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Credit Card Competition Act Letter
On June 23, 2026, Demand Progress, the American Economic Liberties Project, Americans for Financial Reform and the Open Markets Institute Institute for Local Self-Reliance sent a letter to the leaders of the House Financial Services Committee supporting the Credit Card Competition Act. Read the letter here.
Defenders of federal preemption place big banks ahead of consumers
Visa and Mastercard: The Original Gangsters of Electronic Collusion
130+ Groups Ask Congress to Reject AI Preemption Bill
Unions, Consumer Advocates & Civil Society Groups Warn that Obernolte-Trahan Bill Would Kill State AI Enforcement Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, Demand Progress and 130+ civil society groups sent a letter asking Republican and Democratic congressional leaders to reject legislation that would effectively kill state AI safeguards. The letter warns that the so-called Great American … Continued
Who is, and isn’t, sweating the rise of AI
Are Jeffries and Schumer Getting Ready to Greenlight Domestic Spy Power for Trump?
Iran Deal Should be Embraced, Not Sabotaged
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
Liberals irate with Democrats who praise DNI nominee Jay Clayton
100+ Civil Society Groups Ask Dems to Reject Trump and Support Privacy
Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, more than 100 organizations—including local grassroots, state, and national groups— joined Demand Progress and Free Press Action in sending a letter to the 42 House Democrats who voted in favor of Republican leadership and the Trump Administration’s three year reauthorization of Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act without … Continued
Warner and Himes Gush Over Trump’s Epstein Hatchet Man Jay Clayton
Like Bill Pulte, Jay Clayton Carried Out Trump’s Directive to Investigate His Political Enemies Washington, D.C. — On Thursday, President Donald Trump nominated U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton to be Director of National Intelligence. Last year, former Attorney General Pam Bondi assigned Clayton to carry out Trump’s directive to … Continued
House Yet Again Rejects Warrantless FISA Bill
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
Silicon Valley Cash Tracker: New Website Exposes Millions Flooding Campaigns To Stop AI Rules
FISA: What to know about the government’s key spy powers that are on the verge of expiration
As Spying Renewal Stalls in Congress, Trump Pulls Plug on Pulte for DNI
Himes, CT delegation oppose FISA over Trump’s intelligence pick
Pulte or Not, the Surveillance State Won’t Stop
A warrantless wiretap law is about to expire — but surveillance networks aren’t actually ‘going dark’
Senate Surveillance Hawks Shoot Down Deal to Renew FISA
Adding Warrant Protections Would Allow Congress to Renew FISA but Cotton, Thune & Warner Prefer Sunset Washington, D.C. — On Wednesday afternoon, Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) objected to a deal offered by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR) that would have renewed Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act for nine months in exchange for adding … Continued