Latest Developments

FSFP Endorses the Epstein Files Transparency Act

FSFP applauds Representatives Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie for introducing the Epstein Files Transparency Act (H.R. 4405), and urges Congress to promptly pass the bill into law. The U.S. Department of Justice under the Trump Administration is concealing thousands of documents, protecting wealthy and powerful individuals associated with Jeffrey Epstein—including Trump himself—at the expense of
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Free Speech For People Joins Rep. Summer Lee For Roundtable on Money in Politics at Carnegie Mellon University

On August 27, 2025, Congresswoman Summer L. Lee (PA-12) convened a public roundtable discussion, The Many Over the Money: Roundtable on Money in Politics, at Carnegie Mellon University’s McConomy Auditorium to shine a spotlight on the growing movement to end the corrupting influence of big money in U.S. politics. The event, hosted in collaboration with
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Organizations send letter to Congress urging rejection of Trump takeover, support for DC statehood

Washington, DC. Today, DC Vote sent a letter signed by 77 organizations to Congress urging members to reject President Donald Trump’s attempted takeover of DC and cosponsor and pass the DC statehood bill instead. The letter may be found here. The co-signing organizations include local and national groups that focus on democracy, voting rights, good governance, and
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Must Watch: “Trump’s Extortion-Palooza” with Glenn Kirschner

Free Speech For People is calling for state criminal investigations into President Donald Trump’s extortion of nearly $1 billion in legal services from at least nine law firms. FSFP Legal Director Courtney Hostetler joined legal analyst and former federal prosecutor Glenn Kirschner on Justice Matters this week to discuss our call for criminal accountability in
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The Intercept: Can Congress Stop Trump From Starting a War in Mexico?

Free Speech For People joined more than 30 human rights groups to urge congressional leaders to block  Trump’s plan to use military force against drug cartels in Latin America. As reported in the Intercept: More than 30 humanitarian, public interest, immigrant rights, faith-based, veterans’ advocacy, and drug policy reform groups are calling on Congress to oppose the use of
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In Response to Trump’s Federal Takeover of the DC Police, Unlawful Gerrymandering, Silencing Speech, and Privacy Violations, Legal Advocates Announce New Grounds of Impeachment

Nearly 1 million Americans have signed a petition urging Congress to impeach and remove Trump.  WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 13, 2025) –  Impeach Trump Again, a non-partisan campaign led by Free Speech For People, has added new grounds for impeachment to address Donald Trump’s federal takeover of the D.C. police and deployment of 800 National Guard
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New Op-Ed: We must protect Pennsylvania’s elections from multinational corporations

Rabbi Michael Pollack and FSFP Campaign Organizer Jax Foley have a new op-ed in Penn Live urging Pennsylvania lawmakers to pass HB497, closing a dangerous loophole that allows foreign-influenced corporations to spend money in state and local elections. They write: Foreign-influenced corporations can drown out the voices of Pennsylvania residents, skewing policies on everything from
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New Report Finds Post-Election Audits in Most Swing States Provide Scant Evidence to Confirm Election Outcomes

A comprehensive assessment of the post-election audits in seven swing states in 2024 found that most don’t meet baseline conditions to provide evidence-based election results, nor are they sufficient to act as safeguard against possible errors or tampering. A new report co-authored by Susan Greenhalgh, Senior Advisor on Election Security for Free Speech For People,
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