Ruth's Report: The country's awakened to the corruption and destruction carried out by Chump

Our Convicted Felon loves to lie. He does not love being caught lying. Anthony Orrico (HUFFINGTON POST) reports Jake Tapper called him out in real time:

CNN host Jake Tapper torched President Donald Trump with a real-time fact check on Tuesday after he claimed that he had 100% support among Republicans.

“I am at, according to CNN, 100% approval within the Republican Party, that’s better than your record, Gary,” Trump said, gesturing to golfer Gary Player. “I’m at 100% approval. Did you see the CNN poll? Nobody talks about it, CNN. I think the people that did that poll probably got fired. But within the Republican Party and MAGA, which is basically 100% of the party I think, but 100%.”

Tapper quickly responded to the clip posted on X, linking to the original CNN article that Trump was likely referring to, which showed anything but 100% approval, even among Republican voters.

“Nope. Relatedly: ‘Charting how Trump became a historically unpopular president’ (In this story from today, we see Trump support among Republicans from 3/25 to 3/26 has gone from 90% to 80% and strong support from 64% to 43%),” Tapper wrote.

Zachary Leeman (MEDIAITE) also notes Mr. Chump's lie:

CNN’s Jake Tapper shot down President Donald Trump’s claim on Tuesday that he had 100% approval in a recent CNN survey.

While speaking to reporters at the White House, Trump boasted about strong polling numbers from one of his most frequent media targets: CNN.

“I am at, according to CNN, 100% approval within the Republican Party… I’m at 100% approval,” the president said. “Did you see the CNN poll? Nobody talks about it. CNN, I think the people that did that poll probably got fired. But within the Republican Party and MAGA, which is basically 100% of the party, I think, but 100%.”

“Nope,” Tapper wrote in a response on X. “Relatedly: ‘Charting how Trump became a historically unpopular president.”

Tapper shared the latest CNN poll on Trump, which showed Trump’s approval among Republicans dropped recently from 90% in March 2025 to 80% and “strong support” has fallen from 64% to 43% in that same period.

Mr. Chump is such a liar and he lies like he does because he rarely gets pushback because he lies so much that there is no way for him to be fact checked. He lies non-stop. He is a sociopath. This country will be so much safer when 2028 comes to an end and Mr. Chump is leaving the White House.

John Casey (RAW STORY) notes Mr. Chump and his support are withering:

He is in the throes of betraying the promises that got him elected. No new wars that go on forever? There’s one in Iran that shows no signs of stopping. Gas prices under control? Tell that to the guy filling up his F-150 pickup truck that now costs an astonishing $160.

The Epstein files? Trump’s pushing all kinds of craziness on Truth Social so those files get buried. Bringing down inflation? Ha. The joke’s on you, MAGA, and they’re beginning to realize it.

Trump’s poll numbers are slipping fast. He has alienated parts of his own coalition. Democrats are overperforming in special elections by margins not seen in years. A majority of Americans, including a notable share of Republicans, now say he’s not mentally fit to serve.

And yet he keeps escalating, seemingly indifferent to the damage he’s leaving behind, and detached from what comes after him.

If that’s the case, there needs to be a serious reckoning about the survivability of MAGA, because the signs point to ruin.

Look at what’s happening to Turning Point USA, the youth army that Charlie Kirk built into one of conservatism’s most powerful organizing machines. After Kirk’s assassination last September, the organization has struggled to hold itself together. When Vice President JD Vance headlined a recent event in Athens, Georgia, in a venue built for thousands, the crowd was a fraction of capacity.

Erika Kirk, who took over as CEO after her husband’s death, has overseen sweeping layoffs, with more than 60 staffers cut in what insiders described as a purge. Turning Point may be a canary in the coal mine for institutions built to sustain MAGA that are now showing signs of fracture.

The country awakening to the reality about Mr. Chump is a gift I will gladly accept.

This is C.I.'s "The Snapshot" for today:

Wednesday, May 6, 2026. Democrats in Congress lead the fight for mifepristone, Donald Chump lies and encourages those under him to lie, so Hegseth lies, JD Vance lies, Homeland Security lies to the court, and much more.

Let's start with this from Senator Patty Murray's office:

More than 250 House and Senate Democrats filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging them to overturn a Fifth Circuit decision that would upend the FDA approval process and restrict access to life-saving mifepristone.

