Donald Trump is building a police state right before our eyes -- and we’re fighting back.

Hi,

Over the last week, we've seen Donald Trump deploy the U.S. Marines and National Guard to Los Angeles to suppress peaceful protestors in defiance of the governor of California and a federal judge.1

Then on Thursday, we watched federal agents tackle and handcuff a U.S. Senator after he dared to ask Trump's Homeland Security Secretary a question at a news conference.2 And today, we have the grotesque spectacle of a $45 million authoritarian military parade in Washington, D.C., on Donald Trump's birthday.3

Donald Trump is building a police state right before our eyes — and we're fighting back.

This is a moment of truth for our democracy. Will you make a donation to help support our efforts to stop Trump's assault on democracy, and push for other key reforms?

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The one part of government that has effectively stood in the way of Trump's authoritarian takeover is the federal judiciary.4

So Trump and his MAGA allies in Congress have launched an all-out war on judges so that there will be no constitutional checks and balances to stand in his way.

In March, the House of Representatives passed the No Rogue Rulings Act, which would strip federal judges of the power to block Trump's most illegal actions from going into effect.5

Then Republicans in Congress snuck a one-sentence provision into the so-called "One Big Beautiful Bill Act" that would strip federal judges of the power to hold Trump administration officials in contempt when they defy court orders.6

Together, these two laws would cripple the federal judiciary as a meaningful check on Trump's power.

But in America, we don't do kings. So Demand Progress has mobilized tens of thousands of people to speak out against Trump's assault on the judiciary, and now we must ramp up our efforts.

Will you donate $10 to support our work, including our efforts to stop Trump's attacks on the federal courts?

With gratitude,

The team at Demand Progress Action

Sources:
1. Time, "Federal Judge Sides With California Against Trump in Temporary Ruling Over National Guard Deployment," June 13, 2025.
2. AP, "Sen. Padilla is forcefully removed from Noem’s news conference on immigration raids and handcuffed," June 12, 2025.
3. NBC News, "U.S. Army is planning a parade for its anniversary — and Trump's birthday," May 2, 2025.
4. The New York Times, "Tracking the Lawsuits Against Trump’s Agenda," June 12, 2025.
5. Reuters, "Trump asks US Supreme Court to intervene in his bid to curb birthright citizenship," March 13, 2025.
6. Campaign Legal Center, "These Hidden Provisions in the Budget Bill Undermine Our Democracy," June 6, 2025.

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