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BreakThrough News is under attack. The House Ways and Means Committee has made us the target of its latest witch hunt. We're not going down without a fight. Go to breakthroughnews.org/bt-unde… and: 1- Add your name to the petition calling on the House Ways and Means Committee to stop muzzling the press and drop its disgraceful investigation against BreakThrough News. 2-Make a donation now to help us fight back against these disgraceful attacks. We have retained legal counsel and intend to fight these unconstitutional attacks, and we’ll need all the resources we can get. We’re not just fighting for self-preservation – this is about protecting our movement and right to practice journalism. For years, Republican lawmakers have painted a target on our backs, falsely claiming that our political views and reporting are part of some foreign plot. Now, the MAGA-dominated House Ways and Means Committee has issued us a subpoena – demanding internal communications, financial records and more. Make no mistake, this is a flagrant abuse of power, and a direct attack on our work as journalists and on the First Amendment generally. That’s why we’re asking you to speak out with us. We will not stop our work or fall silent in the face of clear right-wing political intimidation. We know the only rights we have are the ones we are willing to defend, and we need your support. BreakThrough News is a nonprofit newsroom, which already complies with all tax, audits and public reporting requirements. We are not charged with any crime, because our only “crime” has been to tell the truth – by covering the activities of the Palestine solidarity movement, unmasking the truth of ICE’s terror in our streets, and exposing Washington’s crimes around the world, from Cuba to the Congo. That’s the journalism they want to shut down. Their goal is to saddle us with legal proceedings and hostile media to drain our resources and stop this important work. They know our budget is microscopic compared to the giant billionaire-funded media corporations that dominate the airwaves. Our most important source of funding comes from our viewers and supporters, and we haven’t received a dime from any foreign institutions or states. This is a political witch-hunt against independent media, pure and simple. It isn’t just an attack on us. It’s an attack on all independent media and the very principles of freedom of the press – from the very politicians who campaigned on the basis of “defending free speech.”