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Contact your Secretary of State and your member of Congress. Ask: 'Will you affirm that the Constitution gives states and Congress — not the president — authority over election rules, and join the legal challenge to this executive order?' Support the Brennan Center for Justice and the ACLU voting rights litigation.

U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, a Trump appointee in Washington, D.C., declined to temporarily block Trump's executive order directing creation of a federal voter list and restrictions on mail-in voting, ruling it was too early to intervene because the order has not yet been implemented. Democrats and civil rights groups argued the order is likely unconstitutional because the Constitution gives election authority to the states and Congress, not the president. The ripeness ruling leaves the order in place and tests the limits of presidential power over elections; a parallel set of lawsuits in Boston is expected to be decided as early as June.

Contact your House and Senate Commerce Committee members. Ask: 'Will you investigate whether the FCC's order forcing ABC to file premature license renewals is unlawful retaliation against protected speech, and demand Chairman Carr justify it?' Support the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and Free Press.

ABC filed renewal paperwork for all eight of its owned-and-operated television stations 'under protest,' attaching an objection accusing the FCC under Chairman Brendan Carr of 'unconstitutional retaliation and coercion' to chill protected speech. The FCC had ordered ABC a month earlier to submit renewal applications even though the current licenses do not expire for years — an unusual demand ABC says has 'no plausible reason' other than to punish the network for coverage the administration dislikes. The move escalates a months-long FCC pressure campaign against ABC/Disney spanning 'The View' and Jimmy Kimmel, threatening broadcast editorial independence nationwide.

Contact your Senators and Representative. Ask: 'Will you bring the Meeks war powers resolution to a recorded floor vote when Congress returns from recess and condition further Iran operations on prior congressional authorization?' Support Friends Committee on National Legislation and Quincy Institute.

The Pentagon conducted what it called 'self-defense strikes' targeting Iranian missile launch sites and mine-laying boats in southern Iran near the Strait of Hormuz amid an active ceasefire and ongoing negotiations to end the war. US strikes south of Larak Island killed several Iranian personnel, Iran's Nour News reported. Iran's Foreign Ministry called the strikes 'a clear violation of the ceasefire' and said the IRGC reserves a 'legitimate' right to retaliate. The strikes extend Trump's unauthorized military campaign past the War Powers Resolution deadline and place a fragile ceasefire and ongoing diplomacy at risk without any congressional authorization.

Contact your Senators and Representative. Ask: 'Will you submit a public comment opposing the OPM NDA and demand it be withdrawn as a violation of the Lloyd-LaFollette Act and Whistleblower Protection Act?' Support GAP and POGO. File public comments during the 30-day window.

The Office of Personnel Management posted a draft notice to the Federal Register proposing that all federal employees sign an expansive NDA covering 'non-public, confidential or proprietary information' including internal operations and pre-decisional material. The administration cites Trump's executive order putting DOGE in charge of a 'workforce optimization initiative.' AFGE's national president warned: 'This proposed NDA is another attempt by the administration to purge the civil service of nonpartisan career employees and replace them with loyalists who won't speak out against waste, fraud, and abuse.' The largest federal workers union expects agencies will require the NDA and fire those who refuse.

Contact your Senators and Representative. Ask: 'Will you demand a DHS Inspector General investigation of the assault on Senator Kim and codify Member of Congress unannounced access to ICE facilities by law?' Support the ACLU of New Jersey and Detention Watch Network.

ICE agents in riot gear fired pepper balls and pepper spray at protesters outside Delaney Hall ICE detention facility in Newark, striking US Senator Andy Kim (D-NJ) who said he had 'tried to get in between the ICE officers and the crowd to de-escalate.' Kim was visiting in support of detainees mounting a hunger strike over alleged medical neglect at the 1,000-bed privately-run facility holding about 300 people. Democratic Governor Mikie Sherrill was denied entry to the facility entirely. Federal agents deployed an armored vehicle and tackled and restrained demonstrators. The incident continues a pattern of obstruction of congressional oversight at ICE facilities, where federal law guarantees Members of Congress unannounced access.

