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WATCH: Trump Honors Fallen Soldiers During Memorial Day Ceremony

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THE CENTER SQUARE—President Donald Trump, Vice President JD Vance and others on Monday thanked those U.S. service members who died serving their country during a Memorial Day event at Arlington National Cemetery. “We gather today to honor the incredible service members who rest in glory in this cemetery and burial grounds around the world, and in thousands of lonely places known only to God.” Trump said. “And every hour of peril and every moment of crisis, American warriors have left behind the blessings of home and family to answer their…

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MoveOn Statement on Trump Admin Arresting Political Opponents

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WASHINGTON – In response to the Trump administration bringing federal charges against Representative LaMonica McIver (D-NJ), MoveOn Civic Action Executive Director Rahna Epting released the following statement:  “We are in dangerous territory now that the president of the United States is arresting anyone who disagrees with him. If he can get away with arresting a sitting member of Congress, a judge, or a student, he can arrest anybody. MoveOn and our members have Rep. McIver’s back, and we will not let the Trump administration intimidate us into silence. “It is…

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Trump Finally Drops the Anti-Semitism Pretext

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The intensely hostile letter that Education Secretary Linda McMahon sent to the leadership of Harvard yesterday has a lot going on. But the most notable thing about it is what it leaves out. To hear McMahon tell it, Harvard is a university on the verge of ruin. (I say McMahon because her signature is at the bottom of the letter, but portions of the document are written in such a distinctive idiolect—“Why is there so much HATE?” the letter asks; it signs off with “Thank you for your attention to…

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