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Democracy in 2026: What You Should Be Watching

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Democracy in 2026: What You Should Be Watching

With the midterm elections looming, the news cycle is about to become a partisan whirlwind. The real threats to democracy – the ones that will significantly impact your life – risk getting buried in chaos.

That’s why we compiled the top 5 democracy trends Common Cause is monitoring in 2026, and what we’re doing about them.
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Trump is Making Our Families Less Safe

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Trump is Making Our Families Less Safe

President Donald Trump is not listening to the US intelligence community and is making our families less safe. This opinion piece originally appeared in USA Today.

Revisiting the Redistricting Revolution

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Revisiting the Redistricting Revolution

There’s an old political adage that says, “As California goes, so goes the nation.” Redistricting reform could be California's next big contribution to our political culture.

Shutdown Sharing: Neighbor Helping Neighbor

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Shutdown Sharing: Neighbor Helping Neighbor

As this record-breaking government shutdown harms our economy and reputation in the world, the real hurt is felt by public servants in the federal workforce. It's time for us all to step up to help our neighbors.

Lenny Mendonca has taken a leave from the Common Cause National Governing Board to serve as Chief Economic and Business Advisor to Gov. Gavin Newsome in California. He is Senior Partner Emeritus at McKinsey.

MEMO: Potential Trump Campaign Violations Related to Manafort Communications with Kilimnik

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MEMO: Potential Trump Campaign Violations Related to Manafort Communications with Kilimnik

The information revealed in Paul Manafort’s court filing may show that the 2016 Trump campaign violated federal campaign finance laws prohibiting candidates from receiving in-kind contributions from foreign nationals in the form of “coordinated expenditures” and requiring candidates to report all of their contributions and expenditures.

What is the For the People Act – also known as H.R. 1?

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What is the For the People Act – also known as H.R. 1?

As Democrats take back control of the U.S. House of Representatives this week, their first item of business is a robust democracy reform package that aims to give everyday people a bigger voice in politics and to create a more ethical and accountable government.

Subverting Democracy

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Subverting Democracy

Election fraud in North Carolina’s ninth congressional district must be fully investigated, and a new election may be needed

Reason, Reform & Redistricting Conference

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Reason, Reform & Redistricting Conference

Common Cause collaborated with Duke University’s Center for Political Leadership, Innovation, and Service (POLIS) to organize two days of engagement with national and North Carolina thought leaders and policy makers working towards ending partisan gerrymandering.

Lame Duck Power Grabs in The Midwest

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Lame Duck Power Grabs in The Midwest

Voters should have the final say in our democracy. But right now, Republicans in charge of legislatures in several Midwestern states are trying to rig the system -- because they didn’t like the election results. Make no mistake, the blatant power grabs by these legislatures in the lame duck sessions are an effort to ignore the will of everyday voters. We cannot sit quietly by and let them get away with it.

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