Finally, the tide seems to be turning in the Democrats’ favor. The Supreme Court’s disastrous opinions, revelations of the January 6 Committee, and the possibility of a bill allowing Medicare to negotiate prescription drug prices and attacking global have clearly been having an effect on the electorate. But the biggest jolt came Tuesday evening when Kansans voted overwhelmingly to keep the right to abortion in their Constitution, opening up an effective line of attack against MAGA Republicans in Congress and state legislatures bent on making women second-class citizens with no rights to control their health care decisions.

Nevertheless, it is still imperative for our Members of Congress to continue hearing from us. They also must be told over and over again that they need to stay in Washington to pass the Democrats’ agenda and confirm all the judges and executive officers President Biden has nominated. So, get on the phone, make a call, and do your part to preserve democracy.

Democrats have produced a reconciliation bill with billions for climate and health care, while imposing a mandatory tax on US companies. But all 50 Democrats, plus Vice President Harris, must approve it. It has a complicated road ahead and could be derailed by maverick Dem. Kyrsten Sinemia. Too much work lies ahead to send Senators home now.

West Virginia coal country senator, Democrat Joe Manchin, has single-handedly revived hopes for a Democratic budget bill. The Senate draft budget has many beneficiaries, but its most significant provisions target global warming and pharmaceutical pricing. But to pass the Senate, all 50 Democrats will have to vote aye.

Republican politicians tell their voters that they should be scared, and they use that fear to further divide the country. Democratic politicians, on the other hand, are trying to pass legislation that would help all Americans - making it easier to vote, legalizing abortion across the country, passing reasonable gun restrictions, and trying to pull us back from the brink of climate disaster. A majority of Americans want these things, but Republican politicians block them every time.

TONIGHT: LISTEN OR WATCH THE “FINAL” JANUARY 6 HEARING. IT BEGINS AT 5 PM PACIFIC TIME.

The recent rulings from the MAGA Supreme Court, now packed with Trump’s justices, have announced a new era of judicial activism. The conservatives jettisoned abortion, took away the EPA’s cimate change authority, and undermined New York’s power to legislate gun safety. And these MAGA justices have their eyes on more cases that will solidify conservative policies in American life. Startled, Democrats have started to fight back, flooding Congress (especially the Senate) with blockbuster donations.

“[W]e need to quit mincing words and just talk about truths…[Jan. 6] was going to be an armed revolution….people died….gallows [were] set up in front of the Capitol.” So stated former Oath Keeper Jason Van Tatenhove at a recent hearing. Violent domestic militias and far-right political candidates are national emergencies that threaten democracy.

Elections have consequences—which makes the upcoming midterms extremely important. Electing the right people will enable Congress to pass a budget that actually helps ordinary Americans, ensure that America’s foreign policy strengthens our relationships with other countries and international agencies and protects democracy abroad, allow President Biden to continue his policy of transforming the federal courts so they work to expand, not contract, our rights, and, most of all, neutralize the ability of the Senate’s MAGA Republican minority to block the progressive legislation coming out of the House.