Contact your Senators and Representative. Ask: 'Will you demand DOJ restore the deleted Jan. 6 prosecution records and open an inspector general investigation into compliance with the Federal Records Act?' Support the Internet Archive and ProPublica's preservation efforts.

The Justice Department mass-deleted news releases documenting Capitol riot prosecutions from its website, including announcements of guilty pleas, jury verdicts and prison sentences in seditious conspiracy cases against the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers. NPR review found removed material included information on some of the most serious assaults on law enforcement officers on January 6, 2021. DOJ's rapid response account confirmed the deletion, saying it was 'stripping DOJ's website of partisan propaganda' to 'reverse the DOJ's weaponization under the Biden administration.' The deletion follows Trump's Day One pardons of more than 1,500 Jan. 6 defendants.

Contact your Senators and House Representative. Ask: 'Will you demand USCIS rescind the May 21 Adjustment of Status memo and protect Section 245 statutory rights?' Support the American Immigration Lawyers Association, National Immigration Law Center, and World Relief legal challenges.

On May 21, 2026, USCIS issued a policy memorandum, publicly announced May 22-23, declaring that 'Adjustment of Status' under INA Sec. 245 is an 'extraordinary form of relief' rather than a default pathway. Foreign nationals on student, work, tourist, and spousal visas — including those marrying US citizens — must now depart the United States and apply at a US consulate in their home country. Critics including World Relief warn this creates a Catch-22 for nationals of 75 countries already under State Department consular processing bans, producing indefinite family separation. Hundreds of thousands of pending and prospective applicants are affected, and USCIS has not clarified whether applications already in progress are covered.

Contact your Senators on the Armed Services Committee. Ask: 'Will you demand Pentagon testimony on whether Secretary Hegseth's West Point remarks instruct cadets to disregard rules of engagement and military lawyers?' Support National Institute of Military Justice and Just Security in documenting law-of-war erosion.

At the May 23 West Point commencement, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth broke from the tradition of nonpartisan service academy addresses by ranting against prior Democratic administrations and signaling cadets they should disregard prior rules of engagement. Hegseth told graduates 'Lawyers don't run companies. Lawyers don't run battalions. Commanders do,' added 'Your hands are untied,' and pledged that 'President Trump and I will have your back when tough decisions are made, especially decisions made in a split second in the heat of battle.' He also joked-offered cadets a 'complete and total pardon' from Trump for unspecified infractions. The address follows Hegseth's earlier firings of the top JAGs of the Army, Navy, and Air Force and his 'ruthless, no-excuses' overhaul of military legal offices, and parallels active Pentagon IG probes into extrajudicial drug-boat strikes.

Contact your Senators on Foreign Relations and Armed Services. Ask: 'Will you compel the Navy to disclose whether Iran war munitions consumption is driving the Taiwan arms pause, and demand a vote ending unauthorized Iran hostilities?' Support the Project on Government Oversight and the Stimson Center war powers tracking.

Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao testified to the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense on May 22 that the United States has paused a congressionally approved $14 billion arms sale to Taiwan because the Pentagon needs the munitions for 'Operation Epic Fury,' the ongoing Iran war that has continued beyond the 60-day War Powers Resolution deadline. Cao's testimony contradicts Trump's prior public statements that the pause was a 'negotiating chip' with Beijing, and a US official familiar with the matter pushed back that the sales 'take years to process and are unrelated to Operation Epic Fury.' The disclosure shows an unauthorized war is now degrading Indo-Pacific deterrence commitments approved by Congress, while Taiwan's presidential office reports it was not notified.

Contact your House Representative. Ask: 'Will you sign a discharge petition to force a floor vote on the Iran War Powers Resolution and publicly oppose Speaker Johnson's procedural blocking of constitutional oversight?' Support the Friends Committee on National Legislation and Win Without War.

House Republican leaders pulled the planned vote on the Senate-passed Iran War Powers Resolution for a second day running on May 22, 2026, after vote-count efforts showed they lacked the numbers to defeat the bipartisan measure compelling Trump to withdraw US forces from Iran. The resolution had cleared the Senate 50-47 with four GOP defectors (Paul, Collins, Cassidy, Murkowski). With the statutory 60-day War Powers Resolution deadline already lapsed and the conflict now in its 12th week without congressional authorization, House leadership's procedural blocking — rather than allowing a floor vote that would constrain unauthorized military action — represents Congress affirmatively refusing to exercise its Article I war powers and accountability function.

