MoveOn Statement on Trump Deploying National Guard in DC

WASHINGTON – In response to President Trump deploying the National Guard in Washington, DC, MoveOn Civic Action’s Chief Communication Officer Joel Payne released the following statement:  “Donald Trump can try to cosplay like a king all he wants, but it doesn’t change the fact that he is an unpopular president pushing a historically unpopular agenda with economic policies that are hurting all Americans. His dangerous authoritarian overreach of unleashing the military against the people and interfering with local governance of the District of Columbia is unacceptable and yet another breach…

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How the Evidence Act pushed agencies to make data a strategic asset

What: The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act When: Passed by Congress and signed into law in January 2019 Why it matters: The Evidence Act required agencies to name chief data officers focused on improving data quality, data management, data governance and data stewardship. To celebrate our 25th anniversary in 2025, we’re spotlighting 25 pivotal moments that reshaped the way the government operates. Visit our anniversary page each week as we look back on these defining moments. The Foundations for Evidence-Based Policymaking Act set agencies down a path of using an…

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The Damage to Economic Data May Already Be Done

This article was featured in the One Story to Read Today newsletter. Sign up for it here. If you have been closely following the ongoing Bureau of Labor Statistics story—in which Donald Trump fired then-Commissioner Erika McEntarfer after being displeased by the bureau’s July jobs report and selected the Heritage Foundation economist E. J. Antoni to succeed her—you will have heard an unusual consensus about the airtight political independence of the agency and the people who work there. Among BLS employees, including former Commissioner William Beach, whom Trump appointed in…

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Gavin Newsom’s Misguided Redistricting Initiative

California Gov. Gavin Newsom is upset with Texas. There’s a reason he should be upset. California companies are pulling up in droves and moving to the Lone Star State and elsewhere. But that isn’t what’s bothering him. Newsom cares about politics and power, not markets and business. He’s upset that the Texas Legislature is moving to redistricting that could add up to five Republican seats in 2026. So, Newsom wants to redistrict, which could add another five Democrat seats in California. California’s congressional districts are already gerrymandered to death to…

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Recap: Families First Actions From Coast to Coast

We rallied. We created art. We gathered thousands of pounds of food and other donations for our communities. But most importantly, we built community. Tens of thousands of individuals showed up at hundreds of events across the country on Saturday to set the record straight: Our families must come first, not billionaire tax breaks. The day of action on July 26 included 220-plus community events around the country. The events were peaceful and reminded the country that we are not giving up on our families.  Family First Day of Action…

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