Six years after John Lewis’s passing, his call to action still rings true: get in good trouble. Democracy depends on people showing up. Voters choose our leaders—leaders should not choose their voters. This weekend, we organize, we act, and we protect the freedom to vote.

The president's address tonight on voting and elections was a courtroom meltdown from a party who’s been losing on all the merits and yet another attempt to undermine faith in our elections for his own political gain. https://apnews.com/live/trump-address-elections-updates-07-16-2026

Trump: We should be united, not divided. Also Trump: Republicans should nationalize elections. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trump-to-address-nation-from-white-house

A reminder: Trump’s election lies didn’t survive courts, recounts, or audits. But he can’t help himself. He’s recycling lies and conspiracy theories in a desperate bid to exhaust us and pre-determine the outcome of the 2026 midterm election.

Trump is taking to primetime tonight to recycle the same election lies he’s been pushing for years. This game long ago ran its course. It’s all a distraction and a pretext for undermining the 2026 elections so voters can’t have their say.

Remember headlines about Trump scoring big in crypto while his investors lost billions? If not, that’s the point. He’s calling press conferences, ignoring real issues, still trying to convince the world he won in 2020. www.politico.com/news/2026/07...

“What Todd Blanche has done is clear: he put the personal and political interests of the president before the well-being of the nation.” Our Senior Ethics Counsel Chris Swartz lays out why Blanche is unfit to serve as Attorney General. https://newsletter.ofthebrave.org/p/where-is-my-todd-blanche

There has never been a nominee for attorney general as ethically compromised as Todd Blanche Political vendettas @ DOJ, stonewalling on Epstein & a court rebuking his $1.8 billion protection scheme for Trump Our full @democracydefendersaction.org statement—the Senate should reject this nom.👇 -TN

Todd Blanche can't keep straight whose lawyer he is. One thing is clear: his record shows his loyalty remains with Donald Trump, not the American people.

Todd Blanche’s record should disqualify him from serving as Attorney General. From the mishandling of the Epstein files to the $1.8B slush fund that would shield Trump from IRS claims, Blanche has repeatedly put Trump’s interests ahead of the DOJ’s duty. Our statement:

“Since his appointment as deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche has undermined that oath time and again, all in service of one man: Donald Trump.” As our Senior Ethics Counsel Chris Swartz explains, the Senate should reject Blanche’s nomination for Attorney General.

In a new @contrariannews.org op-ed, DDA’s Diamond Brown and Amelia Letson examine how voter suppression tactics, from gerrymandering to restrictive voting laws, threaten young people’s ability to make their voices heard. https://www.contrariannews.org/p/diluting-the-youth-vote

This merger was never a done deal. Now, 12 states are suing to block Paramount’s $111B takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery after Trump’s DOJ approved it. We and our partners are continuing the fight to protect competition, a free press, and the democratic values that depend on it.

The court’s opinion is a resounding victory for the rule of law. We are proud to represent these former judges in presenting the arguments that the court adopted. www.democracydefendersaction.org/press-releas...

A Federal judge just eviscerated Trump's $1.8B IRS "settlement" and reopened the case. Her finding? The lawsuit was “collusive” and a “sham.” We and Platkin LLP helped bring the challenge, arguing the taxpayer-funded settlement benefiting Jan. 6 defendants should not stand.

A Trump-backed crypto company is reportedly headed for a fire sale after investors saw their shares lose more than 90% of their value. The Trump family? They'd already pocketed half a billion dollars. www.wsj.com/business/dea...

From ordering gerrymanders that favor Republicans to perpetuating disproven myths about the 2020 election, the WH continues to try to redefine “free and fair elections” to mean one-party control. The good news: courts have already blocked parts of Trump's anti-voter agenda.

Nearly half of Americans don’t have the resources they need to live securely. Hurling insults won’t address or change this. Nor will perpetuating myths about our elections.

Donald Trump doesn't get to rebrand a national institution in his own image. A federal appeals court just rejected another effort to keep his name on the Kennedy Center. https://www.democracydefendersaction.org/press-release/07.08.26-pr

A $14M no-bid contract for the Reflecting Pool went to a contractor tied to Trump property links. The result was a shoddy job that caused damage, and now the same firm remains on the project, with no accountability and taxpayers left holding the bill.

Trump encouraged people to buy his memecoin. He made hundreds of millions. Early sophisticated investors did too. But nearly 1 million people lost $3.8B! Congress must investigate. www.nytimes.com/2026/07/04/u...

"The presidency is not supposed to be a profit center." That's the warning from DDA's Exec Chair Norm Eisen and Chief Ethics Counsel Virginia Canter, who explain why Trump's latest financial disclosure raises unprecedented conflict-of-interest concerns. https://sbrew.link/VXvO5rWA

This Independence Day, we are called not only to commemorate America's founding but also to ask what we are willing to do to preserve the democracy it created. An Annotated Declaration for Our Time @contrariannews.org 🧵 www.contrariannews.org/p/an-annotat...

The Declaration of Independence was both a statement of ideals and an indictment on abuses of power. As America marks its 250th anniversary, we revisit those principles and what they ask of us today. https://www.contrariannews.org/p/an-annotated-declaration-for-our

62% of people don’t trust the Trump admin to regulate crypto. It’s not hard to see why. He made more than $1B in Trump-affiliated crypto ventures while many who invested in them LOST money.

