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Here’s Why Common Cause Filed 57 Complaints Against the Trump Administration for Violating Federal Ethics Laws
When the Trump Administration started using government platforms to blame Democrats for the shutdown, we jumped into action.
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Ranked-Choice Voting: Majority Rules in Maine’s New Voting System
Maine voters gave a vote of confidence on Tuesday to a vote-counting system that guarantees elected officials will have majority - not just plurality - support
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Senators Probe Election Security Preparedness
Tuesday's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing sought to answer the question: “How well are we prepared if foreign agents attempt to interfere in our upcoming elections?” Judging by the expert testimony, the answer is “not very.”
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Disclosure Advances in Montana
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Judge Clears AT&T, Time Warner Mega Deal
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Private Profit, Public Expense
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Who Can Sue the President?
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Net Neutrality Is Now History, But We Can Reclaim It
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Supreme Court Upholds Ohio Law Facilitating Voter Purges
The state's statute assumes that people who don't vote, whatever their reason, have moved and purges them from the voter rolls; in upholding it, the high court "ignores the history of voter suppression" connected with such purges across the country, Justice Sonia Sotomayor wrote in a scathing dissent.
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Studies Track Damage Done By Runaway, Secret Political Spending
Hidden donors are bankrolling more than one-third of the nation's governors and their policy agendas through phony non-profit groups.
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Primary Candidates Flout Financial Disclosure Requirement
In Tuesday's primaries in eight states, more than 100 candidates - Democrat and Republican alike - failed to file personal financial disclosures required by law.
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‘Winning With the Hand We’ve Got’
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