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REP. JOYCE BEATTY CHALLENGES TRUMP’S EFFORT TO RENAME THE KENNEDY CENTER AFTER HIMSELF
Press Release | March 25, 2026
In a new filing today, Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) requested the district court reject and reverse the Trump administration’s illegal renaming of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Beatty is represented by Democracy Defenders Action and the Washington Litigation Group.
NEW REPORT EXPOSES LIES AT THE HEART OF ANTI-VOTER BILL NOW ON SENATE FLOOR
Press Release | March 19, 2026
Today, the League of United Latin American Citizens and Democracy Defenders Action released The Big Lie aka La Gran Mentira: Exposing Anti-Immigrant Election Lies. Published as the Senate debates the most anti-voter bill in our modern history, this new analysis exposes Donald Trump and his allies’ disinformation campaign around immigrants and voting.
FBI-IRS PLAN TO INVESTIGATE NONPROFITS REVIVES TACTICS OF 20TH CENTURY
Statement | March 18, 2026
Following is a statement from Susan Corke, executive director of Democracy Defenders Fund, regarding news today that the FBI and IRS are launching a new initiative to investigate nonprofit organizations with “suspected links to terrorism.” The initiative is based on a widely criticized December memo from Attorney General Pam Bondi ordering law enforcement agencies to investigate organizations with “ties to antifa.”
REP. BEATTY & COUNSEL STATEMENT ON TODAY'S COURT-ORDERED DISCLOSURE
Statement | March 16, 2026
Today's scanty document production shows that there is no adequate basis to close the Kennedy Center and that Donald Trump’s statements to the contrary are not founded.
President Trump claims that his proposed closure of the Kennedy Center was based on a “a one-year review” including “Art Institutions” and other experts and advisors. Rep. Beatty’s court filings establish that indeed such an extensive review is required for a decision of this magnitude.
FEDERAL JUDGE ORDERS TRUMP ADMINISTRATION TO ALLOW CONGRESSWOMAN BEATTY TO PARTICIPATE IN KENNEDY CENTER DEMOLITION MEETING AND PRODUCE INFORMATION BEFORE MEETING
Press Release | March 14, 2026
Today a federal judge for the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia ordered the Trump administration to ensure Congresswoman Joyce Beatty is provided with the crucial information about Donald Trump’s plan to close the Kennedy Center and that she can participate in next week’s Kennedy Center Board meeting.
REP. JOYCE BEATTY SEEKS TO BLOCK TRUMP FROM CLOSING AND DESTROYING THE KENNEDY CENTER IN EMERGENCY FILING
Press Release | March 6, 2026
Congresswoman Joyce Beatty (OH-03) today filed an emergency request to block the Trump administration’s unlawful closure and demolition of the Kennedy Center, which President Trump announced last month. The filing seeks to halt the firings of employees, the canceling of performances and any other steps towards closing, demolishing or renovating the facility.
DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS ACTION LAUDS ACTION ON ELECTION INTERFERENCE
Press Release | February 25, 2026
This afternoon, Sen. Alex Padilla and members of the Senate Rules Committee will hold a spotlight hearing focused on President Trump’s continued attacks on free and fair elections. The hearing comes as the president and his enablers in Congress are continuing to push disinformation and conspiracy theories while manufacturing “evidence” of election problems in the hopes of making drastic changes to the nation’s elections.
REP. MCIVER, DEMOCRACY DEFENDERS ACTION WARN DEMOCRACY IS “ON THE BRINK” IN STATE OF THE UNION PREBUTTAL ADDRESS
Press Release | February 24, 2026
Today, in coordination with Democracy Defenders Action, U.S. Rep. LaMonica McIver (NJ-10) delivered a prebuttal address ahead of the President’s State of the Union. In her remarks, McIver spoke about the mounting pressures facing American institutions and the growing strain placed on the rule of law under the Trump administration. She warned that the country is witnessing an unprecedented concentration of executive power and that defending democracy against this overreach is not a partisan project but a constitutional obligation.
VICTORY: SUPREME COURT CLEARS WAY FOR CALIFORNIA REDISTRICTING
Press Release | February 4, 2026
With a one-sentence decision, the U.S. Supreme Court today cleared the way for California’s Proposition 50 map to go into effect for the 2026 midterm elections. The decision leaves in place the ruling by a three-judge federal panel last month.