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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 Diversity, Republicans, limiting, abortion, Access, House, Defense, Push, Bill, Efforts, through, halting0 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,…

Manchin ends pipeline push, easing path for spending bill

September 27, 2022 easing, ends, spending, Push, Bill, Path, pipeline, Manchin0 comment

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin has abandoned, for now, his push to speed up the permitting process for energy projects, easing the Senate’s path toward passing a stopgap spending bill that would keep the federal government running when the fiscal year ends at midnight Friday. A procedural vote Tuesday advancing the funding bill succeeded easily, 72-23, after Democrats announced that the West Virginia senator’s proposal would be stripped from the final legislation. It was clear that, with Manchin’s plan included, Democrats were falling far short of the 60…

Biden orders release of strategic oil reserves, says high gas prices not caused by clean-energy push

November 23, 2021 Caused, cleanenergy, high, Biden, says, Prices, release, Push, orders, reserves, strategic0 comment

President Biden insisted on Tuesday that Democrats’ climate change policies are not causing high gasoline prices, as he ordered the release of 50 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve in a bid to ease soaring prices at the pump. Speaking at the White House, Mr. Biden said … The Washington Times stories: White House