Contact your members of the House and Senate Armed Services committees. Ask: 'Will you demand a pause on lethal strikes against alleged drug vessels until the Pentagon IG completes its targeting review and provides classified briefings on each strike?' Support Reprieve and Human Rights First.

US Southern Command announced on May 19 another lethal strike on an alleged drug-trafficking vessel operating in the Eastern Pacific, even as the Pentagon's Inspector General confirmed the same day it is evaluating whether SOUTHCOM has followed approved targeting methods. The campaign, Operation Southern Spear, has now struck nearly 60 vessels and killed more than 190 people without trial or public evidence. Legal experts, members of Congress, and military lawyers within the Pentagon have raised concerns about the strikes' legality.

Contact your senators on the Finance Committee. Ask: 'Will you hold hearings on the Blanche IRS addendum and demand the Justice Department withdraw the perpetual bar on tax enforcement against the President's family and businesses?' Support Tax Justice Network and Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW).

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche signed a one-page addendum, quietly posted to the DOJ website on May 19, declaring the IRS and Treasury are 'FOREVER BARRED and PRECLUDED' from prosecuting or pursuing any claims arising from tax returns filed before the May 18 settlement. The bar extends to Trump's family, trusts, companies, and affiliates. Blanche did not mention the additional term during his Senate testimony earlier that day. Rep. Richard Neal, ranking Democrat on House Ways and Means, called the addition 'corruption.'

Contact your state attorney general and secretary of state. Ask: 'Will you join litigation against the DOJ-DHS-USPS implementation of Trump's mail voting executive order and protect mail ballot access for 2026?' Support Democracy Docket and Brennan Center for Justice.

Testifying before the Senate Appropriations subcommittee on May 19, Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche confirmed that Assistant Attorney General Harmeet Dhillon is meeting with senior DHS and Postal Service officials to implement Trump's executive order restricting mail voting. The order directs creation of citizenship lists and limits on who can receive a mail ballot. Critics argue the order is unlawful because the Constitution gives only states and Congress authority to set election rules. Implementation is proceeding despite multiple pending lawsuits.

Contact your members of the House and Senate Appropriations committees. Ask: 'Will you require judicial oversight, an independent administrator, and public claim transparency for the $1.776B anti-weaponization fund before any disbursements occur?' Support Project on Government Oversight (POGO) and CREW.

During Senate testimony on May 19, Acting AG Todd Blanche acknowledged the $1.776 billion fund, established to compensate political allies who claim past targeting, will not be subject to judicial oversight — unlike comparable court-supervised settlement funds such as the Obama-era tribal fund. Blanche claimed the fund is 'not limited to Republicans' but failed to detail how distributions will be made or who decides claims. The fund derives from Trump's own settled lawsuit against the IRS rather than congressional appropriation.

Contact the House Energy and Commerce Committee. Ask: 'Will you hold oversight hearings on the FCC's selective enforcement against broadcasters tied to Trump's media critics and require the agency to respond to ethics complaints against Chairman Carr?' Support Free Press and Committee to Protect Journalists.

On May 19, FCC Chairman Brendan Carr faced ethics complaints in two jurisdictions alleging he used the agency's regulatory authority to retaliate against protected speech and selectively target broadcasters tied to critics of President Trump. The same day, Carr defended the early license renewal review of eight Disney-owned ABC stations and ongoing broadcaster enforcement actions on CNBC, calling it 'routine.' A sitting FCC commissioner and First Amendment advocates describe the actions as a coordinated pressure campaign tied to coverage that has drawn Trump's ire.

Contact your Senators and Representative. Ask: 'Will you force a fourth vote on the Iran War Powers Resolution this week given the President's public order to prepare for full-scale assault?' Support Win Without War and Friends Committee on National Legislation.

