PRESS ROOM
Every day, our community of more than two million progressives takes action to unrig our corrupt system and strengthen our democracy. If you’re a reporter, you can reach us at [email protected].
Here are some stories about our work and our impact:
PRESS ROOM
Every day, our community of more than two million progressives takes action to unrig our corrupt system and strengthen our democracy. If you’re a reporter, you can reach us at [email protected]. Here are some stories about our work and our impact:
- Common Dreams: As House Passes For the People Act Without One GOP Vote, Progressives Warn Bill Is 'Dead' If Senate Filibuster Remains
- New York State of Politics: No-Excuse Absentee Voting, Same-Day Registration Among Reforms Eyed for New York
- HuffPost: ‘5-Alarm Fire’: Arizona Republicans Lead Nationwide GOP Push To Curb Voting Rights
- The Fulcrum: Arizona legislators block bill to purge vote-by-mail list
- USA Today: Adding Supreme Court justices? Progressives may be on collision course with Joe Biden
- Salon: Only six Republican senators join Democrats in affirming that Trump's trial is constitutional
- CNN: Biden's Supreme Court commission set to launch as some liberals are eager to pack the court
- BuzzFeed News: Biden Was Against Packing The Supreme Court. A New Progressive Group Wants To Change His Mind.
- MTV News: Democracy Activist Sean Eldridge Talks Democracy Reform
- The Washington Post Magazine: D.C. statehood, finally? Inside the effort by a new generation of savvy activists to make it happen.
- Politico Influencer: Conservative Groups Rush to Save the Filibuster, Progressives Fight To Eliminate It
- Mashable: Make a plan: How getting out the vote has become 2020's biggest viral challenge
- BuzzFeed News: This Is How Thousands Of Americans Are Preparing To Take On Trump If He Refuses To Leave Office
- CNN: Democrats hatch plans to counter Trump’s attempts to cast doubt on election results
- Newsweek: Over 200 Protests Already Planned If Trump Attempts to Dispute Election Results, Prematurely Declare Victory
- The Hill: Over 170 events planned nationwide by advocacy groups after election to make sure all ballots are counted
- The New York Times: 5 Ways to Focus Your Angst and Energy Before Nov. 3
- Agence France-Presse: Protesters ready in case Trump refuses to accept election result
- WYPR: Sean Eldridge Talks to WYPR’s Tom Hall
- New York Magazine: How the Campaigns Are Preparing to Win the Chaotic Election Aftermath
- Vanity Fair: “We’re Not Going to Let Donald Trump Steal This Election”: Democrats Are Strategizing for All-Out 2020 Warfare
- Newsweek: Democrats see Supreme Court brawl as lynchpin to flipping the Senate
- The Hill: Voting rights campaign asks AGs to crack down on voter intimidation
- The Hill: Progressive groups launch ‘We Paid More’ campaign in response to Trump taxes report
- The Washington Post: It’s going to be a long November. Here’s a game plan for every election outcome.
- CNN: Democratic Groups Turn To Digital Organizing Amid Pandemic
- NBC News: Celebrities And Progressive Groups Team Up For (Virtual) GOTV Push
- NBC News: Broad Coalition Of Progressive Groups Launches Effort To Aid With Voting Protection
- The Nation: Is Trump Planning a Coup d’État?
- Vanity Fair: Democrats Are Girding For Post-Election Chaos
- The Economist: Donald Trump Is Very Likely To Challenge The Results Of The US Election
- Full Frontal On TBS: Election Night Simulation: What Happens In A Contested Election?
- Politico: Inside The Democratic Party’s Plan To Prevent Vote-By-Mail Disaster
- The New Yorker: What Happens if Donald Trump Fights the Election Results?
- Politico: Stand Up America Launching A $1.5 Million Electoral Campaign
- Newsweek: Amid Trump Attacks, $1.5 Million Campaign Targets Mail-in and Early Voting in Swing States
- CNN: Campaigns Already Preparing For Nightmare Voting Scenarios
- CNN: Las campañas presidenciales ya se preparan para escenarios de votación colmados de problemas
- MTV News: 3 Ways You Can Help Protect The Election
- Washington Post: Refusal to concede? Vote counting delays? Lefty groups brace for the worst.
