Weekly Newsletter:  Amid a turbulent first week of the Trump administration, we saw the kind of independent thinking and leadership from members of both parties that America will desperately need in 2025.

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John,

It would be an understatement to say that the first week of the second Trump administration has been eventful. Between a record number of presidential executive orders, several high-profile cabinet confirmation hearings, and the ongoing wildfires in California (not to mention a historic snowstorm across the South, including here in South Carolina), it has been one of those weeks that felt like a year.

But amid the noise, we also saw in Congress examples of principled decision-making and bipartisan cooperation. Cultivating and supporting this kind of leadership is what No Labels is all about.

Early this week, both the House and Senate passed the Laken Riley Act, which requires the Department of Homeland Security to detain undocumented immigrants charged with or convicted of theft-related crimes, assaulting police officers, or crimes resulting in death or serious bodily injury, like drunk driving. The bill – named after Laken Riley, a Georgia college student who was tragically murdered by an undocumented immigrant with a prior record – also allows states to sue the Department of Homeland Security for failures in immigration enforcement.

While it originated as a Republican initiative, the Laken Riley Act passed Congress with the support of 58 Democrats across the House and Senate, including key allies of No Labels like Rep. Jared Golden. This bill represents a small but important step toward Congress addressing a broken immigration system that Americans urgently want fixed. The fact that lawmakers from both parties united around this legislation demonstrates that progress is still possible, even on the toughest issues. This is exactly why we are supporting leaders in the Senate and House to ensure that we seize moments like this and move the country forward.

While many Democrats showed a welcome willingness to forge bipartisan cooperation, a few Republican senators demonstrated the kind of independent thinking Congress needs a lot more of. Despite intense pressure for Senate Republicans to support all of President Trump’s Cabinet nominees, Republican Senators Lisa Murkowski and Susan Collins voted this week against Pete Hegseth’s nomination as Defense Secretary.

Whatever you think about Hegseth, we should all take note of and applaud those moments when members of Congress make clear they take their role as a coequal branch of government seriously.

This week has shown us just how much work lies ahead, but it has also revealed glimmers of the leadership our country needs. When lawmakers choose to collaborate across party lines or stand firm in their convictions, they make it clear that we do not need rubber-stamp Republicans or resistance Democrats.

Today, we are calling on our community to thank Rep. Golden for his commitment to the kind of independent, principled leadership that will move our country forward.

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We need more leaders who are willing to think independently and focus on what truly matters: delivering the best results for the American people. After all, as Einstein knew, “What is right is not always popular, and what is popular is not always right.” True leadership often requires standing up for principles, even when it is politically risky.

Let us build on this momentum to demand the kind of leadership our country deserves.

Margaret White

No Labels

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Join our CEO, Nancy Jacobson, and our Chief Strategist, Ryan Clancy, for No Labels’ exclusive monthly membership call. This is a great opportunity to stay updated on our work, hear about recent successes, and learn how you can play an even bigger role in giving power to the middle.

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Freshman wishlist: Sen. John Curtis plans on "being myself" ([link removed] )

By Stef W. Kight

Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) is new to the Senate — but is already seen as a decisive swing vote for Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to keep an eye on.

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Bipartisan bill targeting antisemitism, discrimination on campus reintroduced in Senate ([link removed] )

By Lexi Lonas Cochran

A bipartisan bill called the Protecting Students on Campus Act, recently reintroduced in the Senate, aims to make it easier for students to file civil rights complaints against their schools

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The Rising Democratic Coalition Fell. Now What? ([link removed] )

By Ritchie Torres

There is a deep irony to Donald Trump’s second inauguration coinciding with the day on which we celebrate the life and legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. For decades, the Democratic Party has been the political home for minority voters, who rightly credit Democrats like President Lyndon Johnson with delivering landmark civil rights legislation in the 1960s. Now, roughly half a century since the civil rights revolution, the role of race in American politics is changing: We as Democrats are struggling to maintain the loyalty of minority voters—and Donald Trump, of all people, is forcing us to confront an uncomfortable reality.

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Dem LI Rep. Tom Suozzi ready to work with Trump on border enforcement, deporting criminals ([link removed] )

By Carl Campanile

Long Island Democratic Rep. Tom Suozzi said he’s ready to work with President Trump to fix the country’s broken immigration system — including bolstering border enforcement and cracking down on migrant criminals.

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Executive Blitz ([link removed] )

By Peyton Lofton

President Trump wasted no time on his first day back in the Oval Office, signing a record-breaking 26 executive orders. How does the public feel about these actions? We took a look at the polling to find out.

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Positives and Negatives of Inaugural Addresses ([link removed] )

By Sam Zickar

On January 20, Donald Trump was sworn in as the 47th President of the United States, kicking off his second term with an inaugural address that left no room for subtlety. He declared the dawn of a "golden age" for America, pledging to revive national pride and sovereignty while laying out big, bold goals: revitalizing manufacturing, combating inflation, and securing the southern border, to name a few.

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