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WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats are looking to give federal employees an avenue to help with the party’s efforts to hit back against the Trump administration, launching a new “Whistleblower” portal for civil servants to submit concerns or complaints.

What You Need To Know

• Senate Democrats are looking to give federal employees an avenue to help with the party’s efforts to hit back against the Trump administration, launching a new “Whistleblower” portal for civil servants to submit concerns or complaints

• In a letter meant to inform federal civil servants and other public servants of the new submission site, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., and Sen. Gary Peters, D-Mich., referred to whistleblowers as the “backbone of government oversight and accountability"

• Schumer and Peters noted that they already have been working “tirelessly” to hit back against the actions of Trump and his administration and pledged – even in the face of Republicans controlling the Senate – to issue demand letters, preserve public records, conduct public hearings and take legal action “if necessary” against the White House

• The launch of the portal came alongside a new letter Schumer sent to Democrats in the upper chamber detailing plans, including through oversight, litigation, legislation and communication, to counter President Donald Trump and the governing of his second administration

In a letter meant to inform federal civil servants and other public servants of the new...

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