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

09/02/2026

The Trump administration is trying to pressure states into handing over sensitive information about people voting by mail, using the U.S. Postal Service as leverage.

A proposed USPS rule would require states to provide names, addresses, and ballot barcode information for voters receiving mail-in or absentee ballots through a new federal portal. Mailings that fail to satisfy the proposed requirements could be rejected by the USPS.

Postmaster General David Steiner went even further, telling Senators that the USPS would not deliver election mail if states refused to provide the required voter information.

Secretaries of State should not be intimidated. Their hands are not tied. Click here to tell state election officials to refuse to surrender voter information in response to political threats. bit.ly/4x4a25L

Now after a Supreme Court decision added new chaos to the on-going litigation, including on-again off-again injunctions and restraining orders, the USPS is again blocked from moving forward with its plan to implement Trump’s voter suppression scheme – for now. Still, the uncertainty while the legal cases are moving forward just strengthens the need for secretaries of state to do the right thing.

Click here to tell state election officials to publicly demand that USPS do its job and deliver lawful ballots and election information without delays, retaliation, or new political conditions.

State officials must stand up now and make clear that Donald Trump cannot use the Postal Service to intimidate states or put new barriers between eligible voters and their ballots.

Tell your Secretary of State to refuse Trump’s voter-data demands and demand uninterrupted delivery of ballot and election mail. bit.ly/4x4a25L

08/31/2026

Much attention has been paid of late to the South Carolina Senate race, however the seat being vacated by Republican Nancy Mace in South Carolina’s 1st district is a dream district for yet another chance to flip a red seat blue.

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

The Democratic nominee is Nancy Lacore, a retired U.S. Navy Vice Admiral with numerous awards to her credit. 35 years of exemplary service apparently ultimately stood for nothing. Her resume says “retired.” Actually, she was relieved of her duty as part of Secretary of War Pete Hegseth’s purge of female and minority military officers. Frankly, the picture of her getting elected, possibly serving on the Armed Services Committee and, in that role, grilling Hegseth is too wonderful to ignore.

Although this is definitely a right-leaning district, it has been held by Democrats and with an adequate blue wave could be represented by another. Lacore has been endorsed by EMILY’s List. She is very concerned about how she has seen ICE operate and wants their officers to wear body cameras, display badges and uncover their faces. She wants those detained to be afforded due process rights and be detained, if necessary, in humane, sanitary conditions. She is strongly pro-choice and wants full reproductive health care available for all women in this country. She supports the Affordable Care Act and wants to see it strengthened. She believes the war with Iran is unconstitutional. She promises to make affordability a top priority and lambasts the Administration’s handling of the economy. She has been endorsed by Give Green which says her election will help promote a pro-environment agenda in Congress.

In November, Lacore will be facing Republican Jenny Honeycutt who defeated a long field of primary candidates with a mere 22 percent of the vote. She is a lawyer who touts her strong conservative credentials. Her website is filled with conservative tropes and platitudes but little real substance. She is in favor of the President’s border wall and is a full-throated defender of gun rights. She is anti-choice and a firm believer in denying rights to transgender people. She advocates for making the President’s tax cuts permanent. We can find no specific statement about what she thinks about the war in Iran but we can guess. She has been endorsed by the President.

While we recognize that this is an uphill battle, the Cook Report has moved this race from solid to likely Republican. It’s moving in the right direction and, with proper organizing help, we believe this is winnable. And, remember, if Lacore is elected, she will have the privilege of putting Hegseth in the hot seat.

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08/26/2026

Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) and Sanders Institute Fellow Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA) just introduced the Green New Deal for Health Act, the boldest plan yet to defend American patients, healthcare workers, and community clinics from climate-driven illness and disaster.

Click here to become a citizen co-sponsor of the Green New Deal for Health today!
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The climate crisis is already a health crisis and our hospitals are not ready. This summer, Americans are breathing wildfire smoke from coast to coast, sweltering through record-breaking heat waves, and having flash floods shut down emergency rooms. Children with asthma, seniors and other vulnerable communities are absorbing the worst of it.

What the GND for Health does:
✅ It supports the clinics that low-income and rural Americans actually rely on.

✅ It revives a New Deal idea to make our hospitals unbreakable.

✅ It puts health workers first, not last.

✅ It protects patients at home and prepares us for the next disaster.

Among other critical investments, the Green New Deal for Health is the bold public investment that the billionaire class says we can't afford, and that working people have waited a generation for.

