Americans for Democratic Action, Washington D.C., DC (2026)

06/19/2026

We are witnessing a Jim-Crow era effort from politicians and their billionaire friends to restrict our freedoms and silence Black and Brown communities to consolidate their power.

Not only has the Supreme Court decimated the Voting Rights Act, just this week the FBI raided a voting rights group registering voters in Ohio! And, sadly, there's more to come!

BUT, the same spirit that fueled Selma, Montgomery, and the March on Washington lives on in our united action against power plays to suppress our vote.

That’s why this July – six years after the passing of Civil Rights hero and former ADA President John Lewis – we’re continuing the fight for voting rights by co-sponsoring the “Good Trouble Lives On Weekend of Action (GTLO).” bit.ly/44heDW8

We are looking to ADA activists across the country to join in by organizing community events designed to bring people together to continue the fight for civil rights & support one another in exercising our sacred freedom to vote.

Can you host a Good Trouble event in your community?
Sign-up here to register your event! bit.ly/44heDW8

Hosts will receive lots of support, including access to a series of Host Trainings, a Host Toolkit full of resources and tips for holding a successful event, and access to our office hours, where you can get 1-1 support from an organizer.

Whether this is your first event or you’re a seasoned organizer, we will help you get started with confidence and build a meaningful, impactful action.
bit.ly/44heDW8

06/16/2026

Trump and his allies are purging voters, restricting the ballot, and lying about election results. Now the FBI has gone even further, with a raid on organizers and volunteers registering their neighbors to vote.

Federal agents raided the offices of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, a group known for voter registration and community organizing, and seized documents and computer files. They’ve denied the public information about why the group was targeted, what justified the raid, or whether political pressure played any role.

LEARN MORE: https://www.handsoffohio.org

Ohioans deserve to understand exactly what is happening: the Trump Administration is working to influence the outcome of the 2026 elections through intimidation tactics. They are threatening Ohio organizers and seizing organization materials alleging voter fraud. It is not a coincidence that they are going after state-based organizations that are building political power for Black people, people of color, working class, and young voters. This administration is using political intimidation to create a chilling effect in the hopes of reducing participation in the 2026 election.

FOLLOW THE LINK BELOW TO SEND A LETTER TO CONGRESS NOW! Investigate the FBI raid on the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, protect voter registration groups from political intimidation, and defend our right to vote. bit.ly/3QrlLvZ

06/15/2026

Democrats are fielding a very strong candidate in Jo Mendoza, running to unseat two term Congressman Juan Ciscomani (R) who has never won by more than 11,00 votes in this sprawling district in southeast Arizona. It’s considered one of the most likely to flip districts in the country.

READ HERE: https://adaction.org/spotlight-on-democracy/

Jo, a native of the district, served 20 years in the Navy & Marine Corps with deployments in Iraq and Afghanistan, before returning home and continuing to be a strong advocate for veterans, seniors, and low-income families. She grew up in a farm working family and can relate to the challenges that farmers face in the rural areas of the district.

She has won the endorsements of Senator Mark Kelly (D), Senator Ruben Gallego (D), former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords (D) as well as other notable Democrats in Arizona. Mendoza faces no serious challengers in the Democratic primary which will be held on July 21st and is in the DCCC’s Red to Blue Program. She has already outraised Ciscomani and has been actively campaigning throughout the district for months. A veteran campaign manager who ran a winning Democratic Gubernatorial race in a neighboring red state and now lives in AZ-06 recently commented that she has the best stump speech he has ever heard, focusing on all the issues – especially Ciscomani’s support for Trump’s Big Beautiful Bill that has had a devastating impact on health care availability and programs for low income families, and for Trump’s tariffs that have caused severe financial distress for AZ farmers and small business owners – that resonate with Democrats, Independents, and disaffected Republican voters.

