Hour One: National Progressive Townhall Meeting taking your calls
- Representative Mark Pocan (D-WI, 2nd District) / Current Member & Chair Emeritus-Congressional Progressive Caucus / (Committees: Congressman Pocan serves on the House Committee on Appropriations / House Foreign Affairs Committee and, co-chair/co-founder-Defense Spending Reduction Caucus) / Check out his weekly podcast, “With Liberty and Justice for Some“ (available on Apple Podcasts) @pocan.house.gov @repmarkpocan
Event: 25 Sep. 7:00 PM: Powell’s City of Books, Portland: Thom Hartmann sook signing.
Article: “Trump says he will declare Strait of Hormuz a US ‘territory’ amid Iran war“ by Al Jazeera.
Article: “‘This Man Is So Out of Touch’: Hakeem Jeffries Slammed for Opposition to Medicare for All“ by Jon Queally.
Article: “Trump says USS Lincoln’s deployment was ‘not nearly long enough’“ by Kevin Liptak.
Article: “Trump says US to reduce military drills with South Korea after it stayed out of Iran war“ by Brandon Drenon, Jake Kwon.
Article: “Health care subsidies expire with millions of Americans now facing steep insurance hikes” by Ali Swenson.
Article: “H.R. 1 Ends Medicaid on October 1 2026 and Medicare on January 2027 for Hundreds of Thousands of Legal Immigrants“ by Elena Vega.
Article: “‘Someday, your children will...’: White House attacks CNN reporter after question about Trump aide Natalie Harp“ by Moohita Kaur Garg.
Article: “Humanae“ by Angélica Dass.
Book: The Last American President: A Broken Man, a Corrupt Party, and a World on the Brink by Thom Hartmann.
Article: “Hundreds Claim Donald Trump Doesn’t Pay His Bills in Full“ by Hallie Jackson, Hannah Rappleye and Talesha Reynold.
Article: “Why Donald Trump’s Companies Went Bankrupt“ by Tom Murse.
Article: “Russian Losses in Ukraine“ by ukrainewarlosses.com/.
Article: “Trump sons investing in domestic drone production businesses“ by Lucien Bruggeman.
Article: “Pete Hegseth wants a testosterone-fueled military. The science doesn’t back the macho fantasy“ by Quispe López.
Article: “U.S. Debt by President: Dollar and Percentage“ by Hiranmayi Srinivasan.
Article: “Stephanie Kelton“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism“ by State dept.
Article: “TreasuryDirect“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “As Trump’s reflecting pool mess unfolded, a camera captured it all“ by Mark Doman, Thomas Brettell, Jack Fisher and Katia Shatoba.
Article: “Trump spent $5M in taxpayer funds to restore horse statues, coat them in gold“ by Rae Deng.
Article: “Trump administration’s Freedom 250 organization allegedly misdirected donors away from bipartisan America250 charity“ by Sarah Webber.
Article: “United States strikes on alleged drug traffickers during Operation Southern Spear“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “Iran live updates: Trump posts map labeling Strait of Hormuz ‘new’ US territory“ by David Brennan, Nadine El-bawab.
Article: “Trump orders Pentagon to redesign US aircraft carrier to use steam catapults to launch jets“ by Robert Mackey.
Article: “Trump and Putin’s phone calls last for hours because of Russian president’s ‘monologues,’ report says“ by Joe Sommerlad.
Law: “25th Amendment Section 4“ (presidential succession). “Whenever the Vice President and a majority of either the principal officers of the executive departments or of such other body as Congress may by law provide, transmit to the President pro tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives their written declaration that the President is unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office, the Vice President shall immediately assume the powers and duties of the office as Acting President.“
Book: This is the Plan: How to End America’s Meltdown and Save Democracy by Ben Wikler.
Article: “2026 Wisconsin elections“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “The Social Security 2100 Act“ by John Larson.
Law: “Article I, Section 8“. “The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States“.
Article: “War Powers Act“.
Article: “Did Trump violate War Powers Act by bombing Iran nuclear sites? “ by Louis Jacobson.
Article: “US court rules many of Trump’s global tariffs are illegal“ by Max Matza & Anthony Zurcher.
Article: “Discharge petition“ by Wikipedia.
Article: “DOGE Cuts Update Today: Treasury Plans ‘Substantial’ Layoffs“ by Khaleda Rahman.
Video: ‘America’s most obnoxious manchild!’: House Dem blasts Trump for siding with North Korean dictator (Mark Pocan).
Article: “Pocan, Moore Statement on ICE Visit in Dodge County, WI“ by Mark Pocan.
Article: “ICE to spend up to $20m on gloves that can deliver painful electric shocks“ by Maanvi Singh.
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