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Senate rejects yet another GOP push to revive SAVE America Act - Democracy Docket

John Oliver Prevails in Defamation Suit Over Last Week Tonight Medicaid Segment

Pro-democracy protest photos

Protest

Senate Republicans drop plans for $1bn to fund security at Trump’s ballroom

US politics, US Senate, Trump administration, US news, Washington DC, Chuck Schumer, Donald Trump

Read Scott Pelley’s full statement on firing from CBS News’ ‘60 Minutes’

In first, California city overwhelmingly votes to permanently ban datacenters

California, Technology, AI (artificial intelligence), West Coast, US news, Energy, Environment

Pro-democracy protest photos

Protest

Dismay as Trump officials to dismantle key ocean monitoring system

Climate crisis, US news, Environment, Oceans, Trump administration, World news, US politics

House passes resolution for first time to halt military action against Iran in rebuke of Trump

donald trump news, iran, iran war, u.s. house of representatives, war powers resolution

Democrats oppose Trump officials’ effort to include crypto in 401(k) plans

US news, Business, Cryptocurrencies

Six US states sue Trump administration over deal to kill windfarm project

Trump administration, US news, Climate crisis, New York, North Carolina, Law (US), Wind power, Environment, US politics, renewable energy

New Jersey sues Geo Group, private operator of Delaney Hall ICE facility

New Jersey, ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement), Law (US), US news, US immigration, World news

‘Outright theft’: legal experts decry $1.8bn Trump anti-weaponization fund

Trump administration, Donald Trump, Far right (US), US politics, US news, US Capitol attack, Republicans, US Congress, Law (US)

Seven US states sue Trump administration over deal to kill windfarm project

Trump administration, US news, Climate crisis, New York, North Carolina, Law (US), Wind power, Environment, US politics, renewable energy

CT to cancel medical debt for another 97,000 residents

Appeals court panel rules that transgender troops were illegally barred from U.S. military service

pentagon, transgender military ban, transgender rights, transgender troops, u.s. military

Federal Judge Bars National Park Service from Removing “8647” Flag from Demonstration - ACLU of DC

The army doctor who came back from Gaza and is leading a New Jersey congressional race

US politics, US midterm elections 2026, New Jersey, Israel-Gaza war, US news, Democrats, Gaza, Palestine

Massachusetts teen graduates high school one year after being detained by ICE, hopes to "make a change in the world"

Lawmakers pass bill to shield abortion information from digital medical records

abortion

Immigrant detainees sue over 'horrific' conditions at Texas ICE facility

Ian McKellen joins march for LGBTQ+ equality in Commonwealth countries

Ian McKellen, LGBTQ+ rights, Commonwealth of Nations, UK news, Protest, London

‘How often I’m called a paedophile online is shocking’: inside Russell T Davies’s horrifying drama about rising hatred

Television, Television & radio, Russell T Davies, Alan Cumming, David Morrissey, Culture

New Tennessee law requires data centers to pay for their own electricity infrastructure

Student awarded CBS News scholarship explains why he called out network at event: ‘I had to do it’

Media, Business, CBS, US news, US television industry, Television industry

Newsom signs law to shield California elections from federal interference

California, Gavin Newsom, West Coast, US news, US politics, Donald Trump, Trump administration, US midterm elections 2026

Appeals court revives challenge to military HIV ban

No Kings event set for 14 June, as Trump celebrates birthday with White House UFC bout

Protest, Patti Smith, Bette Midler, Rufus Wainwright, Jane Fonda, Donald Trump, UFC, US politics, US news

Research confirms Rx Kids improved outcomes for Flint babies, families

35 former judges ask court to investigate Trump's deal with IRS

Glory Days

Ocasio-Cortez, Crow, Levin Launch End Corruption Caucus

U.S. state becomes first in the nation to ban pesticide linked to Parkinson’s

@river-montgomery, @river-east, @river-state, Paraquat, Parkinson's disease, @yahoo

‘We are not criminals’: protests erupt as hunger strike rocks New Jersey ICE jail

New Jersey, ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement), US immigration, US politics, US news, Trump administration, World news

Don Lemon cites US Justice Department misconduct in other cases as he seeks grand jury records

Immigration

‘Put an end to this war’: Russian director Andrey Zvyagintsev makes new plea to Putin

Cannes film festival, Andrey Zvyagintsev, Film, Culture, Russia, Ukraine, Vladimir Putin, Europe, World news, Festivals

South Carolina’s Trump-backed redistricting push fails in the state Senate amid GOP opposition

Saint Levant: the pop star from Gaza caught between passionate fandom and bitter disapproval

Gaza, Music, Palestine, Israel, Israel-Gaza war, Refugees, Culture

Appeals court temporarily blocks re-detention of Mahmoud Khalil

Mahmoud Khalil, Trump administration, US news, Law, Law (US), New York, US politics, ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement)

Kentucky student goes off script in viral graduation speech

The camaraderie of the National Spelling Bee is a reminder of the beauty of community

National Spelling Bee, Sport, US sports

Bentley Hudgins poised to make Georgia history

Kenyan High Court issues landmark transgender rights ruling

‘What you see here is a wetland without water’: how the datacentre boom is exacerbating Chile’s mega-drought

Chile, Technology, World news, Global development

US senator says he was pepper-sprayed by federal agents during protest at ICE facility

ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement), New Jersey, US immigration, Protest (US), Trump administration, US politics, US news

Protesters clash with ICE agents outside New Jersey detention center

New Jersey, ICE (US Immigration and Customs Enforcement), US immigration, US news, US politics

Pro-democracy protest photos

Protest

Florida biologist fired over Charlie Kirk post wins $485,000 settlement

Charlie Kirk shooting, Florida, US news, US politics, Law (US)

The NAACP’s boycott call is a wake-up moment for the American Black athlete

College sports, College football, NCAA, Sport, US sports

Federal judge dismisses criminal charges against Kilmar Abrego Garcia

October 17 - Vote Early Day

Vote Early - October 17

Join in a national day of voter participation on October 17 - join your neighbors in helping eligible voters understand their options and make a voting plan.

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Other things you can do:

Now is a great time to take action.

Take Action

You can make a difference.

It's okay to start small.

Action is the antidote to fear and despair.

Even doing small things - learning more about how we can strengthen our democracy, sharing what you know with others, making a phone call - can make a difference.

Right now is a great time to take action.

Hope

Need hope? Read this.