JD Vance Is Right: RFK Jr. Should Drop Out

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action applauds Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, for saying the quiet part out loud: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should drop out and endorse Trump. They have so much in common!  According to Washington Post reporter Meryl Kornfield:  Vance told reporters on his plane today that RFK Jr. should drop out and endorse the Trump-Vance ticket, pointing to their shared views. “He’s much closer on the issues to President Trump than he is to Kamala Harris,” Vance said. “We agree with JD Vance on…

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Lawmakers, DoD to explore portfolio-based acquisition

When it comes to acquisition, the Defense Department is mostly focused on individual products as they’re defined in the DoD budget. Lawmakers are now asking the DoD to explore portfolio-based management, which could allow the department to invest and field modern technologies a lot faster. In the Defense Department’s science and technology community, for example, investment lines are organized around portfolios of capabilities, such as electromagnetic warfare, communications, or command and control. The approach gives more flexibility to support a wide variety of development efforts.  But on the acquisition side,…

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The Myth of Female Unelectability

Perhaps nothing has been more damaging to women running for office than the idea that voters simply won’t pick female candidates. There’s just one problem: It isn’t true. After Hillary Clinton lost the 2016 presidential election, many people, including some of her top staffers and the unsuccessful Democratic nominee herself, concluded that she had been penalized for her gender. Even two years after the election, Jennifer Palmieri, her former communications director, argued that “I think that a man would have survived” the barriers Clinton faced, such as the scandal over…

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From Liberty to Tyranny: How Attacks on Checks and Balances Threaten Our Republic

One of the ways our Constitution provides for a “more perfect” union is by establishing a variety of checks and balances on federal government power. But a nation that can be “more perfect” can also become “less perfect,” and advocates for the elimination of those checks and balances are heating up the water in the proverbial pot. Frogs, pay attention. Among the least noted of these safeguards are the distinct methods by which the Founders determined legislative, executive, and judicial branch officials would come to power: House members elected by…

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Weekly Spoiler Roundup: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s Weird, Struggling Campaign

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Vice President Kamala Harris and running mate Tim Walz consolidate support, Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s campaign continues to flounder as more weird and disqualifying details from his past come to light.  This week, an explosive piece from The New Yorker revealed that, for 10 years, RFK Jr. covered up placing a dead bear cub in Central Park to make it seem as though a cyclist ran over the bear. The incident triggered an investigation by the NYPD at the time. When asked about the bear incident,…

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