President Trump announced May 18 he was postponing a planned Tuesday strike on Iran at the request of UAE, Saudi, and Qatari leaders pursuing diplomacy, but publicly instructed Secretary of War Hegseth, Joint Chiefs Chairman Caine, and the U.S. Military to be prepared 'to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment's notice.' The escalation order came after the 60-day War Powers Resolution authorization deadline expired and the House tied 212-212 rejecting an Iran war powers resolution. The President is publicly directing the military to stand by for major combat operations without congressional authorization.

Contact your members of Congress. Ask: 'Will you cosponsor John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act legislation to restore Section 2 protections eviscerated by Callais?' Support the Mississippi NAACP and Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

The Supreme Court on May 19 reversed a federal court ruling that found Mississippi lawmakers unlawfully diluted Black voting strength when redrawing state legislative districts, sending the case back to apply the Court's recent Louisiana v. Callais decision gutting Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was the lone dissenter. The ruling extends the rapid post-Callais dismantling of minority-majority districts beyond congressional maps into state legislative chambers, threatening Black political representation in Mississippi where roughly 38% of residents are Black.

Contact your Senators and House Representative. Ask: 'Will you block any appropriation, transfer, or settlement that funds the Trump Truth and Justice Commission, and demand an inspector general probe of this self-dealing scheme?' Support Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) and Project on Government Oversight.

The Justice Department is finalizing creation of the 'President Donald J. Trump Truth and Justice Commission,' establishing a $1,776,000,000 compensation fund for alleged victims of government 'weaponization' as a trade for Trump dropping his $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS. The commission would have five commissioners, four appointed by AG Bondi and all removable by Trump without cause, with no obligation to disclose the award process. Eligible recipients include nearly 1,600 January 6 defendants Trump previously pardoned, and entities tied to Trump can file claims. Democrats and some Republicans warn it is a taxpayer-funded payoff scheme that circumvents both congressional appropriations and the judge raising legal concerns about Trump suing his own government.

Contact your House Representative — especially if they voted against the resolution. Ask: 'Why are you allowing Trump to wage an unauthorized 11-week war? Will you co-sponsor and force another vote on a binding War Powers Resolution under expedited procedures?' Support Win Without War and Friends Committee on National Legislation.

The House voted 212-212, defeating H.Con.Res 75 by Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) requiring withdrawal of U.S. forces from Iran within 30 days absent congressional authorization. Only three Republicans crossed over: Thomas Massie (KY), Brian Fitzpatrick (PA), and Tom Barrett (MI). This was the first House vote since the statutory 60-day War Powers Resolution deadline lapsed in late April, formalizing congressional abdication of its Article I war declaration authority. Trump now operates an active military campaign — naval blockade, lethal strikes, and 'Project Freedom' deployment of 15,000 troops — without authorization, with Congress refusing to invoke its own statutory check.

Contact your House Representative and Senators. Ask: 'Will you co-sponsor legislation lifting the fuel blockade on Cuba and prohibit any military action without congressional authorization?' Support Latin America Working Group and Washington Office on Latin America (WOLA).

CIA Director John Ratcliffe traveled to Havana to meet Cuba's interior minister, intelligence chief, and Raulito Rodriguez Castro to deliver Trump's demand for 'fundamental changes' in exchange for humanitarian relief from the energy crisis the U.S. orchestrated. Cuban civilians are enduring blackouts lasting up to 22 hours daily as the U.S. fuel blockade chokes the island, with Cuba announcing it ran out of diesel one day earlier. Simultaneously, DOJ is pushing to indict 94-year-old former president Raul Castro over the 1996 downing of two civilian planes. More than 30 House Democrats signed a letter urging Trump not to take military action and to lift the blockade.

Contact your House Representative and Senators. Ask: 'Will you demand DHS halt all warehouse conversions pending the OIG investigation and full NEPA review, and require disclosure of all in-custody deaths?' Support American Immigration Council and Detention Watch Network.

DHS is moving forward with new warehouse-to-detention contracts in Texas despite government watchdog investigation into agency purchases and lawsuits in Georgia, New Jersey, and Maryland. Social Circle, GA sued ICE and DHS the same day over a planned 10,000-bed mega-facility at 1365 East Hightower Trail, alleging DHS failed to complete NEPA environmental reviews and that the facility would require over 1 million additional gallons of water daily that local infrastructure cannot support. The Trump administration plans 100,000+ detention beds online in 2026, with 18 detainees having died in custody this year — roughly one per week.

