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A group known for its successes fighting digital wars, notably net neutrality, is offering $15,000 to activists who quit their jobs and form "A-Teams" to jump into a war on President Trump's agenda. Fight for the Future, started in 2011 as a digital activist group, on Monday issued the offer with this eye-catching opening: "Terrified about Trump? Quit your job, start an A-Team. We'll fund it." "We're currently taking applications for an initial launch of the project, and will be providing a few select teams with funding, guidance, and support," said Evan Greer, campaign director for Fight for the Future....

On March 16, the Obama administration announced that a new rule, which would more than double the salary threshold for worker eligibility for overtime pay, was taking another step toward becoming official Department of Labor policy. This statement didn’t come at a press briefing, and wasn’t part of a lengthy policy proposal. Instead, the administration was responding to an online petition through the “We the People” portal on the White House website. The petition, which specifically asked the administration to “tell the Department of Labor to move quickly on implementing the new overtime rule,” gained more than 113,000 signatures in...