Emily, Tomorrow, we will come together virtually to hear how Democrats and community groups are responding to ICE's harmful actions in Minnesota and how you can help. Please join us for a virtual Rapid Response Call on Minnesota with DNC Chair Ken Martin and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison at 7 PM ET tomorrow, Wednesday, January 28th. You can sign up here to receive the link. We hope you can make it: Rapid Response Call on Minnesota — Virtual
With DNC Chair Ken Martin and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison
Wednesday, January 28th
7 PM Eastern SIGN UP Across Minnesota, elected officials and local organizations are uniting to protect their communities, push back against the harm done by ICE, and demand accountability. In tomorrow's call, we'll break down what's happening and what people like you can do right now. We'd love to see you — and your friends and family — there. Thank you for all you do, DNC Organizing Team  If you gave recently via check or mail, our system may not have yet processed your gift. We are appreciative and thank you greatly for your support. CONTRIBUTE VOLUNTEER Text JOIN to 43367 Manage how often you receive DNC emails, by filling out this form. If you no longer wish to receive emails from the DNC, submit this form to unsubscribe. If you're ready to elect Democrats in all 50 states, territories, and D.C., make a contribution today. Contributions or gifts to the Democratic National Committee are not tax deductible. Paid for by the Democratic National Committee, www.Democrats.org, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
  | Emily, What's happening right now is not normal. But, as we're sure you're aware, things haven't been normal since the beginning of the Trump administration. It's not normal to be governed by someone who has been convicted of 34 felonies and who demonstrates again and again how little he respects the rule of law. It's not normal for our fellow Americans to be under occupation in their neighborhood streets, threatened by federal agents with masks and guns. It's not normal for the federal government to be detaining, brutalizing, and murdering Americans in the streets for exercising their First Amendment rights — and then lying about it. None of this is normal. Trump's goal is to destroy faith in American institutions and the rule of law and plunge us into an authoritarian society. But we're not powerless, as long as we stand together. We saw a spark of hope amid the chaos in the protests in Minnesota on Friday, when tens of thousands of people braved temperatures as low as -20° Fahrenheit and took to the streets to demand an end to Donald Trump's crackdown in their city. That is the power of the people on full display. We are living in a pivotal moment in American history. And until Democrats win back Congress, its Republican leaders will continue to fecklessly allow Donald Trump's chaos. There will be no progress made on any of the issues affecting the American people. It's critical that we win races up and down the ballot this midterm, and to do that, we need to continue to show up for one another and organize our neighbors, our communities, and our cities. Because when we stand together united, we can never be defeated. Keep showing up. Keep caring. Keep standing up for one another. That's how we honor the memories of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and how we keep fighting for those who are being targeted by the ruthless cruelty of this administration. Thank you for standing up for your community, The Democrats  If you gave recently via check or mail, our system may not have yet processed your gift. We are appreciative and thank you greatly for your support. CONTRIBUTE VOLUNTEER Text JOIN to 43367 Manage how often you receive DNC emails, by filling out this form. If you no longer wish to receive emails from the DNC, submit this form to unsubscribe. If you're ready to elect Democrats in all 50 states, territories, and D.C., make a contribution today. Contributions or gifts to the Democratic National Committee are not tax deductible. Paid for by the Democratic National Committee, www.Democrats.org, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
| Hi Emily, this is Dan Freeman, the DNC's Litigation Director. On Saturday, a federal immigration agent shot and killed Alex Pretti in Minneapolis. For the past three days, millions of Americans have watched eyewitness footage of the events and seen an American citizen assaulted by federal agents, driven to his knees, and then shot repeatedly. President Trump and his administration are trying to convince the public that Pretti posed a threat to agents' safety. Alex Pretti was an ICU nurse for the Veterans Administration. He was a helper and an everyday hero. The administration's repeated lies about his killing are at once horrifying and ludicrous. In the aftermath of this tragedy, Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Minnesota Governor Tim Walz, tying the "chaos in Minnesota" to the state's refusal to provide sensitive personal information about Minnesota voters to the federal government. The Justice Department is demanding driver's license numbers, Social Security numbers, and voting history, as they collect information on every voter in the country. Emily, let me be clear. Neither this request nor the end goal of creating a national voter database is legal, and the Democratic National Committee won't stand for it. We have already filed briefs in five states fighting back against unlawful demands for state voter rolls, with more to come this week. We've also sent letters warning ten Republican-led states