Trump’s government is a runaway train barreling down the tracks toward authoritarianism.

He’s deploying the National Guard into our cities. He’s weaponizing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to censor political speech. He’s ordering illegal strikes in the Caribbean, killing people without evidence or cause.

None of it is making any of us safer, but with government funding set to expire at the end of the month, Congress has a unique chance to shut it down.

It’s time for Congress to play hardball and fight for what actually keeps us safe: We demand healthcare, not warfare. Right now, with 17 million people expected to lose their health coverage because of Republican funding cuts, momentum is building to make that demand a reality.

Members of Congress are feeling the pressure and the stakes are sky high. If even a handful of Democrats break ranks and vote for a partisan stopgap bill, Trump’s government — with all its disastrous, dangerous policies — gets funded. That’s why we need to flood every Democrat in Congress with a loud and clear message to hold the line.