DC’s ballot dropboxes have just opened and yesterday residents witnessed National Guard soldiers at one of DC’s voting locations. The is a clear reminder that we need the National Guard out of DC now and that we all need to work actively this fall to make sure voting is free, fair, and that results are enforced. There are a number of key ways you can help do that in the coming weeks.

A lawsuit brought by a Navy veteran moves to the South Carolina Supreme Court.

Organizations and faith communities across Georgia have sent letters to Governor Brian Kemp and the candidates for governor calling for accountability around the deployment of Georgia’s National Guard to DC.

A new report from Center for American Progress found no evidence the National Guard deployment in DC reduced crime. It's projected to cost taxpayers $1.7 billion by the end of year. Use this toolkit to get the word out.

On August 11, 2026, after an entire year of occupation, Free DC and community partners rallied to continue to demand #EndTheDCoccupation, #NationalGuardOutNow, #FreeDC.

This back-to-school season, redirect your dollars to businesses that align with your values.

Ahead of this November’s midterm elections, we can make it harder and more costly for the Members of Congress leading attacks on DC to win their races.

More than 200 organizations, congregations, and elected leaders sign an open letter opposing DC’s occupation, urging the federal government to dismantle the "DC Safe and Beautiful Task Force" affirming our first amendment rights, and committing to publicly oppose any effort to prevent the seating of duly elected officials.

We celebrate Malcolm X Park’s long proud history — and future — as a space for solidarity and justice.

DC’s young people deserve resources and places where kids can be kids — not militarized occupation and criminalization.

Doordash is attacking DC communities, and last night we brought that message directly to people who use the app.

DC's school communities deserve better than police harassment, family separation, and armed occupation.

DC workers deserve better than mass firings, union busting, occupation, and employers who side with the regime.

Trump’s occupation of DC is causing a surge of baseless arrests. These arrests destabilize people’s lives, especially in DC’s Black and Brown communities. DC Superior Court Chief Judge Milton Lee must hold the courts to clear standards amidst this attack on justice.

Trump’s “DC’s Safe and Beautiful Task Force” has now arrested more than 13,000 people — many of which have relied on illegal searches, lies, and violation of rights.

We remember Nolberto Meza, killed by U.S. Park Police in June. Nolberto's family shared their anguish in laying him to rest. Faith leaders and artists helped us acknowledge and move through collective grief.

Today is the first of 11 days that DC residents will share our stories of what one year of occupation has looked like for us, and all the ways we have come together against it. Today we will tell the story of Julian Bailey.