- The Fulcrum: Democracy reform groups to Biden: Don’t you forget about us
- Associated Press: Democrats pressed to include court reforms in 2020 platform
- The Hill: National security leaders, advocacy groups urge Congress to send election funds states
- Business Insider: Trump foreshadows that he could refuse to accept the results of the 2020 election if he loses
- Newsweek: Americans Must Be ‘Prepared to Mobilize’ If Trump Refuses Election Results: Campaign Group
- Raw Story: ‘Existential threat to our democracy’: Trump refuses to commit to accepting 2020 election results
- Newsweek: Liberal Groups Demand McConnell End Senate Recess To Pass Election Aid
- The Hill: Advocacy Groups Pressure Senate To Reconvene And Boost Election Funding
- Politico: Thirty Progressive Groups Demand Senate Cancel Its Current Recess
- The Fulcrum: Progressives Press Senate To Make Quick Work Of New Election Aid
- The Hill: State and local officials beg Congress to send more election funds ahead of November
- The Fulcrum: Mass. among first states extending vote-by-mail expansion to November
- The Hill: Democrats, voting rights groups pressure Senate to approve mail-in voting resources
- The Guardian: A 2000 repeat in 2020? Concerns mount over ‘integrity’ of US election
- The Fulcrum: Trump’s baseless claims about mail voting sows doubts that could help him
- Salon: Trump launches baseless attack on mail-in voting: “It will be the scandal of our times”
- Talking Points Memo: The cost to save our democracy is $4 billion. McConnell is refusing to pay it.
- Raw Story: New campaign is preparing a response in case Trump refuses to ‘leave willingly’ after defeat
- Newsweek: Anti-Trump Groups Plan Campaign Against President Amid Fears He Won’t Leave Office If He Isn’t Re-Elected
- Los Angeles Times: Trump targets California in latest attack on mail-in voting
- CBS News: Trump tries to discredit vote-by-mail process
- Newsweek: Nearly two-thirds of Americans support voting by mail despite Trump’s opposition, Fox News poll shows
- Forbes: Trump rails against mail-in voting, threatening Michigan and Nevada
- Financial Times: Trump lashes out at states’ plans to expand mail-in voting
- Washington Post: The Democrats are trying to pressure Republicans by lobbying the public to support voting changes
- CNBC: Warren urges Senate to pass relief to support mail-in voting as pandemic threatens elections
- Politico: Republicans and Democrats barrel toward collision on vote by mail
- The Hill: House Democrats include $3.6 billion for mail-in voting in new stimulus bill
- The Fulcrum: House Democrats include $3.6 billion for elections in new stimulus
- Talking Points Memo: Trump And Other Top Officials All Vote By Mail. But There’s A Reason You’d Never Know That.
- Milwaukee Independent: Demand For National Vote-by-mail Program Fueled By Infections Related To Wisconsin’s Election
- Politico: Finally to Court — Trump Tax Returns Cases Heard at SCOTUS
- CBS News: Progressive Group Launches Campaign To Encourage Congress To Pass Election Assistance
- [Video] CBS News: Calls For Vote-By-Mail Increase During Coronavirus
- Politico: Apply Pressure — Liberal Group Stand Up America Launching A Six-Figure Vote-By-Mail Campaign
- McClatchyDC: No Canvassing, No Problem: Liberal Groups Launch Letter-Writing Campaign To Reach Infrequent Voters
- The Hill: Report Finds States Need Millions More In Federal Funding To Hold Elections This Year
- CBS News: Calls for increased access to vote-by-mail gain traction amid coronavirus pandemic
- Wired: Vote by Mail Isn’t Perfect. But It’s Essential in a Pandemic
- The Guardian: Voting Rights Groups Are Continuing To Pressure Congress On Expanding Vote By Mail
- The Hill: House Democrats push hard for mail-in voting funds
- NBC News: 7 Wisconsin coronavirus infections linked to Election Day, health official says
- CNN: Coronavirus pandemic intensifies Democrats’ vote-by-mail push and ignites longstanding fight over voting rights
- The Washington Post: Democrats Accuse Trump Administration Of Voter Suppression In Mail Ballot Fight
- The Hill: Stacey Abrams Throws Support Behind Vote-By-Mail Efforts
- Politico: There’s A Big External Push For Election Funding
- The Hill: Dozens of progressive organizations call on Congress to fund vote-by-mail efforts
- The Guardian: Progressive Groups Ask Congress For $4bn To Fund Vote-By-Mail Efforts
- The Fulcrum: Flood Of ‘Spend More On Elections’ Missives In Congressional Mailboxes
- The Financial Times: Americans Clash Over How To Vote In The Time Of Coronavirus
- Salon: Trump’s Attack on USPS “Catastrophic for Democracy”
