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Government shutdown is averted just after deadline as Congress rejects Trump’s debt limit demands

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Facing a government shutdown deadline, the Senate rushed through final passage early Saturday of a bipartisan plan that would temporarily fund federal operations and disaster aid, dropping President-elect Donald Trump’s demands for a debt limit increase into the new year. House Speaker Mike Johnson had insisted Congress would “meet our obligations” and not allow federal operations to shutter ahead of the Christmas holiday season. But the day’s outcome was uncertain after Trump doubled down on his insistence that a debt ceiling increase be included in any deal…

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MoveOn: Every House Republican Just Caved to MAGA Trump Impeachment Ploy

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House Republicans ignore American people’s priorities and vote for impeachment inquiry designed to hurt President Biden and reelect Trump Washington, D.C. – Following House Republicans’ – including the 17 Republicans from swing districts Biden carried in 2020 – voting in favor of an unfounded impeachment inquiry, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement: “House Republicans just voted for an illegitimate Biden impeachment inquiry after failing to pass any meaningful legislation in 2023. Their near-final act before the end of the year tells us everything we need…

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MoveOn’s Banned Bookmobile Ran Out of Books in Just 10 Minutes

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MoveOn’s Banned Bookmobile had its first look at NEA’s annual convention in Orlando, Florida, on July 5, and it was a hit! So much so that we gave all of our banned books away before the event was even over. That’s right—we ran out of books to give away in just ten minutes.  Keeping up the momentum, we kicked off our official Banned Bookmobile tour in Chicago the following week.  We chose to jump-start our tour in Chicago to celebrate Illinois enacting the nation’s first ban on book bans—a proactive…

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Why Trump Might Just Roll to the Presidential Nomination

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This should be a window of widening opportunity and optimism for the Republicans chasing Donald Trump, the commanding front-runner in the 2024 GOP presidential race. Instead, this is a time of mounting uncertainty and unease. Rather than undermine Trump’s campaign, his indictment last week for mishandling classified documents has underscored how narrow a path is available for the candidates hoping to deny him the nomination. What should have been a moment of political danger for Trump instead has become another stage for him to demonstrate his dominance within the party.…

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How about evidence-based policy making not just for you, but for Congress?

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A bipartisan resolution aims to bring more evidence-based policy making to Congress. It would establish a commission to, in the words of the sponsors, “facilitate the integration of robust data in the legislative process.” For more about what that would do, Federal Drive with Tom Temin talks with one of the main backers of the resolution, Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-Wash.) Interview Transcript:  Tom Temin And tell us exactly what you envisioned for a commission to establish evidence-based policymaking on the Hill. Derek Kilmer Let’s just start with the problem statement,…

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The Tennessee Expulsions Are Just the Beginning

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The red-state drive to reverse the rights revolution of the past six decades continues to intensify, triggering confrontations involving every level of government. In rapid succession, Republican-controlled states are applying unprecedented tactics to shift social policy sharply to the right, not only within their borders but across the nation. Just last Thursday, the GOP-controlled Tennessee House of Representatives voted to expel two young Black Democratic representatives, and Texas’s Republican governor, Greg Abbott, on Saturday moved to nullify the verdict of a jury in liberal Travis County. In between, last Friday,…

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