Six unelected justices on the Supreme Court have gutted crucial, hard fought protections against racial discrimination in voting. Justice Elena Kagan dissented, noting that the consequences of the Court’s “demolition” of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) “are likely to be far-reaching and grave.” This ruling is likely to set off a firestorm of gerrymandering, hollowing out the voting power of Black people and other communities of color while maximizing partisan gains. It’s not an exaggeration to say our representative democracy is at stake, and with it the future of U.S. foreign policy. So we’re joining the demands for Congress to act now. That includes passing the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act, which would restore and strengthen federal protections against racial discrimination in voting.

A dam broke in the Senate when a record 40 senators voted to halt the sale of armored bulldozers to the Israeli government in April. This vote was a monumental step toward ending U.S. complicity in the Israeli government’s violence. But it wasn’t enough — in part, because Sens. Blumenthal (CT), Coons (DE), Cortez Masto (NV), Fetterman (PA), Gillibrand (NY), Rosen (NV), and Schumer (NY) joined all Republicans in voting to keep the flow of bombs and bulldozers to the Israeli government. That means seven Democrats voted against 85% of their caucus to keep arming an Israeli government that’s committing a genocide in Gaza, illegally annexing the West Bank, and bombing southern Lebanon. These votes were morally bankrupt. But they’re votes that the weapons lobby and powerful special interest groups like AIPAC will cheerlead to try and convince lawmakers they made the right choice. We need to make sure senators hear a demand to end U.S. complicity in heartbreaking violence instead: One that reminds them that their constituents overwhelmingly reject this failed blank-check approach to the Israeli government.

The people of Cuba have been pushed to the brink of collapse amidst an illegal U.S. oil embargo that has caused mass suffering — energy blackouts, food shortages, and water scarcity. The humanitarian crisis stands to get even worse as Trump warns that “Cuba is next.” His threats to “take” Cuba and push its president out of power echo the violent, regime-change campaigns we’ve seen his administration carry out in Venezuela and Iran this year. And reports are emerging that he’s ordered the Pentagon to draw up war plans for the island nation. This illegal campaign of collective punishment against the population of Cuba is only hurting the people that Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio claim to help, and any act of war will only deepen the suffering. It’s not too late to stop this crisis and prevent more war. Congress can pass a war powers resolution to block strikes before they begin, AND usher in a new era of diplomacy by ending U.S. embargos on Cuba, turning the page on six decades of a failed strategy that has delivered nothing but pain and suffering to the Cuban people. A different path is possible, but only if we advocate for it, which is why we need you to speak out today.

Shocking reporting suggests Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth tried to invest MILLIONS in weapons stocks during the buildup to the war with Iran — which he’s helped facilitate. If true, it means the Defense Secretary attempted to personally profit off an illegal, horrific war that has killed thousands, including hundreds of children. This is more than just disturbing; it’s outright disqualifying. The longer Hegseth stays, the longer the list of his offenses: Purging Black and women officers at the Pentagon, failing to keep critical information secure, calling for U.S. troops to commit potential war crimes, and ordering multiple instances of unauthorized use of force from Iran to the Pacific. And these reckless, dangerous actions are merely the tip of the iceberg. Fortunately, Rep. Yassamin Ansari just introduced seven articles of impeachment against Hegseth, providing us a path to push him out and clear the way for new leadership at the Pentagon. We’ve just seen how public pressure can drive accountability, with Pam Bondi and Kristi Noem recently forced from their posts. Now, let’s ramp up the pressure to make sure SecDef Hegseth is next.

Polymarket is turning human suffering into speculation: Six anonymous accounts, most of them created on February 27, made over $1.2 MILLION on Polymarket by betting that the bombs would fall the next day. Just days ago, in the minutes before the U.S.–Iran ceasefire was announced, at least 50 brand-new accounts placed tens of thousands of dollars worth of highly specific bets that the violence would pause. These trades have a similar profile; the accounts were created just moments before a critical world event. The bets were the only bets those accounts ever made. And each left their anonymous owners hundreds of thousands of dollars richer. It all paints a deeply troubling picture that Polymarket is where powerful people can use their access to privileged information to turn a profit on matters of war and violence. But we have a plan to stop these dangerous bets. Corporations respond when their reputations — and their bottom lines — are on the line. That’s why we’re partnering with 20 groups to sound the alarm and send a message directly to Shayne Coplan, Polymarket's CEO, to remind him that these bets come with a cost too high to bear. Because if enough of us speak out, we can create enough public pressure to force Polymarket to ban these corrupt markets.

When the Senate voted on a joint resolution of disapproval (JRD) to halt the sale of armored bulldozers to the Israeli government in April, a record 40 senators voted to block the sale. Here’s why that’s such a big deal: In early 2024, just 11 senators voted to request a simple human rights report on the Israeli government’s actions in Gaza. Only 15 senators voted to halt a similar weapons transfer to the Israeli government a year later. That number grew to 27 in the summer of 2025 when, for the first time, a majority of Senate Democrats voted to block U.S.-made bombs and rifles to the Israeli government. Now, the dam has broken. 85% of the Senate’s Democratic caucus voted to end U.S. complicity in the Israeli government’s horrific violence — in genocide in Gaza, in illegal annexations in the West Bank, and in an invasion into southern Lebanon. Turning the tide on the Senate’s blank check approach to the Israeli government was the first step. Now, we have to win these votes to block U.S. weapons from reaching the Israeli military. To secure the majority needed to achieve those victories, letting this group of 40 senators know that we see and appreciate their votes is a crucial start. When senators know groups like ours and people like you have their backs, it creates the political space for more lawmakers to join them in rejecting the status quo and ending U.S. complicity in the Israeli government’s violence.