Jo Mendoza is on track to defeat Ciscomani who has an ADA lifetime rating of 10%. He does not represent his constituents, has yet to hold a town hall and generally appears at Republican only events. Televised ads lambasting Ciscomani’s voting record are already airing on local stations and having a significant impact. This is a very winnable race and deserves your support. For more information go to joannamendoza.com.

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06/12/2026

The Trump administration and others are pushing a rigged trade agenda that puts the interests of billionaires and corporations ahead of working people, family farmers and the environment in North America and beyond.

In response, people are coming together across borders and across issue areas to say “Enough!”

In May and June 2026, ADA is joining with organizations across the U.S., Canada and Mexico to co-sponsor “Days of Solidarity” actions that:

✊ Demand that governments prioritize the needs of people and communities ahead of the power and profits of greedy corporations;

✊ Reject attempts to pit working people in the U.S., Mexico and Canada against one another in an ongoing race-to-the-bottom; &

✊ Demonstrate that communities across North America have shared interests, including good-paying jobs, a healthy environment, sovereignty and more.

Please join us for a cross-border action in your city. Click here to find a local action.
https://daysofsolidarity.org

These Days of Solidarity come at a critical moment, as trade officials prepare to meet and consider changes to the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Together, we’re showing that our communities are united—and that we won’t accept trade rules that leave working people behind!

Click here to find a local action and see a list of endorsing organizations.
https://daysofsolidarity.org

06/10/2026

Donald Trump owes us money!

Remember his “Liberation Day” tariffs? Even though the Supreme Court ruled that they were illegal, we still paid for them.

Remember — tariffs aren’t paid by other countries, like Trump claimed. They’re eventually paid by us at the check-out line. And in just one year, the average American family is estimated to have spent about $1,700 more for goods because of them.

But when the Supreme Court struck down Trump’s tariffs, it didn't specify how the roughly $166 billion that was collected should be handled. So the Trump regime created a refund process — but it’s only for the corporations that paid the tariffs.

These companies have already passed their costs along to the American people.

Companies like Nike, Target, and Walmart — not short on cash — are set to receive billions back from Trump’s tariffs, but none of that money is slated to be returned to us, the consumers, who ultimately are the ones who paid the costs.

It will take an act of Congress for us to see any of it. Fortunately, there is a potential legislative remedy. Sen. Martin Heinrich has introduced the Tariff Refunds for Working Families Act for precisely this purpose: to guarantee American workers aren’t left out when the $166 billion in overcharges is refunded.

Follow this link to send a message urging your members of Congress to pass the Tariff Refunds for Working Families Act. bit.ly/3S3d9fo

06/08/2026

Last February, I wrote an overview of Iowa’s U.S. Senate race to choose a successor to Joni Ernst, who is not seeking re-election. While there was a Republican primary, the outcome was known well in advance. Ashley Hinson, currently my House member, is indeed the Republican nominee.

READ MORE: https://adaction.org/spotlight-on-democracy/

Despite the weakened state of the Democratic Party in Iowa, two exceptional senate candidates emerged in an effort to reclaim the seat held by Senator Tom Harkin until 2015: Josh Turek, Council Bluffs (the Iowa side of the Missouri River, across from Omaha), and Zach Wahls, Coralville, (adjacent to Iowa City, the state’s most politically progressive county).

Both candidates are bright, engaging, capable, and, at least to casual observers, electable, in what many think could be a good year for Democrats, myself included.

Tuesday, June 2, was Iowa’s primary; Turek is the Democratic nominee. He received 62.6% of the vote, compared to 37.4% for Wahls(unofficial results, 99% of votes counted). I was surprised by the margin, feeding my nascent optimism about November.

Within days, Nate Cohn, chief political analyst for The New York Times, listed Turek among the Democrats’ six best candidates for a Senate pickup (yeah, Cohn rates him sixth…). That noted, Turek makes the list.

