The State Department stopped issuing temporary medical-humanitarian visas to people in Gaza. It’s an unconscionable reversal of a long-standing policy that allowed a small number of people, many of them children, to access life-saving medical care in the United States. This change isn’t about protecting people, or making anyone safer. It’s about weaponizing our government to punish. Punish people already starving under U.S.-backed, Israeli government restrictions on aid. Punish people the Israeli military has bombed with U.S.-made weapons for months. But Secretary Rubio has said the pause may be temporary, and that gives us a crucial chance to make the political costs of this choice too hard to bear. Let’s take advantage of every second and ensure everyone at State hears overwhelming support to reinstate this policy and help people access the life-saving medical care they need. We’re not risking this horrible policy becoming permanent because Secretary Rubio thinks people like us aren’t paying attention or, worse, that we don’t care. Sign now and urge him to allow people from Gaza to seek care and treatment in the United States.

The Israeli government’s war on Palestine has caused mass devastation. Most of the 2.3 million people in Gaza have been forcibly displaced. The inhumane and incessant bombardment has destroyed homes, hospitals, schools, places of worship—entire communities are under rubble. Every day, children in Gaza are starving and dying as Israel blocks unimpeded humanitarian access.  1 in 3 people in Gaza are going without food for multiple days in a row. The ongoing war in Palestine has devastated entire generations. Israel must allow unfettered aid to enter Gaza immediately. 

Trump deployed hundreds of armed National Guard troops to DC and seized control of the local police. This move is not about safety — crime in the nation’s capital is actually the lowest it's been in 30 years. We’re witnessing another blatant power grab. This time, using the military and law enforcement as weapons against the people they’re sworn to protect. Right now, the California Attorney General is suing the White House over Trump’s recent National Guard and Marine deployments to the Los Angeles area. But as Trump threatens deployments to cities like Baltimore, Chicago, New York City, and Oakland, we need more state AGs to be ready and willing to help us take on Trump and defend our communities — and that’s where you come in.

Prime Minister Netanyahu’s security cabinet approved his plan to launch a campaign to occupy Gaza City. New waves of bombing have already begun as the Israeli military moves toward a full takeover. Among those killed were five journalists, some of the last remaining voices in Gaza conveying their tragic reality to the world. The Israeli government’s dangerous escalation will only deepen the ongoing catastrophe suffered by Palestinians, endanger the remaining hostages, and indefinitely drag out the war. A permanent ceasefire is desperately needed. A ceasefire can save lives in Gaza by stopping the bombing and allowing opportunities for critically needed humanitarian relief. It can reunite the remaining hostages with their loved ones. A ceasefire can provide safety for people across the region. A ceasefire can make a massive and immediate positive difference in people’s lives. That’s why dozens of members of Congress are already on record with their support — and as PM Netanyahu’s disastrous, self-interested decision takes shape, we need every member of Congress to jump into action NOW.

More than 60,000 Palestinians have been killed over the past 22 months. 92% of homes have been destroyed. Millions of people are completely reliant on humanitarian aid for shelter, food, and medical care.  Meanwhile, the Israeli government has blocked unimpeded aid, causing widespread famine and starvation. On average 28 Palestinian children die every day from the inhumane actions of the Israeli government.   Entire generations have been erased, and the cumulative trauma from living through this horror is unimaginable. This mass destruction will take decades to rebuild. It is imperative that Palestinians be able to have self-determination in what happens next. And the U.S. must use every lever of power in order to make that possible.  Representative Ro Khanna—along with more than a dozen other Democratic lawmakers—have called on President Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio to recognize Palestinian statehood. 147 countries currently recognize the state of Palestine. Now three global leaders—France, Britain, and Canada—have expressed their intention of doing so, as well. It is beyond time for the U.S. to not only recognize Palestinian statehood but also back it up in action to end the violence, destruction, and starvation.

The Israeli and U.S. government-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) has effectively weaponized the delivery of humanitarian aid in Gaza, where the UN reports one-third of the two million-person population has gone multiple days in a row without food, and a quarter of the people are experiencing famine-like conditions. If you think you’re powerless to do anything about it, think again. OUR taxpayer dollars help pay for the GHF, its militarized security forces, and its deadly food distribution sites — and as calls grow to stop funding the GHF, you have a critical role to play. The dam is breaking. A record number of Senators just voted to block arms sales to the Israeli government. It’s crucially needed leadership and momentum that gives us a unique opportunity to go further to save lives today. Can you help us bring the same energy we brought to yesterday’s vote to demanding that Congress defund the GHF and help restore a UN-led humanitarian response in Gaza?

U.S. military contractors and Israeli forces have repeatedly opened fire into desperate crowds of hungry families. The UN has described the scene as a “death trap.” Nearly 1,000 people seeking aid in Gaza have been killed in the last few months alone, including almost 100 on July 20 — the deadliest day yet. The crisis has only spiraled in the weeks since the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF), a highly controversial, Israeli government-backed U.S. organization, took over aid distribution operations. But it could get worse. Shocking reports reveal the State Department may send the GHF another $500 MILLION of our taxpayer dollars to further militarize humanitarian aid. We refuse to let humanitarian horrors continue in our name, and we’re not alone. Senator Elizabeth Warren is demanding answers before the State Department redirects ANY more funding to the GHF. It’s a crucial first step, but it’s going to take more voices to push to uncover the truth, and that includes yours.

