{"id":46914,"date":"2025-09-04T18:00:44","date_gmt":"2025-09-04T22:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/?post_type=article&p=46914"},"modified":"2025-09-03T19:59:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T23:59:11","slug":"common-cause-watchdog-newsletter-september-4-2025","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/es\/articles\/common-cause-watchdog-newsletter-september-4-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Cause Watchdog Newsletter\u2014September 4, 2025"},"template":"","class_list":["post-46914","article","type-article","status-publish","hentry","article_type-article"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"This week\u2019s Common Cause newsletter is just a 4 minute read at 620 words.","featured_image":"","article_type":11,"authors":"","related_issues":false,"related_work":false,"location":null},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":"","name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Even though the week is short, our work to defend our democracy continues.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nWe are happy to bring you <\/span>The People\u2019s Bi-Weekly Watchdog Newsletter<\/b>\u00a0every other Thursday. We bring you the news you need to know to hold power accountable from the nonpartisan source you can trust.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nThis week\u2019s Common Cause newsletter is just a 4 minute read at 620 words.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\u2696\ufe0f <\/span>ILLEGAL: Judge Rules Against Trump in LA<\/b>\r\n\r\nA federal judge ruled President Donald Trump\u2019s deployment of military troops in Los Angeles was <\/span>ILLEGAL<\/b>.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\nThe court sided with democracy: this is not welcome in Los Angeles or any other city. That\u2019s because it was a move right out of the authoritarian playbook: weaponize the government against its own people to silence dissent. It\u2019s a tool used in Russia and China \u2014 and that\u2019s why we condemned it and pushed back from the beginning.<\/span>\r\n\r\nHear more from us on this topic: Next Monday, September 8, Common Cause\u2019s President and CEO, Virginia Kase Solom\u00f3n, will join a virtual event held by the Harvard Kennedy School\u2019s Ash Center to discuss how Common Cause and our allies are meeting this moment to protect our democracy. <\/span>Click here to sign up<\/span><\/a>.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\n\ud83c\udfdb\ufe0f\u23f0 <\/span>Trump\u2019s D.C. Emergency Set to Expire<\/b>\r\n\r\n\"\"\r\n\r\nThe Trump administration\u2019s 30-day emergency they used to take over DC is set to expire next week \u2014 but Trump is threatening to take this effort to new cities and further extend their overreach of power.\u00a0<\/span>\r\n\r\nTrump\u2019s D.C. takeover is a preview of his nationwide strategy to crack down on dissent, and if we don\u2019t stop it now, armed National Guard troops might soon be coming to a city near you. That\u2019s why Common Cause is taking action.<\/span>\r\n\r\nWe\u2019ve driven thousands of calls to lawmakers, mobilizing people to protest in D.C., and taking action in states across the country, like our Ohio press conference urging Governor DeWine to bring the Ohio National Guard home. <\/span>Make your voice heard, and join us in fighting back<\/b><\/a>.<\/b>\r\n\r\n\ud83d\udcf1 Our Favorite Post<\/b>\r\n\r\n\"\"<\/a>\r\n\r\n\ud83d\udc40 ICYMI<\/b>\r\n\r\nWe're working so hard to protect our democracy, we could write you a novel instead of a newsletter. Instead, here are the top headlines you don't want to miss:\u00a0<\/span>\r\n