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MoveOn Statement on Trump Deploying National Guard in DC

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WASHINGTON – In response to President Trump deploying the National Guard in Washington, DC, MoveOn Civic Action’s Chief Communication Officer Joel Payne released the following statement:  “Donald Trump can try to cosplay like a king all he wants, but it doesn’t change the fact that he is an unpopular president pushing a historically unpopular agenda with economic policies that are hurting all Americans. His dangerous authoritarian overreach of unleashing the military against the people and interfering with local governance of the District of Columbia is unacceptable and yet another breach…

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MoveOn Announces Katie Bethell as New Executive Director

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Advocate for Working Families Takes Helm of Leading Progressive Organization For additional media inquiries please contact press@moveon.org WASHINGTON – Today, MoveOn announces that Katie Bethell, a nationally recognized advocate for working families, is joining the organization as its next executive director. Bethell joins MoveOn Civic Action and MoveOn Political Action after decades of experience as a leader in the progressive movement, notably through her time at WorkMoney, Paid Leave for the United States (PL+US), Change.org, and MomsRising. MoveOn welcomes the people-first champion taking the helm at a time when President…

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MoveOn Launches Billboard in Speaker Johnson’s District Blasting His Refusal to Release Epstein Files

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Bossier City, LA — Today, MoveOn Civic Action will unveil a billboard near Speaker Mike Johnson’s office in Bossier City, Louisiana, that will stay up for the next four weeks, calling him out for sending Congress home early rather than allowing a vote on releasing the Epstein files. The billboard is part of MoveOn’s broader accountability campaign targeting Republicans who are stonewalling efforts to make Epstein-related documents public. MoveOn members placed more than 2,500 calls to Republican House members this week, demanding they stay in D.C. and vote to release the Epstein…

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MoveOn Launches “Won’t Back Down” Tour to Hold Republicans Accountable and Organize for 2026

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Sens. Murphy, Warren; Reps. Ansari, Crockett, Frost rally in GOP districts MeidasTouch Joins as a Media Partner; Learn more at WontBackDownTour.com WASHINGTON – As announced in The Bulwark, MoveOn Political Action will launch the Won’t Back Down Tour this August, a national organizing campaign to hold House Republicans accountable for their support of the Trump economic agenda and to build grassroots momentum to flip key congressional districts in the 2026 midterm elections. MoveOn will head to competitive swing districts represented by Republicans such as Reps. Juan Ciscomani (AZ-6), Dave Schweikert…

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NEW: MoveOn Congratulates Zohran Mamdani

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People-powered grassroots campaign beats out billionaire-backed frontrunner  NEW YORK – In response to Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani securing the Democratic nomination for New York City mayor, MoveOn Political Action Political Director Mohammad Khan released the following statement:  “Assemblymember Zohran Mamdani is the exact type of candidate the Democratic Party should be running if they want to welcome back working-class voters. As the cost of living soars, working people across New York City now have a real chance to have a mayor who will fight to make the city more affordable. MoveOn…

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MoveOn: Republicans Pass Historic Medicaid Cuts for Billionaire Handouts

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WASHINGTON – In response to congressional Republicans passing Trump’s bill that will slash health care for at least 17 million people to pay for billionaire tax cuts, MoveOn Political Action spokesperson Britt Jacovich released the following statement: “Blame Donald Trump and congressional Republicans when over 17 million people lose their health care while the rich get even richer. Blame Donald Trump and congressional Republicans when rural hospitals close due to the largest Medicaid cuts in history. Blame Donald Trump and congressional Republicans when struggling families lose SNAP and food assistance to pay…

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