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White House asks Congress to pass short-term funding bill to keep government operating

September 2, 2023 Congress, House, White, Keep, asks, government, Bill, pass, shortterm, funding, Operating0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House said Thursday that Congress should pass a short-term funding measure to ensure the government keeps operating after the current budget year ends Sept. 30. An official with the Office of Management and Budget said lawmakers would very likely need to pass a temporary spending measure in September to prevent a potential partial shutdown. The official was not authorized to discuss the administration’s plans and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity. Without such congressional approval, parts of the federal government could shut…

What a lapse in funding might look like in October of 2023

August 13, 2023 October, look, like, funding, might, lapse, 20230 comment

The crazy weather throughout the country seems to be reflected in Congress. On recess, when it returns it will have 12 working days to workout a regular federal budget for 2024. Ain’t gonna happen. Joining the Federal Drive with Tom Temin to explore the possible consequences, the vice president for policy and programs at the National Active and Retired Federal Employees Association, John Hatton. Interview Transcript: Tom Temin And it looks more and more like, because of political developments in the short time period, there could be a lapse. But…

AT&T, Subway, and GM Should Disavow “Unhinged” Fox News Chyron and Stop Funding Extremist Propaganda

June 18, 2023 Chyron, News, stop, Should, AT&T, funding, propaganda, Extremist, Unhinged, Subway, Disavow0 comment

Washington, D.C. – Today, MoveOn released a new video as part of its Stop Funding Fox campaign to spotlight consumer brands that are still inexplicably advertising on Fox News, despite the network’s track record of promoting lies and propaganda. The latest “Bought and Paid For” video highlights a segment on Fox News from June 12 where Fox News broadcast a bottom-of-the-screen chyron that accused President Joe Biden of being a “wannabe dictator who arrested his political rival.” This segment ran the same day as Donald Trump was indicted in Florida…

MoveOn Members Call on Advertisers Like General Motors, AT&T and Subway to Stop Funding Fox News

June 6, 2023 call, stop, AT&T, like, funding, members, general, Motors, MoveOn, Advertisers, News, Subway0 comment

MoveOn activists across the country are demanding that corporations including Subway, AT&T, General Motors, and Comcast stop funding Fox News, in efforts to hold the network accountable for dividing Americans and spreading disinformation, bias, lies, and hate. Cable companies and advertisers provide two major revenue streams for Fox News, thus enabling the lies they spread. The most effective way MoveOn members can hold Fox News accountable is to demand that these companies “cut the cord” and stop funding the channel through any new advertising or potential increased cable fees. …

MoveOn Members Protest at Fox’s Upfront and Rally to Stop Funding Fox

May 21, 2023 stop, protest, funding, members, rally, Fox's, MoveOn, Upfront0 comment

This week, Fox hosted its biggest pitch of the year to potential advertisers, hoping to woo massive ad buys to bankroll its lie-riddled programming. We all know that this event comes mere weeks after Fox News agreed to the largest lawsuit settlement in U.S. media history and fired Tucker Carlson. Together, we made sure that Fox’s potential advertisers don’t forget that that is the same brand they are being asked to fund. Here’s a quick snapshot of what advertisers saw on Monday: MoveOn members protested outside Fox’s New York City…

NPR Peddles Propaganda for the Regime. It’s Past Time to Pull its Funding.

April 11, 2023 Past, pull, Time, It's, funding, Regime, propaganda, Peddles0 comment

Why should American taxpayers be on the hook to pay for a highly partisan and ideological media outlet? That’s an important discussion to be had after Twitter last week slapped a “state affiliated media” tag on National Public Radio’s Twitter profile. The move was met with much anger and frothing. “NPR and our member stations are supported by millions of listeners who depend on us for the independent, fact-based journalism we provide,” John Lansing, NPR’s president and CEO, said in a statement. “NPR stands for freedom of speech and holding…