for the opening night...
Congressional Integrity Project Statement On Trump Selecting Fellow Election Denier And MAGA Extremist J.D. Vance As His VP Pick
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 15, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, Donald Trump announced Senator J.D. Vance (R-Ohio) as his Vice Presidential pick. Vance has spent his short time in the Senate spreading...
STATEMENT: Rep. Juan Ciscomani Votes Again to Hold Garland in Contempt as MAGA House GOP’s Latest Outrageous Political Stunt Fails
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 11, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, MAGA House Republicans voted once again on a contempt resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland. Rep. Juan Ciscomani voted for...
STATEMENT: Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick Votes Again to Hold Garland in Contempt as MAGA House GOP’s Latest Outrageous Political Stunt Fails
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 11, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, MAGA House Republicans voted once again on a contempt resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland. Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick voted...
STATEMENT: Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer Votes Again to Hold Garland in Contempt as MAGA House GOP’s Latest Outrageous Political Stunt Fails
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 11, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, MAGA House Republicans voted once again on a contempt resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland. Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer...
STATEMENT: Rep. David Schweikert Votes Again to Hold Garland in Contempt as MAGA House GOP’s Latest Outrageous Political Stunt Fails
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 11, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, MAGA House Republicans voted once again on a contempt resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland. Rep. David Schweikert voted...
STATEMENT: Rep. Don Bacon Votes Again to Hold Garland in Contempt as MAGA House GOP’s Latest Outrageous Political Stunt Fails
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 11, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, MAGA House Republicans voted once again on a contempt resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland. Rep. Don Bacon voted for the...
STATEMENT: Rep. Jen Kiggans Votes Again to Hold Garland in Contempt as MAGA House GOP’s Latest Outrageous Political Stunt Fails
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 11, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, MAGA House Republicans voted once again on a contempt resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland. Rep. Jen Kiggans voted for...
STATEMENT: Rep. Tom Kean Jr. Votes Again to Hold Garland in Contempt as MAGA House GOP’s Latest Outrageous Political Stunt Fails
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 11, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, MAGA House Republicans voted once again on a contempt resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland. Rep. Tom Kean Jr. voted for...
STATEMENT: MAGA House GOP’s Latest Outrageous Political Stunt Fails
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 11, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, MAGA House Republicans voted once again on a contempt resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland. The inherent contempt...
FACT SHEET: Five Ways Trump’s ‘Project 2025’ Threatens Democracy
Trump and MAGA Republicans have spent the past four years crafting a blueprint to cement total control over our country. Ever since they failed to overturn the results of the 2020 election on January 6th, Trump and his allies have been eager to remake the government...
FACT SHEET: MAGA Republicans Continue To Retaliate Against Trump’s Conviction With Yet Another Stunt Hearing Featuring Partisan Witnesses
This morning, House Judiciary Republicans are holding yet another hearing attacking the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in retaliation for Trump’s criminal conviction on 34 state felony counts by a jury of his peers. The witness roster includes a repeat GOP...
STATEMENT: Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans Continue To Openly Plan for a Dictatorship
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: July 2, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Donald Trump and his MAGA Republican allies in Congress have repeatedly made clear that they are a threat to democracy. New reporting today...
Congressional Integrity Project June 17 – June 28, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to drive the narratives against the baseless, fact-free impeachment attempt of President Biden, and MAGA Republicans' attempts to smear him ahead of the first presidential debate and the 2024 election. CIP sent...
FACT CHECK: Five Lies Donald Trump Told About President Joe Biden at the First Presidential Debate
Last night, we watched convicted felon Donald Trump tell lie after lie about President Biden and his administration. Here’s the truth – since President Biden took office and Trump’s MAGA House Republican cronies took control of the majority, the lying, convicted...
SHOT/CHASER: James Comer & His Email Aliases
SHOT: James Comer claimed to not have used email aliases during his time as Kentucky’s Agriculture Commissioner. CHASER: James Comer used “between 1,600 & 2,700" email aliases during his time as Kentucky’s Agriculture Commissioner. Daily Beast reporter Roger...
STATEMENT: MAGA House Republicans Continue Their Desperate Political Stunts Ahead Of Presidential Debate
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 27, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, Jim Jordan and his MAGA House Judiciary Committee released transcripts and selectively edited video in an attempt to rehash the 2020...