ICYMI: Senator Murray Statement on Fifth Circuit Ruling to Harshly Limit Access to Medication Abortion Nationwide

Washington, D.C. – Yesterday, more than 250 Senate and House Democrats—led by U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA); Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY); Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL), and Ron Wyden (D-OR); House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY); and Representatives Katherine Clark (D-MA), Frank Pallone Jr. (D-NJ), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), and Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)—filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court urging them to overturn a Fifth Circuit decision that would upend the FDA approval process and restrict access to mifepristone. This brief follows emergency appeals from the manufacturers of mifepristone; the Supreme Court issuing a temporary stay of the decision Monday morning until next Monday, May 11; and the announcement that the Court has ordered briefing on the stay by this Thursday, May 7.

The lawmakers argued that mifepristone already undergoes a rigorous FDA approval process, and the medication has repeatedly been found to be safe and effective. For a court to overturn this decision not only limits who is able to receive this vital and life-saving medication, putting lives at risk, but it also undermines the longstanding, congressionally mandated, and evidence-based decision-making process at the FDA.

“For more than a quarter century, FDA has repeatedly and consistently affirmed that mifepristone is safe. Over seven million patients in the U.S. have safely used mifepristone. And as with other drugs, FDA continues to monitor the post-marketing safety data on mifepristone—data confirming that mifepristone is safe without regard to how it is dispensed,” the members wrote.

The lawmakers also argued that the Fifth Circuit ruling was clearly not based on the merits of the distribution method of mifepristone, or the scientific backing of the medication, but rather a desire to limit the ability of individuals to receive abortion medication. The emergency stay is necessary to ensure that Louisiana is not able to deny medically appropriate care to patients far beyond the state’s borders.

“Decades after FDA’s initial approval of mifepristone and years after the in-person dispensing requirement was eliminated, the Fifth Circuit on an ‘emergency’ basis ordered FDA to re-impose this onerous nationwide restriction on all Americans. Allowing that decision to remain in place undermines the science-based statutory framework Congress commands and threatens patient access to reproductive health care,” the members continued. “As has been well publicized, many U.S. residents in states where abortion is legal live far from any reproductive health care provider. Reinstating an in-person dispensing requirement for mifepristone exacerbates an already significant reproductive health crisis by limiting access to the most common method of early abortion.”

The members argued that this is a clear case of judicial overreach by a lower court.

“Preserving evidence-based access to mifepristone, including when dispensed by mail or retail pharmacy, is necessary to mitigate the imminent harm facing members of the public. Women deserve access to mifepristone for reproductive health care, and all Americans deserve integrity in the congressionally mandated, evidence-based process for FDA’s drug regulatory decisions,” the members concluded.

In the Senate, the amicus brief was signed by all 47 Democratic U.S. Senators.

In the House, the brief was signed by 212 Democratic U.S. Representatives.

The lawmakers’ amicus brief to the Supreme Court can be read in full HERE.

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And now let's turn to the administration.

They lie to the American people. Every day. The administration lies about everything. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth has been lying to the American people about the 'success' in slowing Iran from getting a nuclear bomb. Tom Latchem (DAILY BEAST) reported yesterday afternoon:

Pete Hegseth squirmed at the Pentagon over a damning intel leak showing Donald Trump’s war on Iran has barely slowed the regime’s race to a nuclear bomb.

The defense secretary, 45, was confronted by reporters on Tuesday after Reuters reported that the timeline for Iran to assemble a nuclear weapon—currently estimated at up to a year—has not budged since the U.S. first bombed the regime’s facilities last June, despite the fresh blitz the president launched in late February.

Pressed on how the timeline could be unchanged “after so much bombing,” Hegseth refused to engage with the substance of the question, telling the briefing room: “We don’t discuss the specifics about intel, and anybody that does shouldn’t be, and I can’t confirm or deny whether that is, indeed, correct.”

Will Neal had reported on the leak earlier for THE DAILY BEAST:

Donald Trump’s own military intel says he’s failing to make any progress on the key goal he says his war in the Middle East is designed to achieve.

Assessments by U.S. intelligence suggest Iran would currently need exactly the same period of time to build a nuclear bomb as it would have needed in the aftermath of Trump’s attacks on facilities in the country last June, Reuters reports.

The president claimed after those initial assaults that he had “obliterated” Iran’s nuclear program. His officials instead suggested the attacks had pushed any prospective timeline on building a bomb back by a year.

