Outside groups spent more than $60 million trying to buy Michigan's Senate primary. Voters decided who represents them, not the donors. Congratulations to Abdul El-Sayed on historic victory.
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State Rep. Donavan McKinney defeated a sitting member of Congress in the Democratic primary for Michigan's 13th District. Common Defense congratulates him on the win.
William Lawrence spent his career organizing for working families. He won his primary in MI-07 and is headed to Congress. Common Defense is proud to have backed him. #CommonDefense #MI07
Veterans and military families just proved organizing works. Common Defense congratulates Rep. Rashida Tlaib on her primary win in MI-12. She's worked to fix VA staffing shortages and pushed for the 988 Crisis Line. Now we take this fight to November.
A veteran explains what losing an LGBTQ+ care coordinator actually means: finding a new therapist who understands trauma tied to her orientation, from scratch, with no guarantee the next provider will get it.
Marialana Kinter, @marialanakinter.bsky.social, ran a Navy nuclear reactor and grew up relying on Medicaid and school lunch programs. Common Defense endorses her for Congress in FL-07. She'll bring that precision to rewriting rules that corporations rigged against working families.
Elijah Manley faced housing insecurity growing up under a system that favors corporate landlords. @elijahmanley.bsky.social Now he's running for Congress in FL-20 to build affordable housing and hold landlords accountable. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3U61NIr
August is International Peace Month. But there is no peace under fascism. Not with ICE agents killing people like Lorenzo Salgado Araujo on his way to work. Not with a $30B unauthorized war in Iran. Veterans swore an oath to the Constitution, not a regime. We organize for peace.
BREAKING: Trump’s DOJ is moving to dismiss the felony case against former Olympian David Hearn after admitting the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool damage was not vandalism. Prosecutors now blame a “flawed installation by the contractor” and a “rush to complete the project.”
A veteran with Common Defense says the VA's cuts to LGBTQ+ care coordinators mark the start of a pattern every veteran should be watching closely. Rally outside VA Pittsburgh Hospital, Sat Aug 1, 1pm. RSVP: https://bit.ly/4pJpYrX
Common Defense re-endorses Rep. Jason Crow for reelection in CO-06. As an Army veteran, he has pushed for accountability in defense spending and fought to protect veterans' health care and military family programs. Learn more about his campaign: https://bit.ly/3TK0q20 #CommonDefense #CO06
A Navy veteran told us the VA's LGBTQ+ care cuts send one message: your service didn't earn you care. "It is cheaper to bury a veteran than it is to take care of us." We're rallying outside VA Pittsburgh Hospital, Sat Aug 1, 1pm. Details: https://bit.ly/4pJpYrX
The reasons for the Senate Judiciary Committee’s postponement of a vote on Todd lanche’s nomination for Attorney General help explain why all senators, regardless of party affiliation, should reject the nomination. #BlockBlanche www.theusconstitution.org/news/cac-rel...
CAC Release: Concerns Prompting Committee Delay Should Also Prompt Rejection of Blanche Nomination | Constitutional Accountability Center
WASHINGTON, DC – In response to the Senate Judiciary Committee’s postponement of a vote on Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve as United States Attorney General, Constitutional Accountability Center (C...
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They thought our service ended when we took off the uniform. 100+ veterans and military families proved otherwise at our 2026 Leadership Summit. The work started 10 years ago, and will continue for the next 10. Ready to organize in your community? commondefense.us/2026-leaders... #CommonDefense
VA Secretary Collins says the average wait is 15 days. CNN's analysis of VA data says two-thirds of facilities are missing that target, some by nearly five months. This follows the elimination of over 2,300 mental health positions. Read the full CNN report here: https://cnn.it/44XhFiL
A record 61% of Americans disapprove of the Supreme Court — and it's easy to see why. Clarence Thomas has sat on the bench for 34 years. The MAGA majority keeps caving to Trump. There's still no binding code of ethics. We need real reform: term limits, binding ethics, and expansion.
The government already spends $160 million a year on Dilley, and Congress approved $45 billion more for detention expansion. Taxpayer dollars should not fund the incarceration of children and families. #FamiliesBelongTogether #EndFamilyDetention #ShutDownDilley #FreeFamilies
Common Defense endorses @wewill2026.bsky.social for Congress in MI-07. He's built his career organizing for working people and has committed to fighting for veterans, protecting constitutional rights, and ending endless wars.
Listen to this veteran at a rally for justice for Lorenzo over the weekend: there are so many ways to get involved. Do what you are able.
We already have an FBI, a CIA, a DEA, an ATF. Each one built with its own chain of command and oversight. So why are local cops getting militarized on top of all that? Veterans have been raising this issue for years: military weapons and tactics don't belong on our streets.
Common Defense endorses Rep. Rashida Tlaib for reelection in MI-12. She secured an NDAA amendment for the 988 Veterans Crisis Line and introduced legislation to fix VA staffing shortages. Read our full statement https://bit.ly/45gF92p
Hegseth told Congress the Iran war has cost $37.5B, Pentagon wants tens of billions more. The same same Congress is cutting $57B in vets' disability benefits. Send a letter to your member of Congress and tell them to vote no. commondefense.us/actions/vote-no-on-tcava
Lorenzo Salgado Araujo should be alive today. This weekend in Houston: Friday hearing in Harris County Saturday march to City Hall Sunday ICE resistance training with @txcivilrights.bsky.social Join us starting Friday, July 24 at 10:30 AM for a weekend of action. https://bit.ly/4pIN0zu
Common Defense endorses Rep. Pramila Jayapal (@jayapal.house.gov) for reelection in WA-07. She has used her seat on House Judiciary to fight the deportation of immigrant service members and veterans and protect their earned VA benefits. Learn more here - https://bit.ly/3Tzxeux
Trump ran on America First, yet he cut domestic programs like Healthcare and SNAP to spend $73 BILLIONS of his war in Iran. Even MAGA is fed-up with this as the latest poll shows a 14 point drop in his loyal base support... #HealthcareNotWarfare www.politico.com/news/2026/07...
‘A politically impossible situation’: New poll shows Trump voters losing patience with Iran war
The share of MAGA voters who think the war is worth the economic cost has fallen to roughly over a third, down from 50 percent in May, the POLITICO Poll found.
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Rep. Adelita Grijalva (AZ-07) and Rep. Yassamin Ansari (AZ-03) just won their primaries. Common Defense Veterans are proud to have their backs.
Today Common Defense endorses three Minnesota leaders for re-election: Rep. Kelly Morrison (MN-03) - @kellymorrisonmn.bsky.social Rep. Betty McCollum (MN-04) - @mccollum.house.gov Rep. Ilhan Omar (MN-05) - @repilhan.bsky.social Our Veterans are proud to stand with all three.
WWII Army veteran Maceo Snipes was murdered by white supremacists just for casting his ballot. We swore an oath to protect the Constitution. Let us honor Maceo Snipes’ legacy by protecting the ballot box.