Liberal grassroots advocacy groups can exert significant influence over U.S. Senate Democrats' strategic decisions during budget or government-shutdown negotiations.
November 05, 2025
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political_dynamics
Grassroots organizations often shape messaging and pressure lawmakers on policy stances and bargaining positions.
The Hostages and Missing Families Forum is an advocacy group that has been advocating for the release of hostages taken in the October 7, 2023 attacks.
October 07, 2023
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contextual
Describes the mission and ongoing advocacy focus of the organization.
Joan Kennedy was an advocate for mental health and addiction recovery and publicly addressed challenges with alcoholism and depression, contributing to reducing stigma around those issues.
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biographical
Summary of Joan Kennedy's public advocacy and role in destigmatizing mental health and addiction
The Heising-Simons Foundation is a member of gun control advocacy organizations including Fund for a Safer Future and Hope and Heal Fund.
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static
Organizational affiliations of the family foundation
Bereaved parents of overdose victims sometimes organize into advocacy groups to demand government action against opioid trafficking and to raise public awareness.
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descriptive
Describes a recurring social and political response by families affected by opioid-related deaths; examples include groups known as 'Angel Moms'.
The Independent Council on Women's Sports (ICONS) is an advocacy and outreach organization that has raised funds to support multiple lawsuits concerning the participation of transgender women in women's sports, including supporting Riley Gaines' lawsuit against the NCAA.
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organizational
Describes an advocacy organization's activities related to litigation over transgender participation in women's sports.
The Independent Council on Women's Sports has argued in legal briefs that sex-separated sport is necessary for girls' healthy development and that male biological advantages can disadvantage female athletes competitively, potentially causing girls to leave sport.
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policy_argument
Represents the policy position presented in amicus briefs concerning the rationale for sex-separated sports.