📢 Resist & Rising: Good News — May 16, 2026
Resist & Rising Together Weekly for May 16, 2026: good news on immigration, abortion rights, labor wins, and democracy.
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Why the Grassroots Resistance Can’t Wait
People Power United members believe change is possible because we have seen ordinary people rise, organize, and be a force for progress. Real change does not come from waiting politely, staying quiet, or hoping those in power suddenly grow a conscience. It comes when people speak out, show up, and demand action—because our communities and families cannot wait, and every moment we delay gives injustice more room to tighten its grip on our communities.
Take action now: Tell Congress to stop Trump’s billion-dollar ballroom.
Take Action: Stop Trump from Stealing $10 Billion from Taxpayers
Take Action: Tell Congress: Ban Partisan Gerrymandering Now
Take Action: Tell Congress: Stop Trump’s War on Clean Energy
Take Action: Tell Congress: Expose Trump’s Secret Donors
Take Action: Stand with Jimmy Kimmel Against Trump’s Attacks
Take Action: MAGA Justices Just Gutted Voting Rights. Tell Congress to Restore Them Now.
The movement for progress and power to the people starts here.
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 (and a boy from Ukraine!)—those rising together to reject tyranny and defend our democracy.
Reproductive Freedom for All
The Supreme Court keeps abortion pill mifepristone available by telehealth
The Supreme Court kept mifepristone available by telehealth, mail, and pharmacies while Louisiana’s case against the FDA continues in lower courts. That makes it a clear reproductive-freedom win for now, because nationwide access remains in place as the legal fight continues. NPR
Labor Wins
WNBA players unanimously approve new CBA through 2032
WNBA players unanimously approved a seven-year collective bargaining agreement that the union called transformational. The deal expands economic gains and player benefits and stands out as one of the biggest labor wins in women’s sports. AP
Immigrant and Refugee Wins
US judge blocks Trump from ending protections for 2,800 Yemeni nationals
A federal judge stopped the administration from ending Temporary Protected Status for Yemenis, preserving work authorization and protection from deportation for now. The judge said DHS failed to follow the legal process Congress requires for reviewing TPS decisions. ReutersSecond federal appeals court rejects Trump’s no-bond immigration detentions, deepening circuit split
The 11th Circuit became the second federal appeals court to reject the administration’s attempt to deny bond hearings to many immigrants already living in the United States. The ruling strengthens due-process protections and increases the odds that the Supreme Court will eventually have to settle the issue. AP
Freedom Over Fascism / Rule of Law
In northern Ukraine, it was boy vs. Russian drone. The boy won.
A Washington Post report tells the story of 12-year-old Anatolii Prokhorenko, who snapped the fiber-optic tether of a Russian drone as it moved toward children near his home in Ukraine’s Chernihiv region. Washington PostFederal court rules against new global tariffs Trump imposed
A federal trade court struck down Trump’s new 10% global tariffs, saying he exceeded the authority Congress gave him and calling the tariffs “invalid” and “unauthorized by law.” It is a clear rule-of-law story because the court reasserted that presidents cannot simply invent sweeping tariff powers on their own. AP
People Power Rising
Events
Showing up matters. Events are one of the ways we build people power, defend our communities, and protect our rights, freedoms, the rule of law, and democracy.
Take Action by joining heading to Selma Alabama for All Roads Lead to the South for a National Day of Action for Voting Rights with a prayer vigil and rally happening on Saturday May 16, 2026, sign up here.
Take Action by joining the No More Business as Usual: Power Back to the People Mobilization happening Wednesday, May 20, 2026 at 10 AM Eastern at the Taft Memorial Carillon • 1 Louisiana Ave NW, Washington, DC 20001 US, sign up here.
Take Action by joining the 🗽All of US Nationwide Mobilization on June 27th, 2026. Join People Power United at the Boston Event or Join or Host an event near you (Events are being added so keep checking back or consider hosting one near you.)
Together, we can defend our rights, freedoms, the rule of law, and democracy, hold leaders accountable to the people’s will, and inspire voters to make a meaningful difference.
People Power United is independent, people-powered news and grassroot movement actions dedicated to defending our rights, freedoms, the rule of law, and democracy. This is our moment to rise, resist, and reclaim our democracy. Millions of Americans and people who call America home are already rising up in the streets, at the ballot box, and in their communities.
People Power United champions freedom over fascism, progress over fear, and power to the people. We believe change is possible, and we do the work to make it happen. Join us to build people power.
Laurie Woodward Garcia
(paid with hugs and kisses, not bought by special interests)
Leader, People Power United
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Signing a few petitions feels like mere drops of water, but knowing I'm a drop in a vast ocean of people genuinely gives me hope. Together, humanity will eventually reach a better world - although I think we also really need a concrete battle plan for dealing with humanity's racism and bigotry.
Too many podcasters say it is over. project 2025 to strong. Is
It over????