Click here to become a citizen co-sponsor of the Green New Deal for Health today!
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08/24/2026

Although we’re quite sure they will deny it, it certainly seems as if this Administration is waging a war on children. Their motto seems to be “keep them hungry, uneducated and sick.” Children are the innocent victims.

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

According to the Center on Budget and Policy priorities, more than 1 million children have lost SNAP benefits thanks to this Administration. The Center for American Progress estimates that, as a result of the “Big Beautiful Bill’s” cuts to school meal programs, a typical family with two kids will be forced to spend $1,890 annually on school-offered meals. Keep them hungry.

The Administration’s well-publicized, systematic dismantling of the Department of Education already has had far-reaching negative impacts on our education system. But, they aren’t satisfied. Now, they're taking aim at one of the most successful programs ever conceived. The Head Start program provides free education, health and nutrition services to hundreds of thousands of low-income children and has a proven track record. In the eyes of this Administration, that makes it suspect. They are tossing the regulations which govern the program and ensure that it will remain as successful as its history has shown. Keep them uneducated.

Yet, their complete disregard for science and health care stands out as among the most misbegotten and dangerous of all. The confusion sowed by Health and Human Secretary about childhood vaccines has had lethal effects. Misinformation and expressions of distrust from influential leaders have an effect on parents and childhood vaccination rates have dropped nationwide. As a direct result, at least 3 unvaccinated people have died with at least 2,465 confirmed measles cases reported in the United States and 38 new outbreaks. Yet, in 2000, measles had been officially declared eliminated. Then, despite all available science, on August 10, the President signed an executive order on vaccines which would:

‼️ Lower the number of recommended vaccines;

‼️ Falsely tie childhood vaccines to the occurrence of autism;

‼️ Call for splitting the combination measles, mumps and rubella, or MMR, vaccine into three separate single-disease shots;

‼️ Direct the Department of Justice to investigate where states are in violation of exemptions for childhood vaccine mandates, including parental authority.

Aside from the obvious health care risks there are other problems: there is no split MMR vaccine available. Even if it were, that would require 5 separate doctor visits to get a child fully vaccinate, maybe resulting in missed appointments but surely adding medical office costs to an already financially burdened population. Keep them sick.

Please reach out to your Members of Congress, tell them to develop a spine and reject this attack on our nation’s children. Then, help us elect a more liberal House and Senate by donating NOW to ADA’s get out the vote and voter education campaigns.

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08/17/2026

Sorry (not really), but we can’t resist. This target is just too easy to ignore. When we need to pick up any House seat that’s potentially winnable, Congressman Max Miller (OH-07) has given us a gift. Sadly, it’s at the expense of his own family.

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

Beset by allegations of wife and child abuse culminating with holding a stuffed toy blue bunny hostage, Miller has hung tight and insists on continuing his re-election campaign despite having his former father-in-law Senator Bernie Moreno (D-OH) declare him unfit for office and the President who has called him a “good person” asking that he abandon the race. His abysmal personal record is underscored by his Congressional record which boasts a lifetime ADA voting record of 10%. First elected in 2022, Miller serves on the Foreign Affairs and Ways and Means Committees. He held multiple posts during the President’s first Administration and has characterized him as "the greatest POTUS this country has ever had." He supports the President’s actions on the Southern border claiming it will help to end lawlessness in our country. Miller is anti-choice and has voted for legislation that would criminalize doctors and nurses who perform abortions. He has consistently voted for anti-LGBTQ+ legislation. He supports the President’s ill-advised, illegal war in Iran. Miller claims “ICE does not do patrols, sweeps or raids” and focuses only on “targeted law enforcement actions” against those who “pose the greatest threat to public safety.” The facts be damned. Clearly, he needs to be defeated and current polling shows him down by 14 points in a district the President carried by 11 points. We cannot, however, be complacent.

Enter Democrat Brian Poindexter,a union official and iron worker who, thanks to Miller, might just win in what had been a solidly Republican district. He has served as an at-large member of the Brook Park City Council. He is an apprenticeship instructor for the Ironworkers Local 17 union. Citing as his inspiration, he calls on Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD), James Talarico (Texas Senate candidate) and Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT). He wants economic justice for working Americans saying they have too long come in second place to the billionaires. His campaign website states, “If you work hard, play by the rules, and contribute to your community, you should be able to count on a healthcare system that treats you with dignity. That’s not asking for special treatment. It’s asking for common sense.” He has been endorsed by Reproductive Freedom for All. Much of Poindexter’s positions on the issues remains to be fleshed out but, already, the contrast couldn’t be greater.