Yesterday on MS NOW, US House Rep Seth Moulton took on the notion of "the cease-fire is holding" and noted that Hegseth is lying and wondered how truthful Hegseth was being with Chump?

US House Rep Seth Moulton: They obviously have no strategy to win this war, to end this war. And that's dangerous for us and our allies and our troops.

Meanwhile the editorial board of THE INDEPENDENT notes the reality of what Chump's done with his war of choice:

Every discussion about the war in the Persian Gulf should include a reminder that the Strait of Hormuz was open and entirely unblockaded before Israel and the United States attacked Iran. Had Donald Trump not decided to join Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign, we would not now be contemplating a global energy crisis, shortages of food and medicines, and widespread economic recession.

Two months in, and the world is poorer and less safe as a result of that decision. Notwithstanding Iran’s unlawful seizure of the channel, some accountability is needed.

Framed in that context, Project Freedom – Mr Trump’s audacious new plan to escort “innocent bystander” ships through the blockaded shipping lane – is an elaborate and costly exercise to solve a problem that didn’t exist only a few weeks ago.

Chump really screwed the pooch this time. He didn't have to join Netanyahu in the war. He didn't have to ignore the advice he was given not to go to war on Iran -- Tulsi Gabbard made her feelings known and he ignored them. He just knew it was going to be a few days and then done. But it hasn't turned out to be a few days. It's not over two months and counting. Oil prices have soared. Inflation has increased. The American people are suffering. And he still can't figure out a way to end the war. So it continues.

And Chump who has spent the past 16 months making it clear that the US doesn't need its traditional allies anymore, is now considering seeking a UN Security Council resolution per Secretary of State and White House press spokesperson Marco Rubio. Edith M. Lederer (AP) notes, "A proposed U.N. resolution threatens Iran with sanctions or other measures if it doesn’t halt attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz, stop imposing 'illegal tolls,' and disclose the placement of all mines to allow freedom of navigation." The draft also calls for Iran to help implement a humanitarian corridor through the strait.

The war drags on despite federal law. Alexander Bolton (THE HILL) reports:

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) is leading a push within the Senate Republican Conference for a vote on a resolution to authorize the use of military force against Iran beyond the 60-day window set by the 1973 War Powers Act. But Senate Republican Leader John Thune (S.D.) doesn’t appear eager to schedule a vote that would give Republican lawmakers ownership of the controversial war.

Senate Republican sources say Murkowski likely won’t get a vote on her measure because it’s not privileged. Additionally, she would need Thune to agree to put it on the busy Senate calendar.

But if Republican senators don’t have an opportunity to vote on a measure to authorize military operations against Iran, that could open the door for more Republicans to vote for a Democratic-sponsored resolution ordering President Trump to withdraw U.S. troops deployed against Iran.

Democrats plan to vote against any resolution authorizing the use of force against Iran because every Democratic senator opposes the conflict except for Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.).

This morning, Ben (MEIDASTOUCH NEWS) notes that Chump's Project Freedom which began on Monday has already been set aside.

David E. Sanger (NEW YORK TIMES) notes:

When the cease-fire in the war with Iran went into effect a month ago, President Trump was pretty direct that if the Iranians failed to end their nuclear program, or to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, the bombers would be back in the air. “If there’s no deal, fighting resumes,” he said, making it very clear this was just a pause.

But it turns out, according to Secretary of State Marco Rubio, that the war actually ended at some point after the cease-fire took hold, or so he told reporters at a news conference at the White House on Tuesday. “The Operation Epic Fury is concluded,” he said. “We achieved the objective of that operation.” The effort to reopen the strait, Mr. Rubio said, is entirely a defensive and humanitarian operation that would result in direct military exchanges with the Iranians only if U.S. ships came under fire.

Later on Tuesday, Mr. Trump announced that he was pausing even that effort — which was only one day old, and had succeeded in getting just a few ships freed — “for a short period of time,” citing what he said was “great progress” toward an agreement with Iran. But he kept the American blockade in place, part of a strategy of maximum economic pressure.

Still, Mr. Trump’s suspension of the effort to guide ships out of the strait seemed to contradict the administration’s stated position that it was intolerable for Iran to block an international waterway, and that only the United States had the ability to force it open again.

For the White House, the insistence that the war was over was the latest rhetorical leap in an effort to put a war that has created the greatest political crisis of Mr. Trump’s presidency in the rearview mirror. But the mere proclamation does not make it true. Missiles were still flying. Both sides insist they control traffic in the waterway.

