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Gerrymandering is fueling political polarization — and the Co-Chairs of the @ProbSolveCaucus are joining together across party lines to do something about it. @RepBrianFitz and @RepTomSuozzi sat down with @NPR to discuss why partisan redistricting is one of the biggest threats facing our country, and what Congress can do to fix it. 🎧 Listen here → npr.org/2026/05/15/nx-…

I met Mykhailo, a Ukrainian refugee who now interns in Rep. Don Bacon’s office. We were together shortly before King Charles’s joint address to Congress, which I attended as Rep. Bacon’s guest. The chamber gave a standing ovation when the King spoke of supporting Ukraine’s fight for freedom. Today, Reps. Bacon and Brian Fitzpatrick, who are both profiled in my forthcoming book "Courage Can Save US," joined a discharge petition to force a vote on aid to Ukraine and sanctions on Russia. Normally, House leaders decide what gets a floor vote. A discharge petition bypasses them. Get 218 signatures, a simple majority, and the bill must come to the floor. The House went nearly a decade without a successful one. This will be the eighth in the last three years. The bill still has to clear the Senate and could face a presidential veto. @RepDonBacon @RepBrianFitz

It was an honor to give the third signed advance copy of "Courage Can Save US" to Mrs. Joy Moore, a single mother whose strength and sacrifice helped shape her son, Governor Wes Moore, and his two siblings. Joy's and Wes's stories form a meaningful chapter in my book. My mother and I met with Joy in Baltimore, just before Mother’s Day and ahead of Wes’s final commencement address at Valley Forge Military Academy. Valley Forge closes its historic doors this year after generations of shaping young men and women who went on to serve our country. Among them is Ty Hill, whose courage is also featured in the book. You can view Wes’s full remarks in the link below. They are extraordinary. “When it’s time for you to leave this school, leave your job, leave this earth, make sure it mattered that you were ever here. … When our last trumpets play, be thou not dismayed. We pray as once he prayed. Valley Forge for thee.” @GovWesMoore @iamwesmoore youtu.be/odVXkCtu200?si…

Happy Mother's Day. Fun reveal with my Mom on Friday. ❤️

It’s hard for me to believe this moment is finally here. I’m grateful to share that my new book, Courage Can Save US, will launch on June 9 from @BloomsburyPub in the U.S., with a U.K. release in the fall. If we haven’t met: I’m a Marine veteran who served in Iraq, and I now lead @WithHonorAction, a cross-partisan nonprofit working to strengthen principled leadership in elected office. This book grew out of that work, but it started earlier, with my father’s story and the writers who shaped how I think about service and war. One of those writers, @PhilipCaputo, author of A Rumor of War, passed away today. Phil and my father served together as Marine infantry officers in Vietnam. Dad later wrote Concerning Caputo: Africa and Acts of Faith as Art, Science, and Much More, reflecting on what Phil’s work revealed about the moral weight of leadership in combat. In some ways, my book is part of the same conversation about what service asks of people, and what it costs. Courage Can Save US profiles ten elected leaders, five Democrats and five Republicans. Nine are post-9/11 veterans; one is a former FBI agent. Each faced moments where serving the common good carried risk. Not every decision worked. Not every outcome was clean. Some came at a severe price. This isn’t only a book about politics. It’s about service. We’re living through a time of profound strain and division. I wrote this book because I believe that courage can save us—both as a nation and as individuals—if we choose it. Please preorder a copy at this link, and follow our events there. All author proceeds will go to With Honor: couragecansaveus.com

Rest in peace Phil Caputo, who served with my father in Vietnam, eulogized him at his funeral, blurbed my first book, and was a good family friend. I had not recalled until reading his obit the inspiration of his service—similar to Dad’s—was“ask not….” nytimes.com/2026/05/08/boo…

100 days until #America250 🇺🇸 As a Founding Sponsor, With Honor Action is proud to support @America250 in bringing Americans together—through service, civic engagement, and a renewed commitment to put country over politics. Today, less than 2% of Americans serve in any capacity, whether in the military or through civilian service programs like AmeriCorps and Peace Corps. With Honor Action and America250 share a commitment to making this year the largest year of service in American history, so that it remains a cornerstone of the American experience for the next #250. @RosieRios @ryebarcott

Good stuff “7 years, Come on!”

Among the 881 awardees, Mr. Pheroze Nowrojee, SC (Posthumous), was today conferred the Elder of the Order of the Burning Spear (E.B.S.) by President William Ruto in recognition of his distinguished and outstanding service to the nation. 📸 Zak

“I you want to learn, be willing to be taught” - Marcus Aurelius

“Joy comes to us from those whom we love even when they are absent” - Seneca

Each year, #CFKAfrica honors our late co-founder, Tabitha Festo, a devoted nurse. This year, we’re mobilizing 26 CHPs to support pregnant mothers in #Kibera with referrals and health education. Over 13,000 mothers and children currently benefit from #CFKAfrica's #MNCHservices.

Missing Mama Jackie, a great friend and inspiration. @cfkafrica cfkafrica.org/thank-you-mama…

So good. We first met 25 years ago when I stayed in Abdul’s 10x10 and he helped form CFK’s first group of youth reps. + thx @Cloudflare 🔥

Great Day celebrating community champions—selected by community votes— + Binti the winner of our inaugural Pheroze Nowrojee Social Justice Award @cfkafrica

Great time with the champion Kenya women’s CFK Kibera FC in partnership with @Cloudflare 🔥

“Were they there when it happened, or did they make it happen?” Don Dixon on hiring leaders to run companies he invests in.