negotiating agreements with the Department of Justice — to provide voter files and purge voters when the DOJ tells them to — that these actions would violate federal law. And earlier today, I appeared in federal court in Oregon, where a judge had ordered the Justice Department to explain the relevance of Attorney General Bondi's letter to voter file requests around the country. We had already defeated President Trump's attempt to get California's unredacted voter file in federal court, and today the federal court in Oregon handed President Trump another defeat by dismissing the voter file demand. President Trump, Attorney General Bondi, Customs and Border Protection Commander-at-Large Greg Bovino, and other members of the administration are demanding compliance from American citizens, in the streets and in the polling booth. Our response is simple: We're not afraid of you, and we'll see you in court. Thank you for taking the time to read this email, and thank you for caring so deeply about our country. Dan Dan Freeman
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| Emily, This email is long, but it's important. Because it's about Minnesota. I hope you can take a moment to read the whole thing. This weekend, in Minneapolis, a federal immigration agent murdered Alex Pretti, an ICU nurse who cared for our veterans at the VA hospital. We all watched it play out from dozens of different angles, filmed by bystanders on their cell phones in the freezing cold. And despite the lies from the government, we all had the same takeaway: this was an execution. In Minnesota, we're known for being warm. Not the temperature, but the people. We take care of our neighbors, no matter where they're from or what they look like. We don't look away when someone is being harmed. We don't abandon each other. That's what Alex Pretti stood for. Alex was a caregiver. A neighbor. A loving son. A man who spent his life protecting others. And, in his final moments, he was doing it again: showing up, trying to protect people in his community. That's what patriotism looks like. Donald Trump, Stephen Miller, and all these guys in the White House don't know a damn thing about patriotism. Think about this. They want us in fear. They want to provoke. They want federal agents with guns and tear gas roaming the streets. They want to break into houses without legitimate warrants and to stop citizens from recording them. Frankly, I can't think of anything less American. On Saturday night, after Alex was murdered by federal agents, Trump's Attorney General Pam Bondi sent an extortion letter to my friend, Minnesota Governor Tim Walz. Let me paraphrase this letter. Pam Bondi basically said: give us sensitive personal information about Minnesota voters — driver's license numbers, Social Security numbers, party affiliations — or else ICE won't back off. Donald Trump has spent years trying to overturn election results, rig our politics, and fix the game for himself. He's deeply unpopular. So, in a midterm year where he finally stands to lose his grip on power, we should all be asking ourselves why he wants to take control of state voter rolls. For months, Donald Trump and his politically weaponized DOJ have attempted to force states like Minnesota to hand over their voter data. Their goal is to collect as much sensitive personal information as possible. They seek to hand that data to Homeland Security and build a national voter database, as part of their effort to take control of elections nationwide. Now, let me tell you about what we are doing to fight back. At my direction, the Democratic National Committee has assembled a team of lawyers to fight in court to protect voters and prevent the Trump administration from violating states' rights to run their elections. As we've seen in Minnesota, Donald Trump has no hesitation with using the federal government to trample our rights and inflict brutal violence on our people. We cannot allow him to take control of our elections. As part of that effort, the DNC has filed briefs in five states, fighting back against the DOJ's unlawful attempt to seize state voter rolls. And we have more to come this week. Additionally, earlier this month, the DNC sent warning letters to 10 states urging them not to agree to send their unredacted voter files to Trump's DOJ and immediately purge voters from the rolls when DOJ tells them to, as these actions would violate federal law. We've already had success stopping Trump in the courts: His DOJ lost its first attempt to obtain an unredacted voter file in California, and we expect a federal court in Oregon to hand him another defeat soon. Emily, Donald Trump and his administration think they can threaten and intimidate us into silence and compliance through violence and coercion. But they're wrong. The DNC will stand with local elected officials and with our states to fight like hell for our democracy. And to Donald Trump, Pam Bondi, Kristi Noem, and Greg Bovino, we have a message for you: Get ICE the hell out of Minnesota. Now. To everyone who has read this far, thank you for your time, your energy, and your efforts. Keep showing up. Keep caring. Keep standing up for one another. That's how we honor the memories of Alex Pretti and Renee Good, and how we keep fighting for those who are being targeted by the ruthless cruelty of this administration. Yours in the fight, Ken Ken Martin
Chair