Birthright citizenship survived—by one vote. 4 Supreme Court justices said a president CAN rewrite who counts as American by executive order. One vote protected 150 years of constitutional law. This is why court reform isn't optional. youtu.be/L64pwNwb9H8

Continued attempt by the Trump administration to revisit 2020 Georgia election claims that have already been repeatedly rejected. https://www.ms.now/news/fbi-directing-hundreds-of-analysts-to-dig-into-subjects-of-ga-election-probe-sources-say

As a businessman, Trump was sometimes successful—but he also filed bankruptcy SIX times. He’s now giving the so-called art of the deal new meaning, raking in more money as president than he did as a private citizen. www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...

Another day, another Trump vanity project. On Weds, he unveiled and bragged about his Qatari-gifted jet He didn’t mention taxpayers footed a $1B+ bill to retrofit it, and he's taking it when he leaves the WH. A flying monument to ego & possibly a constitutional violation.

This is not normal. The president raked in billions in profits while investors in his crypto schemes lost money. We need checks on power and strong ethics legislation now. Congress can and should act. https://apnews.com/article/trump-financial-disclosure-crypto-060c15062b8fedc6104159ea13775463

Public office isn't supposed to be a vehicle for private enrichment. But Trump's financial disclosure reveals he made at least $2B since taking office—a staggering sum. Worse, Republican leaders in Congress refuse to use their power to serve as a check on this excess. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/30/u...

For more than a century, birthright citizenship has guaranteed equal citizenship to every child born in this country. That promise endures today.

A tense moment at the Supreme Court drew attention last week. But the bigger story isn't courtroom decorum—it's the human consequences of decisions that reshape fundamental rights and expand executive power. Our Senior Counsel Joshua Kolb explains why on @ms.now

For years, conservative justices have bemoaned the loss of comity as an outrage, while ignoring the real-world consequences of their rulings Alito's outburst on Thurs is just the latest ex I explain @ms.now www.ms.now/opinion/alit...

Trump backed a billion-dollar mining deal that will benefit a Trump family business. Our lawmakers have the power to investigate ethics violations and possible corruption—and they should. www.nytimes.com/2026/06/28/w...

Throughout history, authoritarian leaders have turned civic spaces & national celebrations into “monuments to self,” fusing personal branding with state identity. Freedom 250 is yet another example of that pattern emerging in this administration.

"As the nation celebrates the 250th anniversary of its independence, we are called not only to commemorate our founding but also to ask what we are willing to do to preserve the democracy it created."

The Declaration of Independence included 27 grievances against abuses of power. Grievance #12 warned against politicizing the military. As Pete Hegseth pushes out another senior military leader, that warning is worth revisiting.

Another court. Another reminder that presidential power has limits. As the judge Talwani wrote: "The Constitution does not grant the President any specific powers over elections." That's how our constitutional system is supposed to work.

A thoughtful conversation on @npr.org's 1A with DDA Executive Chair @normeisen.bsky.social about election interference, voting rights, and the role citizens play in protecting democracy. One takeaway that stuck with us: "The ultimate safeguard of American democracy is Americans."

First, a tarp to hide his failing bid to cement his name on the Kennedy Center, another president’s legacy. Now, a massive fence to block views of his $14M algae-filled, no-bid waste of taxpayer dollars. The cost we pay for one man’s vanity can’t be covered up.

The WH has proposed $300B to rebuild Iran. This is six times what the US spent in Afghanistan over 20 years, and double what the US spent in Iraq over 8 years. 1. Congress must examine the proposed plan, 2. Congress must ensure there is no war profiteering.

Trump is painting himself into a corner after spending $14M on a taxpayer-funded reflecting pool renovation. His claims of “massive vandalism” now include threats of 10 years in prison over people allegedly touching the peeling paint and algae-filled water. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

We & WLG opposed Trump's request to pause the court order blocking his unlawful renaming of the Kennedy Center on behalf of @repbeatty.bsky.social . The D.C. Circuit already denied their emergency stay. This fight isn't over.

States—not the federal government—control our elections for a reason. Yet the Trump administration continues its quest to dictate electoral maps and oversee voter rules and rolls. This is not about election integrity. It's about pre-determining electoral outcomes.

A $14M no-bid contract. An unqualified crony. A bigger mess than before. The national mall's algae-filled reflecting pool is the perfect metaphor for Trump's Washington: all hype, no accountability, and taxpayers foot the bill. https://www.ms.now/opinion/reflecting-pool-trump-drain-renovation-iran

Juneteenth marks the day freedom finally reached more than 250,000 enslaved people in Texas—2.5 years after it was declared. We celebrate this day, and remember a lesson for democracy: it’s sustained by people, and grounded in equality.

The Trump administration spent over $14M renovating the WH reflecting pool. Now officials are posting photos calling it "crystal clear." Here's what taxpayers are seeing: https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2026/06/18/algae-detected-reflecting-pool-higher-levels-than-any-june-past-5-years/

Just last year, the world’s richest man took a chainsaw to federal programs just because, and ordinary people paid a steep price. So why are powerbrokers celebrating a trillionaire? Concentrated, unimaginable wealth corrodes democracy. A must read:

Why do authoritarians love spectacle? There's a deeper, darker purpose.