Resistance is Everywhere
Hundreds of stories, one message: resistance is everywhere you look.
Resistance is speaking out
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73 Military Veterans, including 17 4-Stars, Defend Sen. Mark Kelly in Legal Fight
The 39-page amicus brief filed Friday morning was signed by retired senior military officers and secretaries of the Air Force, Army and Navy who are described as possessing extensive experience in leadership roles along with a demonstrated…
Resistance is in the courts
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Michigan court tosses Republican suit challenging overseas voting for military spouses and children • Michigan Advance
In a statement, Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson called the decision “a victory for military servicemembers, their families, and the rule of law.” “Every U.S. citizen has the Constitutional right to freely cast their vote in…
Resistance is running for office
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Progressive Democrat Analilia Mejia wins New Jersey special election for US House
Mejia emerged from a crowded primary in February and cast the race as a test of Trump’s leadership. She criticized his pardons of people convicted of January 6-related crimes and faulted him for freezing funds authorized by Congress.
Resistance is in the courts
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Memphis teen released from ICE custody after judge’s order
“Lopez Soza’s detention without bond violated his liberty interest, which cannot be casually tossed aside. Thus, Lopez Soza is entitled to immediate release,” she wrote.
Resistance is Republican pushback
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4 GOP senators vote against adding SAVE America Act to budget package
Four Republican senators voted against an amendment sponsored by Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) to instruct the Senate Rules Committee to find a way to add the core elements of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE America) Act to a…
Resistance is in the courts
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Federal Appeals Court Rules Trump Proclamation Eliminating Asylum is Unlawful
The American Civil Liberties Union, National Immigrant Justice Center, Center for Gender & Refugee Studies, Texas Civil Rights Project, ACLU of the District of Columbia, and ACLU of Texas brought the federal lawsuit on behalf of…
Resistance is Republican pushback
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Justice Dept. drops probe into Federal Reserve, Jerome Powell
Warsh's confirmation has been blocked by Sen. Thom Tillis due to what the Republican from North Carolina called a "bogus" investigation of Powell.
Resistance is elected officials
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New poll: 55% support impeaching Trump
In Congress, Rep. John Larson has introduced 13 articles of impeachment against Trump, with more than 85 House members publicly backing either impeachment or invoking the 25th Amendment. All of which raises the question: how much of the…
Resistance is public pressure
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Los Angeles becomes the first major school district to require screen time limits
The vote follows months of pressure from parents who started a group called Schools Beyond Screens, speaking at board meetings, on social media, at district listening sessions, and in private meetings with administrators and board members…
Resistance is elected officials
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Senator Markey Again Calls on Big Businesses to Pay Back Customers and Small Businesses for Trump’s Tariff Taxes
(Washington, April 24) –?Ranking Member Edward J. Markey (D-Mass.) called on the largest retailers and shippers in the country again, urging them to pass tariff refunds on to consumers and small businesses that bore the…
Resistance is protests
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Hundreds protest outside ICE building in Durango after 2 children, father detained
Hundreds of protesters chanted for hours Tuesday outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Durango, as two detained children were removed from the building, fueling the demand for answers from federal officials.
Resistance is effective government actions
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988 hotline linked to thousands fewer youth suicide deaths since launch, study finds
They found the 10 states that had the largest increases in call volumes following the launch of 988 also saw significantly larger gaps in expected vs. actual suicide deaths. The reductions were also greater in younger people than people…
Resistance is speaking out
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Ombudsman column: The Pentagon is trying to silence me
Since his “refocus” post, I’ve been outspoken in my columns, media interviews, talks with national free press groups and communications with Congress about the Pentagon’s moves to take control of Stripes’ content. This administration…
Resistance is speaking out
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Former NASA astronauts launch new group to promote U.S. constitutional values
The group plans to release scorecards rating national political candidates on how well they adhere to the Constitution and the rule of law. The group also plans to meet with policymakers to lobby for “evidence-based leadership,” Astronauts…
Resistance is speaking out
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Dear America': HUD workers say they're being blocked from doing their jobs
A small number of current and former employees of the Department of Housing and Urban Development launched a website Thursday to accuse the Trump administration of blocking enforcement of federal fair housing laws. They chose to remain…
Resistance is voters
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Virginia voters approve new congressional maps in blow to Trump
Voters in Virginia on Tuesday approved new congressional maps intended to boost Democrats’ chances of retaking the House of Representatives, in the latest blow to Donald Trump’s effort to use mid-decade redistricting to preserve his…
Resistance is elected officials
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House breaks with Trump, voting against ending deportation protections for Haitians
Washington — The House delivered rare pushback on President Trump's immigration policies in a vote Thursday on a bill to stop the administration from ending temporary deportation protections for Haitian nationals living in the U.S.
Resistance is protests
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What is May Day Strong, the ‘no work, no school, no shopping’ protests against Trump?
Organizers are expecting more than 3,500 actions across the country – from street protests to walkouts – “under the banner of workers over billionaires, taxing the rich, demanding ICE out, money for people not wars, and expanding democracy…
Resistance is speaking out
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Jon Ossoff calls out ‘Mar-a-Lago mafia’ amid presidential bid rumors
At a campaign rally in Augusta, Georgia, on Saturday, the Democratic senator Jon Ossoff mocked Donald Trump’s rosy predictions on Iran and tore into what he called the unprecedented corruption of the president’s family. The senator noted…
Resistance is in the courts
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RFK Jr agenda suffers another loss as trans advocates hail ‘huge step forward’
A federal judge overturned the Trump administration’s ban on gender-affirming care for children on Saturday, decrying Robert F Kennedy Jr’s “wanton disregard” for the law that “causes very real harm to very real people”.
