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TOMORROW: Historic Economic Pause in MN to Protest ICE

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Hundreds of peaceful events expected nationwide in solidarity with MN’s nonviolent statewide shutdown ICE Out For Good calls for Trump admin, Congress, Target, Hilton, Delta Airlines, Enterprise, Home Depot to rein in ICE’s abuses MN and national spokespeople available press@moveon.org  MINNESOTA – In partnership with more than 100 Minnesota faith, community, and labor organizations and more than 375 small businesses that have committed to closing on Friday, January 23, May Day Strong, MoveOn Civic Action, Indivisible, Showing Up for Racial Justice (SURJ), and partner organizations across the country, are organizing…

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GAO responds to Congress on suggested changes to the bid protest function

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Interview transcript: Terry Gerton So we’re going to talk about Section 885. It’s in the 2025 National Defense Authorization. It got some press when that bill was passed. Can you refresh our memory about what this requires? Eric Crusius Sure, and this kind of has a longer history. For many years, Congress has been looking at curtailing protests and seeing if protests kind of get in the way of the efficient use of the procurement system, so to speak. There was a Section 809 panel a number of years ago.…

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No Kings Rallies Conclude With 5 Million+ Joining Largest Day of Protest in Trump Term

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For additional media inquiries & interview requests, please contact press@moveon.org or media@nokings.org  WASHINGTON – Today, in more than 2,100 cities and towns across the globe, millions of people joined together for No Kings—the largest coordinated protests since President Trump returned to office with nearly 2 million more than the Hands Off protests on April 5. A vast majority of the events have currently concluded.  The No Kings coalition is and remains a nonviolent movement. We are heartbroken by the shooting in Minnesota, where State Representative Melissa Hortman and her husband…

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ICYMI: From Utah to Alabama to Maine, Millions Protest Nationwide Against Trump Cuts and Billionaire Corruption

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Watch the Full DC Rally Here Inquiries at press@moveon.org  WASHINGTON – As reported in AP, USA Today, CNN, and hundreds of local news outlets across the country, millions of Americans took part in more than 1,300 “Hands Off!” events nationwide–one of the single largest days of protest in history. The demonstrations, held across all 50 states and even internationally, were part of a large-scale mobilization aimed at pushing back against policies from the Trump administration and billionaire Elon Musk that threaten the key economic and social programs working people rely…

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Key takeaways, trends from GAO’s 2024 bid protest report

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Every fall, the Government Accountability Office fulfills its obligations under the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984 (CICA) and reports to Congress the number of bid protests that were filed in the previous fiscal year. GAO’s annual report also identifies each instance in which a federal agency did not fully implement a recommendation made by GAO in connection with a bid protest during the prior year, and each instance in which a final decision in a protest was not rendered within 100 days after the date the protest was submitted…

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