Sunrise Movement

Will Lawrence, a progressive candidate for Michigan’s 7th Congressional District, has deleted controversial past social media posts, including support for 'defund the police' and open migration, to distance himself from them during his campaign. He faces similar challenges as other progressives like Darializa Avila Chevalier and Graham Platner, who also grapple with resurfaced posts.

The Green New Deal Network disbanded in 2025 amid political shifts and Trump's reelection, prompting climate activists to focus on opposing AI data centers due to environmental concerns like energy use and emissions. Activists like Saul Levin and groups such as the Sunrise Movement are mobilizing against data center construction across the U.S., highlighting a bipartisan anti-data center movement.

America faces severe climate impacts like wildfires and drought but public interest in climate change is declining. The Trump administration disregards climate action, while Democrats and activists shift focus away from climate issues, with some delaying emissions cuts and others broadening their advocacy.

Young Philadelphia activists ended a 22-day hunger strike after City Council approved Mayor Cherelle Parker’s $7 billion budget plan. The strike, led by Sunrise Movement Philadelphia, demanded the city use its $1.187 billion fund balance to address affordability through seven pillars including housing, schools, and renewable energy. While the budget did not include their core proposals, the group secured meetings and public commitments.

The Sunrise Movement endorsed Saikat Chakrabarti, a former chief of staff to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and architect of the Green New Deal, for California’s 11th Congressional District. Chakrabarti, a progressive firebrand, faces Democratic rivals in a primary to succeed former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with support from figures like Reps. Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar.

Republican senators are questioning a Secret Service proposal to add $1 billion to fund a Trump White House ballroom renovation. The article also covers Republican opposition to a $1.776 billion DOJ fund created to compensate Capitol rioters, with lawmakers like Brian Fitzpatrick and Bill Cassidy pledging to block these expenditures.

Will Lawrence, co-founder of the Sunrise Movement climate justice group, is running for the Democratic nomination in a swing Michigan congressional district with an endorsement from Bernie Sanders. Lawrence is campaigning on a platform opposing AI data centers and calling for a nationwide moratorium on them, particularly relevant as three mega data center complexes are planned for his district.

Defending Education, a watchdog group, warns that May Day student protests are the start of a long-term push to normalize political activism in schools, led by teachers' unions and allies like the Sunrise Movement. The report claims over $1 billion has been funneled to liberal causes since 2015, with groups like the National Education Association (NEA) funding Midwest Academy, a progressive organizer training organization. May Day materials call for disrupting 'billionaire takeover' and abolishing ICE, but critics argue this harms low-income families.