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  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
September 12, 2024 at 5:34 PM

On to November

We’re hitting the ground running Team, I work hard every single day on behalf of all Rhode Islanders, and I was honored and grateful to have their overwhelming support in the Democratic primary this week. Now, we’re officially off to the general election. This is a big milestone, and we’re hi…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
September 7, 2024 at 8:09 PM

Let’s pass the DISCLOSE Act

We have to rid the system of dark money Team, I talk a lot about how the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision unleashed a tsunami of dark money into our elections. In the 14 years since that awful decision, the amount of anonymous dark money ultra-wealthy donors have funneled into influenci…
  Carole King · [email protected]
September 5, 2024 at 9:23 PM

My friend Sheldon

If I listed everything he’s done to lift Rhode Islanders, you’d be reading for hours. Hi team, it’s Carole King🎶 and I personally wrote this email. My friend Sheldon Whitehouse is running for re-election to the U.S. Senate. If I listed everything he’s done to lift Rhode Islanders, you’d be re…
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
September 5, 2024 at 12:49 AM

We’ve got TWO new ads on the air

Help us share our message Team, We’ve got not one, but two new television ads up on the airwaves – you can watch our latest here and here. With Rhode Island’s primary less than a week away (mark your calendars for Tuesday) and the general election just around the corner, we want to get these a…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 31, 2024 at 3:40 PM

Let’s talk about Big Oil

This is just the tip of the iceberg I’d say that Big Oil is back to its old tricks, but it never stopped, team. By one report, the oil and gas lobby spent $72 million in the first half of 2024 alone. That's only the tip of the iceberg, because that's just the money we can track. It doesn't incl…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 29, 2024 at 3:56 PM

Page 465 of Project 2025.

Just ONE page Team, Do you know what’s on page 465 of Project 2025? On this one page, the Republican roadmap proposes undoing three things Democrats got done to lower costs for seniors. Project 2025 would: End Medicare’s power to negotiate drastically lower drug prices Reinstate Big Pharma’s a…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 28, 2024 at 2:08 PM

August in Rhode Island

Election Day is around the corner Team, There's nothing like August in the Ocean State. The weather is perfect. The ocean is warm. And people are out and about enjoying the last bit of summer before the kids go back to school and things pick up again. Other than spending a few days as part of…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 22, 2024 at 4:56 PM

“The Most Ridiculous, Right-Wing Supreme Court That Dark Money Could Buy”

Our language has taken hold! I spy our Supreme Court mantra in Rolling Stone, team. “The Most Ridiculous, Right-Wing Supreme Court That Dark Money Could Buy” - 6/3/24 Our language around the Court That Dark Money Built has taken hold. Why? Because Americans can see right through this captured S…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 16, 2024 at 5:16 PM

Why your support is so important

The right-wing dark money apparatus keeps an eye on us Team, It's a safe bet that the right-wing dark money apparatus keeps a close eye on this campaign to see what we’re made of. Why? Because I’m its biggest antagonist, and I'm on the ballot this year. Whether I’m exposing the Big Oil compani…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 15, 2024 at 8:01 PM

Gallup: “Approval of U.S. Supreme Court Stalled Near Historical Low”

No surprise here. Team, we saw this one coming. - Gallup, 7/30/24 donate A majority of Americans disapprove of the way the Roberts Court is doing its job. Americans can sense that something is not right at The Court That Dark Money Built. That's because the Supreme Court was captured through a…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 11, 2024 at 9:31 PM

Republican attacks on women’s reproductive rights continue.

Republican attacks on women’s reproductive rights continue. Team, You might have seen the news that an Iowa abortion law preventing most abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy – before many women even know they’re pregnant – has taken effect. And then there’s Donald Trump’s running mate,…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 5, 2024 at 5:35 PM

3 months.

