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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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Big Telecom and Big Cable Score Another Big Win

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Big Telecom and Big Cable Score Another Big Win

Ever notice that when you go shopping online, ads for whatever you were shopping for show up in your Facebook and Twitter feeds and on other web pages you visit? Action in Congress on Tuesday dramatically increased the likelihood that you’ll soon be seeing even more such ads.

‘A Perversion of What the Internet Was Supposed to Be’

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‘A Perversion of What the Internet Was Supposed to Be’

Congress has knuckled under to Big Telecom and Big Cable on internet privacy. If the bill passed today is signed by the president, broadband providers will have free rein to sell user data to the highest bidder - without ever informing consumers.”

Arizona Pushes Plan for Constitutional Chaos

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Arizona Pushes Plan for Constitutional Chaos

Thanks to the Arizona legislature, we’re getting perilously close to a constitutional disaster. Copper State lawmakers this week made Arizona the 29th state to call for a new constitutional convention to pass an amendment requiring the federal budget to be balanced.

Nunes Fiasco Strengthens Case for Independent Probe of Russia-Trump Connections

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Nunes Fiasco Strengthens Case for Independent Probe of Russia-Trump Connections

The case for an independent commission to investigate Russia’s interference in last year’s election, perhaps including “wise men” (and women) like Colin Powell, Sandra Day O’Connor, George Mitchell, and Jimmy Carter, plus a special prosecutor, is getting stronger by the hour.

On BCRA’s Anniversary, A Reminder

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On BCRA’s Anniversary, A Reminder

On the 15th anniversary of the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA), it’s worth noting that not so long ago there was a bipartisan consensus that our campaign finance system is corroding our democracy and a bipartisan commitment to improve it.

Deconstruction

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Deconstruction

It’s a challenge to pick the worst of the furnace-hot verbiage spewing forth from the new Administration; there is just so much to choose from. But to me, one completely frightening statement stands out. It is “deconstructing the administrative state” as the stated purpose of the Trump team. If this statement doesn’t motivate citizens to action, what will?

Trump promotes secret money group

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Trump promotes secret money group

The White House's connections to "America First Policies" raises national security concerns

Trump Return Shows How He Exploited Loopholes

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Trump Return Shows How He Exploited Loopholes

A snapshot of President Trump’s tax history – albeit a tiny one – is finally in the public arena this morning and it turns out that he actually has paid taxes, or at least that he paid them in 2005.

Committee Gives Trump More Time

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Committee Gives Trump More Time

The Trump administration has secured a one week stay on compliance with a demand from congressional investigators that it supply evidence to back up the president’s tweeted allegation that former President Barack Obama ordered wiretaps of Trump campaign telephones last year.

Trump’s Bizarre Wiretap Claims Getting More Bizarre

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Trump’s Bizarre Wiretap Claims Getting More Bizarre

President Trump’s so-far-unsupported claim that former President Barack Obama had wiretaps installed on his phones in Trump Tower, is getting even more bizarre.

Was Sacked Prosecutor on Trump’s Trail?

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Was Sacked Prosecutor on Trump’s Trail?

Did President Trump fire Preet Bharara, the federal prosecutor with jurisdiction over the President’s Manhattan residence, to head off a potential corruption investigation? Maryland Rep. Elijah Cummings believes it’s possible.

Trump Team Hires Denizens of “the Swamp”

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Trump Team Hires Denizens of “the Swamp”

President Trump was elected largely on his memorable promise to “drain the swamp” in Washington. He never mentioned his plan to provide federal jobs to its former inhabitants.

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