Contact your Senators. Ask: 'Will you publicly oppose any attempt by Trump to remove Powell from the Federal Reserve Board, and demand the DOJ Inspector General review the politicized renovation investigation?' Support the Center for American Progress and Americans for Financial Reform.

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell's four-year term as chair expired May 15, 2026, but he remains seated on the Board of Governors as 'chair pro tem' awaiting confirmation of Trump nominee Kevin Warsh. Trump previously declared on Fox Business he would 'have to fire' Powell if he refused to leave, framing it as 'gross incompetence' over a $2.5 billion Fed renovation that DOJ is investigating — a 'for cause' pretext to attack Federal Reserve independence. Senator Thom Tillis is blocking Warsh confirmation until the DOJ probe resolves, creating an unprecedented standoff. The Fed Chair is statutorily protected from at-will removal, and any firing would test the Humphrey's Executor doctrine the Supreme Court has signaled it may abandon.

Contact your House Representative and Senators, and the DC Council. Ask: 'Will you require National Guard deployments in DC to obtain explicit congressional authorization with end dates, and require public disclosure of all enforcement operations?' Support the Brennan Center for Justice and ACLU of DC.

U.S. Marshals Service Director Gadyaces Serralta, joined by U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro, announced a request for 1,500 additional National Guard troops in Washington DC as part of a 'summer surge' of federal law enforcement, bringing the total to 5,000 troops. The deployment will include high-visibility patrols, drones, tactical K-9 units, and helicopters in the federal capital. The campaign has produced nearly 13,000 arrests to date. National Guard troops have now been deployed in DC indefinitely with no end date set, normalizing federal military presence in a domestic civilian city.

Contact your Senator and Representative. Ask: 'Will you co-sponsor a War Powers Resolution requiring congressional authorization regardless of how the Pentagon names the operation?' Support the Friends Committee on National Legislation's anti-war advocacy.

NBC News reported May 12-13 that the Pentagon is preparing to rebrand any renewed Iran combat as 'Operation Sledgehammer,' replacing 'Operation Epic Fury.' A White House official said the administration would treat the new title as restarting the 60-day clock under the 1973 War Powers Resolution, an unprecedented legal theory designed to evade the constitutional requirement for congressional war authorization. Trump previously told Congress hostilities had 'terminated' to circumvent the same deadline (threat #662).

Contact your Senator. Ask: 'Will you co-sponsor legislation requiring evidence and judicial review before lethal military strikes on civilian vessels, and demand a War Powers vote on the maritime strike campaign?' Support the Center for Civilians in Conflict.

Gen. Francis L. Donovan ordered a 'lethal kinetic strike' May 12 on a vessel U.S. Southern Command alleged was operated by 'Designated Terrorist Organizations' in the Caribbean, killing two people. The strike came a day after a similar Caribbean strike killed two others. The Trump administration has not publicly provided evidence supporting its claims any targeted boats were carrying drugs. The boat-strike campaign — now killing nearly 200 people across multiple oceans — operates without congressional authorization, trial, or due process.

Contact your Senator. Ask: 'Will you support a federal shield law protecting journalists from compelled disclosure of sources?' Support the Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press and the Freedom of the Press Foundation.

The Wall Street Journal disclosed May 11-12 it received grand jury subpoenas dated March 4 targeting records of journalists who reported on Pentagon warnings about the Iran war. CNN reported Trump personally pushed the DOJ to subpoena reporters, delivering a stack of printed articles with 'Treason' written in Sharpie on a sticky note to acting Attorney General Todd Blanche. The Feb. 23 WSJ article reported Gen. Dan Caine and other Pentagon officials had warned Trump about extended military campaign risks before strikes began.

Contact your Senator and Representative. Ask: 'Will you investigate CBP's airport detentions of lawful permanent residents and demand DHS halt deportation proceedings for inadvertent voting registration errors?' Support the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project and the Brennan Center for Justice.

