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February 23, 2021 at 3:46 PM

A siege on the most diverse Congress in history

        Hi friend,   When Donald Trump's supporters breached the Capitol, they weren't just attacking our sacred seat of government. They were also laying siege to our diverse democracy.   “The insurrection is not only a siege on the capital. It's a sie…

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February 22, 2021 at 10:01 PM

The GOP is going to fight to stop Deb Haaland tomorrow

        Hi there,   Rep. Deb Haaland could be the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary -- but the GOP is already trying to tear the courageous New Mexico climate leader down.   Haaland “is encountering more resistance than Biden's other…

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February 20, 2021 at 7:47 PM

DACA could be overturned

        Hi friend,   Dreamers still aren't safe.   A federal court judge in Texas is set to determine the fate of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, and “many anticipate that DACA will be ruled unlawful, given the Trump administration's handlin…

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February 20, 2021 at 3:47 PM

A disturbing rise in anti-Asian hate crimes

        Hi friend,   A 84-year-old man from Thailand died on January 28 after he was abruptly attacked while out on a morning walk in San Francisco. A Vietnamese senior was robbed in front of a San Jose supermarket on February 3. The day after, a 91-year…

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February 19, 2021 at 10:46 PM

GOP legislator thinks the Capitol attack was “staged”

        Hi friend,   “Michigan's Republican Senate majority leader told members of his party that the storming of the U.S. Capitol was ‘all staged' and not perpetrated by Trump supporters,” according to the Washington Post.   House Democrats just unveil…

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February 19, 2021 at 7:46 PM

Do you agree with Mitch McConnell?

        Hi friend,   Mitch McConnell really thinks racism is over.   When asked whether he supports a study on reparations, McConnell told the Washington Post that he thinks the U.S. did enough “by fighting a Civil War, by passing landmark civil rights …

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February 19, 2021 at 3:47 PM

Trump was coming for all of us

        Hi friend,   Donald Trump and his mob were coming for all of us.   “Let me be very clear: Trump wasn't just coming for one or two people, or Democrats like me,” Rep. Ted Lieu said during the Senate conviction trial. “He was coming for you. For D…

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February 19, 2021 at 3:46 AM

Republicans don't want a Native American in the Cabinet

        Hi there,   Rep. Deb Haaland could be the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary -- but the GOP is already trying to tear the courageous New Mexico climate leader down.   Haaland “is encountering more resistance than Biden's other…

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February 19, 2021 at 2:46 AM

Cleaning up after Trump’s white supremacist mob violence

        Hi there,   For years, Republicans set the stage for the racist mob's attack on the Capitol on January 6. Despite electing the most diverse Congress in our nation's history, along with the first Black and Asian vice president, we are not suddenly f…

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February 19, 2021 at 1:46 AM

Taking the gloves off against the Proud Boys

        Friend,   Last week, Canada's government added the Proud Boys to its official list of terrorist entities, recognizing them for what they really are: a neofascist gang that lifts up the worst Islamophobic, anti-semitic, xenophobic, white nationali…

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February 19, 2021 at 12:46 AM

The bill that would officially cement Stacey Abrams’ legacy

        Hi there,   The 2020 election was defined by fights against GOP voter suppression like the one Stacey Abrams waged in Georgia.   Now, Democrats in Congress are trying to outlaw the tactics that made Abrams have to fight so hard in the first plac…

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February 18, 2021 at 10:52 PM

Trump is being investigated for trying to overturn Georgia results

        Hi friend,   Donald Trump tried to suppress and overturn the will of Georgia voters. Now, Georgia prosecutors are opening a criminal investigation into what he did:   “An Atlanta-area prosecutor has opened a criminal investigation into efforts t…

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February 18, 2021 at 7:46 PM

Should the U.S. help refugees?

        Hi friend,   The Trump administration wanted us to believe refugees deserve to be left to die.   But every day, we learn more about the growing crisis at our southern border. This recent New York Times piece explains that tighter enforcement of …

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February 18, 2021 at 3:47 PM

Asian American seniors are under attack

        Hi friend,   A 84-year-old man from Thailand died on January 28 after he was abruptly attacked while out on a morning walk in San Francisco. A Vietnamese senior was robbed in front of a San Jose supermarket on February 3. The day after, a 91-year…

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February 18, 2021 at 2:46 AM

The GOP can't stand the thought of a Native American Cabinet secretary

        Hi there,   Rep. Deb Haaland could be the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary -- but the GOP is already trying to tear the courageous New Mexico climate leader down.   Haaland “is encountering more resistance than Biden's other…

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February 18, 2021 at 12:46 AM

The bill that would formally cement Stacey Abrams’ legacy

        Hi there,   The 2020 election was defined by fights against GOP voter suppression like the one Stacey Abrams waged in Georgia.   Now, Democrats in Congress are trying to outlaw the tactics that made Abrams have to fight so hard in the first plac…

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February 17, 2021 at 7:47 PM

Our status update

        Hi there -- we wanted to keep you in the loop about one of our most important goals: supporting AAPI candidates and making our government represent the people it serves from top to bottom.   The Pew Research Center is out with its latest report o…