- Business Insider: Trump reportedly rejected approving a bailout package that would rescue the US Postal Service, and it could be a disaster for states trying to expand voting by mail
- Politico: The need for more election aid in the time of coronavirus
- Newsweek: Pelosi: $2 Billion Needed For Vote-by-Mail Amid Coronavirus Uncertainties
- The Guardian: Coronavirus upends US election cycle as officials scramble to protect voters
- The Hill: Democrats press Trump, GOP for funding for mail-in ballots
- ABC News: Congress pours $400 million into boosting states’ election efforts amid coronavirus crisis, experts say it’s ‘not enough’
- Quartz: Activists demand a plan for delayed Trump tax and financial records cases at the US Supreme Court
- The Hill: One year in, Democrats frustrated by fight for Trump tax returns
- Salon: Secret Service signs $45,000 “emergency order” for golf carts at Trump club amid pandemic: report
- The Hill: Senate includes $400M for mail-in-voting in coronavirus spending deal
- The National Journal: Gaps in $2 trillion coronavirus relief package signal what’s next for Congress
- NBC News: As pandemic throws election into chaos, advocates call for national vote-by-mail
- The Washington Post: Election officials in both parties call for emergency funding to expand voting by mail before November
- MinnPost: Advocates estimate the U.S. needs $2 billion to protect voters from coronavirus. Congress approved a fraction of that
- NPR: As Coronavirus Delays Primary Season, States Weigh Expanding Absentee Voting
- The Hill: Democrats press for more stimulus funding to boost mail-in voting
- Politico: Cybersecurity, election administration in House Democrats’ coronavirus plan
- The Hill: Nationwide changes needed to make election coronavirus-ready could cost $2 billion
- The Washington Times: Democrats demand expansion of early voting period to avoid November election postponement
- Mother Jones: As the Coronavirus Spreads, Democrats Roll out Postal Voting Plans
- Politico: The push for mail-in voting
- The Fulcrum: Pandemic alters the democracy reform world’s rhythm and priorities
- NBC News: Progressive group pressures Sanders and Biden to call for ending the filibuster
- Newsweek: Activist Groups Look to 2020 Election to Oust Donald Trump Following President’s Acquittal
- USA Today: Hundreds Of Anti-Trump Protests Planned Nationwide After Impeachment Acquittal
- The Washington Post: Coalition Of Liberal Advocacy Group Plans Protest Rallies
- The Washington Post: Hundreds Protest On Capitol Grounds After Senate Acquits Trump In Impeachment Vote
- MSNBC: Protestors Across Nation Rally In Support of Impeachment
- CSPAN: Protests Planned Around The Country
- The Arizona Republic: Protest Against Trump Impeachment Acquittal Planned Outside Sen. Martha McSally’s Phoenix Office
- The Palm Beach Post: West Palm Protesters Assail Trump Acquittal
- The Sarasota Herald Tribune: Sarasota Residents To Join Nationwide Protests Over Acquittal Of President Trump
- The San Francisco Chronicle: Protesters Rally in San Francisco Against Senate’s Acquittal of Trump
- California Public Media: Protesters Say Trump’s Acquittal in Impeachment Trial Is a ‘Coverup’
- CNN: Democratic groups set to spend millions pressuring Senate Republicans on impeachment
- Daily Beast: Democratic groups plot to make impeachment trial painful for GOP
- Newsweek: ‘Reject The Cover-up’ Protests Across U.S. To Follow Trump’s Impeachment Trial Acquittal
- The Hill: Protesters swarm Capitol Hill demanding more impeachment witnesses
- Newsweek: Republicans to receive a trophy and certificate for ‘participation in a cover-up’ of impeachment trial
- Roll Call: Thousands of Constituents Called Offices of GOP Senators in Swing States Last Week
- Raw Story: ‘Blow up the phones’: Demands that #BoltonMustTestify surge after new Trump’s Ukrainian aid freeze
- Roll Call: Impeachment News — Stand Up America Flooded Phone Lines
- Newsweek: Republican lawmakers’ blind loyalty to Trump is a case study in cowardice
- Raw Story: ‘History is watching’: All eyes on Mitch ‘Cover-Up’ McConnell after Bolton agrees to testify before Senate if subpoenaed
- AJ+: Trump impeachment: Thousands rally ahead of Wednesday’s votes
- The Hill: Protesters rally against Trump in multiple cities on eve of impeachment vote
- New York Magazine: Scenes From Tuesday’s Protests Calling for Trump Impeachment
- Common Dreams: Hundreds of Thousands Take to Streets in All 50 States With a Simple Message for Congress: ‘Time to Impeach and Remove Trump’
- Axios: “Impeach Trump” protesters rally across the U.S.