Cohn’s thinking: “Based on national polling, Iowa would still be expected to lean Republican. … There is a case for Democrats to fare well in Iowa. Mr. Trump seems quite unpopular in Iowa; his tariffs have hit this agricultural state hard and so have high fertilizer prices. … It’s possible these factors will hurt Republicans more in Iowa than elsewhere. Democrats have a promising (match up) in the governor’s contest, where popular Democratic state auditor Rob Sand faces Zach Lahn, a MAHA-backed political newcomer. Maybe Mr. Turek can ride the coattails.”

I think Cohn may underestimate the possibility that in January, Iowa’s congressional delegation is evenly split, three Democrats, three Republicans (it’s now 0 – 6) with a chance it’s four Ds and two Rs, success in Hinson’s current district the difference between three and four.

Why my optimism? It comes down to strong recruitment in House races, my perpetual hope for a coordinated (if not totally unified) persuasion effort, coupled with a strong GOTV program. I know, I know… easier said than done. But the governor’s race is basically Democrat Sand’s to lose, with a first-time, flawed candidate having gained the Republican nomination.

Sand has both the record and the resources to carry on through November. Democrats’ edge this cycle may be three congressional races where savvy candidates have been nominated; meanwhile Republicans have three candidates, including two incumbents, that give voters pause.

All this bodes at least reasonably well for Turek’s chances. If Turek has a superpower, it’s his personal story – a four-time Paralympic athlete (two-time gold medalist) with a focused, tenacious approach to life. Turek endured twenty-plus surgeries in his first decade of life caused by spina bifida linked to his father’s exposure to Agent Orange in Vietnam. Turek has run comfortably ahead of the ticket for several cycles in his state house district, not decisive in projecting statewide results… but hopeful.

Having met – actually hosted – the candidate before the primary, Turek is authentic – always a key campaign attribute, maybe even more so this year – a quality evident from the time you first see him guiding his wheelchair in your direction. Among the key questions: will his campaign have the resources needed to compete against a well-funded Hinson campaign. It will require an infusion of national money, which was available to Turek in the primary… including some “bang for buck” dollars wary of states like Texas and Ohio.

Perhaps the greatest asset Iowa Democrats have headed into the fall involves a few national comparisons. For example, right now Iowa has the worst economy in the country, including the slowest and lowest job growth in the U.S. Iowa’s average wage ranks 48th. Iowa is thirty-second in water quality. Iowa is twenty-sixth in education down from the top ten several decades ago and continuing to fall. Iowa has the second highest cancer rate, behind Kentucky.

These factors all bode well for a change election in Iowa. Ah, but the essential caveat: the general election is still almost five months away, meaning a lot can change between now and then. Inherent in this assessment is the fact that things could even look rosier on the first Tuesday after the first Monday. As my late mother was known to say, “We’ll see.” Indeed, we will.

Reporting from North Iowa,
Kurt Meyer
Former chair, ADA Executive Committee

06/03/2026

We are witnessing a Jim-Crow era effort from politicians and their billionaire friends to restrict our freedoms and silence Black and Brown communities to consolidate their power.

Not only has the Supreme Court decimated the Voting Rights Act, now it will allow Alabama to use a congressional map found to have intentionally discriminated against Black voters. And there's more to come!

However, the same spirit that fueled Selma, Montgomery, and the March on Washington lives on in our unified action.

That’s why this July – six years after the passing of Civil Rights hero and former ADA President John Lewis – we’re continuing the fight for voting rights by co-sponsoring the “Good Trouble Lives On Weekend of Action (GTLO).” https://www.goodtroubleliveson.org

We’re asking ADAers across the country to join in by organizing community events designed to bring people together to continue the fight for civil rights & support one another in exercising our sacred freedom to vote.

Can you host a Good Trouble event in your community?
Sign-up here to register your event! https://www.goodtroubleliveson.org

Hosts will receive lots of support, including access to a series of Host Trainings, a Host Toolkit full of resources and tips for holding a successful event, and access to our office hours, where you can get 1-1 support from an organizer.