The Lies Donald Trump and MAGA Republicans Will Tell About President Joe Biden
Tonight, convicted felon Donald Trump will take the stage to debate President Joe Biden. Desperate to distract from his multiple ongoing criminal cases and felony convictions, Trump will stop at nothing to repeat the same debunked lies that led to a failed impeachment...
STATEMENT: Another Day, Another House GOP Political Stunt Attacking The Rule Of Law
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 26, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, House Republican leadership announced their latest attack on the rule of law – filing an amicus brief with the D.C. Circuit to help...
STATEMENT: Jim Jordan Attacks A Private Citizen In His Latest Desperate Political Stunt
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 25, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, Jim Jordan announced his latest political stunt attempting to harm President Biden ahead of this week’s presidential debate and the 2024...
Congressional Integrity Project June 10 – June 14, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to drive the narratives against the baseless, fact-free impeachment attempt of President Biden and MAGA Republican’s political stunt of voting to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt. These...
FACT SHEET: House Republicans Retaliate Against Trump’s Conviction With Stunt Hearing Featuring Partisan Witnesses
This week, House Republicans in the Judiciary Committee are holding a hearing attacking the Manhattan District Attorney’s office in retaliation for Trump’s criminal conviction on 34 state felony counts by a jury of his peers. The witness roster includes a...
Congressional Integrity Project’s Statement on Convicted Felon Trump Returning to the Site of the Insurrection
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 12, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Tomorrow, convicted felon Donald Trump will meet with his MAGA House Republican cronies at the scene of the insurrection he started to set the...
STATEMENT: MAGA Vote Holding Garland In Contempt Is An Attack On The DOJ And The Rule Of Law To Help Convicted Felon Trump
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 12, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, MAGA Republicans in Congress passed a bogus contempt resolution against Attorney General Merrick Garland. This vote is nothing more than...
SHOT/CHASER: 2024 James Comer Meet 2019 James Comer
The House is set to vote today on a resolution to hold Attorney General Merrick Garland in contempt of Congress. This is just the latest attempt by MAGA Republicans to undermine law and order in this country by attacking a law enforcement official to protect their...
Mike Johnson, Meet Mike Johnson
MAGA Speaker Mike Johnson once again caved to the demands of convicted felon Donald Trump and announced his support for legislation to defund the Special Counsel’s office. The bill is part of Jim Jordan’s “retaliation plan” to attack the rule of law, the Justice...
ROUNDUP: MAGA Republicans Will Ignore States’ Rights and the Constitution To Do Convicted Felon Donald Trump’s Bidding
MAGA House Republican members are whipping a bill that allows presidents and former presidents to bring state cases against them to federal court – a move to benefit their leader, convicted felon Donald Trump. This is only the latest MAGA Republican legislative...
STATEMENT: James Comer Has Lost His Mind
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 10, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Over the weekend, James Comer did a wild, unhinged interview on Fox News where he claimed President Biden has committed “many crimes” – despite...
Congressional Integrity Project May 28 – June 7, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to drive the narrative against the baseless, fact-free impeachment attempt of President Biden after Jordan and Comer effectively ended their attempt with a whimper by sending criminal referrals to the Department...
STATEMENT: MAGA House Republicans Once Again Do Convicted Felon Trump’s Bidding, Continuing To Prove They Have No Case Against Biden
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 5, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, James Comer and Jim Jordan used their committee chairmanships to conduct their latest political stunt – baseless criminal referrals....
ICYMI: MAGA House Republicans Continue To Attack The Rule Of Law
Last night, Axios reported that MAGA Republican House members are pressuring Speaker Mike Johnson to give floor time to legislation that allows presidents and former presidents to bring state cases to federal court – a move that would benefit their leader and...
STATEMENT: Jim Jordan And The MAGA House Judiciary Committee Held Another Hearing To Defend Convicted Felon Donald Trump And Attack The Rule Of Law
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 4, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, Jim Jordan and his fellow MAGA House Republicans on the House Judiciary Committee held yet another hearing for the sole purpose of using...
NEW REPORT: How House Republicans Are Weaponizing Congressional Oversight To Protect Convicted Felon Donald Trump and Attack President Biden
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 4, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, ahead of Jim Jordan’s House Weaponization Subcommittee hearing to attack the Department of Justice, the Congressional Integrity Project...