Election Day is just around the corner Today officially marks 3 months until Election Day, team, and I’m on the ballot this year. Right now, far too many Americans feel like their government isn’t really working for them. They know our broken campaign finance system allows billionaires and big …
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
August 2, 2024 at 6:10 PM

It’s official: Kamala Harris is our nominee

Let’s make sure it’s President Harris. Team, Today, Kamala Harris officially became our nominee for president after securing the support of the Democratic National Committee’s delegates. I was proud to cast my vote for Kamala — a proven leader with integrity and a formidable opponent for convi…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
July 29, 2024 at 8:19 PM

Breaking: President Biden and VP Harris endorse Supreme Court reform

I have the bills to clean up this mess at the Court. Team, Today, President Biden and Vice President Harris endorsed sweeping reforms to the Supreme Court, including 18-year term limits for justices and an enforceable code of ethics. (I’ve got bills for these, team). In his announcement, the…
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
July 28, 2024 at 3:45 PM

Do you have an adorably relentless, persistent baby in your life?

Then we’ve got just the outfit for them. Sheldon Whitehouse’s re-election merch is up for grabs, team. VISIT OUR WEBSTORE We just launched our "Relentless. Persistent." onesie for all the adorably relentless and persistent little ones in our lives. It was inspired by Nancy Pelosi’s words about…
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
July 26, 2024 at 7:37 PM

📺 Our first TV ad is going live!

Can't help falling in love with Rhode Island Exciting news, team: we're launching our first television ad tonight! The ad showcases Sheldon's love for the Ocean State and his fight to make our government and economy work for all Rhode Islanders and all Americans – by making health care affordab…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
July 22, 2024 at 5:43 PM

What would a Republican Senate do?

here’s why we need to organize to win. Team, - The Economist, 6/17/24 Protecting our narrow Democratic Senate majority is more important than ever, team. Republicans will take control of the Senate if they flip just one or two seats, depending on who wins the White House. And we're defending m…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
July 22, 2024 at 2:01 AM

Let’s win this for Joe.

And unite against Trump. Team, President Biden achieved far more for hardworking Americans in one term than many who sat in the Oval Office did over their lifetimes. His leadership on fighting climate change and his courage to do the right thing for our country in every circumstance will be re…
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
July 18, 2024 at 4:13 PM

The Supreme Court’s destructive term

here’s what James Carville had to say about Sheldon Whitehouse’s work to shine a light on the captured Court Team, The Supreme Court’s latest term will be remembered for its brazen shift away from honoring precedent and into playing politics. From raising Trump above the law to damaging the gov…
  Sherrod Brown · [email protected]
July 16, 2024 at 7:23 PM

Donald Trump’s VP pick

This is going to give my opponent a huge boost It's Sherrod Brown, team. Did you see the news? Donald Trump just announced his pick for vice president, and it’s my fellow Ohio Senator, J.D. Vance. Here’s what this means for our race: 1. Donald Trump and the entire GOP establishment are laser-…
  Carole King · [email protected]
July 10, 2024 at 10:32 PM

it’s Carole King 🎶 and I actually did write this email.

Sheldon Whitehouse has been a reliable vote in the Senate for our rights and freedoms Hi team, it’s Carole King🎶 and I actually did write this email. On July 1, 2024, the Republican-appointed Supreme Court majority opened the door for God forbid King T__p to claim that anything he does is an "…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
July 2, 2024 at 7:33 PM

🚨 SCOTUS rules Trump has immunity from prosecution for official acts

The Founding Fathers’ greatest fear Team, the Supreme Court ruled that former President Trump has immunity from prosecution for "official" acts. This decision will cause even more wreckage than Bush v. Gore. The far-right radicals on the Court have essentially elevated the President above the …
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
June 30, 2024 at 8:50 PM

We’re not slowing down

thank you. Team, It’s been a busy month, to say the least. I wanted to take a moment to say thank you, for standing alongside me as I take on the big fights in Washington on behalf of the American people. This election season is kicking into high gear. I’m eager to keep up my work in the Sena…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
June 28, 2024 at 5:19 PM

the reality

the dark money apparatus knows we’re onto them Team, It’s about that time of year again. Our next end-of-quarter fundraising deadline – where our numbers go public – is just days away. After this month’s milestone, there is only one more quarterly deadline before I’m on the ballot in November. …
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
June 25, 2024 at 6:24 PM

the moral of the story at the Supreme Court

11 years ago, the Court tossed out a key part of the Voting Rights Act Team, 11 years ago today, the Supreme Court tossed out a key part of the Voting Rights Act, sweeping in a new wave of voting restrictions by allowing Republican-controlled state governments around the country to adopt discri…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
June 24, 2024 at 8:48 PM

“We’re silenced. We’re erased.”

