MoveOn Statement on President Trump’s Latest Abuse of Power

WASHINGTON – In response to Newark Mayor Baraka’s arrest while protesting the Trump administration’s anti-constitutional efforts to abduct innocent people, MoveOn Civic Action released the following statement: “The Trump administration is abusing its power to arrest anybody who disagrees with them—everyone from mayors to judges to students. This is part of President Trump’s authoritarian playbook to scare the American people into silence and complicity. “We all have the constitutional freedom to express our political opinion and to peacefully protest. We cannot allow the Trump administration to take those rights away…

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The White House is starting a new media policy that restricts wire services’ access to the president

Fresh from a courtroom loss over The Associated Press’ access to the presidency, the White House on Tuesday put forward a new media policy that sharply curtails access to Donald Trump by news agencies that serve media outlets around the world. It was the latest attempt by the new administration to control coverage of its activities. The Washington Times stories: White House

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NEW: MoveOn Launches Elon Musk Accountability Billboard Campaign Questioning Who Is Really President

Billboards will be seen near Mar-a-Lago and across key congressional districts WASHINGTON – In conjunction with its nationwide “Congress Works for Us, Not Musk” mobilization, MoveOn Civic Action today unveiled a series of high-profile billboards designed to shine a spotlight on the growing influence of billionaire Elon Musk over government institutions and over President Donald Trump. One set of billboards, strategically placed near Mar-a-Lago, feature messaging aimed at calling out Musk’s puppet-like control over Trump, with the question: “Who’s the Boss?” The billboards launched February 18 and will run for…

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The President Trump Is Pushing Aside

Only one historic site bears the name of America’s 22nd and 24th president—and it’s no Monticello. The Grover Cleveland Presidential Library and Museum occupies a one-story building in Caldwell, New Jersey, behind the house where its namesake spent the first few years of his life. The museum is the size of a small living room. A Dunkin’ sits across the street. The site befits Cleveland’s legacy. He was a large man but not larger than life; his two terms in the White House were most remarkable for the four years…

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