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America’s police are pushing back. Under assault by the liberal “defund movement” pushed by Black Lives Matter, police associations from several cities have formed a federal super PAC to tackle politicians that support efforts to cut policing and police funds. The Protect and Serve PAC will jump into races “where there is a clear distinction between candidates who embrace the disastrous policy of ‘defunding the police’ and those who recognize the central role law enforcement plays in keeping our cities and neighborhoods safe,” according to a statement.

Dear MoveOn member, We all know the right wing dominates the media: they have think tanks full of "experts," and a whole media echo chamber to amplify their "talking points." But we can counter their well-funded machine with grassroots action. When MoveOn members organize events around the country, we can inject a progressive viewpoint into the news. But doing it successfully takes a bit of skill. That's why you're invited to an innovative new training program designed to give progressives the skills to get media coverage. The Center for Progressive Leadership (CPL) Action Network, a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization, has set...

BERKELEY, Calif. (AP) - Although the liberal advocacy group MoveOn.org touts itself as a grassroots political group, records show that a sizable lump of money comes from just two donors. A review of the Berkeley-based group's first quarter fund raising showed nearly half its $6.98 million came from Peter Lewis, chairman of Progressive Corporation, a Cleveland insurance company, and billionaire philanthropist George Soros. Lewis has donated $2 million to the group and Soros has given more than $1 million, the San Francisco Chronicle reported Sunday. The directors of MoveOn, which has pledged to "bring ordinary people back into politics," say...