Two years after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade… Two years, team. After right-wing billionaires stacked the Supreme Court with anti-abortion justices, it all paid off for them two years ago today when they ripped away the right to abortion care – a right that had been in place for almo…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
June 16, 2024 at 4:39 PM

We need defenders of reproductive health care in the Senate

can you pitch in today to expand our Democratic Senate majority? Team, Here's your friendly reminder that conservative Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch took only 10 minutes to approve the 98-page draft of the opinion that ended the nationwide right to an abortion after almost 50 years. Eithe…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
June 14, 2024 at 10:45 PM

Supreme Court delivers big for the NRA

at the expense of the safety of the American people Team, Today, the Supreme Court struck down a ban on bump stocks, the gun accessory that enabled the Las Vegas concert massacre — the deadliest mass shooting in American history. A relatively inexpensive bump stock lets anyone convert a semiau…
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
June 13, 2024 at 9:49 PM

a year of record heat

and a Supreme Court prepared to block plans to fight pollution Team, The Washington Post reported that May was the 12th month in a row that global temperatures reached record-setting highs. A full year of smashed records. - 6/5/24 donate We have a responsibility to leave our children and grand…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
June 11, 2024 at 1:24 PM

The “architect” of the Supreme Court

here’s what Leonard Leo has been up to Team, Wondering where Leonard Leo has been amidst the flying of MAGA battle flags by Justice Alito? Well, he’s been leading a public relations campaign to get the Supreme Court to – you guessed it – shield Big Oil from being held accountable for the clima…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
June 7, 2024 at 9:01 PM

it’s SCOTUS season

What’s on the docket. Team, Over the coming weeks, the Supreme Court will release major decisions on reproductive freedom, guns, social media regulation, and other issues that will shape Americans’ lives. The Court is about to rule on a case that will determine whether former President Trump c…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
May 31, 2024 at 9:11 PM

Roberts’ rejection

it’s a tell the Court is making it so hard to get to the truth. Team, Following news of Justice Alito’s blatantly unethical flag fiasco, I reached out to Chief Justice Roberts in a letter asking him to meet to discuss judicial ethics in his capacity as the head of the Judicial Conference, which…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
May 30, 2024 at 2:43 PM

Holding on to the Senate just got that much more difficult

Democrats have no room for error - The Washington Post, 5/15/24 With a Democratic retirement in West Virginia, Democrats have zero room for error if we’re going to hold the Senate, team. I’ll be on the ballot in November, and we’re currently defending eight seats in battleground states. The b…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
May 24, 2024 at 6:37 PM

The Alito flag fiasco

another ethics failure at the Supreme Court Team, News broke this week that Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito has flown two MAGA battle flags over his homes — an upside-down flag (a symbol adopted by Trump supporters in the “stop the steal” movement), and an “Appeal to Heaven” flag (carried b…
  Angela Alsobrooks · [email protected]
May 21, 2024 at 11:33 PM

It’s official: I’ll be facing Republican Larry Hogan in Maryland

I’m Angela Alsobrooks, the Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate in Maryland Friend, this is Angela Alsobrooks. It’s official: Last week, I won the Maryland U.S. Senate Democratic primary and will be taking on Republican Larry Hogan in November. Make no mistake, Larry Hogan won’t be easy to beat.…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
May 16, 2024 at 11:15 PM

Major cases on the SCOTUS docket

that could fundamentally change life in America “No Supreme Court term in recent memory has featured so many cases with the potential to transform American society.” - NYT, 5/9/24 donate Team, Abortion pills. Gun rights. Presidential immunity. These are just a sampling of the major issues th…
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
May 15, 2024 at 10:15 PM

NEWS: Introducing the Whitehouse for Senate webstore!

