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Trump’s Outrageous Slush Fund Gives Peak Abuse of Power

May 21, 2026 abuse, gives, power, Fund, trumps, 'Peak, 'Outrageous', Slush0 comment

WASHINGTON–A MoveOn Political Action petition is calling on Congress to block Trump’s newly created $ 1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” established by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche through the settlement of Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS and the Treasury Department. In less than 24 hours, the MoveOn petition has garnered more than 27,385 signatures and counting. MoveOn’s Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne said, “Trump’s outrageous slush fund is giving peak abuse of power at the expense of the American people.” He continued, “The same Department of Justice that has…

Justice Dept. investigating Biden’s final pardons for autopen abuse

June 3, 2025 Justice, Dept., abuse, Final, Investigating, Biden's, pardons, autopen0 comment

The Justice Department is investigating the legitimacy of thousands of pardons that President Biden issued during his final days in office, which were likely signed with an autopen. The Washington Times stories: White House

MoveOn Statement on President Trump’s Latest Abuse of Power

May 10, 2025 president, abuse, power, latest, Statement, trumps, MoveOn0 comment

WASHINGTON – In response to Newark Mayor Baraka’s arrest while protesting the Trump administration’s anti-constitutional efforts to abduct innocent people, MoveOn Civic Action released the following statement: “The Trump administration is abusing its power to arrest anybody who disagrees with them—everyone from mayors to judges to students. This is part of President Trump’s authoritarian playbook to scare the American people into silence and complicity. “We all have the constitutional freedom to express our political opinion and to peacefully protest. We cannot allow the Trump administration to take those rights away…

Senator Van Hollen Calls for Kilmar Garcia’s return and an End to Trump’s Power Abuse

April 28, 2025 trumps, Hollen, Kilmar, calls, Senator, abuse, power, 'Return, Garcia's0 comment

Kilmar Abrego Garcia still isn’t home, despite the Supreme Court’s unanimous order to facilitate his return. Last week, Senator Chris Van Hollen of Maryland travelled to El Salvador to check on Kilmar’s well-being. Days after he returned, he joined MoveOn’s monthly Volunteer Network Call to provide a report-back on his visit with Kilmar and to sound the alarm on what this injustice means for all of us. “This case is not about one man alone,” Sen. Van Hollen said. “It’s about all of us. It’s about our Constitution. It’s about…

Lack of ‘Affirmation’ Is Child Abuse: New Biden Rule Applies Transgender Standard to Foster Care

November 25, 2023 foster, Transgender, applies, ‘Affirmation’, Biden, abuse, care, Lack, Standard, rule, child0 comment

Transgender orthodoxy may soon become a litmus test for parenthood, according to the logic of a new policy working its way through the Department of Health and Human Services under President Joe Biden. A new rule in HHS’ Administration for Children and Families would apply the idea that any lack of “affirmation” constitutes a form of child abuse to foster care placements. Once that idea takes root in foster care, child protective services agencies might start applying it more broadly. The rule would reinterpret the Social Security Act, which requires…

Republican who signed anti-trans sports bill into law suggests gender-affirming care is child abuse

February 23, 2022 antitrans, genderaffirming, Republican, abuse, into, Bill, care, child, suggests, sports, signed0 comment

While conservatives have fanned faux hysteria about trans girls participating in girls’ sports teams, they’ve gotten a distressing amount of people on board for anti-trans rhetoric. Normalizing exclusion, discrimination, and “othering” always leads us… Daily Kos