- Huffington Post: Protesters Nationwide Demand Trump’s Ouster Ahead Of House Impeachment Vote
- CNN: Pro-impeachment protests span the country ahead of historic vote
- USA Today: Nationwide rallies held supporting the impeachment of President Donald Trump
- The Washington Post: ‘Dump Trump!’ Protesters across the nation rally for impeachment
- The New York Times: Rallies Spread on Eve of House Impeachment Votes
- CBS Charlotte: Charlotte crowd gathers to rally for President Trump’s impeachment
- Milwaukee Independent: Nobody Is Above The Law: Impeachment Rally Mobilizes At Senator Ron Johnson’s Office Before Historic Vote
- Nashville Tennessean: Tennessee activists join nationwide ‘Impeachment Eve’ rallies ahead of U.S. House vote
- The Missoulian: Missoula rally draws Trump protesters
- The Washington Post: Pressure still on McConnell after $425 million election security deal
- Minnpost: Minnesota’s representatives should support impeachment
- Newsweek: Trump Impeachment Vote to See Protests Calling for President’s Removal: “Nobody Is Above The Law”
- SiriusXM: Christina Harvey Joins Signal Boost
- VICE News: The GOP’s Best Impeachment Defense Is Stoking a Perpetual Bullshit Machine
- The Hill: Advocacy groups push Senate to include election security money in funding bill
- The Washington Post: Progressive groups are redoubling their efforts to get Congress to pass funding for election security
- Associated Press: Activists hope to take impeachment fight to the streets
- Newsweek: Liberal Activist Group’s New Campaign Bets $100k On Republicans Backing Trump Impeachment Probe
- Newsweek: Trump Impeachment Support Rises With Ukraine Scandal, Unlike Reaction To Mueller Report: Poll
- The Hill: Tax-return whistleblower in spotlight amid impeachment fight
- Axios: First look: Democratic memo examines voters’ views on Trump impeachment
- The Hill: Tax-return whistleblower in spotlight amid impeachment fight
- Amped Up w/ Proud Resister: Sean Eldridge of Stand Up America Gets Amped Up with Proud Resister
- VICE News: Congress Left for Recess and Pro-Impeachment Groups Smell Blood
- BuzzFeed News: Some Democrats Are Skipping Their Two-Week Vacation To Keep Working On Impeachment
- MTV News: The 4-1-1 on Impeaching a President
- The Hill: Democrats seize on whistleblower report to push for election security
- Common Dreams: Progressives Say Democrats Have Duty to Inform Public About ‘Potentially Explosive’ Whistleblower Alleging Trump Effort to Corrupt IRS
- Common Dreams: Calls for Democrats to ‘Immediately Get to Work’ as Majority of House Lawmakers Now Support Trump Impeachment Proceedings
- Salon: Impeachment momentum grows — grassroots groups target undecided members of Congress
- Cheddar: Lawmakers Grapple With Impeachment as Trump Administration Releases Memo on Ukraine Call
- Newsweek: Liberal Groups Demand Democrats Forgo Recess To Fast Track Impeachment Proceedings
- BuzzFeed News:: Progressive Groups Are Urging Democratic Leaders Not To Take A Vacation Until The President’s Impeached
- Common Dreams: ‘Smoking Gun’: Experts Say White House Memo Reveals ‘Blatantly Impeachable Conduct’ by Trump
- USA Today: Time for Nancy Pelosi to stand up and lead on Donald Trump’s impeachment
- McClatchy: Facing pressure, McConnell backs money for election security
- The Hill: Advocacy group launches campaign to pressure Senate Republicans to approve election security funding
- The Washington Post: Cybersecurity 202 on Stand Up’s Election Security Campaign
- Newsweek: House Democrats Have Been Joining Impeachment Ranks After Becoming Targets of Grassroots Coalition
- The Hill: House Democrats blur lines on support for impeachment
