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.

Right now, the three largest consumer credit agencies—Equifax, TransUnion, and Experian—are still choosing to allow medical debt to appear on credit reports, despite no law requiring them to do so. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has found that medical debt is the most common type of debt in collections. Yet it is one of the weakest predictors of whether someone will be able to repay it, because you don't choose an emergency. Fortunately, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion have caved to public pressure before. And with millions of families struggling, Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion have the power to provide real, immediate relief by stopping something they were never required to do in the first place. Add your name to demand that Equifax, Experian, and TransUnion grant relief to families and permanently remove medical debit from consumers' credit reports.

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.

Donald Trump Jr. is a dangerous peddler of election conspiracy theories who encouraged those closest to his father to work to overturn the 2020 election results. He’s also a war profiteer who is helping his father use the influence of the White House to enrich the family.  We can’t allow history to repeat itself. Putting Don Jr. at the head of an "Apprentice" reboot will only serve to sanitize his image and could possibly lay the groundwork for a future in politics.  Amazon is already enriching the Trump family. Amazon co-owns the rights to "The Apprentice" alongside Trump’s production company, and, through reruns on Amazon’s streaming services and airings in syndication, the show still nets the Trump family anywhere between $100,000 to $1,000,000 in royalties as of 2024. In addition to donating $1million to Trump’s inauguration fund, Amazon also spent $75 million acquiring and promoting the documentary film "Melania," about first lady Melania Trump. It netted the first lady more than $28 million.  We can’t let Amazon rehab the Trump family image so they can continue their scams. Sign the petition to demand Amazon drop all plans to reboot "The Apprentice" with Donald Trump Jr. 

Kids are spending most of their day sitting and moving from one structured activity to the next, with very little time to just be kids. In many classrooms, that means over 300 minutes of instruction and only 30 minutes of recess, and even that often gets shortened in practice. Recent LAUSD surveys and data also show more students struggling with anxiety, stress, and disengagement from school. Schools are trying to respond by limiting device use and focusing on student wellness, but the structure of the day hasn’t really caught up yet to what health workers already know - movement and play are essential for development and health! Play is one of the simplest, most effective ways for kids to reset, connect with each other, and come back ready to learn. It’s not extra—it’s part of how kids actually function throughout the day. And for a lot of students in LAUSD, especially those without access to safe parks or outdoor space, school might be the only place where that kind of play can happen consistently. This isn’t about taking time away from learning. It’s about making the school day work better for kids so they can actually focus, engage, and enjoy being there. If we care about student mental health, attendance, and learning, this is something worth paying attention to and speaking up about.

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.

AI technology is advancing faster than community leaders and elected officials can keep up—meaning we don’t have the information, guardrails, and protections in place. Meanwhile, billionaires are getting richer from data centers that put a drain on local communities and force everyday people to foot the bill.  One study from Cornell found that at the current rate, in less than five years, AI could put 24 to 44 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. That’s the same as adding 5-10 million cars into our roads.  It also would guzzle up to 1,125 million cubic meters of water per year—equivalent to the usage of 6-10 million Americans.  If we continue to go down this dangerous, reckless path, our net-zero environmental goals will be pushed completely out of reach.  And who is footing the bill for all this environmental damage? We are. While corporations like Google, Amazon, and Microsoft rack in billions of dollars, families are paying higher bills—sometimes as much as 200% more—for electricity. And they are paying higher water bills while facing potential shortages.  Enough! We need commonsense solutions to protect Americans from corporate greed. The AI Data Center Moratorium Act of 2026 would implement safeguards to ensure:  • AI is safe and effective—ensuring it is not harming the environment working families.  • Workers actually benefit—not just Big Tech • Consumers don’t foot the costs while billionaires rake in profits  Everyday people are already doing their part—100 communities have enacted moratoriums on data centers, and states are moving to do the same. But we need members of Congress to listen to constituents and implement a national solution. Sign the petition to demand Congress pass the Artificial Intelligence Data Center Moratorium Act. 

Every day, creators build the content that powers platforms like TikTok—yet most earn only pennies per thousand views while the platform makes billions from their work.    This isn’t just about social media. It’s about a system where the people creating the value are the ones paid the least, with no stability or protections.    If creators stop, the entire platform stops. It’s time for fair pay, transparency, and real protections in the digital economy. 

Carlos Ivan Mendoza Hernandez, loving fiancé and devoted father to a little girl, was shot seven times by ICE agents in Patterson, California. The FBI and DHS have access to multiple angles of video footage, but they won’t release it to us. The DHS accused him of being a violent gang member, but then retracted the statements once they were questioned about it. Carlos was released directly from the ICU to the FBI, and he has been transferred between five detention facilities and has not received proper medical treatment. He is unable to eat because he was shot in the mouth, the gunshot wound on his arm almost got infected, and they have only been giving him painkillers. He is now being charged with weaponizing his vehicle to hurt ICE officers, when in reality, he was just trying to get away from the agents who were shooting at him. They tried to kill him and it didn’t work, so now they’re punishing him. Carlos and his family desperately need YOUR help.

Now Starbucks is planning to open a new location at 4525 Fermi Place, as if nothing ever happened. But here’s the thing; Starbucks representatives LIED in the public hearing where the permit for the location was approved. At the meeting, on May 28, of the Davis City Council’s Planning Commission, company representatives stated unequivocally that “Starbucks does not intend to close any stores” in Davis. Starbucks thinks that it can get away with lying in public hearings and busting unions, but we can hold them accountable.  We demand that the Davis City Council reconsider the aforementioned permits, and hold an additional public hearing on the matter. Davis City Council should consider a moratorium on all future Starbucks locations until the company reaches a collective bargaining agreement with SBWU. At the minimum, Starbucks should offer to rehire all laid off workers in Davis affected by this round of layoffs, at a pay rate that includes any raises that they would have missed. Davis has a chance to take a stand against corporate abuse, stand up for workers, and preserve the community that makes Davis a special place to live, study, and work.

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 ballroom is just another in a long line of Trump’s attempts to continue his authoritarian power grabs in D.C., like his plans to build the so-called "Arc de Trump" along the Potomac River. And his proposal to pay for them with private donations from his supporters raises serious ethical concerns.  While gas prices are soaring and working families are struggling to pay for medical costs, groceries, and rent, Trump and his cronies are focused on king-making.  We don’t need a 90,000-square-foot ballroom at the White House—we need Congress focused on improving the lives of working families. Add your name now!