Congress Must Not Let Opposition to Trump Become Opposition to Peace Washington, D.C. — On Sunday, President Donald Trump and Iranian officials announced that they have reached an initial peace deal. Demand Progress has been highly critical of President Trump’s decision to launch the war and has led multiple efforts to support war powers resolutions … Continued The post Iran…Read More

Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, the House failed to pass legislation that would have extended Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act with no privacy protections until July 2. Yesterday, anti-privacy senators also objected to a deal that would have renewed FISA in exchange for adding popular, bipartisan warrant requirements. These failures mean that … Continued The post House…Read More

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On Thursday, Demand Progress applauded the passage of legislation in Colorado that would limit swipe fees, part of a broad effort to break the stranglehold that payment processors and big banks have on the credit card business. The new law, the Swipe Fee Fairness and Consumer Safeguards Act, bans swipe fees – the money merchants … Continued The post New…Read More

CFTC Proposal Would Turn Consumer Protection Agency Into Nation’s Gambling Czar Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, Demand Progress Education Fund, Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund and Public Citizen submitted a comment letter urging the Commodity Futures Trading Commission to reject any efforts to bring “events contracts” on sports, entertainment, policy or political outcomes traded … Continued The post Consumer…Read More

Gottheimer, Suozzi, Golden and Gluesenkamp Perez Must Not Side with Johnson, Miller and Trump on Surveillance Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) unveiled yet another proposal to renew Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA). This proposal lacks meaningful privacy reforms, like his last, failed plan, and also extends … Continued The post Speaker…Read More

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