In a mostly deserted downtown Washington D.C., squeaky tanks that looked like they belonged in a black and white movie rattled past half-empty bleachers and a couple of misspelled posters glorifying Trump, while news reports from around the world showed U.S.-backed wars shattering lives in Gaza, Iran, Ukraine, and Sudan. Happy Birthday, your Highness. On the same day, RootsAction joined in No Kings rallies all over the country, where the energy was!  And we're doing a lot more than making better posters than MAGA. Here are a few things. Protecting the Right to Vote The House has already passed a bill called the SAVE Act (HR 22) that would block many U.S. citizens from voting. Under the banner of anti-immigrant hatred, this legislation would disproprtionately impact women and the non-wealthy. Click here to tell the Senate not to pass the bill, and to take positive steps for voting rights instead. Holding the DNC Accountable The people legally “responsible for the conduct of the affairs of the Democratic Party” met recently – and took no action. ProgressiveHub.net -- a project of RootsAction and RootsAction Education Fund -- was the only out-of-state media outlet to show up in Little Rock, Arkansas to cover the meeting of the Democratic National Committee’s powerful executive committee. We provided livestream video coverage of the entire meeting – the executive committee’s first in five months. You can watch the videos here. Demanding that Congress Hold Trump Accountable You have three members of Congress who are supposed to represent you and defend constitutional rights. Tell your senators and representative to do it! By ordering Marines into Los Angeles, President Trump is just getting started – unless he’s stopped. Send a quick email to your members of Congress now. Patiently Explaining to Senator Schumer Why He Needs to Resign Grow a spine, we said. Stand up to Trump, we said, Senator Schumer. Represent the people, we said, Senator Schumer. Stop voting for bills that enrich oligarchs and hollow out useful programs, we said. And what did you do, Senator Schumer? You started criticizing Trump for not being belligerent enough with Iran, as if you thought we wanted another war! Enough is enough, Senator. Click here to tell Chuck Schumer to resign as leader of the Democrats in the Senate. Advancing Important Candidates Why were we the first national group to back Zohran Mamdani's campaign for New York City mayor? Here's why! And Trying to Save Us All from Yet Another War The U.S. government has the power to put a stop to Israel's attack on Iran, just as it has the power to put a stop to Israel's attack on Gaza. We need to make it clear that war with Iran is not an option. Click here to email Congress to pursue peace rather than hostilities with Iran. | 
