Should the Secret Service lose its cyber fraud mission? One lawmaker thinks so

New legislation in the House would strip the Secret Service of its mission to investigate financial crimes and cyber fraud in the wake of the assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump. Rep. Ritchie Torries (D-N.Y.) last week introduced the “Focus on Protection Act.” The bill would transfer investigative jurisdiction over payment and financial systems from the Secret Service to the Treasury Department. In a statement, Torres said the move would allow the Secret Service to focus more on its protection mission. He called the Secret Service’s role in investigating…

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JD Vance Is Right: RFK Jr. Should Drop Out

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, MoveOn Political Action applauds Donald Trump’s running mate, JD Vance, for saying the quiet part out loud: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. should drop out and endorse Trump. They have so much in common!  According to Washington Post reporter Meryl Kornfield:  Vance told reporters on his plane today that RFK Jr. should drop out and endorse the Trump-Vance ticket, pointing to their shared views. “He’s much closer on the issues to President Trump than he is to Kamala Harris,” Vance said. “We agree with JD Vance on…

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100k Signers Agree: No President Should Have “Absolute Immunity”

WASHINGTON, D.C. – As the Supreme Court holds oral arguments this week on twice-impeached and criminally indicted former President Donald Trump’s absurd legal argument that anyone who’s been president has “absolute immunity” from prosecution for any crimes they commit, nearly 100,000 people have signed MoveOn’s petition calling on the Supreme Court to rule against his appeal.  Said MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting, “Once again, Donald Trump is shamelessly looking for a bailout from the MAGA majority on the court. Nobody is above the law, and especially not Trump.…

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MoveOn: Our Elected Leaders Should Reject “Cruel, Extremist” Immigration Measures

Washington, D.C. — In response to the release of the Senate border proposal that was recently announced, MoveOn Political Action Executive Director Rahna Epting issued the following statement:   “MoveOn’s millions of members believe in commonsense solutions and reform to our nation’s immigration system, but we cannot accept cruel, extremist policies and compromises that gut our humanity in the process. It’s clear that our broken immigration system is not working for anyone, and instead of operating in good faith, Republicans have chosen to follow Donald Trump and MAGA’s push for failed,…

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White House denounces ‘irresponsible’ House GOP subpoenas, says they should be withdrawn

The White House is firing back on a recent slate of subpoenas issued by House Republicans targeting members of President Joe Biden’s family and his inner circle of aides, describing the GOP’s impeachment push as an illegitimate endeavor that has repeatedly failed to produce proof of wrongdoing. The Washington Times stories: White House

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Congress should protect competition, save Section 876

When awarding government contracts, actual pricing will always beat hypothetical pricing. Yet most multiple award task and delivery order contracts are awarded based on hypothetical pricing. To change this, Section 876, Increasing Competition at the Task Order Level, was passed in 2018 as part of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 2019. As the then administrator of the General Services Administration, I know the agency worked closely with Congress to pass Section 876. Unfortunately, a recent Court of Federal Claims decision severely limited the applicability of Section 876, making…

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