MoveOn Responds to Reports of No Labels Plans to Run an All-Republican “Unity Ticket”

Washington, D.C. – In response to news from HuffPost that No Labels is considering putting forward a so-called “unity,” all-Republican ticket, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “No Labels is living in a fantasy world where an all-Republican ticket is ‘bipartisan’ and a third-party ticket with no strategy can win 270 electoral votes. That means No Labels wants to run a national ticket that is hostile to reproductive rights, hostile to workers’ rights, hostile to the interests of young voters, and silent on climate…

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DoD sends Congress nearly triple the amount of annual reports it did 20 years ago

<p><em>Best listening experience is on Chrome, Firefox or Safari. Subscribe to Federal Drive’s daily audio interviews on <a href=”https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/federal-drive-with-tom-temin/id1270799277?mt=2″>Apple Podcasts</a> or <a href=”https://www.podcastone.com/federal-drive-with-tom-temin?pid=1753589″>PodcastOne</a>.</em></p> <p>In 20 years, the number of annual reports the Defense Department must make to Congress has nearly tripled to more than 1,400. DoD officials have tried to get a handle on this task, which required untold thousands of man-hours. For what it could do to help streamline the process, the <a href=”https://federalnewsnetwork.com/category/temin/tom-temin-federal-drive/”><em><strong>Federal Drive with Tom Temin</strong></em></a> turned to the director of defense capabilities and management issues at the Government…

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US election: Republicans dampen reports of convention media ban – BBC News

US election: Republicans dampen reports of convention media ban  BBC News Could this anti-Trump Republican group take down the president?  The Guardian Republicans: Trump Renomination Will Be Held in Private  Voice of America Texas Republicans reject Trump’s unilateral call for election delay  The Texas Tribune US Republicans plan to hold ‘closed press’ convention for the first time  TASS View Full Coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News

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U.S. Republicans, Democrats want to question Trump aides over Russia bounty reports – Reuters

U.S. Republicans, Democrats want to question Trump aides over Russia bounty reports  Reuters Republican lawmakers urge action after briefing on Russia’s bounties on U.S. troops  Press Herald ‘Russian bounties’ intelligence was in Trump written daily briefing – reports  The Guardian Don’t count on Republicans to do anything about the latest Russia scandal  The Washington Post Senate Republicans squeeze Trump over Russian bounties  POLITICO View Full Coverage on Google News “us republicans” – Google News

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