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This month People For the American Way announced the relaunch of its Next Up Victory Fund (Next Up), as part of a 100-day sprint to respond to the new political environment. Next Up helps young progressive candidates, 40 and under, win key local and state races around the country, flip state legislatures, and build a pipeline of progressive leaders. We will invest in this program over the next four years as part of our ongoing efforts to resist authoritarianism and counter ultra-conservative and harmful MAGA policies under the Trump administration.
Through financial support, media events, endorsements, and connections to People For activists, Next Up will nurture, inspire, and help elect young progressive candidates running for public offices ranging from school boards to state representatives and governors.
The Trump administration and the Republican-controlled Congress have wasted no time in working to roll back our rights and attack our freedoms. From a flurry of over three dozen Executive Orders that aim to remake our government to protect the interests of Trump and the wealthiest Americans, to Congress advancing attacks on immigrants and the transgender community, to the Senate moving forward on Trump’s most dangerous nominees, the landscape is bleak. We can and must resist this agenda.
But we’re never powerless in the face of these threats. In fact, when faced with the outrage over the Trump Administration’s decision to freeze vital federal funding, the administration reversed course – freeing up crucial resources that would have otherwise potentially undermined national security, harmed families, and stripped funding from firefighters, police, hungry children, sick veterans, and low-income housing recipients.
When we join together, we can fight back against this administration, unite for our values, and win.
Because of supporters like you, People For is pushing back on these threats head-on. Your generosity will help us invest in the fight ahead. Together, we’ve built a movement that’s resilient, determined, and unafraid to stand up for what’s right.
Chip in now to support the fight to resist Trump and his dangerous Project 2025 agenda >>
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This Month
Trump is moving full speed ahead with his plan to turn the Justice Department and FBI into political weapons – and the Senate could confirm his handpicked lapdogs any day now.
Pam Bondi, Trump’s Attorney General pick, has spent years defending him, spreading election lies, and pushing his extremist agenda. As Florida AG, she attacked LGBTQ+ rights, the ACA, and church-state separation – while protecting corporate fraudsters and taking campaign cash from the loan industry. Now, Trump wants her running the Justice Department.
Read more from about Pam Bondi from our team at Right Wing Watch >>
And that’s not all. Kash Patel, Trump’s pick for FBI Director, is another dangerous nominee – chosen not for experience, but for his unshakable loyalty to Trump. Patel has been at the center of Trump’s efforts to weaponize government against political enemies. If confirmed, he’ll be in prime position to carry out Trump’s campaign of retribution.
Read more from about Kash Patel from our team at Right Wing Watch >>
A Justice Department and FBI controlled by Trump loyalists like Bondi and Patel would be catastrophic for democracy. The Senate must reject them both.
TAKE ACTION: Make a call to your Senator to urge them to reject Pam Bondi’s nomination! >>
TAKE ACTION: Make a call to your Senator to urge them to reject Kash Patel’s nomination! >>
The “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act” (SAVE) Act is a bill being fast-tracked through the Republican Congress, and it could spell disaster for our freedom to vote. Its drafters claim to be protecting the election process, but at the bill’s core is a thinly veiled attempt to make it harder for people to vote.
TAKE ACTION: Sign the petition to urge Congress to reject the SAVE Act >>
Attacks on transgender rights have been front and center for the new Trump administration and the MAGA Republican Congress. In addition to the Trump administration's numerous attacks on the trans community, the House of Representatives has also passed H.R. 28 – a bill that seeks to deny transgender athletes the ability to play on sports teams that align with their gender identity. We must unite in our opposition, together, against this bigotry.
TAKE ACTION: Sign the petition demanding the Senate reject H.R. 28! >>
As we face a growing wave of authoritarianism and anti-democratic forces, it has never been more critical to secure the future of our democracy and the progressive values that are under attack by right-wing extremists. One way to join this cause is through estate planning to protect the people and things you love, safeguard your assets, and secure a brighter future for our country.
Despite the value of planning, the process is often inaccessible, overwhelming, and expensive — especially to historically disenfranchised communities. That's why we are excited to announce our new partnership with FreeWill so that our supporters can create their wills, and plan their estates at NO cost to you.
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