Democracy Wire

To get a sense of the Neverland President Trump and his administration are creating in Washington, consider what’s happening today at the White House.

Iowa and New Hampshire set the trends for presidential elections.Let’s hope that their influence does not extend to election laws.

Most Americans are familiar with the grainy images of our nation’s Civil Rights struggles. But behind the pictures of Rosa Parks on the bus and lunch counter sit-ins was something more profound than a seat on a bus or at a restaurant.

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.

A House committee has voted to shut down the Election Assistance Commission and end public financing of presidential campaigns

Federal workers are creating "alt" Twitter pages to disseminate information the President may not like