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| Emily, In just a second, we'll be asking you to make a contribution to the DNC before our end-of-month fundraising deadline. But first, we want to explain exactly why your support is so critical right now. This is the first deadline of the new year. When it passes, we'll be required to report how much we've raised since 2026 began. All eyes will be on that number. We've got major elections coming up in a matter of months. If we're able to submit a strong fundraising report with lots of donations so early in the year, we'll be sending Trump and his allies a powerful message: We are coming for you in the midterms. Not only will your donation help us send that message, but it will help us make early investments in state parties. It will help us register more voters. It will help us ensure people are hearing Democrats' message early, well before Republicans inevitably blanket our TVs with attack ads. Plus, when you donate to the DNC right now, you're reserving your Official 2026 DNC Member Card to carry with you — your reminder that you're an essential part of our team. Here's what this year's design looks like:  RESERVE YOURS NOW Winning the House and the Senate is the most impactful way to stop Trump from doing more harm to our country. We need you with us for the work ahead. So, Emily, are you ready to join us? The DNC is the organization best positioned to distribute resources when and where they're needed most. Can we count on you to chip in $7 and help us elect Democrats up and down the ballot nationwide this year? If you've stored your info with ActBlue, we'll process your contribution instantly. Thank you, The Democrats  If you gave recently via check or mail, our system may not have yet processed your gift. We are appreciative and thank you greatly for your support. CONTRIBUTE VOLUNTEER Text JOIN to 43367 Manage how often you receive DNC emails, by filling out this form. If you no longer wish to receive emails from the DNC, submit this form to unsubscribe. If you're ready to elect Democrats in all 50 states, territories, and D.C., make a contribution today. Contributions or gifts to the Democratic National Committee are not tax deductible. Paid for by the Democratic National Committee, www.Democrats.org, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
| Emily, today is January 23. We hope it's also the day you'll make your first donation of 2026 to the DNC. Here's why your support matters: If everyone who received this email gave just a few dollars, we'd have the resources to scale up our work and make major headway towards winning the midterms this year. But the reality is that not everyone who receives this email will give. So we're relying on each one of our supporters to chip in when it makes the most sense for them. Emily, the DNC's work investing in state parties, registering voters, and organizing nationwide is going to help voters flip control of the House and the Senate in 2026, and build the Democratic infrastructure to take back the White House in 2028. But we need your help… If registering new Democrats and winning the midterms is important to you, we hope you'll consider making your first donation this year of $7, or whatever makes sense for you, directly to the DNC today, If you've stored your info with ActBlue, we'll process your contribution instantly. As always, thank you in advance for your support, The Democrats  If you gave recently via check or mail, our system may not have yet processed your gift. We are appreciative and thank you greatly for your support. CONTRIBUTE VOLUNTEER Text JOIN to 43367 Manage how often you receive DNC emails, by filling out this form. If you no longer wish to receive emails from the DNC, submit this form to unsubscribe. If you're ready to elect Democrats in all 50 states, territories, and D.C., make a contribution today. Contributions or gifts to the Democratic National Committee are not tax deductible. Paid for by the Democratic National Committee, www.Democrats.org, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
| $7. That's the contribution we're asking you to make to the DNC today. $7 because we can't let Republicans hold onto their trifecta and hand Trump two more years to enact his authoritarian agenda with unchecked power. $7 because the only way Democrats will win back Congress is if we can reach and register as many voters as possible ahead of the midterms. $7 because the DNC is doing exactly that. We've just launched "When We Count," a first-of-its-kind partisan voter registration initiative to register hundreds of thousands of new Democratic voters in key battleground congressional districts. Emily, this work is made possible by grassroots contributions in response to emails like this one. So we're asking: If going on the offense on voter registration and winning back Congress is important to you, can we count on you to chip in $7? Anything you can give will go a long way toward building the voter base we need to prevent even more of Trump's disastrous agenda from becoming our new reality: If you've stored your info with ActBlue, we'll process your contribution instantly. As always, thank you for your support. The Democrats  If you gave recently via check or mail, our system may not have yet processed your gift. We are appreciative and thank you greatly for your support. CONTRIBUTE VOLUNTEER Text JOIN to 43367 Manage how often you receive DNC emails, by filling out this form. If you no longer wish to receive emails from the DNC, submit this form to unsubscribe. If you're ready to elect Democrats in all 50 states, territories, and D.C., make a contribution today. Contributions or gifts to the Democratic National Committee are not tax deductible. Paid for by the Democratic National Committee, www.Democrats.org, and not authorized by any candidate or candidate's committee.
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