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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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“Voter Fraud” Commissioner Charges Commission With Fraud
It looks this morning like at least one member of President Trump’s “election integrity” commission has come to the realization that the whole thing is a sham.
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No Vote on Tax ‘Reform’ Until Trump Releases His Tax Returns
Common Cause is calling on Congress to delay any vote on the president’s tax plan until the president releases his tax returns.
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Democracy Was the Real Winner of Tuesday’s Virginia Election
Virginians trudged through a cold rain to turn out in record numbers; minority and women candidates scored big gains.
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New Report, Conference Highlight Democracy’s Vulnerability
A report issued this morning by Common Cause highlights how Russia’s cyber-campaign to disrupt the 2016 election has laid bare vulnerabilities in American democracy.
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Tuesday Is Election Day!
Tuesday is Election Day across the U.S., as New Jersey and Virginia choose new governors and hundreds of cities, counties and towns elect their local government leaders.
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Gerrymandering Explained
Common Cause Redistricting Manager Dan Vicua joined Sarasota (FL) Community Radio on Oct. 27 to chat about gerrymandering, explain the legal challenges facing partisan redistricting, and discuss the future of the fight for fair representation.
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Depressed Minority Turnout Key to Clinton’s Demise
Experts agree lower-than-expected voter turnout, particularly among minority voters, cost Hillary Clinton the presidency.
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‘Tax Reform’ Bill Mixes Politics and Pulpits
Few elements in human relationships are more volatile than the mixture of religion and politics, so it’s more than a bit unsettling today to see the Trump administration and its allies in Congress stirring them into another combustible subject: taxes.
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Slaying the Gerrymander in Ohio
Ohio legislative committee holds hearings on redistricting reform.
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It’s the Machines!
Samantha Bee gets to the heart of the vulnerability of our elections.
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Will Congress Protect Mueller Investigation?
As President Trump’s inner circle pushes him to strike back at Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 election, why aren’t senators who’ve publicly praised Mueller taking real steps to protect him?
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Millions of Americans Innocently Helped Spread Russian Propaganda
After months of soft-pedaling their role as enablers of Russia’s campaign to disrupt the 2016 election, executives of Facebook, Twitter and Google reportedly are set to acknowledge today that their online platforms spread Russian propaganda to millions of Americans – all at the speed of light.
