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OPM defends rule to hamper Schedule F’s return, backs telework amid return to office push

May 23, 2024 Amid, Push, defends, backs, Office, 'Return, hamper, rule, schedule, telework, F’s0 comment

The Office of Personnel Management is defending a recently finalized rule meant to prevent the return of Schedule F — a Trump-era policy that made it easier to fire career federal employees in policymaking positions. OPM’s acting director told the House Oversight and Accountability Committee that the re-emergence of such a policy would undermine civil service protections, and return the federal workforce to a 19th-century “spoils system” with major turnover. Acting OPM Director Rob Shriver told lawmakers on Wednesday that the return of Schedule F would have a “chilling effect”…

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a Look at How Reporters Push Transgender Ideology

November 29, 2023 look, EXCLUSIVE, Push, reporters, Here's, Transgender, Ideology0 comment

FIRST ON THE DAILY SIGNAL: Some media outlets have come under fire in recent years for buying into activists’ framing and talking points on so-called gender-affirming care, attempted transgender sex-change operations, hormonal interventions, and social affirmations, even for minors. Emails obtained by the organization Do No Harm, which combats gender ideology in the medical profession, provide a look at how that type of story is crafted. The organization obtained a June 15 exchange between Capital Times reporter Erin McGroarty, who specializes in “investigating disinformation” for the newspaper in Madison, Wisconsin,…

MoveOn Members Join Growing Push for Ceasefire in Israel and Palestine

October 28, 2023 MoveOn, Israel, growing, Push, join, members, Palestine, ceasefire0 comment

Washington, D.C. – Today, MoveOn members are expanding their call for a ceasefire amid the escalating violence in Israel and the Palestinian Territories. As part of the effort, MoveOn members—along with progressive partner organizations—are planning a Call-In Day of Action on Thursday, November 2, 2023, to urge the Biden administration and members of Congress to use their power to call for a ceasefire. The Day of Action will include calls to members of Congress from MoveOn members, as well as other tactics to urge for an end to the increasing…

Pro-Palestinian Protesters Block White House, Demand Biden Push for Gaza Cease-fire

October 16, 2023 GAZA, ceasefire, ProPalestinian, Biden, House, block, Push, White, Protesters, demand0 comment

It was difficult to hear any mention from protesters outside the White House on Monday about the deadly terrorist attack by Hamas on Israel, as hundreds chanted “free Palestine” and vowed to block the White House until the Biden administration demanded a cease-fire. One group of protesters sat outside an entrance to the White House chanting, “From the river to the sea, Palestine shall be free.” That slogan implies the eradication of Israel. Pro-Palestine protesters actually said “from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.” It’s not clear…

House Republicans push through defense bill limiting abortion access and halting diversity efforts

July 16, 2023 halting, Diversity, Republicans, limiting, abortion, Access, House, Defense, Push, Bill, Efforts, through0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — The House passed a sweeping defense bill Friday that provides an expected 5.2% pay raise for service members but strays from traditional military policy with Republicans add-ons blocking abortion coverage, diversity initiatives at the Pentagon and transgender care that deeply divided the chamber. Democrats voted against the package, which had sailed out of the House Armed Services Committee on an almost unanimous vote weeks ago before being loaded with the GOP priorities during a heated late-night floor debate this week. The final vote was 219-210, with four…

State Department Partners With Left-Leaning Media in Propaganda Push, Documents Reveal

May 25, 2023 state, media, Push, Reveal, Department, documents, leftleaning, Partners, propaganda0 comment

A State Department agency with a mission of combating disinformation abroad has helped shape coverage by—and in some cases subsidized—U.S. news outlets, according to records obtained by a conservative legal organization. America First Legal says that over 600 pages of documents obtained in a public records lawsuit show the State Department’s Global Engagement Center worked with privately owned media organizations to tout government propaganda. Among those named in the documents are The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Associated Press, The Wall Street Journal, and PolitiFact. PolitiFact’s parent organization,…