And despite Mr. Rubio’s declaration that the objectives of the war have been accomplished, they clearly have not.

It's nothing but another con job from our convicted felon Donald Chump.

It's not a war, JD Vance wants you to know, it's "a blip." Tom Boggioni (RAW STORY) notes:

The vice president spoke at a manufacturing facility during a rally to boost the candidacy of Rep. Zach Nunn (R-IA) to fill the seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Joni Ernst (R) and, while downplaying the economic devastation being visited on US consumers by the war, he awkwardly admitted, "We also know that a lot of our farmers are struggling with high fertilizer prices. I'm aware of that. As the president of the United States has said, we got a little blip in the Middle East. We gotta take care of some business on the foreign policy side."

The panel on “Morning Joe” was quick to pounce on Vance’s dismissive comments.

Co-host Willie Gest, speaking with conservative columnist David French, prompted his guest with, “We had two days ago the president of the United States calling this a ‘mini war. ‘Yesterday you had Vice President Vance calling this a blip. I think everyone who's lost a family member in this war, or who's now paying $4.50 a gallon on national average, or much more in many states, would consider it much more than a blip. They're trying to sort of minimize and diminish the war and in many ways, wish it away.”

“You know, it's very clear at this point that it looks like Trump was essentially sold a bill of goods that he thought, and he keeps using the Venezuela comparison, we've heard it that he thought what he was getting was going to be a short and glorious and victorious military operation and he hadn't thought this through," French noted.

Co-host Joe Scarborough turned the conversation back to Vance’s remark.

“Over 100 school children being killed the first day of the war is a blip, up to maybe 10,000, 15,000 Iranians being killed, JD Vance is calling a blip,” he recited. “You have JD Vance calling a blip entire communities in Lebanon being wiped off the face of the earth. I mean, how would JD Vance feel if his community that he grew up in didn't have a building left standing? That's what's happening in Lebanon, all across Lebanon, because of this, quote, ‘blip.’”

“That's what's happening in Iran because of this blip,” he added. “And as you say, people across the world are paying for this day in and day out with an economy that's getting worse. And of course, I guess only people like me worry about spending money and the national debt, but this war has already cost us $250 billion at minimum.”

Moving over to the issue of the administration lying to the courts, Corbin Bolies (THE WRAP) notes:

MS NOW host Rachel Maddow appeared stumped after a Justice Department lawyer apologized to a federal judge for withholding information about an arrest warrant that led to a "patently false" Department of Homeland Security press release about said judge, leading the judge to consider contempt charges against the department.

"Lying to a federal judge, lying about a federal judge is a really big deal if you're a lawyer or a government official," Maddow said on Monday.

The "Rachel Maddow Show" host then broke down the case in Rhode Island involving the state's U.S. Attorney's office and U.S. District Court Judge Melissa DuBose, a Biden appointee. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kevin Bolan apologized to DuBose on Monday after a Homeland Security press release on Thursday -- titled "Activist Biden Judge Releases Violent Criminal Illegal Alien Wanted for Murder" -- accused her of knowingly releasing an ICE detainee who had been accused of murder in the Dominican Republic.

Bolan acknowledged on Monday that the press release "simply was not true" and said he didn't inform DuBose about the warrant because he believed authorities in the Dominican Republic hadn't signed off, according to Politico. DuBose said the "completely erroneous and dangerous" press release put "judicial security at risk" and was "setting up a false narrative," saying she would consider contempt charges for both federal departments.

Homeland Security caught lying to the courts yet again and lying about the courts.

This is how Chump's administration rolls. They lie repeatedly. They've done that since January of last year and it's past time that they are held accountable.

Daniel Hampton (RAW STORY) notes:

U.S. District Judge Melissa DuBose, a Biden appointee based in Rhode Island, said Monday the "patently false” April 30 DHS press release headlined "Activist Biden Judge Releases Violent Criminal Illegal Alien Wanted for Murder" put her personal safety at risk and was still on the government's website as of Monday's hearing. DHS has yet to acknowledge the error.

“The April 30th, completely erroneous and dangerous press release is still on their website,” the judge complained, according to Politico. “It puts people at risk. It’s a threat to judicial security.”

“I’m not trying to make this political,” DuBose, a Biden appointee, added. “It’s also very important that the public has the facts. As long as this particular post is out there, it’s setting up a false narrative.”

