Trump and Defense Secretary Hegseth’s illegal boat strikes have now killed more than 200 people off the coasts of South America, but we haven’t forgotten — and we refuse to stay silent. 200 deaths mark a grim milestone in an illegal campaign that has slipped under the radar while the Administration distracts by proliferating more violence elsewhere. Lawmakers have the power to act and stop these strikes. But they’re unlikely to if they think people like you and groups like ours aren’t paying attention, or worse, that we don’t care. That’s why we need to get loud today.

A return to violence in Iran jeopardizes peace negotiations. Now, as Trump insists Iran will “have to pay the price,” Congress must act before things escalate further. Violence is the path Trump keeps returning to in high-stakes moments like this. With your help, we can pull him off this disastrous course. We’re closer than ever: Congress just dealt Trump a humiliating rebuke when a bipartisan majority in the House passed a war powers resolution (WPR) to end this war. All eyes are on the Senate, where a WPR narrowly advanced last month, and Vice President JD Vance waits in the wings to break a tie. Flipping even ONE more senator could pile on pressure to end this war — or signal a green light for Trump to continue it. We need to flood the halls of the Capitol with demands to end a war that has already killed thousands and hardened an economic catastrophe here at home and across the globe.

12 members voted NO on passing the NDAA out of committee in what Punchbowl News called a “stunning level” of opposition to the must-pass bill that sets the Pentagon budget topline. These votes rejecting business as usual now help pave the way for us to keep expanding the coalition of lawmakers willing to reject Trump’s Pentagon budget request. With DC’s war hawks on the defensive, now is the moment to dig deeper and keep growing our coalition of lawmakers willing to stop an egregious $1.5 TRILLION budget for weapons and war. That work starts by expressing gratitude toward the lawmakers who voted NO last week, which can go a long way toward building a sustainable majority with the power to block this war budget.

As the House Armed Services Committee (HASC) prepares to mark up the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), we’ve got a critical first opportunity to block Trump’s record-breaking Pentagon budget: The good news? Lawmakers already know Trump’s $1.5 trillion Pentagon topline is a nonstarter — and key HASC members are already racing to stop it. That includes Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA), who has introduced an amendment that would CUT the Pentagon topline before the NDAA even reaches the House floor. This amendment is our first opportunity to derail Trump’s $1.5 trillion war budget, so we’re going all out to rally support amongst HASC members to get it passed. They need to hear from you too.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is quickly working to create an “AI-first” fighting force. To supercharge an already dangerous AI-powered war machine, the Army and Air Force are planning to build data centers spanning thousands of acres of military property in Texas, North Carolina, Utah, California, Arizona, and Georgia — and more could follow. It’s all to advance the usage of AI in warfare; autonomous weapons systems, algorithms making life-or-death decisions, robots with the power to launch nuclear weapons. We’re sounding the alarm: Unchecked AI has no place in weapons and war, and parasitic data centers have no place in our communities. But Wall Street firms and private equity companies like the Carlyle Group and BlackRock are turning to the Pentagon to cash in on the AI boom, which is currently negotiating “exclusive” 50-year term leases of its property for the data centers. To get lawmakers to pay attention and prevent more data centers from destroying land, water, and air to power AI warfare tomorrow, we need as many people as possible speaking out today.

After eight tries, the Senate finally advanced a war powers resolution (WPR) rebuking Trump’s disastrous, illegal war on Iran. It’s huge, and here’s how it broke down: Three Republican absences and four Republican ‘Yes’ votes moved the WPR forward. All but ONE Democrat voted yes, too. It was a crucial step toward ending war on Iran — but the work is far from finished. With more votes ahead, we need to go all in to maintain and keep growing our coalition in the Senate. The most important — and fragile — part of any strategy is moments like this, where the stakes are high, and the balance feels like it just might fall in your favor. A key holdout that could tip the scales? Senator John Fetterman. If Sen. Fetterman thinks he can keep taking out-of-touch votes and ignoring the pleas of his constituents — along with the overwhelming majority of Americans who oppose this war — without consequence, he’s sorely mistaken. Accountability starts with showing up, so we’re going to send Sen. Fetterman a message backed by tens of thousands of activists that he and his staff won’t be able to ignore.