Our president is threatening war crimes!

President Trump illegally attacked Iran, and now thousands of lives have been lost, tens of billions of dollars have been wasted on an unpopular war, and gas prices are skyrocketing, yet some politicians are still not speaking out against the invasion … why?  War hawks, including AIPAC, defense contractors, and major AI companies, are secretly flooding elections with millions of dollars to prop up pro-war candidates, and raking in the profits.  No politicians should be accepting money from AIPAC, defense contractors, or others promoting and profiting from war. We need to remind them that they work for us, not special interests. Corporations like Lockheed Martin that contract with the Department of Defense profit when the U.S. attacks other countries, because they make the weaponry that we use to attack. So far in 2025 and ’26, according to the FEC, the top 10 defense contractors have spent more than $8 million to elect candidates—influencing them to support future conflicts and expand the already massive Pentagon budget.  These dark-money groups know that the war and their policies are unpopular and won’t win elections, so they funnel their money through shell PACs and last-minute investments. In the primary elections in Illinois in March 2026, outside groups aligned with AIPAC spent millions, around 60% of total outside spending in the races, but their ads never mentioned Israel or war. They even set up entities with innocuous-sounding names like Elect Chicago Women. Sign now to join the call for Democrats to reject contributions from war hawks and to focus on issues that will improve our lives, like health care and lowering prices. 

Debates in the House have begun over a war powers resolution (WPR) that would stop Trump’s illegal war on Iran — a war that has killed thousands in Iran and beyond, caused an economic catastrophe as gas prices soar, and is costing taxpayers more than $1 BILLION each day. It’s also a war that Trump is gearing up to escalate, with 4,500 U.S. sailors and Marines. Another 3,000 soldiers from the Army’s 82nd Airborne Division were just deployed to the Middle East. That is, unless Congress stops him. The good news? They have an opportunity to do just that by passing Reps. Jim Himes, Gregory Meeks, and Adam Smith’s WPR, H.Con.Res.40. Democratic leadership has delayed a vote to give the WPR its best shot at passing. That gives us more precious time to do all we can to secure a majority. Here’s the math: The last House WPR came down to just four votes. Now, as the costs for Trump’s deadly, unpopular war continue to rise, we’re seeing the kind of shifts that can close that gap. We can get there — but only if we can rally enough support NOW.

Many of you, like us, mourned the thousands killed, voiced our opposition to another endless conflict, and mobilized to stop the Trump administration’s illegal war on Iran. Meanwhile, others were cashing in on bets they placed on the violence. One prediction market on the platform Polymarket asking "Will the U.S. strike Iran?" grew to a staggering $529 million as users wagered to profit off acts of war. Six accounts, most of them created just 24 hours before the attack, made over $1.2 MILLION by betting that the bombs would fall on February 28. In any other scenario transactions like these would be under the microscope for insider trading. Allowing bets on war isn’t just morally bankrupt; it’s also ripe for corruption. Fortunately, Sen. Chris Murphy and Rep. Greg Casar agree. Their BETS OFF Act would ban gambling on war, assassinations, terrorism, and other war crimes. As Trump’s war drags on, bets on its horrors and outcomes flood prediction markets — and it’s time to end the war profiteering.

While Trump and Israeli PM Netanyahu intensify their war on Iran, the Israeli government is also rapidly expanding multiple violent campaigns. Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for the annexation of southern Lebanon as the Israeli military demolishes homes in Beirut. Settlers have violently attacked Palestinians in the West Bank while Israeli security forces stand by. In Gaza, humanitarian aid has again slowed as Israeli air strikes persist. U.S. weapons fuel this violence, which means the U.S. government is complicit in this violence. But this flow of weapons can be stopped. Sen. Bernie Sanders just introduced three joint resolutions of disapproval (JRD), which would block BILLIONS of dollars in munitions sales and more to the Israeli military. Simply put, a ‘yes’ vote on these JRDs is a vote to save lives in Iran, Lebanon, Gaza, and beyond. It’ll take a powerful coalition of senators willing to stop the U.S. blank check approach to make it happen — and building it requires constituents like you speaking out.

Days ago, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth dangerously pledged “no quarter, no mercy for our enemies.” That would be a pledge to commit a crime. Just ask Senator Mark Kelly: "An order to give no quarter would mean to take no prisoners and kill them instead. That would violate the law of armed conflict. It would be an illegal order. It would also put American servicemembers at greater risk." While 13 U.S. troops have been confirmed killed and hundreds more reportedly wounded across seven countries, Hegseth has spent the last two weeks complaining that the media cared too much about dead U.S. servicemembers and boasting about raining “death and destruction from the sky” on people in Iran. Hegseth is making people less safe — and it’s time for him to go. Members of Congress are fed up, too, with 46 senators demanding answers from Hegseth over his involvement in the strike on a girls school in Iran. But they need to go further, and outrage from constituents like you can help push them there.