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Five Things Your Tax Dollars Could Fund Instead of an Illegal Iran War
While Americans are struggling to afford basic necessities, the Trump Administration is pouring billions of dollars into an illegal war in Iran.
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Trump Still Pushing Phony Voter Fraud Claims
Trump senior adviser Stephen Miller doubled down Sunday on the President’s false claim last week that busloads of people crossed from Massachusetts into New Hampshire on Election Day to keep Trump from carrying the Granite State and defeat incumbent Sen. Kelly Ayotte.
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It’s Time for Hearings on Trump Administration Ethics
Conflicts of interest, violations of the Constitution’s emoluments clause, and ethics violations by President Trump, his staff and his family demand a thorough examination and hearings by congressional investigators, Common Cause said today.
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Scott Pruitts rechtliche Interessenkonflikte bedrohen die EPA
Wollen Präsident Trump und seine republikanischen Verbündeten im Senat die Verantwortung für den Umweltschutz wirklich einem Mann übertragen, der sich an vorderster Front für die rechtlichen Bemühungen eingesetzt hat, Bundesgesetze zur Gewährleistung sauberer Luft und sauberen Wassers zu blockieren oder aufzuheben? Kaum zu glauben, aber es sieht ganz danach aus.
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Will Steve Mnuchin Defend American Prosperity as Treasury Secretary?
Steve Mnuchin will likely be the United States’ next Treasury Secretary – perhaps by Monday evening. But will he have your back? The signs are not encouraging.
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Another Trump Aide Plays Fast and Loose With Ethics Rules
Kellyanne Conway, the President’s polling and communications guru, showed up on “Fox & Friends” this morning to deliver a plug for first daughter Ivanka Trump’s fashion line.
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Bestätigung Gorsuchs mündet in einer Debatte über die Unabhängigkeit der Justiz
Eine Woche nachdem Präsident Trump ihn für den Obersten Gerichtshof nominiert hat, entwickelt sich der Bundesberufungsrichter Neil Gorsuch zur zentralen Figur in einer Debatte über die Unabhängigkeit der Bundesjustiz.
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Gorsuch and Democracy Reform: Lots of Unanswered Questions
Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nomination will likely shape the court – and American law -- for decades to come, as it is expected to restore the conservative majority lost when Justice Antonin Scalia died last year. So it’s no wonder that a long list of advocacy organizations, including Common Cause, are now busy dissecting the record of Trump’s nominee, appeals court Judge Neil Gorsuch.
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House Committee Moves to Shut Election Assistance Agency, End Public Financing of Presidential Campaigns
A House committee has voted to shut down the Election Assistance Commission and end public financing of presidential campaigns
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Free Speech Is Taking a Beating in the Senate
Sen. Elizabeth Warren was kicked off the Senate floor after repeating statements that had been made there more than 30 years ago
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More Trouble for Trump’s Cabinet Choices
President Trump's nominee for Labor Secretary is in trouble for employing an undocumented immigrant as a housekeeper
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Trump’s Attack on Judge Draws Fire
Trump's attack on the judiciary is drawing flak from Republicans as well as Democrats
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Two Weeks In and the Swamp is Getting Deeper
After promising to "drain the swamp" in Washington, President Trump is doing the opposite
