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Virginia Victory Shows That We Will Not Let the GOP Change the Rules to Avoid Accountability

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VIRGINIA – In response to Virginians overwhelmingly voting to redraw the state’s congressional map, MoveOn Political Action Chief Communications Officer Joel Payne released the following statement. “Once again, the people have blunted President Trump and Republicans’ unprecedented power grab to pick their voters in the midterms. Virginians went to the ballot box to stop Republican efforts to avoid accountability for their failed policies. This should put Republicans on notice that if they want to continue to escalate this fight about mid-decade redistricting, the grassroots is ready to show up and…

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MoveOn Members Celebrate Massive CA Prop 50 Victory

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CALIFORNIA – Californians overwhelmingly voted for Prop 50, California’s Election Rigging Response Act, a stopgap measure to put power back in the hands of voters in response to President Trump’s allies rigging congressional seats behind closed doors. “MoveOn members and Californians resoundingly rejected the Trump administration’s attempts to cheat their way into victory in 2026,” said MoveOn Executive Director Katie Bethell. “Prop 50 blunts President Trump and Republicans’ unprecedented power grab to pick their voters in the midterms. We applaud Governor Newsom’s leadership and California voters for fighting fire with…

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What Trump’s Victory in Iowa Reveals

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Sign up for The Decision, a newsletter featuring our 2024 election coverage. Donald Trump’s victory in the Iowa caucus was as dominant as expected, underscoring the exceedingly narrow path available to any of the Republican forces hoping to prevent his third consecutive nomination. And yet, for all Trump’s strength within the party, the results also hinted at some of the risks the GOP will face if it nominates him again. Based on Trump’s overwhelming lead in the poll conducted of voters on their way into the voting, the cable networks…

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‘We Finished the Race,’ Coach Kennedy Says After Taking Knee in Prayer on Field Following Supreme Court Victory

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BREMERTON, Wash.—Fans from both teams cheered as Joe Kennedy knelt in silent prayer for 10 seconds at the 50-yard line. It was the moment of culmination after a more than 7-year legal battle over prayer that ended with a victory for Kennedy at the Supreme Court. “I used to run marathons quite a bit and you never think you’re going to get to the end, and when you finally see that finish line… that’s what tonight was,” Kennedy told The Daily Signal at the end of his first game back…

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MoveOn Activists Celebrate Victory in Debt Ceiling Battle

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(Photo by Sean Zanni/Getty Images for MoveOn) After months of MAGA Republicans’ holding our economy hostage, the Biden administration and Congress have finally reached a deal to raise the debt ceiling, prevent a national default, and preserve critical federal programs. The budget deal that President Biden secured isn’t perfect, but it protects jobs, veterans’ benefits, historic climate change investments enacted in 2022, and lifesaving health care benefits, while mostly preserving the social safety net. Together, MoveOn members’ activism stopped Republicans in Congress from dragging all of us into a catastrophic…

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