The White House launched TikTok account this week, amid uncertainty about the popular video app’s future as a deadline approaches for its Chinese-owned parent company to sell to an American buyer or face a ban. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...Senate Republicans passed the largest cuts to Medicaid since the program began in the 1960s, a reckless move that would strip health insurance from nearly 17 million Americans over the next decade. To pay for Trump’s tax cuts to billionaires and big corporations, Republicans deliberately chose to cut Medicaid funding by $ 1 trillion and to drastically cut other vital programs like SNAP and housing assistance. Health care workers and experts say these extreme Medicaid cuts could result in vulnerable Americans no longer being able to receive care—either because they…
Read More...President Donald Trump’s pick to run the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration told lawmakers that if confirmed, adequate staffing for the agency will be paramount in preparation for major budget cuts next year. Neil Jacobs, Trump’s nominee to serve as NOAA administrator, told members of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee that a governmentwide hiring freeze, recently extended to Oct. 15, has made it “challenging” for the agency to meet certain parts of its mission. Jacobs on Wednesday told lawmakers that staffing up NOAA will be a “top priority,”…
Read More...NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte applauded President Trump for the work he did at the NATO summit to get other members to spend more on defense. The Washington Times stories: White House
Read More...The Trump administration’s long, belabored campaign to prove that Kilmar Abrego Garcia is a gang leader, a terrorist, and an all-around bad guy—not a wrongfully deported Maryland man—has produced some extraordinary legal maneuvers. The administration fought Abrego Garcia’s return from El Salvador all the way to the Supreme Court, lost, and eventually brought him back to the United States to slap him with criminal charges it had started investigating after it had already sent him to a foreign prison. But with that criminal case off to a shaky start, the…
Read More...WASHINGTON – In response to President Trump launching direct strikes on Iran without Congressional authorization, MoveOn Civic Action released the following statement: “By launching direct strikes against Iran without Congressional approval, President Trump broke the law and his campaign promises to the American people. President Trump is putting all of us in danger by starting yet another forever war. Our Congressional lawmakers have a responsibility to their constituents and our country to hold Trump accountable and end his war mongering.” ### MoveOn is a people-powered force for progress. MoveOn mobilizes…
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