Secret Service email on Riot US President 

January 6 Committee takeaways

On July 21, the committee heard testimony from former White House officials who said Trump was unmoved for hours by the many pleas from aides, lawmakers, friends and family members to intervene during the Capitol attack. Two White House aides, Sarah Matthews and Matthew Pottinger, said that they argued with colleagues and Trump that he should condemn the violence. White House counsel Pat Cipollone told the committee that Trump was alone in refusing to take action to send the rioters home. Testimony and documents show that Donald Trump and his…

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Ten things to know about voting Voting 

Ten things to know about voting

An election checklist for voters before and as they vote Study the issues and candidates using nonpartisan resources: Make use of fact check organizations who seek to offset inaccurate, misleading, or false claims by politicians and partisan political groups. The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization, is a good source for election information. Know your rights and responsibilities before heading out to the polls: To vote in many states, voters must provide a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows the name…

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New rules take effect for agencies buying from AbilityOne contractors

New rules have taken effect for procurement from AbilityOne contractors. Those are the companies, mostly non-profits, whose employees have disabilities. The rules were ordered by Congress back in 2017 and they bring more competition to the program. For details, The Federal Drive with Tom Temin talked with the Executive Director of the AbilityOne Commission, Kim Zeich. Interview Transcript:  Kim Zeich The AbilityOne program provides employment opportunities to individuals who are blind or have significant disabilities through the Federal Acquisition System. Historically, the AbilityOne program has been an exception to competition…

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A Senator Who Loved to Kibitz

Say what you will about Joe Lieberman, the self-described “Independent Democrat” senator from Connecticut and onetime Democratic vice-presidential candidate. He was many things—honorable, devout, sanctimonious, maddening, and unfailingly warm and decent—all of which have been unpacked since his death yesterday, at 82. He elicited strong reactions, often from Democrats, over his various apostasies to liberal orthodoxy. But what I’ll miss and remember most about Lieberman was that the man loved to kibitz. It is something of a lost art, at least the in-person version, which has largely given over to…

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Why Is Marxism—But Not Madison—Being Taught at Montpelier?

James Madison is the Father of our Constitution, and the Robert H. Smith Center for the Constitution at Madison’s Montpelier provides educational programming for teachers, law enforcement officers, and others. That seems appropriate. After all, not only did Madison—our country’s fourth president—help draft the Constitution, but he also served as a key delegate at the Constitutional Convention, authored the Bill of Rights, and urged ratification of the Constitution through his practical and philosophical arguments in The Federalist Papers. But these accomplishments are, at best, downplayed at his historic home. Montpelier…

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MoveOn Statement on Nicole Shanahan, RFK Jr’s Expected VP Running Mate

Washington, D.C. – In response to conspiracy theorist Robert Kennedy Jr.’s announcement that Nicole Shanahan will serve as his vice presidential running mate in his dangerous, spoiler, third-party presidential bid, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement: “Let’s be 100% clear: Robert Kennedy Jr. will not be president. He has no path to the 270 Electoral College votes needed to win. And adding Nicole Shanahan to the ticket doesn’t change that equation. “All Kennedy and Shanahan can do is be spoilers and help hand the keys to the…

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