House committee’s top Democrat presses for details on HHS layoffs

The top Democrat on the House Education and Workforce Committee is renewing his call for details about the reductions in force that have taken place at the Department of Health and Human Services. In a letter sent to HHS on Monday, Rep. Bobby Scott (D-Va.), the committee’s ranking member, pressed HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., to explain how the layoffs of thousands of federal employees this year are impacting the agency’s mission. “As a result of these actions, operations of vital programs are in jeopardy — threatening to deprive…

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How Democrats Tied Their Own Hands on Redistricting

As New York Governor Kathy Hochul denounced the GOP’s aggressive attempt to gerrymander Democrats into political oblivion this week, she lamented her party’s built-in disadvantage. “I’m tired of fighting this fight with my hand tied behind my back,” she told reporters. As political metaphors go, it’s not a bad one. Hochul omitted a key detail, however: Democrats provided the rope themselves. For more than a decade, they’ve tried to be the party of good government on redistricting. But Democrats’ support for letting independent commissions draw legislative maps has cost them…

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VA Cuts Ties With Unions in ‘Best Interests of Veterans’

The Department of Veterans Affairs announced it is severing its ties with unions, in line with President Donald Trump’s executive order ending collective bargaining with unions at some agencies. The move is intended to make it easier for VA leaders to promote high-performing employees, hold poor performers accountable, and improve benefits and services to America’s veterans. “Too often, unions that represent VA employees fight against the best interests of veterans while protecting and rewarding bad workers,” VA Secretary Doug Collins said. “We’re making sure VA resources and employees are singularly…

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The Arizona Republic: “Sen. Chris Murphy, Rep. Jasmine Crockett test 2026 midterm messages at Phoenix rally”

WATCH the Event Livestream Getty Images HERE Phoenix, AZ – As covered in The Arizona Republic, MoveOn Political Action launched its Won’t Back Down Tour Sunday in Phoenix, bringing together activists, impacted community members, and progressive leaders to hold Republicans Juan Ciscomani (AZ-6) and Dave Schweikert (AZ-1) accountable for enabling Trump’s agenda of health care cuts and billionaire tax breaks. The kickoff rally featured Senator Chris Murphy (D-CT) alongside Representatives Yassamin Ansari (AZ-6) and Jasmine Crockett (TX-30) and was emceed by Adam Mockler of MeidasTouch. The event energized Phoenix community…

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