Roy Cohn was McCarthy’s lawyer and Trump’s mentor

DEFEND 54 OUR COURTS Charles, The last few weeks have been terrifying for Democracy. Trump went on primetime to resurrect his election-fraud fantasy, laying the groundwork to contest any result he doesn't like. Stephen Miller stood at the State Department and called Americans on the left a "cancer" to be "rooted out." TheTrump went on primetime to resurrect his election-fraud fantasy, laying the groundwork to contest any result he doesn't like. Stephen Miller stood at the State Department and called Americans on the left a "cancer" to be "rooted out." The FBI raided the Ohio Organizing Collaborative and opened an investigation into America Votes, two groups whose only crime is registering voters. And this week, Trump's reign of terror continues. On Monday, the State Department published a report titled "Cuba: The Capital of 21st Century Communism." Buried inside it is something that has no business existing in a free country: a list of specific American citizens, named and targeted by their ownit is something that has no business existing in a free country: a list of pecific American citizens, named and targeted by their own government for their politics. THENEW State Department Targets Hasan Piker, Ilhan Omar's Daughter, and DSA A new State Department report on Cuba goes after American citizens on the left. Hafiz Rashid July 20, 2026 / 1:34 p.m. ET A pattern is starting to emerge. The report singles out streamer Hasan Piker, Amazon union organizer Christian Smalls, the Democratic Socialists of America, and environmental activist Isra Hirsi, the daughter of Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. It brands them "front groups and fellow travelers" for a foreign government, and it reachesgroups and fellow travelers" for a foreign government, and it reaches back to the McCarthy era for its playbook, holding up the blacklists and loyalty purges of the 1950s as a model that worked. You don't have to agree with one word these people have ever said to see the danger. The instant the government starts printing lists of citizens to punish for their beliefs, the only question left is will my name get added next. And just as terrifying, this report serves another insidious purpose: it lays the groundwork for regime change in Cuba as Trump continues to threaten an invasion. A witch hunt at home and another war abroad. to threaten an invasion. A witch hunt at home and another war abroad. That's why Defend Our Courts' work is so critical at this moment. Trump's attempt at a fascist takeover of our country is exactly what our courts were built to stop. The judges we elect this November will play a decisive role in whether our democracy holds or not. We're fighting to expand and protect the Democratic firewall of state Supreme Courts nationwide-courts that have the power to stop Trump. But to operate at the scale we need to at this pivotal moment requires resources we don't have yet. We need the support of Democrats everywhere to help fuel our efforts. That's why we're behind tadar can me calnt an