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February 17, 2021 at 3:47 PM

Taking the gloves off against white nationalists

        Friend,   Last week, Canada's government added the Proud Boys to its official list of terrorist entities, recognizing them for what they really are: a neofascist gang that lifts up the worst Islamophobic, anti-semitic, xenophobic, white nationali…

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February 17, 2021 at 2:46 AM

Republicans don't want a Native American Cabinet secretary

        Hi there,   Rep. Deb Haaland could be the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary -- but the GOP is already trying to tear the courageous New Mexico climate leader down.   Haaland “is encountering more resistance than Biden's other…

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February 17, 2021 at 12:45 AM

The GOP’s “own domestic army”

        Hi friend,   When armed militiamen stormed the Michigan State House, the Republican response was to side with them.   “Becoming too closely aligned with militias — is that a bad thing?” Michigan Republican official and gubernatorial candidate Ry…

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February 16, 2021 at 10:47 PM

The hidden cost of being an AAPI candidate

        Hi there,   A recent FiveThirtyEight analysis of Indian American political candidates just confirmed what many of us already knew: when you come from an Asian immigrant community, it's harder to get your campaign off the ground.   Sri Preston Ku…

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February 16, 2021 at 7:46 PM

Trumpism has seeped into ICE

        Hello,   The Washington Post: “The Biden administration is attempting to reorient ICE, a law enforcement agency that has seen its priorities swing wildly from one administration to the next.”   We're happy to see a turn from the deportation of f…

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February 16, 2021 at 3:46 PM

The GOP is planning its next attack against DREAMers

        Hi friend,   Trump ripped away protections for DACA recipients. The GOP wants to make sure they never get them back.   According to The Hill, “Republicans have panned Biden's immigration proposal, underscoring that without nixing the 60-vote leg…

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February 15, 2021 at 7:46 PM

The GOP doesn’t want a Native American Cabinet secretary

        Hi there,   Rep. Deb Haaland could be the first Native American to serve as a Cabinet secretary -- but the GOP is already trying to tear the courageous New Mexico climate leader down.   Haaland “is encountering more resistance than Biden's other…

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February 15, 2021 at 3:46 PM

Cleaning up after Trump’s white supremacist mob

        Hi there,   For years, Republicans set the stage for the racist mob's attack on the Capitol on January 6. Despite electing the most diverse Congress in our nation's history, along with the first Black and Asian vice president, we are not suddenly…

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February 14, 2021 at 7:46 PM

The bill that would cement Stacey Abrams’ legacy

        Hi there,   The 2020 election was defined by fights against GOP voter suppression like the one Stacey Abrams waged in Georgia.   Now, Democrats in Congress are trying to outlaw the tactics that made Abrams have to fight so hard in the first plac…

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February 14, 2021 at 3:46 PM

QAnon followers think Trump will be sworn in again

        Hi friend,   Trump has left office. His QAnon supporters think he'll be sworn back in.   According to Newsweek, QAnon followers “now believe that March 4 will be the day that Trump will still somehow be sworn in as president,” and the FBI still …

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February 13, 2021 at 7:46 PM

Trump’s lawyers claim he shouldn’t even be on trial

        Hi there,   The New York Times: “Donald J. Trump's lawyers laid out their first extended impeachment defense on Monday, arguing that holding him responsible for the deadly Jan. 6 Capitol attack was nothing more than ‘political theater' by Democra…

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February 13, 2021 at 3:45 PM

Harris is keeping the Senate on track

        Hi friend,   Last month, the GOP nearly kept control of the Senate.   But they didn't, and now that Democrats are at the helm, Vice President Kamala Harris is making sure the Senate stays focused on getting Americans the help they need.   Harris …

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February 13, 2021 at 12:47 AM

Serving justice

        Hi there,   The GOP still won't stand up to Donald Trump.   They won't hold him accountable for grifting off the backs of the American people. They won't hold him responsible for inciting the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. They won't even support…

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February 12, 2021 at 10:46 PM

Everyone deserves vaccination

        Hi there,   The GOP doesn't care about ending the pandemic. They just care about advancing their exclusionary, anti-immigrant agenda.   Rep. Steve Scalise released a statement saying he wants the Biden administration to “abandon this ridiculous …

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February 12, 2021 at 7:47 PM

Do immigrants make America less safe?

        Hi there,   Former acting Customs and Border Patrol commissioner Mark Morgan appeared on Fox News to spew racist, anti-immigrant rhetoric:   “With a stroke of a pen, just a couple hours after Biden took office, he has made our borders less secure,…

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February 12, 2021 at 12:04 PM

Touching base early this morning

Hi friend -- The team just sent me an update on our numbers, and right now, we're VERY behind our target goal. These past couple of weeks, I've been working overtime to make sure Senate Republicans know that the only right option is to convict Trump while also fighting hard to make sure American fa…

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  ASPIRE · [email protected]

February 12, 2021 at 12:46 AM

Loyalty to Trump pays

        Hi there,   Senate Democrats are ready to convict Trump. The GOP isn't.   Sen. Josh Hawley -- who was first to announce his objection to the certification of the Electoral College votes and who was seen pumping his fist on Jan. 6 in support of “…

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February 11, 2021 at 10:46 PM

Do you approve of Trump sycophant Matt Gaetz?

