More than 500 former PMFs urge revival of federal leadership program

Hundreds of former Presidential Management Fellows are urging Congress to reinstate the now-defunct PMF program, previously one of the government’s key channels for recruiting and developing the next generation of federal leaders. In response to President Donald Trump’s elimination of the PMF program earlier this year, over 500 program alumni signed a letter sent to Congress on Friday, calling for the passage of the TALENTS Act. The bill, introduced by Sens. Andy Kim (D-N.J.) and Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) in May, would both restore and codify the PMF program, in effect…

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Another Moderate Republican Opts Out

Ideally, this interview would have been over breakfast at a diner in Omaha, and the local congressman, Don Bacon, would have ordered his namesake. He says he eats bacon two or three times a week when he’s in Nebraska; he likes it extra crispy and, if possible, prepared at home. “If you ask me for my favorite bacon, it’s Angie Bacon,” he told me this week, referring to his wife of 41 years. (Sadly, the congressman and I were speaking not over breakfast but by phone.) Angie enjoys having her…

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Youngkin Slashes Government Red Tape, Saving Virginians $1.2 Billion Each Year

With roughly just six months before he leaves office, Gov. Glenn Youngkin, R-Va., is blazing forward with no signs of stopping. Youngkin announced on July 8 his team had approved reforms that streamline nearly 27% of the regulatory requirements in the Code of Virginia. In other words, Youngkin cut more than a quarter of the state government’s red tape. This tape often makes life—from building a home to opening a business—worse rather than better. The governor’s team projects these reforms will save Virginia citizens more than $ 1.2 billion per…

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Get Ready for No Kings Day

We’re all watching Los Angeles right now as President Trump is abusing his power to manufacture a crisis so that he can take away our free speech and our right to protest. In recent days and against the orders of local leaders, he’s deployed the National Guard and Marines to intimidate protesters protecting immigrants from mass raids, an unprecedented overreach that lays the groundwork to threaten all of our rights and stifle all opposition. And it’s all happening while he is trying to bully legislation through Congress that would steal…

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Trump’s NOAA nominee: Ongoing hiring freeze lift ‘challenging’ for its mission

President Donald Trump’s pick to run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told lawmakers that if confirmed, adequate staffing for the agency will be paramount in preparation for major budget cuts next year. Neil Jacobs, Trump’s nominee to serve as NOAA administrator, told members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee that a governmentwide hiring freeze, recently extended to Oct. 15, has made it “challenging” for the agency to meet certain parts of its mission. Jacobs on Wednesday told lawmakers that staffing up NOAA will be a “top priority,”…

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