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- Here’s What You Need to Know and What You Can Do Democracy Forward and the coalition that we were proud to help represent in League of Women Voters v. DHS is disappointed that the Supreme Court majority chose not to prevent the Trump-Vance Administration from deploying an unreliable citizenship verification tool it has been using […]
- Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman Calls Trump-Vance Administration’s Removal of Individuals from ACA Coverage “Cruel and Dangerous” 🏛️Today, the Trump-Vance administration launched its newest attack on the lifesaving coverage provided to millions of Americans by the Affordable Care Act (ACA), announcing the forced removal of three-quarters of a million people from the program. Skye Perryman, President and CEO of Democracy Forward, responded with the following statement: “Leaving hundreds of thousands of people […]
- ICYMI: “Corruption Doesn’t Deliver for People” Democracy Forward’s Skye Perryman Calls on Congress to Rein in Government Corruption at Bicameral Congressional Forum 🏛️On Monday, Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman testified at a Congressional Forum hosted by members of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Government Affairs Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations titled Gaming the System: How the Trump Family is Making Billions by Ripping Off the […]
- Washington, D.C. – As the nation prepares to observe Labor Day and celebrate the working people of the United States and their families, Democracy Forward honors the fortitude and strength of those that have built – and continue to build – our country and grow our economy. In observance of Labor Day, Skye Perryman, President […]
- Washington, D.C. – Ahead of an expected vote today in the U.S. House of Representatives on H.J.Res.1, a proposed Constitutional amendment that would cement the size of the U.S. Supreme Court at nine justices, Democracy Forward urged members to reject the effort to limit Congressional power and the voice of the people. The following may […]
- Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times is “A New Book About Resisting Authoritarianism and the Actions Big and Small People Can Take in Their Lives To Do So” – Rolling Stone Washington, D.C. – Today, Rolling Stone published an excerpt of Democracy Forward President and CEO Skye Perryman’s upcoming book Ordinary People, Extraordinary Times: How to Reclaim […]
- Houses of Worship File Motion to Enforce Court Order Protecting Them; Calls on Court to Address Reports of Federal Spying on Minnesota-Based Baptist Church 🏛️Federal Court Filing Asks Court to Require Department of Homeland Security To Show Cause As To Why It Is Not In Contempt Washington, DC – This morning, attorneys for houses of worship that have secured a court order preventing ICE from conducting indiscriminate enforcement asked a federal court to address recent reports of ICE agent […]
- Todd Blanche was just confirmed by the U.S. Senate in the early hours of the morning. Blanche has spent months helping President Trump turn the Department of Justice into a tool for his political agenda — and now he has been given even more power to do so. We’ve been facing Blanche in court for […]