STATEMENT: MAGA Republican Opposition To Biden’s Border Security Executive Order Is Just Another Political Stunt
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 4, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, President Biden signed an Executive Order strengthening border security. This Executive Order comes after MAGA House Republicans, at the...
STATEMENT: CIP Calls On Rep. David Schweikert To Accept The Verdict Of Jury And Stop Protecting Convicted Felon Trump
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 3, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Last week, convicted felon Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies of falsifying business records to deceive voters in order to interfere...
STATEMENT: CIP Calls On Rep. Jen Kiggans To Accept The Verdict Of Jury And Stop Protecting Convicted Felon Trump
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 3, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Last week, convicted felon Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies of falsifying business records to deceive voters in order to interfere...
STATEMENT: CIP Calls On Rep. Juan Ciscomani To Accept The Verdict Of Jury And Stop Protecting Convicted Felon Trump
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 3, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Last week, convicted felon Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies of falsifying business records to deceive voters in order to interfere...
STATEMENT: CIP Calls On Rep. Tom Kean Jr. To Accept The Verdict Of Jury And Stop Protecting Convicted Felon Trump
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 3, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Last week, convicted felon Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies of falsifying business records to deceive voters in order to interfere...
STATEMENT: CIP Calls On Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer To Accept The Verdict Of Jury And Stop Protecting Convicted Felon Trump
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 3, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Last week, convicted felon Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies of falsifying business records to deceive voters in order to interfere...
STATEMENT: CIP Calls On Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick To Accept The Verdict Of Jury And Stop Protecting Convicted Felon Trump
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 3, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Last week, convicted felon Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies of falsifying business records to deceive voters in order to interfere...
STATEMENT: CIP Calls On Rep. Don Bacon To Accept The Verdict Of Jury And Stop Protecting Convicted Felon Trump
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: June 3, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Last week, convicted felon Donald Trump was found guilty of 34 felonies of falsifying business records to deceive voters in order to interfere...
Donald Trump Is A Convicted Felon Despite Relentless Interference By MAGA House Republicans
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: May 30, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, Donald Trump was convicted of falsifying business records to hide sex with a porn star from voters. Trump still faces felony charges in...
ICYMI: After A Year of Baseless Investigations, New Poll Shows A Majority Of Americans Think Congressional GOP Has The Wrong Priorities
6 in 10 Americans - including 6 in 10 Independents disapprove of Congressional Republicans. Why? Because they have the wrong priorities. MAGA House Republicans have spent the past year and a half focused on baseless investigations into President Biden, his family,...
Congressional Integrity Project May 20 – May 24, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project has sent a letter to the Office of Congressional Ethics requesting the office immediately investigate Comer’s recent fundraising campaign, where he is directly tying his official chairmanship position to fundraising...
CIP Requests Office of Congressional Ethics Investigate James Comer For Using His Oversight Role To Fundraise
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: May 23, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Congressional Integrity Project has sent a letter to the Office of Congressional Ethics requesting the office immediately investigate...
STATEMENT: Jim Jordan Continues Serving As Arm Of The Trump Campaign
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: May 23, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, Jim Jordan is holding a hearing on oversight of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives. This hearing follows the...
STATEMENT: James Comer Continues To Use His Committee To Push Trump’s Political Agenda
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: May 23, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, James Comer is using the House Oversight Committee to once again support Donald Trump’s political agenda by hosting a hearing on...
MAGA Republicans Must Denounce Trump’s Antisemitic Truth Social Post
On Thursday, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce will hold a hearing on antisemitism on college campuses featuring leaders from UCLA, Northwestern University, and Rutgers University. If Republicans are actually concerned about antisemitism and not just...
FACT SHEET: MAGA Minions Still Rolling to New York City to Bend Knee to Trump
MAGA Cronies Skipping Work to Go Hang Out at Trial of Rapist and Insurrectionist Another day, another opportunity for Trump’s MAGA Republican cronies to kiss his ring. Today, even more MAGA Congressional Republicans and other sycophants are headed to New York City to...
STATEMENT: James Comer Gets Seal Of Approval From His Boss Donald Trump
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: May 20, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Last night, Donald Trump endorsed House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Trump campaign) for re-election, citing the bogus...
