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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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Women Face Political Obstacles, but Can Overcome Them
Two women who’ve seen firsthand the institutional and structural barriers that confront women running for political office - and have demonstrated that those barriers can be overcome - shared their insights on women in politics this morning with an audience of politically minded women.
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Supreme Court Strikes Down North Carolina Redistricting
The Supreme Court gave voting rights activists in North Carolina an important victory this morning, upholding a lower court ruling that the state legislature packed African-American voters into two congressional districts in an effort to dilute their voting strength elsewhere.
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Another Wall?
The Trump administration is walling off more information from public scrutiny, telling the government’s internal ethics watchdog to stop asking for copies of ethics waivers the president has issued to former lobbyists now working for federal agencies.
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Troubled Times for the First Amendment
When the Constitution’s authors crafted the initial amendments to that document, the freedoms of speech and the press were part of the First Amendment. So every American should be on the alert for threats to First Amendment freedoms and troubled anytime First Amendment rights are violated.
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Grounds for Impeachment Are a Political, Not a Legal, Question
In recent days, amid reports of President Trump’s involvement with the FBI investigation of Russia’s meddling in last year’s election, many have wondered whether the president is guilty of obstruction of justice and if such an offense would be impeachable.
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Un fiscal especial ayudará, pero la investigación sobre Rusia y Trump aún necesita una comisión independiente
Cuando el miércoles por la noche llegó la buena noticia sobre el nombramiento de un fiscal especial, los estadounidenses recibieron otro recordatorio de cuánto trabajo aún queda por hacer antes de que podamos estar seguros de que la verdad finalmente saldrá a la luz.
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Republicans May Be Turning on Trump
Uneasy for months about a president who courts chaos while hopeful he could help them achieve long-held conservative goals, congressional Republicans are beginning to send a new message: Sorry, Mr. President, I don’t think we can let this go.
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Nothing to See Here
During the 2016 presidential campaign, Republicans accused Hillary Clinton of mishandling classified information and even demanded her indictment. Today, as President Trump has admitted sharing classified information with Russia, GOP leaders are more forgiving.
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La Corte Suprema se niega a restablecer la restrictiva ley electoral de Carolina del Norte
¡Se ha restablecido un mayor acceso al voto en Carolina del Norte! La Corte Suprema de Estados Unidos se negó hoy a escuchar una apelación contra un fallo de un tribunal inferior que determinó que una ley electoral de Carolina del Norte aprobada en 2013 es inconstitucional y discrimina a los afroamericanos.
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Administration Looks to Hide Thousands of Government Records
A disturbing report in this morning’s Washington Post details what appears to be a Trump administration effort to shroud tens of thousands of government records that had been readily available to Americans online.
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Attempt to Gut Florida’s Ban on Partisan Gerrymandering Fails
Redistricting reform advocates stopped an attempt to place severe limits on the ability of Floridians to use the state’s Fair Districts Amendments to hold legislators accountable for gerrymandering.
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Finding Wisdom, Inspiration in the Great Southwest
This is a tough time for democracy reformers in Washington. So I was particularly pleased last week to get away from the national capital for a few days to meet Common Cause activists – and some new recruits – in Arizona and New Mexico.