ProPublica reported May 13 that CBP detained a 57-year-old permanent resident from Lawrence, Kansas for 30 hours at the Detroit airport, forced her to sleep on a concrete slab, and placed her in removal proceedings after she acknowledged voting once in a local election. She maintains she had told the DMV she was not a citizen and was incorrectly registered. Immigration and election experts say the case marks a new escalation in Trump's effort to prosecute noncitizen voting, despite voluminous evidence the practice is extremely rare.

Contact your Senators. Ask: 'Will you co-sponsor a War Powers Resolution forcing a vote on continued Iran hostilities before any resumption of combat operations?' Support Common Defense and VoteVets in pushing for AUMF compliance.

On May 11, 2026, President Trump publicly rejected Iran's ceasefire counterproposal as 'TOTALLY UNACCEPTABLE' and 'stupid,' said the ceasefire has '1% chance of living,' and met with military commanders to plot next moves as the conflict entered its 11th week without congressional war authorization. The administration imposed sanctions on 12 entities supporting Iran-China oil shipments the same day. Trump aides told reporters the president is now 'more seriously considering a resumption of major combat operations' ahead of his China trip, while gas prices reached $4.52/gallon — a $1.54 increase since the war began.

Contact your Senators and House Representative. Ask: 'Will you support legislation to restore Voting Rights Act Section 2 enforcement and override the Court's mid-election interference?' Support the Legal Defense Fund and Southern Poverty Law Center voting rights litigation.

In a 6-3 decision on May 11, 2026, the Supreme Court vacated a three-judge district court order that had required Alabama to maintain two majority-Black congressional districts and remanded for reconsideration in light of the Court's April Voting Rights Act ruling. The order allows Alabama to revert to its 2023 map, previously struck down as a Section 2 violation, reducing Black-majority districts from two to one for the May 19 primaries. Justice Sotomayor, joined by Kagan and Jackson, dissented, calling the timing 'inappropriate' and warning it 'will cause only confusion as Alabamians begin to vote.'

Contact your Governor and House Representative. Ask: 'Will you refuse National Guard deployment for civilian immigration enforcement and demand congressional oversight of Operation At Large arrest quotas?' Support the ACLU Immigrants' Rights Project and National Immigration Law Center.

Reporting on May 11 described White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller's mid-May ultimatum to ICE leadership demanding 3,000 immigrant arrests per day — roughly tripling current levels — and threatening to fire field office directors in the bottom 10% of monthly arrest numbers. The campaign is part of Operation At Large, a coordinated nationwide ICE-led operation that includes 5,000+ personnel from federal law enforcement agencies and a DHS request for up to 21,000 National Guard troops for civilian immigration enforcement. Federal judges have publicly questioned whether such quotas drive unconstitutional arrests of immigrants without probable cause.

Contact your Senators on the Judiciary Committee. Ask: 'Will you hold oversight hearings on DOJ retaliation against EDVA prosecutors who declined the Comey case, and protect career prosecutor independence by statute?' Support Government Accountability Project and Protect Democracy.

Reporting on May 9-11 revealed that more than a half-dozen career federal prosecutors have been demoted, transferred, or pushed out of the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Virginia in retaliation for refusing to advance the politically directed prosecution of former FBI Director James Comey. The terminations include senior national security prosecutor Michael Ben'Ary and Halligan's deputy Robert McBride. Major active cases — including a terrorist attack prosecution in Afghanistan — have been hobbled. The Comey indictments themselves were dismissed by a federal judge who ruled Halligan was unlawfully appointed as interim U.S. attorney.

Contact your Senators on the Commerce Committee. Ask: 'Will you investigate Chairman Carr's coordination with the White House on broadcast license decisions and reaffirm FCC neutrality regarding political content?' Support Free Press and Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press.

In a May 11 letter to Disney CEO Josh D'Amaro made public, FCC Commissioner Anna Gomez — the panel's lone Democrat — described Chairman Brendan Carr's actions against Disney as a coordinated pressure campaign designed to weaken not just ABC but all media providing critical coverage of President Trump. The FCC announced early license renewal review for eight Disney-owned ABC stations immediately after Trump demanded Jimmy Kimmel be fired; Carr is also investigating 'The View' for purported equal-time violations and probing ABC DEI policies. Disney's own FCC filing called Carr's actions 'unprecedented' and threatening to upend 'decades of settled law.'