Our next training is scheduled for this coming Thursday!
RSVP to join us to learn how you can get started.
https://www.goodtroubleliveson.org

Whether this is your first event or you’re a seasoned organizer, this training will help you get started with confidence and build a meaningful, impactful action.

06/01/2026

According to the Greek Mythology website, Narcissus was known for his striking beauty but he met each admirer with only disdain and contempt. He fell in love with his own reflection which lead to his ultimate demise.

READ HERE: https://adaction.org/spotlight-on-democracy/

While we don’t actually think that our President is beautiful, the hubris he displays, along with his disdain for anyone other than himself, is strikingly similar. He clearly thinks he is above the law and he wants his mark placed on all sorts of public displays. Just a few examples:

😱 Despite the fact that the Kennedy Center is a national monument to the former martyred President, he and his cronies have added his name to the façade and plan to recast the arts venue in his image. We rejoice in the fact that a judge has said it is against the law, ordered his name to be removed and that plans to close the Center for two years be halted.

😱 The President’s name has been plastered on the U.S. Institute of Peace. Irony abounds.

😱 The State Department is issuing “commemorative” U.S. Passports sporting the President’s image.

😱 The President wants Penn Station and Dulles Airport named after him.

😱 He has added his signature to U.S. currency.

😱 The Treasury’s advisory board announced a design for a 24-karat gold coin featuring a portrait of the president which the Trump appointed U.S. Commission on Fine Arts approved.

😱 There is a proposal for a $250 bill with the President’s visage emblazoned on it.

😱 And, then, there’s the infamous Triumphal Arch planned for near Arlington Cemetery. Showing his usual hubris, the President claims he doesn’t need Congressional approval. Fortunately, Representative Don Beyer (D-VA) begs to differ and has introduced legislation to stop its construction saying, “It is unthinkable that we would desecrate this hallowed space to build a monument to Donald Trump’s ego.”

We fully recognize that, at a time of war, political division and economic uncertainty, these may not be the most important issues we face but, sadly, they are emblematic of what has led us to these perilous times. It is well past time to stand up to the massive, unbridled ego and this is one step.

Please contact your Senators and Member of Congress to demand that they stand up and bring a halt to this disgraceful display of massive ego and juvenile narcissistic behavior and take a moment to thank Representative Beyer for his leadership.

✏️ 1226 Longworth House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
☎️ Phone: (202) 225-4376

✏️ 700 N Fairfax St. Suite 51, Alexandria, VA 2231
☎️ Phone: (703) 658-5403

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05/27/2026

The Senate will return to work next week and a key item on the Senate agenda will be the ICE and border patrol funding package. At stake in this package is over $70 billion for Trump's mass deportation and detention centers. This essentially is a $70 billion slush fund for ICE. Now is the time to push your Senators to vote NO on the blank check for ICE.

Click this link to tell your Senators to vote NO on the $70B ICE blank check!
bit.ly/49tjIOm

Republicans are scrambling to secure enough support to pass the bill. In fact, Thune was forced to delay the Senate vote because of a lack of support for including Trump’s proposed White House ballroom project.

Contact your Senators NOW! Tell them to vote NO on the $70B ICE blank check !
bit.ly/49tjIOm

We know what that money will buy. More detention warehouses. More black sites detention camps. All so that more families – more of OUR neighbors – will disappear into a system with no transparency and no oversight.

ICE has spent years expanding its capacity to terrorize communities, abuse people’s rights, and even kill American citizens in the process. Since Trump took office last year, more than 40 people have died in ICE custody, the most in such a short period of time. This budget bill would cement that infrastructure for the next three years with a blank check and zero strings attached, possibly bringing a new ICE detention center to an old warehouse in your state.

House and Senate Republicans are using budget reconciliation to try and pass this bill, a procedural maneuver designed specifically to bypass Democratic opposition.They know how unpopular ICE is, which is why they’re trying to rush this through on a party-line vote.

