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  Jacky Rosen · [email protected]
November 8, 2024 at 7:16 PM

Our work isn’t done in Nevada

This race, and its stakes, are higher than ever. Here's where things stand, Friend: Nevada’s Senate race is still too close to call – which means our work isn’t done yet. And we’re expecting my race to come down to a handful of votes. We cannot afford to lose a single additional Senate seat. If…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
November 6, 2024 at 1:44 AM

Thank you, Rhode Island!

Team, Because of you, I’ve officially won re-election to the U.S. Senate. It’s an honor to fight every single day on behalf of Rhode Islanders, and I’m deeply grateful for the trust you’ve placed in me. I will spend the next six years working hard to make our government and economy work for …
  Whitehouse for Senate · [email protected]
November 5, 2024 at 12:09 PM

The polls are open!

Get out and make your voice heard today It’s Election Day, team! All of our hard work comes down to today. Make sure you have a plan to cast your vote and ensure your voice is heard. The polls are open NOW in Rhode Island and they close at 8:00 p.m. tonight. FIND YOUR POLLING PLACE Today we hav…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
November 4, 2024 at 4:38 PM

Election Day is tomorrow

This is it. Team, Election Day is tomorrow and I wanted to take a moment to reflect on what our Democratic Senate majority has gotten done for Rhode Islanders over the past couple years. Medicare can now negotiate drug prices thanks to our Inflation Reduction Act (which passed without a singl…
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
November 3, 2024 at 10:31 PM

Our final push

Election Day is Tuesday Team, If we win the trifecta of the White House, the Senate, and the House, we can put the dark, chaotic days of Donald Trump and his creepy billionaire allies behind us. We can build on our progress. Now, with Election Day only 2 days away, we’re on our final get out t…
  Brown, Sherrod · [email protected]
November 1, 2024 at 8:50 PM

difficult email to send 4 days out

With a new poll showing me down a point to my MAGA opponent with just days until the election, I urgently need your support to fight back, team. That's why my team and I set our most ambitious goal yet – to raise $3 million before Election Day. Will you chip in $15 right now split between my ca…
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
October 31, 2024 at 11:50 PM

New dark money

A super PAC is spending money against Sheldon Team, Team Whitehouse has a new ad up – one that highlights Sheldon’s work to expose the creepy billionaires behind the Court-capture operation. Take a look: Speaking of creepy billionaires, as we gear up for the final stretch of this campaign, a d…
  Sheldon · [email protected]
October 30, 2024 at 10:09 PM

The future of the Supreme Court is at stake

The general election is just days away, team... And Democrats currently hold a razor-thin majority in the Senate. The Senate is in charge of approving judicial nominations and the next president may make several appointments to the Supreme Court. So, if the Senate falls into Republican hands a…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
October 29, 2024 at 10:19 PM

I’d like to share a message with you from a truly unique man

Folks, I’d like to share a message with you from a truly unique man I have the honor of serving with in the U.S. Senate: Angus King. Angus is a great partner of mine in the U.S. Senate, and we can’t afford to lose his thoughtful, compassionate, bipartisan approach to policy making. He’s running…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
October 28, 2024 at 9:37 PM

Thank you.

Team, As you know, I refer to the ultra-rich people who meddle anonymously in our politics as the “creepy billionaires.” Well, guess what? An anonymous creepy meddler is now up on the air against me in Rhode Island. After I’ve fought the creepy billionaires who fund the climate-denial operati…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
October 26, 2024 at 10:52 PM

I’ve been to Florida because I think we can win this Senate seat

Dear friend, I drafted this letter in the Tampa airport, headed back to Rhode Island to finish my race. I’ve been to Florida because I think we can win this Senate seat. 1. The incumbent is unpopular. 2. We have good referendums on the ballot. 3. Florida Democrats are gaining momentum as the…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
October 25, 2024 at 10:04 PM

Outside spending is favoring Republicans

The 2024 federal election cycle is on track to be the most expensive we’ve ever seen Team, The 2024 federal election cycle is poised to be the most expensive we’ve ever seen, according to OpenSecrets. Not only is outside spending outpacing previous election cycles, but it’s favoring Republican…
  Bob Casey · [email protected]
October 21, 2024 at 11:12 PM

A new ranking from The Cook Political Report: TOSS UP

We have only days until the election COOK POLITICAL REPORT: PA-SEN: "TOSS UP" Donate now: Keep PA blue » Team, this is bad news at an even worse time. The Cook Political Report just moved our Senate race to a Toss Up, meaning my opponent, David McCormick, has a real chance of winning and flippin…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
October 18, 2024 at 9:04 PM

Republicans want to make the richest few even richer.