If you are unfortunate enough to be one of Max Miller’s constituents, take a moment to let him know how you feel:

☎️ Cannon House Office Building 143, Washington, DC 20003, (202) 225-3876

☎️ Parma, Ohio, (440) 692-6120

☎️ Medina, Ohio, (330) 661-6654

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08/10/2026

I only voted for a perfect candidate once. That was when I voted for myself the first time.--Barney Frank

She can always be counted on to do the right thing. When it doesn’t matter.
--also Barney Frank on Susan Collins

This year’s Maine Senate race has certainly been interesting. Take that as a curse! After Graham Platner’s abortive run, this must win contest has now been set and provides cause for concern and a need for full throated support for Troy Jackson who has stepped into the breach.

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

Despite her seemingly moderate ADA Voting Record of 42%, Maine’s Susan Collins (R) is a top target. Collins, who has consistently voted pro-choice, gave a lame excuse and voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to become an Associate Justice on the Supreme Court. The result was the Dobbs decision which has put the lives of women in this country in supreme jeopardy. But, the beat goes on. As chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Collins called for a hearing on the President’s request for funding for the Iran war. Then, she voted for it and said it was needed to protect troops and restore mu*****ns before getting the Portland Press Herald, at her staff’s request, to change a headline to make it sound friendlier to the Senator. Following ICE’s murder of a young immigrant in Biddeford, Maine, Collins called for a “full and impartial investigation.” This, despite the fact that ICE admitted that the victim wasn’t even their target. We note also that the Senator was the deciding vote to approve an additional $70 billion in federal funding for ICE. To quote, Congressman Jim McGovern (D-MA), “You just voted to give these thugs another $70 billion. You’re complicit in this and every other murder committed by Trump’s Secret Police.” Enough is enough. Time to vote her out.

Although some questions have been raised about Troy Jackson’s style, he is NOT Graham Platner. And, we remind you, this is one of several must-win seats if we are to have any hope of returning to a more liberal Senate.

Jackson is a former logger from northern Maine – important to carry if he is to win the election. He served in the Maine Senate from 2008 to 2014 and 2016 to 2024, serving as its president and majority leader from 2018 to

2024. Jackson began his political life as an anti-choice Republican but gradually matured, learned and has been a progressive Democrat for almost two decades. The transition began when he realized which Party supported the rights of workers in this country. Recent campaignshave focused on lowering prescription drug costs, expanding childcare, building affordable housing, strengthening labor protections, and curbing the political influence of private equity and large corporate interests. He is pro-choice, supports protections for the LGBTQ+ community, and is in favor of wilderness protection. He believes Medicare for All should be the law of the land. Notably for a logger, he is also in favor of working toward 100% clean energy by 2040.

Please take a moment to share this information with one and all. And, then, help with ADA’s organizing efforts by making a contribution to our get out the vote and education campaigns.

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08/05/2026

Rep. John Larson (D-CT) just released an updated version of his landmark bill to expand Social Security: The Social Security 2100 Act. If enacted, this bill would fulfill the promise of our Social Security system, extend the lifespan of the Social Security trust fund, and reduce inequality.

Roughly 90% of Democrats in the House co-sponsored this bill in the last Congress. We need to show grassroots support so that it can pass!

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The legislation would increase benefits for current and new beneficiaries by eliminating the Social Security tax cap and by adding a tax on investment income for taxpayers making over $400,000.

Additionally, the bill would utilize an improved cost-of-living adjustment to more accurately take into account true costs incurred by seniors and implement a stronger minimum benefit, so an individual who works their whole life will not retire into poverty.

The Social Security Administration projects that Senators elected this year will be in office when Social Security’s trust fund is exhausted. At that point, we will face a choice: Do we let an across-the-board cut to Social Security benefits take effect, or do we finally make the rich pay their fair share?
This bill would stop the crisis, and make sure Social Security’s trust fund survives for the rest of this century.

Sign the petition to become a grassroots co-sponsor of the Social Security 2100 Act today! --->> bit.ly/4xfoZlR ❗❗

08/03/2026

While many of us were having trouble breathing under skies turned hazy and orange as the result of wildfires in Canada. The geniuses in our Administration were busy denying science and plotting revenge.