Click here to tell your Senators and Representative to vote NO on the $70B ICE blank check !
bit.ly/49tjIOm

05/25/2026

Those who cannot remember the past are doomed to repeat it.
George Santayana

In this oft-repeated quote, Santayana makes no mention of those who deliberately try to erase it. That, however, is the hallmark of the current Administration and its enablers. In March, the President signed an executive order directing the Department of the Interior to “take action” against public content that “inappropriately disparage Americans past or living.” That has been widely interpreted as a mandate to obliterate from National Park Service signage anything which might make people uncomfortable or paint history in anything but roses. Sorry, but history isn’t always pretty and erasing it won’t change that fact. Hopefully, we aren’t “doomed to repeat it.”

READ MORE: https://adaction.org/spotlight-on-democracy/

Even before that executive order went into effect, there were indications that that policy was being put into place. In January, a series of informational signs about slavery was removed from the President's House in Old City Philadelphia. So sorry if those signs made some people uncomfortable but slavery really did happen and we need to learn its lessons. The city of Philadelphia sued and the signs were restored. Frightening, however, is the argument made in the court hearing by Assistant U.S. Attorney Gregory in den Berken, “Ultimately,” he said, “the government gets to choose the message it wants to convey.”

Then, in February, the Administration decided to stop flying the Rainbow Flag at the Stonewall National Monument. It was an affront to all who have fought so hard for LGBTQ+ rights and those who support them. Once again, there was an outcry and, in April, the government reversed its decision and has allowed the flag to fly once again.

Native Americans are another prime target for the Administration’s zeal to portray history in a positive light even when it’s negative. For example, in the Grand Teton National Park, a sign noted that Gustavus Cheyney Doane’s expedition led to the designation of the first national park – but also that he helped lead a massacre of at least 173 members of the Piegan Blackfeet – something he bragged about throughout his life. That fact has been eliminated from the signage. And, in California’s Muir Woods National Monument, signs on the contributions of Native Americans and women have been removed.

In addition, it has been reported that other items marked for review and possible removal include books for sale about slavery, displays about the forced internment of Japanese Americans during World War II, and a film about 19th century mill workers in Massachusetts. Other examples abound but it is unclear how many are being removed.

Fortunately, some Member of Congress are pushing back against the whitewashing of history. They include principally Sen. Martin Heinrich (D-NM) and Reps. Sharice Davids (D-KS) and Jared Huffman (D-CA) who have written to the Department of the Interior asking for an explanation of their actions.

Please take a moment NOW to thank them for their efforts to ensure that American history isn’t eradicated from our national parks.

Senator Martin Heinrich

✏️ 400 Gold Avenue SW, Ste. 1080, Albuquerque, NM 87102 (505) 346-6601

✏️ 201 North Church St., Ste. 305, Las Cruces, NM, 88001 (575) 523-6561

✏️ 123 E Marcy St, Suite 103, Santa Fe NM, 87501 (505) 988-6647

✏️ 7450 East Main Street, Ste. A, Farmington, NM 87402 (505) 325-5030

✏️ 200 East 4th Street, Ste. 300, Roswell, NM 88201 (575) 622-7113

✏️ 709 Hart Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 (202) 224-5521

Representative Sharice Davids

✏️ 2435 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC, 20515 (202) 225-2865

✏️ 9200 Indian Creek Parkway, Suite 562, Overland Park, KS 66210 (913) 621-0832

Representative Jared Huffman

✏️ 2330 Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515 (202) 225-5161

✏️ 317 Third Street, Suite 1, Eureka CA 95501 (707) 407-3585

✏️ P.O. Box 2208, Fort Bragg 95437 (707) 962-0933

✏️ 206 G Street, Unit #3, Petaluma, CA 94952 (707) 981-8967

✏️ 999 Fifth Ave. Suite 290, San Rafael, CA 94901 (415) 258-9657

✏️ 200 South School Street, Ukiah, CA 95482 (707) 671-7449

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