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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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New Report Highlights Threats To Voting Systems

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New Report Highlights Threats To Voting Systems

Voting systems across America remain dangerously vulnerable to cyberattacks, the Center for American Progress (CAP) reports in a study released today.

Friday Grab Bag

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Friday Grab Bag

A White House in chaos; a slush fund for Trump staffers, and more items in the news

They Got In

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They Got In

The federal government's top cybersecurity analyst says Russian hackers penetrated some voter registration records in 2016

Trump Is Undermining Democracy, Panel Asserts

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Trump Is Undermining Democracy, Panel Asserts

President Trump has built a "repressive kleptocracy" that threatens major democratic institutions, a Washington forum was told Wednesday.

Anti-Gerrymandering Plan Headed for Ohio Ballot In May

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Anti-Gerrymandering Plan Headed for Ohio Ballot In May

Ohioans will get to vote in May on a plan to end partisan gerrymandering and create congressional districts that give every voter a chance to elect the representative of his/her choice.

Don’t Dare Call It Treason

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Don’t Dare Call It Treason

Treason is the only crime defined in our Constitution; it doesn't include failing to applaud the president

Cashing In

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Cashing In

Two news items this morning bring more evidence that President Trump and his family have turned the White House into a personal profit center.

A Good Day for Pennsylvania

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A Good Day for Pennsylvania

Justice Samuel Alito has declined to stay a Pennsylvania Supreme Court order requiring the state to end gerrymandering of congressional districts

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