It’s hard to argue any ceasefire exists in Lebanon at this point. The Israeli military has killed at least 400 people and destroyed more than 10,000 homes since a pause in the violence there was announced last month. While the devastation grows there and violence simmers across the West Bank, Gaza, and beyond, the Trump administration just bypassed Congress to push through yet another set of arms sales to multiple governments across the Middle East. That includes nearly $1 BILLION in U.S.-made offensive Advanced Precision Kill Weapon Systems for Israel’s military. In the past, a weapons sale like this might have gone through without issue. But the tide is turning, and the number of lawmakers willing to vote to block weapons sales to the Israeli government is increasing. This shift didn’t happen by accident. It’s the result of years of nonstop advocacy to upend a broken status quo that enables harm and suffering, and we’re not stopping now. Today, we need to band together and make sure Congress hears the massive, growing public outcry demanding that they stop this and other deadly deals.

The WHO is responsible for coordinating international health efforts and plays a critical role during outbreaks of deadly diseases like hantavirus. A handful of people have tested positive for the disease in France, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States, demonstrating the need for nations to work together. But earlier this year, Trump formally withdrew the United States from the WHO, terminating all funding to the body, removing all embedded personnel, and ending participation in WHO-sponsored committees, leadership bodies, governance structures, and technical working groups.  While the Trump administration tries to provide a patchwork approach to global health, Americans are left vulnerable without the broad network of monitoring and support provided by the WHO. And during an outbreak, the stakes are higher than ever. Sign the petition now calling on the Trump administration to rejoin the World Health Organization! 

While the president’s son-in-law serves as one of the Trump administration’s lead negotiators in the Middle East, Jared Kushner is simultaneously raising money for his private equity firm — from some of the very same governments he’s negotiating with. It’s part of a disturbing pattern we’ve seen before. His alarming number of conflicts of interest and the potential for self-dealing raise a host of troubling questions around his ability to act with integrity: • Are Kushner's private equity firm's financial interests influencing U.S. Middle East negotiations? • Were the billions that his firm received from the Saudi government, for example, kickbacks on past actions or down payments on future favors? • Do Kushner’s Gaza beachfront property plans influence his role on the White House-appointed Gaza Executive Board? Fortunately, we’re not the only ones asking questions. Members of Congress have launched investigations in both the House and Senate. Now, with enough public pressure, we’ll push Congress to shine a light on Kushner’s conflicts of interest and pursue accountability.

Mere hours after the U.S. and Iranian governments were reportedly nearing an agreement to end the war, Trump threatened to resume bombing “at a much higher level and intensity than it was before.” This is Trump’s cycle: One minute, a promise of diplomacy. The next, more threats of violence. What’s been consistent? This administration's failure to act in the people’s best interest. While Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth scrambles to respond to violence in the Strait of Hormuz, Trump is again lashing out at the Pope, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio is suggesting we should be grateful that gas prices aren’t even higher. It remains clear that Trump, Hegseth, and Rubio shouldn’t be trusted with deciding what comes next. Congress must step in. Fortunately, cracks are breaking in the Republican caucus that could help push them to join with Democrats. Senator Collins (R-ME) has flipped her vote and is now a “yes” on a war powers resolution to end the war. Senator Curtis (R-UT) is on record as refusing funds. We need to press just a few more to get us the votes necessary to stop and defund this war — making this the moment we need to go all in and ensure our demands are impossible to ignore.

When Trump says it’s “not possible” for the federal government to fund Medicare, Medicaid, and child care, what he’s telling us is: There’s plenty of money to go around, just not for you. Now, a proposed $1.5 TRILLION Pentagon budget request presents a choice as clear as day — and it’s one Congress, not Trump, gets to decide. That means we, as their constituents, have a powerful say in what happens next. So you choose: Do you want our government to spend hundreds of billions more of our taxpayer dollars on bombs and bullets to sow violence across the world, OR put those funds toward expanding healthcare access, combating climate change, ending homelessness, and funding more priorities that we know will actually keep people safe? We say: Not another dime for war and bloodshed, for Pentagon waste and weapons contractor payouts. If you’re with us, the time to act is right now. As weapons lobbyists race to the Capitol to build support for this outrageous budget, we need to get louder than the war hawks by sending lawmakers an urgent, unmistakable message that $1.5 trillion is a nonstarter.

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.