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Why Park Police back a bill to modernize the Park Police

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Promotions and other career advancements would come faster for members of the U.S. Park Police under a bill in Congress. The U.S. Park Police Modernization Act was introduced in October. It would bring Park Service personnel practices in line with those of other federal law enforcement agencies. One group supporting this legislation: The National Police Association. Spokesman Betsy Brantner Smith joined the Federal Drive with Tom Temin. Interview transcript: Tom Temin And this bill, is it primarily about personnel practices at the park police or does it go beyond that?…

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Back in Butler, Trump says, ‘I will never yield — not even in the face of death itself’

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Former President Donald Trump on Saturday reinforced his fighter image by rallying supporters in the same place where a gunman came within inches of taking his life, eschewing lingering concerns about his safety and sending a clear message to his supporters that he will never stop fighting for them The Washington Times stories: White House

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‘PUTTING A TARGET ON MY BACK’: Tim Pool Explains Why He’s Suing the Kamala Harris Campaign for Defamation

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Podcaster Tim Pool filed a defamation lawsuit against Vice President Kamala Harris‘ presidential campaign Thursday. Pool says he has faced an increase in death threats and that suspicious people have been monitoring his place of business, two developments he finds alarming after two assassination attempts against former President Donald Trump. “It’s putting a target on my back for things I don’t believe and things I actually argue against,” Pool told The Daily Signal in an interview Friday. Pool’s lawsuit focuses on one specific post on the social media platform X…

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MoveOn to Kennedy Jr.: Tell Your Super PACs to Give Back All the MAGA Money

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NYT: “Trump Allies Have a Plan to Hurt Biden’s Chances: Elevate Outsider Candidates” WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to New York Times reporting outlining how Donald Trump’s allies are investing in third-party presidential candidates, such as Robert Kennedy Jr., to swing the election against President Biden, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne release the following statement:  “Trump and his MAGA dark money crowd are not fooling anybody. It’s clear as day that Robert Kennedy Jr. is a Trojan horse for the Trump campaign. Here’s an idea: How about…

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USPS unions, top House Democrat back bill setting harsher sentences for robbing letter carriers

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Ryan Pierani remembers getting robbed when he used to deliver pizzas. But he never expected to be robbed on the job while delivering mail and packages, as a letter carrier for the Postal Service. “When you carry cash on you, you always expect to be robbed,” Pierani, now a letter carrier in Cincinnati, Ohio, said in an interview Wednesday. “You have to be on high alert, and it happens here and there.” But Pierani wasn’t on guard, when a young man approached his USPS-marked delivery van in January 2022. He…

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MoveOn Statement on New No Labels Super PAC That Will Only Lead to Trump Back In White House

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Washington, D.C. – Following the news that a super PAC has been launched to back the eventual No Labels candidates – which new reporting has revealed may be a so-called all-Republican “unity ticket” – MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement: “No one should be surprised that Republican strategists are creating another revenue stream to line their pockets and funnel millions of dollars towards No Labels’ dangerous operation that will only lead to Donald Trump back in the White House. Voters deserve to know who is behind this effort and where every…

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