Muslim American Support for Trump Is an Act of Self-Sabotage

Over the weekend, a group of Arab American and Muslim American leaders in Michigan appeared onstage at a Donald Trump rally and urged their communities to vote for him. The outreach might be working: A recent poll showed Trump with a narrow lead among Arab American voters. This is shocking, but hardly surprising. It’s shocking because Trump’s stated policies—on Palestine, on political freedom, and on the very presence of Muslims in America—are antithetical to so much of what most of these voters believe in. It’s unsurprising because we Arab and…

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Show Your Support for Harris-Walz With FREE Digital Downloads

This election will determine the future of our country and our communities, and early voting is a powerful way to ensure that our voices are heard. When President Joe Biden withdrew from the presidential race, we were proud to endorse Vice President Kamala Harris to lead the ticket, and especially excited with her incredible vice-presidential pick: Governor Tim Walz. We need your help breaking through the misinformation and disinformation from the Trump campaign to get this done. Share this page with digital downloads and printouts with at least three friends…

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Hicks presses Congress to increase support for Replicator, RDER

Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks on Wednesday sent a pointed message to Congress at the NDIA emerging technologies conference, saying that congressional trust will “need to substantially expand” when it comes to the department’s innovation programs. “Take Replicator,” Hicks said. “We’ve done nearly 40 Hill briefings since last October, averaging almost one a week.” “On an initiative that represents 0.059 percent of DoD’s budget — that depth of engagement isn’t scalable for Congress across the breadth of what we’re all trying to accomplish.” Replicator, unveiled last August, is Hicks’…

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Weekly Spoiler Roundup: Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Continues Sinking to New Lows and Desperate Tactics as Support Plummets

Meanwhile, Cornel West Facing Scrutiny for Potentially Illegal Coordination With Republicans WASHINGTON, D.C. – As Vice President Kamala Harris has successfully reset the presidential race in Democrats’ favor, this week, Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continued to sink lower and lower to stay relevant.  In Texas, RFK Jr. is accused of falsifying a majority of his petition signatures to “overwhelm the system.” A review by the Texas Democratic Party’s voter protection director found that 70% of the 245,000 signatures his campaign submitted “failed miserably” to meet the state’s election laws’ basic…

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Proposed 2% federal pay raise gets support in 2025 defense authorization bill

With both Senate and House lawmakers advancing legislation that aligns with President Joe Biden’s 2% federal pay raise request, civilian federal employees appear to be a step closer to a smaller pay bump for 2025. The Senate Armed Services Committee’s version of the fiscal 2025 National Defense Authorization Act last week showed support for a 2% raise for DoD civilian workers and a 4.5% raise for military members. In a vote of 22-3 on June 13, committee lawmakers advanced the 2025 NDAA to the full Senate for consideration. The House…

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