Contact your Senators and Representative. Ask: 'Will you demand SOUTHCOM produce evidence justifying each lethal strike, halt the campaign pending congressional review, and require AUMF authorization before further killings?' Support the Center for Constitutional Rights and Win Without War.

US Southern Command struck an alleged drug-trafficking boat in the eastern Pacific, killing two men and leaving one survivor for Coast Guard search-and-rescue. SOUTHCOM cited only that 'intelligence confirmed' transit on 'known narcotrafficking routes,' with no public evidence of drugs aboard. This is the third such bombing since May 4 (Caribbean, killed 2; May 5 Pacific, killed 3; May 8 Pacific, killed 2 + 1 survivor). The Intercept and Common Dreams documented that the campaign has not reduced US drug supply. The strikes represent extrajudicial killings of unindicted civilians under a White House counterterrorism strategy treating cartels as the highest priority.

Contact your Senators and Representative. Ask: 'Will you co-sponsor a War Powers Resolution to terminate the Iran blockade and demand the Pentagon's legal justification for striking civilian-flagged commercial tankers?' Support Win Without War and the Friends Committee on National Legislation.

US Central Command released video showing a Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet using 500-pound laser-guided bombs to disable the unladen Iranian-flagged tankers M/T Sea Star III and M/T Sevda for attempting to break the US naval blockade of Iranian ports. CENTCOM revealed it is currently preventing more than 70 commercial vessels — capable of carrying 166 million barrels of oil worth $13 billion — from entering or leaving Iran. The strikes mark a qualitative escalation from ship interdiction to munitions strikes on civilian-flagged vessels, all without congressional war authorization, now in the 10th+ week of unauthorized hostilities.

Contact your Senators and Representative. Ask: 'Will you demand DOJ certify in writing that no TikTok settlement funds will be diverted to White House beautification or the Arlington arch, and require victim compensation as the default remedy?' Support the Project On Government Oversight (POGO) and Public Citizen.

ABC News reported the White House has held weeks of internal discussions on whether it can legally redirect $400 million from a pending TikTok settlement — meant to address allegations that millions of children under 13 were subjected to extensive data collection and adult content — to fund Trump's planned 250-foot triumphal arch near Arlington National Cemetery and other DC vanity projects. Bondi reinstated DOJ rules in 2025 that ostensibly banned third-party settlement diversions, making the proposed redirection a direct departure from longstanding DOJ practice of compensating victims or funding enforcement. Trump personally facilitated TikTok's US deal and has claimed credit, raising self-dealing concerns.

Contact your Senators and Representatives. Ask: 'Will you oppose EPA's rollback of PFAS drinking water limits and demand the rule be maintained?' Support Environmental Working Group and Natural Resources Defense Council.

EPA Office of Water head Jessica Kramer announced May 7 the agency will roll back the first-ever federal PFAS drinking water limits finalized under Biden. The agency plans to rescind regulations for GenX, PFBS, PFNA, and PFHxS, leaving them unregulated, while extending the compliance deadline for PFOA and PFOS standards from 2029 to 2031. Environmental Working Group data indicates 176 million Americans are exposed to forever chemicals in tap water linked to cancer, birth defects, and immune system damage.

Contact your Senators and Representatives. Ask: 'Will you force a War Powers Resolution vote to terminate unauthorized hostilities with Iran?' Support Friends Committee on National Legislation and Win Without War.

USS Truxtun, USS Rafael Peralta, and USS Mason transited the Strait of Hormuz on May 7, 2026, prompting Iran to launch missiles, drones, and small boats at the warships. US Central Command then struck Iranian missile and drone launch sites, command and control locations, and intelligence nodes. Trump dismissed the strikes as a 'love tap' while continuing to operate without Congressional war authorization, despite his May 1 letter declaring hostilities 'terminated' to evade the War Powers Resolution clock.