📢 Resist & Rising: Good News — April 25, 2026
Resist & Rising Together Weekly for April 25, 2026: good news on immigration, abortion rights, labor wins, clean energy, and democracy.
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Resist & Rising Together Weekly: Good News and Progress from the Resistance
Each week, Resist & Rising Together Weekly by People Power United shares stories of courage, creativity, and collective power from people pushing back against fascism and building a better future. While authoritarians try to divide and silence us, we rise—community by community, action by action—to defend democracy, demand justice, and celebrate progress. From victories in the courts and wins for workers to breakthroughs in climate action and moments of solidarity, this movement reminds the world that power in America belongs to the people, not to kings, billionaires, or authoritarians.
Because resistance isn’t just about fighting back—it’s about moving forward. Together, we are writing the story of progress, one act of people power at a time.
Today, we honor the strength, resilience, and courage of the American people—those rising together to reject tyranny and defend our democracy.
Wins for Democracy
Appeals court rules that Trump’s asylum ban at the border is illegal
A federal appeals court ruled that immigration law gives people the right to seek asylum and that the president cannot suspend that right unilaterally. It is a clear rule-of-law and immigrant-rights win against executive overreach. NPR
Human and Civil Rights Protected
Judge skeptical of DOJ bid to defeat states’ case challenging transgender care probes
A federal judge signaled serious doubt about the Justice Department’s attempt to throw out a lawsuit over investigations targeting gender-affirming care for transgender youth. That keeps an important civil-rights challenge alive and marks a meaningful setback for the administration’s crackdown. Reuters
Pennsylvania court overturns limits on Medicaid coverage for abortions
A Pennsylvania appellate court ruled that the state constitution guarantees a right to abortion and struck down the long-standing ban on using Medicaid funds for abortion care. It is a major reproductive-freedom win, especially for low-income patients. AP
Labor Wins
Screenwriters overwhelmingly approve a 4-year contract with Hollywood studios
Members of the Writers Guild ratified their new contract by a 90% vote, locking in health-coverage improvements, minimum pay gains, and better residuals. It is a solid labor-rights story and a concrete worker win. Seattle Times
Immigrant and Refugee Wins
Massachusetts legal aid program helps immigrants in immigration court
Massachusetts’ new $5 million Access to Counsel program is funding free legal representation for immigrants in removal proceedings, with 24 attorneys already providing help. It is a concrete immigrant-rights story because it expands due process and access to counsel when the stakes are highest. Courier News
Protect Our Planet Wins
US clean electricity output keeps climbing
U.S. clean-power sources outproduced fossil fuels in March 2026 for the first time. ”Over the course of March, the nation got more electricity from renewables than it did from natural gas, which is typically the single-largest source of energy on the U.S. grid.” It is one of the strongest recent climate-progress stories because it shows the energy transition still gaining ground. Canary Media
People Power Rising
Why the Grassroots Resistance Can’t Wait
💥Your Power in Action: What You Can Do Today
🚨 Take Action: Hold Pam Bondi in Contempt for Epstein Coverup
🏥Take Action: Tell Your Member of Congress: No war on Cuba! Pass a war powers resolution and end the humanitarian crisis.
🚨 Take Action: Tell Congress: Impeach Pete Hegseth Now
📜 Take Action: Impeach Trump for Threatening War Crimes in Iran
💸Take Action: Make the Ultra-Rich Pay Their Fair Share
💵 Take Action: Tell Congress now: keep politics and personal branding off our money.
💵 Take Action: Tell Treasury: Keep Trump Off Our Money
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