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- 1'No Kings' rallies push early voting before November 3 election▼'No Kings' rallies urge early voting ahead of Nov. 3 election
'No Kings' rallies are being held in Milwaukee and beyond to encourage voters to cast their ballots early ahead of the November 3 election. Organizers and attendees are using the events to urge people not to wait until Election Day, framing the vote as a key moment for democracy.
- 2Former White House press aides invoke James Brady's lessons for the next press secretary●"Jim Brady taught me that the press is not the enemy — it is the instrument." I worked for 3 White House press secretari
A former staffer for three White House press secretaries has written an opinion column arguing that James Brady, Ronald Reagan's press secretary, showed that the press is 'not the enemy — it is the instrument' of democracy. The piece offers advice to the incoming White House press secretary, drawing on Brady's reputation for openness and credibility, and is being shared alongside criticism of the current administration.