Tommy Christopher (MEDIAITE) picks up there:

Judge Dubose also said “there was a decision made not to be truthful to the court,” and that “there certainly was a massive breach of this court’s trust in this case.”

Gomez attorney Melanie Shapiro said she was blindsided by the murder charge as well. She wrote in a statement: “I was completely shocked by the information about the warrant and deeply disturbed by the extremely inflammatory rhetoric against Judge DeBose. If I knew about an outstanding warrant from the Dominican Republic for murder, I would never have filed the petition.”

That was Monday. Mattathias Schwartz (NEW YORK TIMES) reports on Tuesday:

A federal judge said Tuesday that she was referring a Trump administration lawyer to face an investigation into potential misconduct for withholding key information from her about a case.

The lawyer, Kevin M. Bolan, leads the civil division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Rhode Island. In court filings and during a hearing on Monday, Mr. Bolan acknowledged that he had failed to disclose important information to the judge about an immigrant who had been arrested and had petitioned for release. Mr. Bolan has apologized, but Judge Melissa R. DuBose said that the court still needed to get to the bottom of the omission.

“It’s the candor and the lack of candor to this court that has to be addressed,” she said. “And it has to be fully investigated, so we don’t have anything like this happen again.”

The judge said the referral would be made under the court’s local rules that govern disciplinary proceedings against attorneys. Cases can be heard by a single judge or all active judges, with punishments ranging from private reprimands or fines to disbarment. At an earlier hearing on Monday, Judge DuBose also discussed the possibility of sanctioning Mr. Bolan’s client, the Department of Homeland Security.

Other lies include that Chump's ballroom wouldn't cost the taxpayers a single cent. That lie appears to have imploded.

Chump's winding down before our eyes. Nick Hilden reports that risk analyst Brett Erickson is attempting to determine what Chump's legacy will be. It isn't pretty:

As Erickson points out, Trump’s 2024 campaign boiled down to several key points, among which were the release of the Epstein files, no new wars and the general Make America Great Again ethos. But over the first 18 months of his term, Trump has not only failed to deliver on these promises but has fumbled them so badly that they will define his presidency.

“At this point,” writes Erickson, “it is clear that there will forever be a massive stain on the Trump legacy as a result of the Epstein cover-up. I don’t think anyone, Democrat or Republican would disagree with that.” The fallout from the mishandling of the Epstein files was so severe that it angered and alienated some of his strongest supporters, such as former Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene, podcaster Joe Rogan and far-right conspiracy theorist Alex Jones.

But Erickson devoted most of his criticism to Trump’s assertion there would be “no new wars,” saying, “this is where we see this conflict REALLY begin to rupture the foundation of his presidential legacy. It’s not JUST that he campaigned on ‘No New Wars’ and then decided to conduct regime change in Venezuela, launch a massive war against Iran and repeatedly say ‘Cuba is next’, it’s that he’s LOSING in Iran.”

Chump is losing it -- as his behavior around children makes clear.

Let's wind down with this from Senator Elizabeth Warren's office:

Response from ED (PDF) | Response from Treasury (PDF)

Washington, D.C. — U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking Committee, released new responses from the Department of Education (ED) and the Treasury Department (Treasury) demonstrating that the agencies cannot articulate a clear purpose or plan for implementing their illegal interagency agreement (IAA) transferring the administration of federal student loans to Treasury.

The responses were in reply to Senator Warren’s April 2nd letter with Senators Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), pressing Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to rescind the IAA.

In new responses to the senators, the agencies failed to provide basic details about the implementation of the agreement, including timing, cost, and Treasury’s plans for forced collections, or concretely explain how the agreement will help borrowers and families.

Treasury also confirmed that while ED is transferring staff to Treasury to execute the IAA, Treasury is also transferring staff to ED, raising further concerns that the arrangement is wasting staff and resources.

Previous IAAs have cost ED over $1 million in extra program costs and resulted in weeks-long delays in grant disbursements that students and schools rely upon.

While ED and Treasury again insisted in the new responses that their IAA is legal, Secretary McMahon admitted to Senator Warren last year that she understands she has no authority to move the statutory responsibilities of the Department of Education to other agencies without Congress passing legislation first.

“The Trump administration has no explanation for how this latest attempt to dismantle the Education Department is helping anyone — because it isn’t,” said Senator Warren. “The truth is that Trump is jacking up costs for borrowers and wasting resources. This illegal agreement is bad for students and families, and I'll do everything I can to fight back."