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

It needs to be noted that it is not only in Canada that wildfires have been raging. The below chart shows where they were exploding as of July 21.

It should be noted that at least one of these fires is the direct result of the Administration’s DOGE activities. The July 26 Washington Post reports that Minnesota was ready to work on several thousand acres of dense, dry forest deemed to be at high risk of burning. In 2024, the Biden Administration awarded $10 million as part of a $100 million initiative to tackle wildfires in Minnesota. But, at the beginning of 2025, DOGE paused or cancelled these federal grants. Now, more than two dozen wildfires have been burning in the region since July.

That, however, is not enough for the geniuses in this Administration. In recent months, the Administration has closed several government laboratories that studied how wildfires affect human health, air quality, wildlife habitats and forest ecosystems. According to the New York Times, the Administration has almost completely dismantled the scientific research office at the Environmental Protection which studied the health effects of exposure to pollutants including wildfire smoke for more than a decade.

At the Forest Service, the Administration has proposed closing 57 of 77 research labs across the country. One of those labs, in Seattle, developed real-time smoke-tracking maps used by firefighters and local governments. Another, in Wenatchee, WA, studied when and where to light controlled blazes to reduce wildfire risk, improve forest health and restore wildlife habitats.

In January 2025, as part of a long-standing, cross-border emergency partnership, Canada sent at least 250 firefighters, two aircraft tankers and other crews to battle wildfires in Southern California and a Canadian firefighter pilot died in July while helping fight a wildfire in this country. This was part of the Canada-U.S. Agreement on Emergency Management Assistance and the Joint Emergency Preparedness Committee.

With wildfires blazing across Canada, Mexico sent help. We sent hissy fits, threats and tariffs which will hurt American consumers far more than our friends in Canada. Friendship, diplomacy, alliances and science be damned. Wildfires don’t respect borders. Neither should compassion. To quote Massachusetts Senator Ed Markey (D), the President “putting a 50 percent tariff on Canada in response to the wildfire smoke is like an arsonist trying to collect on the insurance policy after the house burns down. Tariffs don’t put out wildfires. Firefighters do. If Canada is asking for our help, we should send it.”

Senator Markey is right both in terms of friendship and our own national interest. Congress may be on its August recess, but we are not. Use the time they are at home to go to town halls, visit their local offices and take every other opportunity to let them know how you feel about this disaster.

And, then, join in ADA’s efforts to win back the Congress by donating today to our organizing efforts.

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07/27/2026

Shut your mouth or the “bloodshed” will continue.
So sayeth Border Czar Tom Homan

This was the warning issued to Democrats who dared to criticize ICE in the aftermath of the cold-blooded murder of two people even ICE admits weren’t their real targets. “Shut your mouth?”

Criticism not allowed? Mr. Homan:this is a democracy not a dictatorship – at least not yet. It is our civic duty to question questionable actions on the part of our government.

Let’s take a very brief look at what’s happening:

‼️ Two innocent people were murdered because they “looked” like other people.

‼️ There continue to be ICE shootings aimed at moving vehicles after the President intervened and decided they needed to continue.

‼️ There have been at least 40 shootings by immigration agents since January 20, 2025, resulting in 11 deaths.

‼️ Both ex-wives of the agent implicated in the Biddeford, Maine shooting has stated that he has a history of domestic violence, mental illness and other abusive behavior. As a direct result of the allegations, in 2019, a judge issued an order for him to temporarily relinquish any fi****ms.

‼️ ICE agents have been tasked with making 2,000 arrests per day in effect turning them into bounty hunters.

‼️ Now comes word that ICE is actively recruiting personnel using advertising strategies that specifically target gun owners and military enthusiasts. They characterize it as part of a “wartime recruitment” strategy. They are investing $100 million into the effort. Nothing is stated about background checks or what would disqualify potential recruits.

Given the above history is it any wonder that protesters, innocent people who “look” guilty and bystanders are becoming the targets of gun-toting, trigger-happy people with no restraints?

This is an outrage of the highest order and Mr. Homan needs to be told so in no uncertain terms:

📞 Phone (White House): (202) 456-1414;

📫 Mail: 1600 Pennsylvania Ave. NW, Washington, DC 20500;

📩 Email: [email protected] (U.S. Attorney's Office for media/civic coordination)

The message must be clear and to the point: We will NOT shut our mouths. We will remember in November, and we will take action to oust your enablers in Congress.

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