FACT SHEET: More of Trump’s MAGA Republican, Election-Denying Cronies Are Attending His Trial Today
This week, more of Donald Trump’s MAGA House Republican cronies are headed to New York City to attend his criminal trial for business fraud associated with hiding sex with a porn star from voters. Once again, every elected official attending supported Trump’s attempt...
Congressional Integrity Project May 6 – May 17, 2024 Summary
This week, the Congressional Integrity Project continued to drive the narratives against the baseless, fact-free impeachment attempt of President Biden and the three-ring circus of political stunts MAGA Republicans engaged in to shield Donald Trump from his crimes and...
STATEMENT: Garland Contempt Resolutions Yet Another MAGA Political Stunt to Help Trump
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: May 16, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Republicans on the House Oversight and Judiciary Committees continued their political stunts today – taking up baseless contempt charges for...
STATEMENT: MAGA Republicans on the House Administration Committee Held A Hearing To Help Cast Doubt on Election Results
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: May 16, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, the Committee on House Administration held a baseless, political hearing to provide a platform for election deniers and conspiracy...
FACT SHEET: All The MAGA House Republican Attendees at Trump’s Trial Today Supported Efforts To Overturn The 2020 Election
This week, Donald Trump’s MAGA Republican cronies in the House of Representatives skipped work to attend his criminal trial for business fraud associated with hiding sex with a porn star from voters. One thing today’s crew of MAGA House Republicans all have in common?...
FACT SHEET: The Biden Administration Has Had Historic Cooperation with MAGA GOP Oversight
After over a year of investigations, Jim Jordan and James Comer have found no evidence of wrongdoing by the President or Biden administration. Yet, their fishing expedition continues. Today's contempt markups are just the latest example of Comer and Jordan weaponizing...
STATEMENT: Republicans, What Are You Doing?
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: May 16, 2024 Washington, D.C. – House Oversight Chair James Comer is pushing his contempt markup of Attorney General Merrick Garland to 8pm so Oversight Republicans can take a...
STATEMENT: The MAGA House Weaponization Subcommittee Held Yet Another Hearing To Help Shield Donald Trump
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: May 15, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Today, Jim Jordan and his fellow MAGA House Republicans on the Judiciary Subcommittee on the Weaponization of the Federal Government used their...
ROUNDUP: House Speaker Mike Johnson Is A Trump Sycophant With The Wrong Priorities
By now, it’s clear House Speaker MAGA Mike Johnson has the wrong priorities. Today, rather than going to work on behalf of the American people and focusing on important issues like the cost of living, border security, or access to health care, he spent the morning at...
STATEMENT: MAGA House Republicans Are Weaponizing Their Role in Government to Help Trump
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: May 14, 2024 Washington, D.C. – Republicans on the House Oversight Committee released their latest political stunt today – a report calling for United States Attorney General...
FACT SHEET: MAGA Republicans Have an Antisemitism Problem
On Wednesday, the House Judiciary Committee Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee will hold a hearing on antisemitism on college campuses. If they are actually concerned about antisemitism and not just political stunts, they should really look within their...
Trump Sycophant and House Speaker Mike Johnson Attends Trump’s Criminal Trial
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: May 14, 2024 Washington, D.C. – This morning, Trump sycophant and MAGA House Speaker Mike Johnson, at taxpayer expense, is at the courthouse in New York City for Donald...
ICYMI: Fox News Commentator Throws Cold Water On Latest MAGA GOP Impeachment Push
In interviews this morning, Fox News’ Stu Varney called out MAGA House Republicans for their latest baseless impeachment stunt. MAGA House Republicans are now trying to impeach President Biden for delaying weapons to Israel, a basis for impeachment so outlandish and...
A Quick Explainer for MAGA House GOP
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: May 9, 2023 Washington, D.C. – Today, news broke that MAGA House Republicans are drafting articles of impeachment against President Biden over delaying weapons to Israel, based...
STATEMENT: It’s Far Past Time For David Schweikert To Demand An End To The Baseless Biden Impeachment Inquiry
PRESS RELEASE Contact: press@congressionalintegrity.org For Immediate Release Date: May 9, 2024 Washington, D.C. – This week, Newsmax’s Rob Schmitt was just the latest right-wing figure to call out James Comer for his failed impeachment inquiry into President...
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