Read about how Katie Olsson got involved with Common Cause as a nonpartisan Election Protection volunteer in Michigan.

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Corporations, special interest groups, and some of the wealthiest people in the country are spending billions of dollars to influence our elected leaders – essentially using a megaphone to try to drown out the voices of everyday Americans.

That’s why I’m calling on Congress to overturn the Supreme Court’s disastrous Citizens United decision – and also pass the Freedom to Vote Act and the DISCLOSE Act – to fight back against our country’s Big Money problem.

Trump’s executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship would endanger millions of people born in this country and permanently reshape what it means to be an American.

The 14th Amendment is clear – and legal experts say Trump would likely need to pass a constitutional amendment through Congress to overrule it.

Congress must step up and REFUSE to help Trump shred our Constitution. We urge you to protect birthright citizenship and our 14th Amendment today.

Federal workers play a vital role in ensuring public safety, health, and essential services like Social Security and national parks. Despite political attacks, their work remains indispensable. Common Cause is pushing back against efforts by Donald Trump and Elon Musk to undermine these workers and dismantle key government programs.

Here’s what they’ve done so far, what might happen next, and how it might affect you.

When Donald Trump ran for president, he promised the American people we’d be “winning so much [we’d] get tired of winning.” But by now, it’s clear: the only ones winning are billionaires, big corporations, and the well-connected—the rest of us have been left behind. This administration has worked overtime to help corporations and the ultra-rich pocket even more profits at our expense. And to pay for it, they’re taking a sledgehammer to the parts of...

Common Cause announced the addition of three new staff hires as the organization adjusts its work to combat the attacks on voting and civil rights under the Trump administration.  

National parks don’t exist to pad the pockets of donors or make room for private developers. They belong to all of us — not just the wealthy few.​

Congress must REJECT efforts to cut funding for our national parks.

The Oklahoma State Department of Education must stop its efforts to force teachers to spread Trump’s election lies.

We should be strengthening civics education – NOT peddling Trump’s election lies to the next generation of voters.