A free press is at the core of a free society. Media outlets like CBS have a responsibility to fight back when President Trump files baseless lawsuits against them for their news coverage.

Have you written to your representatives today? You don’t have to wait until new bills are introduced to speak your mind. Share your concerns and new ideas all year long! You can help spark change!

Planned Parenthood serves underserved communities and offers affordable healthcare to those with no insurance. It’s VITAL for these facilities to stay open. Please donate today to help the community at large, no matter which state you live in: fundraise.plannedparenthood.org/team/726814

Dissent is patriotic. We have a right to disagree and dissent with those in power and demand a better world.

Even if we do everything “right”—we win in the midterms, we get Trump to leave office, we elect champions of the people at all levels of government—we will not recover from today. Lives will be lost that we’ll never get back, families will be destroyed and never repaired. It is a devastating day.

Today proves that many elected officials, whose sole duty is to be the voice of the people, fail to listen to their constituents. Of all the calls and emails received by senators and representatives alike, how many truly expressed support of this bill?

NEW: EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin claims to prioritize combatting long-lasting chemicals called PFAS. Despite this, the agency has delayed enforcement of standards and terminated over $15 million in funding for “forever chemicals” research. By @annaleighclark.bsky.social

Read this powerful poem by Dralandra Larkins, "Descendants of Black Folks Who Don’t Have Last Names." It's posted on our website Journal today. writersfordemocraticactionmn.org/journal.html

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