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Indivisible

With 170+ 'Protect the Results' Events Planned for Nov. 4, Pro-Democracy Groups Vow to 'Ensure Voters Have the Last Word'

Progressives Demand Outside Supreme Court: 'No Confirmation Before Inauguration'

Andrea Germanos, staff writer

Amy Coney Barrett (R), U.S. President Donald Trump's nominee for associate justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, listens as Trump speaks during an announcement ceremony at the White House on September 26, 2020 in Washington, D.C.

"The people demand that OUR NEEDS ARE MET before the Senate entertains the idea of confirming a new justice days before the most important presidential election of our lifetime."

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'Five-Alarm Fire': As Trump Plots 'Flat-Out Coup,' Voters Urged to Deliver Biden Landslide to Avoid Chaos

Julia Conley, staff writer

"The president is openly and explicitly considering a coup to hold onto power...

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'Absolute Hogwash': Romney Blasted for Backing SCOTUS Vote as Progressives Vow Fight to the End

Jessica Corbett, staff writer

Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah) speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C. on September 21, 2020. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) is planning to hold a vote to fill U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg's seat, with President Donald Trump expected to unveil his nominee as early as Friday or Saturday. (Photo: Stefani Reynolds/Getty Images)

"Fury—our political system needs your fury right now," said Indivisible co-...

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People stand in line, spaced six apart due to Covid-19, in order to vote early at the Fairfax Government Center on September 18, 2020 in Fairfax, Virginia. Voters waited up to four hours to early vote in the upcoming 2020 presidential election. (Photo: Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images)

As Early Voting Begins in Key States, Advocates Emphasize 'Election Day' Not Just in November This Year—It's Now!

A sign warning people about Covid-19 is surrounded by flames during the Hennessey fire near Lake Berryessa in Napa, California on August 18, 2020. (Photo: by Josh Edelson/AFP via Getty Images)

43 Green Groups Demand Moderators Make Climate Crisis 'Central Focus' of 2020 Presidential Debates

As Trump Twists Warning of Delayed Election Results to Suit His Narrative, Advocacy Groups Vow to Make Sure Every Vote Counts

If Defeated by Booker in Democratic Primary, McGrath Urged to Hand Over Surplus Millions to Topple McConnell

New Campaign Prepares Mass Mobilization Should Trump Refuse to 'Leave Willingly' If Defeated in November

Colorado residents joined the National Day of Mourning on Wednesday with a vigil urging Sen. Cory Gardner (R-Colo.) to "put people first and support the HEROES Act."

National Day of Mourning Slams Trump and GOP's Failed Covid-19 Response as US Death Toll Nears 100,000

'National Day of Mourning' Protests This Week to Condemn GOP Failures Amid Mass Suffering Caused by Covid-19

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden on Jan. 7, 2020 delivers remarks about the Trump administration's recent actions in Iraq at Current, Chelsea Piers in New York City.

'Time for a Major Shift': Groups Demand Biden Vow End to Endless Wars and Destructive US Foreign Policy

People wait in line as SF-Marin Food Bank hands out 1,600 food bags at a pop-up pantry at Bayview Opera House in San Francisco, Calif., on Monday, April 20, 2020. Work furloughs and layoffs created by coronavirus shelter-in-place orders are driving thousands to seek food assistance.

Progressives Boost Call for 'Peoples Agenda' With Eyes Towards Next Relief Package

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) speaks on the House floor on April 23, 2020.

AOC Takes Brave, Lonely Stand Against 'Unconscionable' Covid-19 Relief Package That Doesn't Sufficiently Help Those Hurt the Most

At more than 160 events across the country on Wednesday evening, organizers say protestors will hold Donald Trump and Republican Senators accountable for betraying the American people and the Constitution. (Image: Indivisible Guide)

'Not an Exoneration—A Cover-Up': Nationwide Protests Planned to Denounce GOP Acquittal of Trump

Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell arrives for the Senate impeachment trial of US President Donald Trump at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, January 21, 2020. - Sparks flew Tuesday over proposed rules for the Senate trial of President Donald Trump, as Democrats accused Republicans of attempting a "cover-up" of evidence that the US leader abused his powers. The first full day of the historic trial saw the Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell submit a resolution on procedures that does not admit ev

'A Fact-Free Sham Trial Perpetrated in the Dead of Night': McConnell's Trump Cover-Up in Senate Begins

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Stand Up America

Responding to Trump, "Protect the Results" Announces Coalition Has Grown to Over 100 Diverse Groups Ahead of Possible Contested Election...

MoveOn.org

Progressive Groups Express Outrage at Senate Republicans and Trump for Walking Away from COVID-19 Stimulus Negotiations

Indivisible

Indivisible’s Statement on President Obama’s Call to End The Filibuster to Advance John Lewis’s Legacy

Indivisible

Indivisible Asks Members of Congress: Pledge to Oppose Covid 4 Unless It (Finally) Focuses On People

Win Without War

THURSDAY: ‘No War’ Day of Action To Take Place Nationwide, Coalition Announces

Indivisible

Statement on Donald Trump's Impeachment...

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Michael Winship

Donald Trump Is America's Shadow

Robert Reich

A Summer Survival Guide for the Trump Era

Leah Greenberg, Ezra Levin

Here's How We Kill the Senate's Trumpcare Bill

Bob Burnett

Indivisible: A Social Action Startup for Democracy

Dave Johnson

#ResistTrumpTuesdays: Protect Our Protections on Valentine’s Day