Meanwhile, Democrats are fighting to level the playing field for the middle class. Team, For far too long, the ultra-wealthy in America have been able skirt doing their part and paying a fair share in taxes. They’ve been playing by their own rules and as a result, it’s been more difficult for …
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
October 15, 2024 at 7:53 PM

Here’s what the polls are saying about Senate control

Democrats are on defense. Team, - The New York Times, 10/10/24 donate The Senate is currently split almost evenly. With just weeks to go until the general election, we’re playing defense—against right-wing billionaires dropping dark money into these races and against candidates who want to re…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
October 15, 2024 at 1:42 AM

the investigation was a sham

I got to the bottom of the Trump White House’s shameful confirmation process for Justice Kavanaugh Team, in 2018, I pledged that I’d keep digging until we got to the bottom of the Trump White House’s shameful confirmation process for Justice Kavanaugh. Well, I did. And I’ve released the report…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
October 10, 2024 at 6:01 PM

SCOTUS is back

And still without ethical guardrails Team, The Supreme Court began a new term this week. They will hear cases on guns, LGBTQ+ rights, and policing. Perhaps most concerning, the justices may very well be called on to decide election-related questions. The Court That Dark Money Built has proven …
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
October 5, 2024 at 4:23 PM

"It makes me feel good that I have someone in Washington that will speak for me"

One month until Election Day – check out our new ad on the air! Team, We’re officially one month out from Election Day – so we wanted to remind you to mark your calendars for November 5th, and share our new television ad about Sheldon’s work to support veterans. Sheldon has always made it a pr…
  James Carville · [email protected]
October 4, 2024 at 6:51 PM

The ugly, mad Supreme Court

and what Sheldon Whitehouse is doing about it. Look, team, I’m a straight shooter. So I’m going to get right to the point here. The Supreme Court has morally, ethically, and intellectually gone off the rails. And the person who really understands how bad things are at the Court is Sheldon Whi…
  SW · [email protected]
September 29, 2024 at 8:01 PM

What a Democratic Senate can do

Great things can still happen in America Team, If Democrats win a trifecta on November 5th, this could very well be one of the most consequential Congresses in history. If we win the House, hold the Senate, and elect President Kamala Harris, we will be able to unlock historic progress for middl…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
September 26, 2024 at 5:25 PM

A significant deadline

Our last quarterly fundraising deadline before Election Day Team, Monday at midnight is our final end-of-quarter fundraising deadline before Election Day. I'm the dark money apparatus’ biggest adversary, and they’re always looking for any vulnerability they can find. The reality is, there’s a…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
September 24, 2024 at 6:21 PM

A relentless, persistent baby in action ⬇️

Every purchase from our store helps send Sheldon back to the Senate Remember Nancy Pelosi’s words about Sheldon, team? “I want to tip my hat to Sheldon Whitehouse. Relentless. Persistent. [...] He is always there, and I thank him for his persistent leadership.” Well, we think she’d be proud of t…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
September 20, 2024 at 9:30 PM

Please look hard at Florida and Texas

The trajectory in both states is going our way! Team, I just returned from three days of climate and political events across Florida’s three major media markets, and here are my conclusions: 1. It’s winnable! Our Senate candidate Debbie Mucarsel-Powell ("DMP") is only one percentage point behi…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
September 18, 2024 at 3:02 PM

Why I ran for Senate

and what’s next Team, When I first ran for Senate in 2006, I was really eager to fix some pretty ludicrous stuff in our government – particularly our health care system, which was not serving the American people. For many patients, the system was costing way too much while not delivering a lot …
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
September 12, 2024 at 5:34 PM

On to November

We’re hitting the ground running Team, I work hard every single day on behalf of all Rhode Islanders, and I was honored and grateful to have their overwhelming support in the Democratic primary this week. Now, we’re officially off to the general election. This is a big milestone, and we’re hi…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
September 7, 2024 at 8:09 PM

Let’s pass the DISCLOSE Act

We have to rid the system of dark money Team, I talk a lot about how the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision unleashed a tsunami of dark money into our elections. In the 14 years since that awful decision, the amount of anonymous dark money ultra-wealthy donors have funneled into influenci…
  Carole King · [email protected]
September 5, 2024 at 9:23 PM

My friend Sheldon

If I listed everything he’s done to lift Rhode Islanders, you’d be reading for hours. Hi team, it’s Carole King🎶 and I personally wrote this email. My friend Sheldon Whitehouse is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate. If I listed everything he’s done to lift Rhode Islanders, you’d be re…
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
September 5, 2024 at 12:49 AM

We’ve got TWO new ads on the air

Help us share our message Team, We’ve got not one, but two new television ads up on the airwaves – you can watch our latest here and here. With Rhode Island’s primary less than a week away (mark your calendars for Tuesday) and the general election just around the corner, we want to get these a…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 31, 2024 at 3:40 PM

Let’s talk about Big Oil

This is just the tip of the iceberg I’d say that Big Oil is back to its old tricks, but it never stopped, team. By one report, the oil and gas lobby spent $72 million in the first half of 2024 alone. That's only the tip of the iceberg, because that's just the money we can track. It doesn't incl…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 29, 2024 at 3:56 PM

Page 465 of Project 2025.

Just ONE page Team, Do you know what’s on page 465 of Project 2025? On this one page, the Republican roadmap proposes undoing three things Democrats got done to lower costs for seniors. Project 2025 would: End Medicare’s power to negotiate drastically lower drug prices Reinstate Big Pharma’s a…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 28, 2024 at 2:08 PM

August in Rhode Island

Election Day is around the corner Team, There's nothing like August in the Ocean State. The weather is perfect. The ocean is warm. And people are out and about enjoying the last bit of summer before the kids go back to school and things pick up again. Other than spending a few days as part of…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 22, 2024 at 4:56 PM

“The Most Ridiculous, Right-Wing Supreme Court That Dark Money Could Buy”

Our language has taken hold! I spy our Supreme Court mantra in Rolling Stone, team. “The Most Ridiculous, Right-Wing Supreme Court That Dark Money Could Buy” - 6/3/24 Our language around the Court That Dark Money Built has taken hold. Why? Because Americans can see right through this captured S…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 16, 2024 at 5:16 PM

Why your support is so important

The right-wing dark money apparatus keeps an eye on us Team, It's a safe bet that the right-wing dark money apparatus keeps a close eye on this campaign to see what we’re made of. Why? Because I’m its biggest antagonist, and I'm on the ballot this year. Whether I’m exposing the Big Oil compani…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 15, 2024 at 8:01 PM

Gallup: “Approval of U.S. Supreme Court Stalled Near Historical Low”

No surprise here. Team, we saw this one coming. - Gallup, 7/30/24 donate A majority of Americans disapprove of the way the Roberts Court is doing its job. Americans can sense that something is not right at The Court That Dark Money Built. That's because the Supreme Court was captured through a…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 11, 2024 at 9:31 PM

Republican attacks on women’s reproductive rights continue.

Republican attacks on women’s reproductive rights continue. Team, You might have seen the news that an Iowa abortion law preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy – before many women even know they’re pregnant – has taken effect. And then there’s Donald Trump’s running mate,…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 5, 2024 at 5:35 PM

3 months.

Election Day is just around the corner Today officially marks 3 months until Election Day, team, and I’m on the ballot this year. Right now, far too many Americans feel like their government isn’t really working for them. They know our broken campaign finance system allows billionaires and big …
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 2, 2024 at 6:10 PM

It’s official: Kamala Harris is our nominee

Let’s make sure it’s President Harris. Team, Today, Kamala Harris officially became our nominee for president after securing the support of the Democratic National Committee’s delegates. I was proud to cast my vote for Kamala — a proven leader with integrity and a formidable opponent for convi…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
July 29, 2024 at 8:19 PM

Breaking: President Biden and VP Harris endorse Supreme Court reform

I have the bills to clean up this mess at the Court. Team, Today, President Biden and Vice President Harris endorsed sweeping reforms to the Supreme Court, including 18-year term limits for justices and an enforceable code of ethics. (I’ve got bills for these, team). In his announcement, the…
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
July 28, 2024 at 3:45 PM

Do you have an adorably relentless, persistent baby in your life?

Then we’ve got just the outfit for them. Sheldon Whitehouse’s re-election merch is up for grabs, team. VISIT OUR WEBSTORE We just launched our "Relentless. Persistent." onesie for all the adorably relentless and persistent little ones in our lives. It was inspired by Nancy Pelosi’s words about…
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
July 26, 2024 at 7:37 PM

📺 Our first TV ad is going live!

Can't help falling in love with Rhode Island Exciting news, team: we're launching our first television ad tonight! The ad showcases Sheldon's love for the Ocean State and his fight to make our government and economy work for all Rhode Islanders and all Americans – by making health care affordab…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
July 22, 2024 at 5:43 PM

What would a Republican Senate do?

here’s why we need to organize to win. Team, - The Economist, 6/17/24 Protecting our narrow Democratic Senate majority is more important than ever, team. Republicans will take control of the Senate if they flip just one or two seats, depending on who wins the White House. And we're defending m…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
July 22, 2024 at 2:01 AM

Let’s win this for Joe.

And unite against Trump. Team, President Biden achieved far more for hardworking Americans in one term than many who sat in the Oval Office did over their lifetimes. His leadership on fighting climate change and his courage to do the right thing for our country in every circumstance will be re…
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
July 18, 2024 at 4:13 PM

The Supreme Court’s destructive term

here’s what James Carville had to say about Sheldon Whitehouse’s work to shine a light on the captured Court Team, The Supreme Court’s latest term will be remembered for its brazen shift away from honoring precedent and into playing politics. From raising Trump above the law to damaging the gov…
  Sherrod Brown · [email protected]
July 16, 2024 at 7:23 PM

Donald Trump’s VP pick

This is going to give my opponent a huge boost It's Sherrod Brown, team. Did you see the news? Donald Trump just announced his pick for vice president, and it’s my fellow Ohio Senator, J.D. Vance. Here’s what this means for our race: 1. Donald Trump and the entire GOP establishment are laser-…
  Carole King · [email protected]
July 10, 2024 at 10:32 PM

it’s Carole King 🎶 and I actually did write this email.

Sheldon Whitehouse has been a reliable vote in the Senate for our rights and freedoms Hi team, it’s Carole King🎶 and I actually did write this email. On July 1, 2024, the Republican-appointed Supreme Court majority opened the door for God forbid King T__p to claim that anything he does is an "…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
July 2, 2024 at 7:33 PM

🚨 SCOTUS rules Trump has immunity from prosecution for official acts

The Founding Fathers’ greatest fear Team, the Supreme Court ruled that former President Trump has immunity from prosecution for "official" acts. This decision will cause even more wreckage than Bush v. Gore. The far-right radicals on the Court have essentially elevated the President above the …
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
June 30, 2024 at 8:50 PM

We’re not slowing down

thank you. Team, It’s been a busy month, to say the least. I wanted to take a moment to say thank you, for standing alongside me as I take on the big fights in Washington on behalf of the American people. This election season is kicking into high gear. I’m eager to keep up my work in the Sena…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
June 28, 2024 at 5:19 PM

the reality

the dark money apparatus knows we’re onto them Team, It’s about that time of year again. Our next end-of-quarter fundraising deadline – where our numbers go public – is just days away. After this month’s milestone, there is only one more quarterly deadline before I’m on the ballot in November. …
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
June 25, 2024 at 6:24 PM

the moral of the story at the Supreme Court

11 years ago, the Court tossed out a key part of the Voting Rights Act Team, 11 years ago today, the Supreme Court tossed out a key part of the Voting Rights Act, sweeping in a new wave of voting restrictions by allowing Republican-controlled state governments around the country to adopt discri…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
June 24, 2024 at 8:48 PM

“We’re silenced. We’re erased.”

Two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade… Two years, team. After right-wing billionaires stacked the Supreme Court with anti-abortion justices, it all paid off for them two years ago today when they ripped away the right to abortion care – a right that had been in place for almo…