- Cheddar: Impeachment August? Democrats Send Mixed Signals on Their Goals
- Cheddar: Trump Critics Team Up in New Effort to Force Impeachment Inquiry
- U.S. News: House Democrats’ Support for Impeachment Crosses Key Threshold
- Salon: Impeachment is coming — and here’s why the August recess could tip the scales
- The Washington Times: Majority of House Democrats now back Trump impeachment inquiry
- Newsweek: Impeach August’: Liberal groups orchestrate massive campaign to force House Democrats to Begin Impeachment
- The Hill: Progressive groups launch campaign to press House Democrats on impeachment
- BuzzFeed News: Progressive Groups Plan To Make House Democrats’s Summer Vacation All About Impeachment
- Cheddar: California Governor Signs Bill Targeting Trump’s Taxes: No Returns, No Primary
- The New York Times: Heading Into Long Recess, House Democrats Take Home a Mixed Record
- The Nation: Mueller Has Provided Congress With Everything It Needs to Impeach Trump
- The Washington Times: Trump sues to block New York from revealing his tax returns
- NBC News: The one Democrat who can get Trump’s state taxes doesn’t want to. That’s infuriated the left.
- Newsweek: Kellyanne Conway Should ‘be Fired’ And ‘in Prison’ For Defying Subpoena On Hatch Act Violations: Democrats, Watchdogs
- The New York Times: Cuomo Signs a Bill to Allow Release of Trump’s State Tax Returns
- PBS NewsHour: New York law could force disclosure of Trump’s state tax returns
- The Hill: NY governor signs bill allowing Congress to obtain Trump’s state tax returns
- Cheddar: ‘No One Is Above the Law’: NY Gov. Cuomo Signs Bill to Unseal Trump’s State Taxes
- VICE News: House Democrats Finally Just Sued for Trump’s Tax Returns
- Splinter: House Democrats Are Finally Suing for Trump’s Tax Returns
- CNN: House Democrats file lawsuit to obtain Trump tax returns
- The Washington Times: House Democrats sue to get Trump tax returns
- The New York Times: House Files Lawsuit Seeking Disclosure of Trump Tax Returns
- Huffington Post: Democrats In No Hurry To Get Trump’s Tax Returns
- Newsweek: Top Democrat needs to sue for Trump’s taxes now, liberal group demands as it steps up pressure campaign
- Newsweek: We’re running out of time—Congress must launch an impeachment inquiry now
- The Hill: Liberal group presses Democratic chairman to file lawsuit for Trump’s tax returns quickly
- Newsweek: Donald Trump’s taxes: Liberal group takes aim at Democrat who’s yet to file lawsuit for president’s finances
- CNY Central: State representatives, community leaders rally for automatic voter registration
- Cheddar: Activists Ramp Up Pressure on Congress to Start Impeachment Hearings
- Newsweek: Nancy Pelosi Says She’s ‘Not Feeling Any Pressure’ on Impeachment. This Liberal Group Want to Change That
- TIME: Activists Ramp Up Pressure on Congress to Start Impeachment Hearings
- Newsweek: House Democrats pressured to impeach Trump by new activist campaign
- NBC News: New activist campaign puts impeachment pressure on House Democrats
- The Hill: Grassroots campaign presses Democrats to start impeachment proceedings
- Newsweek: New York Passes Law to Release Trump’s Tax Returns to Congress
- Cheddar: Albany Steps Closer to Releasing Trump’s State Tax Returns After Assembly Vote
- ShareBlue: Mnuchin defies subpoena to keep illegally hiding Trump’s taxes
- The Washington Times: IRS defies Trump taxes subpoena
- Associated Press: Watchdog groups urge NY to give US House Trump state return
- Common Dreams: New York State Senate Passes Bill to Make Trump’s Tax Returns Available to Congress
- Vanity Fair: Will Steven Mnuchin Go to Prison for Trump’s Tax Returns?