“Relentless. Persistent.” Team, We couldn’t be more excited to share that Sheldon Whitehouse’s re-election merch is now available for purchase online. Now you can get energized for the climate fight each morning by drinking from a Time to Wake Up coffee mug. Sheldon has been fighting to make …
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
May 14, 2024 at 10:18 PM

What I’m working on

Tackling the issues that matter most to you Team, Every once in a while, I like to check in about the issues you want Democrats to prioritize. We need to build a government that works for all Rhode Islanders and all Americans. Last month, ahead of my re-election launch, I sent out a brief issue…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
May 5, 2024 at 4:55 PM

6 months

the countdown is on. Team, We’ve seen what even a razor-thin Democratic majority in the Senate can do. We passed the American Rescue Plan and a job-creating bipartisan infrastructure bill to boost working families and small businesses. We passed a law guaranteeing every American the freedom to…
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
May 3, 2024 at 9:38 PM

Will you add your name in support of Sheldon Whitehouse?

join the fight to stop big special interests from running the show >>> Team, Too many Americans feel like their government isn’t really working for them. Teachers and firefighters are paying higher tax rates than billionaires. Republicans continue to endanger bedrock middle-class progr…
  Elissa Slotkin · [email protected]
May 2, 2024 at 10:25 PM

Trump just attacked me by name

this is Elissa Slotkin, and I’m running for the open Senate seat in Michigan Friend, this is Elissa Slotkin, and I’m running for the open Senate seat in Michigan. Yesterday, Donald Trump held a rally in Michigan – and he directly attacked me by name for the first time in this campaign. For a ma…
  Carole King · [email protected]
April 28, 2024 at 6:34 PM

I actually did write this email.

it’s Carole King 🎶 and I actually did write this email. Hi team, it’s Carole King🎶 and I actually did write this email. I first met Senator Whitehouse at an event underscoring the urgency of slowing climate change. Sheldon lives in Rhode Island near the ocean (blue), and I live in Idaho near …
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
April 27, 2024 at 5:36 PM

Will you become an early donor to my campaign?

I couldn’t be more grateful for the outpouring of support. Team, The response I’ve received from Rhode Islanders since launching my re-election campaign this week has been nothing short of incredible. We're hoping to start off in strong financial shape. Will you chip in $5 to become an early d…
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
April 26, 2024 at 2:26 PM

Yesterday, Sheldon launched his re-election campaign

We've seen an outpouring of support Team, Yesterday, Sheldon launched his re-election campaign for the U.S. Senate. We couldn’t be more grateful for the outpouring of support we’ve received from every corner of Rhode Island and across the country. For every campaign, the first few days followi…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
April 25, 2024 at 1:03 PM

It’s official: I’m running for re-election

Watch our launch video I wanted you to be the first to hear the news: I’m officially running for re-election in Rhode Island for the United States Senate, and I hope you’ll support my campaign. Standing up for Rhode Islanders, to protect our beautiful state and everyone who lives here, is the r…
  Whitehouse for Senate · [email protected]
April 22, 2024 at 7:08 PM

News is coming

We've got a big announcement on the way Team, Sheldon will be making a big announcement this week, and we want to make sure you’re the first to hear it. Sign up now to receive text message updates from Sheldon >>> Our campaign will only reach out at big moments we think you’d want to he…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
April 19, 2024 at 7:09 PM

$150 billion.

that’s how much wealthy tax cheats are robbing from the public each year Team, This week, taxes were due for the millions of middle-class families who pay their fair share. It's a good time to remember that millionaires and billionaires are evading over $150 billion a year in taxes, according …
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
April 16, 2024 at 3:42 PM

Do you have a moment to take my short issues survey?

I want to hear what’s on your mind Team, I wanted to take a moment to check in. I put in a lot of hard work advancing my priorities in the Senate. Namely, holding the captured Supreme Court accountable, exposing – and ridding our country of – the creepy dark money groups that have so much influe…
  Team Whitehouse · [email protected]
April 14, 2024 at 7:03 PM

Last month

how many more dangerous records will we break? Team, Sheldon reached out a few months back to share the news that 2023 was the hottest year ever recorded by humans. Well, team, now we’re breaking more heat records. The earth just recorded the hottest March ever – and it was the 10th record-bre…
  Sheldon Whitehouse · [email protected]
April 11, 2024 at 10:41 PM

The least accountable branch

one year later, SCOTUS still hasn’t addressed its fundamental ethics problem The Supreme Court still has an ethics problem, team. It’s been a year since ProPublica released its scathing report revealing the long list of undisclosed gifts and accommodations Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas …