Congress Returns Monday With Trump Diminished, Wildly Unpopular, And Failing On Many FrontsWith Trump faltering it's time for us to be very, very aggressive now my friends. Let's make this a good week......
Morning all. Let’s review some headlines from the past few days: Judge orders Kennedy Center to remove Trump’s name from building - Washington PostTrump fumes at Congress and courts for holding up his ballroom - Washington PostFederal Judge Bars Trump From Immediately Setting Up $1.8 Billion Fund - New York TimesJudge Reopens Trump’s I.R.S. Suit and Questions His ‘Weaponization’ Fund - New York TimesGOP immigration enforcement bill stalls amid backlash to $1.8 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund - PBSCornyn’s Defeat Fuels Tensions With President Trump in Senate G.O.P. - PoliticoTrump approval rating slips to record low of 34 percent in YouGov/Economist poll - The HillUS Senate votes to advance resolution to curb Trump’s Iran war powers - The GuardianUS House members defy leadership, to force vote on Ukraine aid - ReutersFrom Moscow to Crimea, Ukraine is winning the drone war against Russia - The Atlantic CouncilTrump leaves Situation Room meeting with no update on an Iran deal - PoliticoKey inflation gauge worsens as Americans’ income and spending power erodes - APUS first-quarter GDP growth revised lower to 1.6% pace - ReutersThese Researchers Would Be in Africa Fighting Ebola—but Trump Cut Their Funding - WiredKenyan court blocks opening of U.S. Ebola quarantine center on air base - CBS News‘Ask Todd’: Bondi throws Trump lawyer-turned-acting A.G. Blanche under the bus on the Epstein files - MS NowTrump Falls Asleep Again After He Says Medical Checkup Went Perfectly - The New RepublicYesterday we learned that James Talarico not only eats meat but has a girlfriend too. Meet Brianna Menard:
Hard to imagine Hegseth’s big speech in Singapore this morning is going to make the China hawks in the GOP happy:
Here’s the latest data from Real Clear Politics that every Republican political operative in the country looks at first thing every morning. Look at that downward slope for the Rs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We often talk here how Trump sees the world through a simple lens of strong and weak, winning and losing, success and failure. As Congress returns to Washington this week they will be returning to a weaker Trump, who is doing a lot more losing than winning right now. And that means we will need to be aggressive this week. It is important that we call our Senators and Members of the House. They need to hear from us - stop the corruption, the ballroom, the slush fund, the self-enrichment; vote for Ukraine, not Putin; vote to rein in his illegal and failed war in the Middle East; vote against giving ICE tens of billions with no reform. The anger we all feel needs to manifest in these offices this week. They need to hear us, feel us, for the tide is turning against Trump in Washington and we need to keep the pressure on. We need to be loud and proud this week everyone. Let’s review that special Tweet Senator Cornyn shared yesterday one more time to get a sense of how things are going in the Senate right now:
To put a little pep in your step this weekend be sure to check out some of our latest discussions with those leading the charge:
And yes, it is now time, my friends, to put our heads down and Get To Work Everyone!!!!!!We kicked off a campaign on Thursday to give Rebecca Bennett resources to fight off a massive $650,000 attack against her in NJ-7. Our goal is to raise $10,000 by Tuesday - we’ve almost hit $7,500 so far. Thanks to all who have contributed! Watch my new interview with one of our very best candidates of the cycle and consider donating to her campaign today! The Washington Post has a major new report on NJ-7 - He hasn’t been seen in Congress for months. Now Republicans are worried -
Now you see why Rs have spent $650,000 in just the past week against Bennett - for they are deeply worried that with one of our strongest candidates of the cycle this district is slipping away……..
Winning The Midterms, Competing In Red States and Red Places, Expanding The MapHopium’s Winning The House Campaign - $737,600 raised, $1,000,000 goal (new ambitious, audacious even, q2 goal) - Donate to all twelve of our endorsed House challengers with a single contribution split twelve ways | Get to know Jamie Ager (NC-11), Christina Bohannan (IA-01), Paige Cognetti (PA-08), Rebecca Cooke (WI-03), Elaine Luria (VA-02), Sean McCann (MI-04), Jo Mendoza (AZ-06), Chaz Molder (TN-05), Jonathan Nez (AZ-02), Janelle Stelson (PA-10), Shannon Taylor (VA-01), and Sarah Trone Garriott (IA-03) by watching our recently recorded Hopium interviews. Friends if these twelve win, the House will flip, no matter redistricting madness the Rs execute in the coming days. So eyes on the prize here. Hopium’s Winning The House - Second Wave - $26,900 raised ($47,000 incl dedicated Johnny Garcia funds), $250,000 goal - We’ve launched a second House fund, one targeting candidates who’ve recently emerged from primaries or have to run in new districts. Our initial crew is Bob Brooks (PA-07), Johnny Garcia (TX-35), Bob Harvie (PA-01), Denise Powell (NE-02), and Bobby Pulido (TX-15). More on this exciting new initiative in the coming days… Mary Peltola For Alaska Senate - $96,700 raised, $250,000 goal - Donate | Learn more through my uplifting conversation with Mary Peltola as she fights to turn Alaska blue James Talarico For Texas - $80,3700 raised, $250,000 - Donate | Learn more from my inspiring interview with Rep. Talarico as he fights to turn Texas blue Winning Ohio - $150,600 raised, $250,000 goal - Our new campaign splits contributions evenly among Sherrod Brown, the Acton/Pepper ticket, and the Ohio Democratic Party | Donate today and help us turn this critical 2026 battleground blue | Watch my new discussions with US Senate candidate Sherrod Brown, our candidate for Governor Dr. Amy Acton, Lt. Gov candidate David Pepper, and Ohio Dem Chair Kathleen Clyde This total includes $21,000 sent by a Hopium community member directly to each of our three Buckeye State partners! Hopium’s Audacious Expansion Fund - $576,100 raised, $1,000,000 goal (new stretch goal) - Join our campaign that has helped expand our map by investing in the Democratic Parties of Alaska, Florida, Iowa, Maine, and Texas, all now central battlegrounds in the 2026 election | Catch interviews with the five intrepid state chairs leading their troops into battle this year - will get you fired up! | Contribute to all five state parties with one contribution split evenly among these five new battlegrounds Many thanks to two generous Hopium community members who have audaciously donated $20,000 to each of our five state parties over the past two years Roy Cooper for NC Senate - $115,100 raised, $250,000 goal - Donate | Learn more through my new discussion with Gov. Cooper Jon Ossoff GA Senate - $179,100 raised, $250,000 goal - Donate | Learn more through my uplifting conversation with Senator Ossoff Advocate For The Hopium Agenda/Pass Resolutions Of Condemnation In Your Community/Winning In An Evolving BattlefieldThere are a few more ways to go to work in the coming days - call your leaders and advocate for elements of our working, ever evolving Hopium Agenda; bring resolutions that condemn our Mad King and lets facts be spoken to a candid world to your state or local government; and learn how you can help us win in evolving political and electoral battlefield this year. Here’s our working, evolving Post-Iran Disaster Agenda:
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