- The Hill: Liberal group urges passage of New York bill allowing Congress access to Trump’s state tax returns
- Truth Out: Democrats Formally Demand Trump’s Tax Returns
- Los Angeles Magazine: Expect Trump-Related Protests Around L.A. on Thursday and Friday
- NBC News: Progressive groups plan nationwide protests over Mueller report release
- NBC News: Calls for Mueller report release, security clearances & D.C. blooms: The Morning Rundown
- The Hill: Liberal think tank: Congress should request Trump’s tax returns
- Commonwealth Magazine: Richie Neal’s big moment
- The Nation: New York State Can Lead the Country on Publicly-Financed Elections
- NY1 Spectrum News: https://www.nystateofpolitics.com/2019/03/advocates-phone-lawmakers-for-public-campaign-financing/
- Politico: House Ways and Means chair should ‘immediately’ request Trump’s tax returns, liberal groups say
- The Hill: Liberal groups step up pressure on Dems to request Trump’s tax returns
- Bloomberg News: The Battle Over Trump’s Tax Return Begins
- CNN: Richard Neal plows ahead with plans to request Trump’s tax returns
- The Hill: Progressive groups press Dem chairman to immediately request Trump’s tax returns
- Roll Call: Progressive groups push Democrats to full-court press for Trump’s taxes
- The New York Daily News: Groups urge Cuomo to lead nation on campaign finance reform
- The Wayne Stater: Political rally occurs near Conn Library
- Union-Bulletin: Walla Walla protest targets AG’s resignation
- Washingtonian: Hundreds Gather in DC for a Pro-Mueller Demonstration
- Capitol Hill Seattle: Activists call for big ‘Protect Mueller’ protest starting in Cal Anderson
- Washingtonian: There Will Be a Pro-Mueller Demonstration in DC Tonight
- Sonoma West Times & News: West county’s biggest export this season? Political volunteers
- Forbes: The Smart Ways That Stars Inspire Action For Change
- The Hill: Planned Parenthood launches six-figure Supreme Court ad campaign
- HuffPost: Top Liberal Groups Plan Get-Out-The-Vote Blitz On Weekend Before Midterm Election
- Wisconsin Gazette: NARAL, People’s Defense plan Day of Action to oppose Kavanaugh nomination
- USA Today: Alec Baldwin backs Robert Mueller probe in video
- Voice of America: US Progressives Plan Wave of Protests If Trump Fires Mueller
- CNN: ‘Law & Order’ star Waterston comes to Rosenstein’s defense
- Common Dreams: With 800+ Protests Planned, Nation Ready for Mass Revolt as Trump Reportedly Eyes Firing Rosenstein
- The Hill: Cynthia Nixon calls for Americans to ‘take to the streets’ if Trump fires Mueller
- am New York: Anti-Trump activists, celebrities hold ‘People’s State of the Union’
- People: Mark Ruffalo and More Stars Uniting for Rival Event to Upstage Trump’s First State of the Union
- The National Memo: The Resistance Owned 2017. Here Are The Wins To Prove It.
- Newsweek: Trump Firing Mueller Will Lead To Impeachment Articles and Mass Protests, Just Like Nixon and Watergate
- The Hill: More than 100,000 people vow to protest if Trump fires Mueller
- The Hill: Progressive groups launch new ad campaign using veterans against Trump on Russia
- Bustle: Where Political Ads On Facebook Come From Is A Secret — This Campaign Wants To Change That
- CNN: Democrats’ Mueller strategy: Stay out of the way
- The Hill: Liberal groups want Mnuchin off GOP tax group following airplane controversies
- CNBC: Progressive groups campaign to bar Mnuchin from working on tax reform
- The Hill: Progressive groups launch ‘Email Orrin’ campaign on tax reform
- Bustle: How Fax Machines Are Fighting The GOP’s Health Care Bill
- The National Memo: March For Truth Organizers Have A Simple Demand: Investigate Trump
- Bustle: What Is The March For Truth? Trump’s Russia Woes Aren’t Going Anywhere
- The Hill: Progressive group urges senators to support independent commission on Russia
- NBC News: Anti-Trump Protests to Focus on Alleged Russia Links
- Politico: Liberals launch new anti-Gorsuch campaign
- The Hill: Protesters plan ‘Tax March’ on Washington demanding Trump’s tax returns