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Senate confirms GSA leader, top tech official, raft of DoD nominees

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The Senate approved 97 Trump administration appointees before leaving town for the holidays on Thursday, with the confirmed list including top officials at the Defense Department, the General Services Administration and the Department of Veterans Affairs. The vote on Thursday leaves just 15 nominations awaiting confirmation in the Senate heading into 2026. It also brings the total number of confirmed presidential appointees to 417 so far in Trump’s second term. Tech officials confirmed Ethan Klein was confirmed to serve as the fifth U.S. chief technology officer and as associate director…

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BREAKING: MoveOn Calls for Schumer to Step Aside as Leader

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Over 80% of MoveOn Members Believe Schumer Is Failing to Lead Opposition Against Trump  WASHINGTON – As a result of 80% of its members calling for Senator Chuck Schumer to step aside as minority leader in response to Senate Democrats backing away from protecting ACA subsidies to make a deal with Republicans and the Trump administration to end the government shutdown, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Katie Bethell released the following statement: “With Donald Trump and the Republican Party doubling health care premiums, weaponizing our military against us, and ripping food…

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Remembering a Great Man and Important Conservative Leader

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And the King said unto his servants, “Know ye not that there is a prince and a great man fallen this day in Israel.” (II Samuels 3:38) This is the feeling about my oldest friend, Dr. Lee Edwards, who went to his heavenly reward Dec. 12, 2024. A prince and a great man. In the summer of 1961, I went to New York City to become the executive secretary of Young Americans for Freedom, the rag tag group of college conservatives who met at William F. Buckley’s house in Sharon,…

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Ben Wikler Is the Right Leader at the Right Time for the DNC

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By MoveOn Executive Director Rahna Epting Let’s face it: We’ve got a lot of work to do to fight back against a second Donald Trump term. Those of us who were working to stop Trump simply did not turn out enough votes in enough states to win the White House. While we are processing and preparing for the grave implications of Trump’s return, this reality requires us to do serious, sober reflection about how we arrived here and show creativity and curiosity in charting the path forward.  There is still…

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