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Trump’s Outrageous Slush Fund Gives Peak Abuse of Power

May 21, 2026 gives, power, Fund, trumps, 'Peak, 'Outrageous', Slush, abuse0 comment

WASHINGTON–A MoveOn Political Action petition is calling on Congress to block Trump’s newly created $ 1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” established by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche through the settlement of Trump’s lawsuit against the IRS and the Treasury Department. In less than 24 hours, the MoveOn petition has garnered more than 27,385 signatures and counting. MoveOn’s Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne said, “Trump’s outrageous slush fund is giving peak abuse of power at the expense of the American people.” He continued, “The same Department of Justice that has…

What is Organizing? A Beginner’s Guide to Building People Power

May 13, 2026 People, power, Building, organizing, Guide, Beginner’s0 comment

Introduction to Organizing Are you the one to gather the friends for a movie night? A birthday dinner? Or even a volunteering event? That’s organizing. If you enjoy getting your friends, families, or coworkers together and you feel impassioned to make a difference in your community, we will walk you through how to use those skills to become a leader and activist within your community. What is organizing? Grassroots organizing is connecting people to a shared goal and strategy to build collective power. Power isn’t inherently good or bad—it’s simply…

By Invalidating 3 Million Voters, Courts Greenlight Trump and Republican Power Grabs to Try to Rig the Election

May 9, 2026 greenlight, Invalidating, Republican, Election, Million, voters, Grabs, power, courts, Trump0 comment

VIRGINIA – In response to the Supreme Court of Virginia striking down Virginians’ voting to redraw the state’s congressional map, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement: “Virginians voted to level the playing field against Republican efforts to avoid accountability at the ballot box. And now a court is silencing and invalidating the votes of 3 million Virginians. Once again, the courts have blunted the will of the people, and are giving a green light to President Trump and Republicans’ unprecedented power grab in the…

‘We Need to Do McCarthyism to the Tenth Power’

March 6, 2026 ‘We, McCarthyism, need, power, Tenth0 comment

For decades, Senator Joseph R. McCarthy’s name has been used as shorthand for the opposite of the aspirational ideal of civilized American politics. In the way that Kleenex has become interchangeable with tissue, McCarthyism, for many, is an eponym for the unjust, reprehensible use of political power. Indicating that anything resembled the tactics and smears of the late senator from Wisconsin has been enough to suggest that such behavior was out of bounds, with no rightful place in our modern politics. But now comes a small, influential group of hard-line…

Census Battle: How This Lawsuit Could Change Political Power in Congress

January 1, 2026 Census, battle, power, Change, This, Lawsuit, Congress, could, Political0 comment

A federal lawsuit could be decided in early 2026 to require the Census Bureau to only count people rather than use statistical sampling—a move that could determine who controls Congress. The 2020 Census overcounted the population of several Democrat-leaning states and undercounted the population of several Republican-leaning states. While the agency admitted this was an error, plaintiffs in the case of University of South Florida College Republicans et al. v. Lutnick allege that its method of sampling led to the inaccuracies in the Census—and, ultimately, to the wrong apportionment of seats in Congress. Commerce…

Is There Any Way That Democrats Can Get Back Into Power?

July 21, 2025 Democrats, There, back, into, power0 comment

Yes, if Democrats can take back the House in 2026, then we can stop Trump from continuing to strip away Americans’ rights. There are things we can all be doing right now to get Trump out of office. Remember, Democrats need to flip only three seats to flip the House. Just three seats. In his first six months as president, Trump has already slashed America’s budget and signed dangerous bills into law. Trump and Republicans have taken away Americans’ health care, their SNAP benefits, and their cancer research funding. MoveOn…