7 Left-Wing Groups to Watch in 2026 |
This year doesn’t just mark the 250th anniversary of the United States—it also means another year of President Donald Trump’s second term and impending midterm elections.
Last year, we saw the same leftist groups that staffed and advised the Biden administration gear up to oppose the president’s agenda, from filing lawsuits to block his executive orders to advising illegal aliens on how to evade immigration officers.
Trump is remaking the executive branch and planning another bill for the reconciliation process, but the Left won’t just bend over. Here are a few left-wing activist groups to watch in the year ahead.
Many left-wing groups have sued the Trump administration this past year, but the American Civil Liberties Union stands out. In its 2025 annual report, the ACLU touted having filed “over 110 lawsuits—53 of them within the first 100 days of the president’s second term.”
Thanks to rogue district court judges, the ACLU celebrated having “defeated, diluted, or delayed President Trump’s unconstitutional agenda” in 70% of cases. Many of these victories involved a judge issuing a temporary injunction against the administration, only to have the injunction lifted on appeal.
The ACLU fought to block Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to speed up deportations; it sued to protect the “birthright citizenship” abuse of the 14th Amendment; it claimed the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act must cover abortion; and it sued on redistricting to enhance “Black voting power” in Alabama and Louisiana. It also released videos training illegal aliens to avoid immigration officials.
Every time the Trump administration acts to restore sanity in government, expect the ACLU to take Trump to court.
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