Senator Warren has led the fight to make our higher education system more affordable, cancel student loan debt, and hold student loan servicers accountable for incompetence and malfeasance. She launched the Save Our Schools campaign in a coordinated effort to fight back against President Trump’s attempts to abolish the Department of Education.

On April 28, 2026, Senators Warren (D-Mass.) and Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) pressed the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s new Student Loan Ombudsman, Geoffrey Gradler, on his plan to protect student loan borrowers, especially given his past censorship of a key student loan report at the CFPB and his background as a lobbyist for lenders. The senators also asked him to recuse himself from past clients’ matters that might come before his office at the CFPB.
On April 2, 2026, Senators Warren, Sanders, Wyden, Murray, and Baldwin—all top Democrats on influential education committees—pressed Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to rescind their plans to move the administration of federal student loans to the Treasury Department, the latest move in the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle the Department of Education.
On February 23, 2026, Senators Elizabeth Warren and Bernie Sanders, along with Representative Ayanna Pressley, released a response from the Department of Education to their November letter regarding a potential sale of the federal student debt portfolio. In the response, ED confirms for the first time publicly that they are weighing a sale of the federal student loan portfolio.
On February 19, 2026, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) pushed Education Secretary Linda McMahon on concerns that the U.S. Department of Education is apparently obstructing Congressional efforts to hold federal student loan servicers accountable for underperformance.
On February 2, 2026, Senator Warren released a new report revealing the findings of their investigation into how private student loan lenders will reap the benefits from cuts to federal student loan access enacted in Republicans’ Big, Beautiful Bill (OBBBA). The report is the first Congressional analysis of the impacts of the OBBBA’s student loan restrictions on the private lending market.
On January 22, 2026, Senators Elizabeth Warren, Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), and Tim Kaine (D-Va.) led their Senate colleagues in demanding answers from Trump Education Secretary Linda McMahon about the Trump Administration’s proposal to eliminate affordable student loan repayment options for millions of Americans.
On December 8, 2025, Senator Warren led her colleagues in writing to the federal student loan servicers to ensure they are providing borrowers with the customer service they deserve in the wake of the Trump administration’s student loan policy whiplash. The senators sent letters to MOHELA, Nelnet, EdFinancial, Maximus, and CRI.
On December 1, 2025, Senator Warren published an op-ed in USA Today calling for Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to resign following the recent news that President Trump and Secretary McMahon plan to further dismantle the Department of Education (ED).
On November 17, 2025, Senator Warren led over 40 of her colleagues in a letter urging Secretary of Education Linda McMahon and Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent to immediately end any plans to sell or transfer the federal student loan portfolio to the private market.
On November 10, 2025, Senator Warren led her colleagues in a letter urging the Trump administration to use the IRS’s existing legal authorities to stop the looming “tax bomb” facing borrowers who obtain income-driven repayment (IDR) discharges of their student loan debt.
On October 15, 2025, Senator Warren and Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) led 70 members of Congress in a letter calling on the Trump administration to address the ongoing and unprecedented wave of student loan delinquencies and defaults, which threatens the financial stability of millions of people and could have disastrous effects on the American economy.
On September 19, 2025, following a push by Senator Warren and nine other senators, the Acting Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Education agreed to open an investigation into DOGE’s infiltration of internal systems, including the scope of its access to sensitive student loan borrower information and its impact on borrowers’ rights and privacy.
On August 26, 2025, Senator Warren led colleagues in sending a follow-up letter to Education Secretary Linda McMahon condemning the Department of Education for deliberately hiding the “Submit a Complaint” button on the Office of Federal Student Aid’s website, firing employees responsible for providing customer service to borrowers and families and misleading Congress about the scope of these firings.
On August 4, 2025, Senator Warren led eight Senators in pressing major private student loan lenders on their plans to serve the incoming surge of borrowers who will be pushed to the industry because of Republicans’ recently passed “Big, Beautiful Bill.”
On July 17, 2025, Senator Warren released a new 23-page report, “Education At Risk: Frontline Impacts of Trump’s War on Students,” highlighting warnings from 11 major national education and civil rights organizations on the impact of the Trump Administration’s dismantling of the Department of Education (ED), slashing support to millions of American students, primary and secondary school teachers, administrators, parents, and student loan borrowers.
On July 15, 2025, Senators Warren and Sanders, along with Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer, sent a letter to Secretary of Education Linda McMahon, urging her to reverse the interest hike on student loan borrowers in the SAVE forbearance.