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What’s going on in Congress? May 2026 Updates
Trump’s Safe and Beautiful Executive Order, a bill introduced by Pennsylvania Republican dictates how DC manages its own streets, and a 2027 defense bill that would expand and indefinitely extend the National Guard presence in DC.
Protect our vote this June with the DC Election Protection Coalition
Everyone in DC is invited to learn and be part of DC Election Protection, a training + volunteer program ahead of the June 16 DC primary.
Statement on Jeanine Pirro’s press conference about “safety” in Washington DC
Jeanine Pirro wants to increase enforcement in DC, especially against youth. We want this regime to stay the hell away from our children and out of our communities.
Our 2026 Endorsements Guide
Free DC’s 2026 Endorsement Guide has information to help members of the Free DC community understand who we support for DC’s next leadership, who we oppose, why these are our positions, and how to get involved in the effort to help our endorsed champions win in June and beyond.
Endorsements Survey
Members of the Free DC community, make sure you know about all our endorsements in the June 2026 DC primary election! Take this short survey to make sure you haven’t missed any of the information about who we support for DC’s next leadership.
In photos: May Day DC
Thousands of people participated in collective non-cooperation on May Day. In the face of this regime’s agenda of destruction and death, we took action to demand ICE out of DC and an end to the DC occupation.
In photos: No Kings DC
On March 28, tens of thousands of people turned out for No Kings DC to show that the United States belongs to the people, not greedy billionaires or those who rule through fear.
Watch: Rally Program @ No Kings DC
On Saturday, March 28, watch the live video stream of No Kings DC from the Frederick Douglass Bridge in historic Anacostia, DC.
Free DC condemns House passage of H.R. 5103
The bill, introduced by Congressman John McGuire (R-VA-5), calls for “the maximum enforcement of federal immigration law,” “facilitating the deployment of a more robust federal law enforcement presence,” and more.
DC wants transparency on federal agents: Tell DC Council to override Bowser’s veto of FAAR
Yesterday Mayor Bowser vetoed a unanimous bill passed by DC Council. This is worse than you might realize.
Oppose “DC Safe and Beautiful”
H.R. 5103 would massively expand federal police, guns, immigration enforcement, and imprisonment of people in DC in order to suppress dissent and prevent a transfer of power.
Announcing our endorsements for DC’s next Mayor and Delegate
We are proud to endorse Janeese Lewis George to be DC's next mayor and Robert White to be DC's next Delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Watch: 2026 Candidate Forum
On March 14, DC invited select candidates for DC mayor and Delegate to participate in our 2026 Candidate Forum. Watch the recorded event.
Straw Poll results in our 2026 DC endorsements
At the end of our Candidate Forum we conducted a straw poll of the attendees. Here are the results.
Take the Free DC pledge
We want members of Congress to vote NO on every bill against DC. Members and candidates for Congress are invited to sign the Free DC pledge, to always side with DC residents — not attacks.
How candidates scored on our endorsement questionnaire
Here are the Mayoral and Delegate candidate scores ahead of the March 14th Free DC Candidate Forum.
Stop MPD’s cooperation with Trump’s federal forces
On Wednesday, February 25, DC Council will hold its annual Performance Oversight Hearing about MPD. Free DC and Harriet’s Wildest Dreams call on all DC residents who want an end to this cooperation to submit testimony to DC Council, and pack the hearing with us. Use the tools below to join us.