Only four U.S. presidents have ever received the Nobel Peace Prize: Theodore Roosevelt (1906), Woodrow Wilson (1919), Jimmy Carter (2002), and Barack Obama (2009). And all of them received the prize for their role in advancing diplomacy and bringing about the end to brutal wars. Meanwhile, Trump has failed to meaningfully support Ukraine, halting aid earlier this year and taking months to finally show signs of support. And as the humanitarian crisis in Gaza continues—with nearly one thousand Palestinians killed just while trying to access food—the Trump administration continues to ignore the United Nations recommendations for independent aid, instead choosing to align with the Israeli government’s demands as millions of Palestinian civilians risk famine.  Potentially involving the U.S. in yet another forever war with Iran demonstrates Trump’s blatant disregard for the safety and well-being of everyday people. And that’s just the start—he’s already made hundreds of decisions that prove it, including:  • Working with Republicans in Congress to slash Medicaid and food stamp benefits  • Raising tariffs to partner countries, threatening the U.S.’s traditional allies with trade wars and causing a rise in costs that trickles down to consumers • Deploying the National Guard against Americans to break up peaceful protests • Using ICE to disappear people off the streets, infringing on our constitutional rights  Awarding Trump the Nobel Peace Prize would be an affront to every single American, as well as people across the globe. Sign the petition if you agree that Trump should NOT be considered for the Nobel Peace Prize, which must be reserved for leaders whose goal is to promote peace—both abroad and at home. -------------- 7/30/25 - Correction: In an email sharing this petition, we referenced an article about Trump having a Nobel Peace Prize replica that was satire. Trump has never ordered a Nobel Peace Prize replica. His campaign did mislead people about winning a Nobel Peace Prize in 2020. 

A horrific report reveals that Israeli soldiers have been firing on crowds of hungry people at aid sites in Gaza, where one in five people face starvation. This investigation comes as opioid pills were reportedly found in flour bags distributed by the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation — a new and controversial U.S. government-backed aid program that’s been compared to Blackwater and drawn condemnation for its potential complicity in war crimes. The Trump administration called it a “bold” and “out-of-the-box” effort, but reports from the ground unveiled the grim reality: Scarcely stocked aid distribution sites, chaos, torn-down fences, gunfire, and now more than 500 people killed since it launched. It’s clear the U.S. government will continue to play a key role in whatever happens next — and exacerbating the hunger crisis in Gaza won’t help unite the remaining hostages taken by Hamas with their families, end the Israeli government’s war in Gaza, or find a pathway to a sustainable peace in Israel, Palestine, and beyond. If we want to save lives, we need to see more aid distributed rapidly and widely immediately. That’s why we’re rallying support for a resolution introduced by Rep. Pramila Jayapal calling for the immediate delivery of aid and pushing the U.S. government to ease the hunger crisis in Gaza.

Americans believe strong communities - rural, suburban, and urban - are built on hope, compassion, and shared responsibility. My family is a private humanitarian parole sponsor of two Ukrainian families from Sumy and Zaporizhzhia, respectively and a supporter of many others including mom and her family in the above picture. Our church community has also walked alongside another family from Odessa, Ukraine, helping them find safety and stability in central North Carolina.  Providing a form of immigration extension for these Ukrainian families empowers our communities’ ability to live out our faith in transformative ways.   Losing these individuals who work hard and pay taxes, who gladfully repair our appliances, who joyously serve in retirement centers and who proudly deliver our food would be a devastating loss for our communities. Let’s let them stay until it’s safe to go home.

The Trump administration bombed Iran's nuclear sites on June 21, choosing military action over diplomacy, violence and war over peace and true security. We need your help urgently to push your members of Congress to demand a better approach to the conflict with Iran. The painful truth is Iran had joined a binding, verified accord to dramatically limit its nuclear enrichment program, but President Trump pulled the United States out of that agreement back in 2018. More recently, he started talks with Iran about a new agreement, but these bombings undermine that effort. Military intervention is unlikely to permanently stop Iran from pursuing a nuclear weapon should it choose to do so, while sharply weakening any trust between the two countries and our best tools for nonproliferation and disarmament. Whereas we know diplomacy works. Write today and demand that your members of Congress: 1) publicly denounce the attacks on Iran; and 2) call on the president use diplomacy instead of bombs with Iran's leaders. The path forward cannot be military action—it must be diplomacy and cooperation.

Donald J. Trump does not deserve a Nobel Prize because of the havoc he is creating internationally as well as at home.  He is damaging international relations and the standing of the United States through his actions regarding tariffs, his bullying of our neighbors and allies, as well as his administration’s threatening of Ukraine.  His mass deportations of immigrants who are legally pursuing legal status in uncalled for in a democratic country.