        Hi there,   “I regret that I have but one political career to give to my president.”   That's what Republican Matt Gaetz said about his devotion to Donald Trump when he appeared on Fox News to talk about the Senate conviction trial.   With a ma…

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February 11, 2021 at 7:46 PM

Should the Senate convict Trump?

        Hi there,   Donald Trump emboldened white supremacists and dangerous conspiracy theorists throughout the last four years -- and it was Trump who incited the Jan. 6 attack on the Capitol. Now, he MUST face the consequences.   Right now, half of A…

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February 11, 2021 at 3:46 PM

Trump’s lasting impact on immigration reform

        Hello,   According to The New York Times, Joe Biden's immigration priorities “are already facing resistance from immigration agents empowered by Donald Trump to take their gloves off.”   Emboldened by the former white supremacist-in-chief, ICE w…

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February 11, 2021 at 12:46 AM

The people’s champion might get a Nobel Peace Prize

        Friend,   Stacey Abrams, a fierce voting rights activist and champion for communities of color, has been nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize.   Abrams was nominated by a member of Norway's parliament, who noted that her “efforts to complete Dr. Ma…

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February 10, 2021 at 10:46 PM

Stephen Miller is back to scapegoating immigrants

        Hello there,   Former Trump advisor Stephen Miller went on Fox News to disparage Joe Biden's recent executive orders, calling them “hard-left progressive initiatives that undermine and hurt American workers.”   The reason? “Immigration in partic…

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February 10, 2021 at 7:46 PM

A new way forward for refugees

        Hi friend,   When Donald Trump was president, the GOP cranked up their cruel deportation machine and deported thousands of immigrants -- including Southeast Asian refugees who fled their homelands after the Vietnam War.   Now that Democrats have…

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February 10, 2021 at 3:47 PM

Rand Paul is covering for Trump

        Hi there,   Even with Donald Trump out of the White House, Republicans like Rand Paul and Josh Hawley are still trying to defend him. But Sen. Tammy Duckworth isn't having any of it.   “Stop covering for Donald Trump,” said Sen. Duckworth on CNN…

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February 9, 2021 at 7:46 PM

Trump's mob still a threat to democracy

        Hi there,   For years, Republicans set the stage for the racist mob's attack on the Capitol on January 6 -- and even Trump's departure won't fix the problem of white supremacy.   Despite electing the most diverse Congress in our nation's history a…

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February 9, 2021 at 3:46 PM

A school shooting denier in Congress

        Hi friend,   There's a school shooting denier in Congress.   According to CNN, in a video from March 2019, now-representative Majorie Taylor Greene is seen harassing Parkland survivor David Hogg. In the video, Greene “follows Hogg as he walks to…

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February 8, 2021 at 10:46 PM

Donald Trump's mob continues to be a threat

        Hi there,   For years, Republicans set the stage for the racist mob's attack on the Capitol on January 6 -- and even Trump's departure won't fix the problem of white supremacy.   Despite electing the most diverse Congress in our nation's history a…

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February 8, 2021 at 3:46 PM

DHS warns of white supremacist violence

        Hi friend,   The violent display of white supremacist violence we saw on January 6 wasn't just the last gasp of Trumpism:   “The Department of Homeland Security issued a warning… to alert the public about a growing risk of attacks by ‘ideologica…

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February 7, 2021 at 3:46 PM

Trump's mob continues to be a threat

        Hi there,   For years, Republicans set the stage for the racist mob's attack on the Capitol on January 6 -- and even Trump's departure won't fix the problem of white supremacy.   Despite electing the most diverse Congress in our nation's history a…

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February 6, 2021 at 3:46 PM

Donald Trump's mob is still a threat

        Hi there,   For years, Republicans set the stage for the racist mob's attack on the Capitol on January 6 -- and even Trump's departure won't fix the problem of white supremacy.   Despite electing the most diverse Congress in our nation's history a…

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February 5, 2021 at 3:46 PM

Should migrant families be reunited?

        Hi there,   Trump has left office, but hundreds of migrant children are still separated from their parents:   “Their kids were ripped from their arms and separated,” now-president Joe Biden said last year during a debate with Trump, according to …

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February 4, 2021 at 3:46 PM

Biden: anti-AAPI racism is “un-American”

        Hi friend,   The GOP's racist, xenophobic rhetoric continues: Ted Cruz just tried to insult the Biden administration by accusing it of being “cozy with China.”   But President Joe Biden is standing up to the GOP's hateful agenda. On Jan. 26, he d…

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February 3, 2021 at 3:46 PM

GOP says they were “never attempting to overturn the election”

        Hi friend,   Republican rhetoric incited the attack on the Capitol. And then 147 of them voted against the certification of the Electoral College results, attempting to silence our very democracy.   Now, Republicans like Josh Hawley are pretendin…

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