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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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Getting What They Paid For

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Getting What They Paid For

President Trump's tax "reform" plan is a return on investment for big money campaign donors

“A Death Sentence for Local Media”

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“A Death Sentence for Local Media”

Mergers and acquisitions are all the rage in the telecommunications industry these days. And now the industry’s giants have joined forces to acquire the Federal Communications Commission.

NYC Elections Board Admits It Illegally Purged 200,000-plus Voters

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NYC Elections Board Admits It Illegally Purged 200,000-plus Voters

New York City voters and Common Cause New York scored a big victory today as the City Board of Elections admitted that it illegally removed the names of more than 200,000 people from the voter rolls last year.

‘I Will Not Be Complicit’

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‘I Will Not Be Complicit’

US Sen. Jeff Flake went to the Senate floor on Tuesday to deliver an extraordinary speech bemoaning the course of his party and the nation under President Trump.

Report Links Interior Secy. Zinke to ‘Scam PACs’

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Report Links Interior Secy. Zinke to ‘Scam PACs’

Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke has been drumming up business for a group of Washington-based political consultants who some of his fellow Republicans have accused of ripping off party donors.

The Incredible Vanishing Commission

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The Incredible Vanishing Commission

A report today in The Guardian suggests that President Trump's voter fraud commission has either broken down or gone underground.

Trump Bypassing Senate to Install Nominees in Top Jobs

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Trump Bypassing Senate to Install Nominees in Top Jobs

The Trump administration may be violating a federal law that requires the president to wait for the Senate to confirm his nominees for senior government positions before putting those nominees to work.

Bush 43’s Sobering Warning

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Bush 43’s Sobering Warning

“Bigotry seems emboldened” and “our politics seems more vulnerable to conspiracy theories and outright fabrication," the former president says in New York.

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